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Friday, October 10, 2008

From Incredible to Unstoppable

Shobhaa De's Superstar India was a marathon read. I enjoyed it, well, I wouldn't read it again and again like I do with fiction, and neither was it a page turner like a thriller, but yes it made me feel proud and protective about India and she has echoed my thoughts and sentiments of having faith in India, never giving up on my country and believing that it's a very good time to be an Indian in India! Yes, she restored my faith, she told me what I wanted to hear about India.
The narration is peppered with anecdotes- personal ones, stuff which are largely unreported, stuff which possibly a common (wo)man like me might blog about but because she is Shobhaa De, she has written about! The way we say- anecdotes that are good enough to fill a book.
Like I said, in my opinion, it is not a page turner- meant to be taken a few pages at a time, absorbed, relished, understood, reflected, relate.... therefore it took me relatively longer to finish.

5 comments:

Monika said...

I'll go get a copy now :)

Mama - Mia said...

i quite enjoy Shoba De's non-fiction! I LOVE Spped Post and quite liked Spouse too! Hope to read this one soon!!

cheers!

abha

Indian Home Maker said...

I guess I better get this one. Haven't read Shobha De for a long time...

Anonymous said...

I have read a couple of her books - I liked the one in which she had pics of her family. I dont like her fiction though

Monika said...

i have read it and I found it brilliant too