When I felt my reading habit has become very poor I got a mail from Blogadda team stating I was one of the 10 bloggers to review the book "Two Fates". For few minutes I could not come to ground state and was really excited. Thanks a ton Blogadda team,if not you then I would not have got a chance to read the book this soon. Now I am coming to my job of reviewing the book.
"Two Fates-The story of my divorce" is Judy Balan's first book.
Few words about the author:
Judy Balan is a single mother who did quit her advertising job to become a full time writer .I recently came to know about her blog and skimmed through her post and they are just awesome.
Two Fates-The story of my divorce-Review:
The cover page of the book was so appealing to me and it gave an idea about the story line. After scanning through the cover page I concluded that it was going to be punjabi-tamilian story(My guess is right).
The story starts with Siddharth coming to a Psychotherapist aka Deepika Sundar...Siddharth wants a divorce from his wife. His family members feel that he should consult a Psychotherapist to get rid of the divorce thing and sends him to Deepika's office. That is how he meets Deepika Sundar aka Deepu/Deeps.
The story starts with Deepika sharing her story of divorce with Siddharth.
The lead characters in the novel are Rishab Khanna and Deepika Sundar.
Deepika meets Rish in the weirdest situation when Rish's friend dump Deepika's friend but Rish and Deepika falling in love for each other.Rish an IIT-IIM alumni works for an IT company but always have an eye to become a writer on the other hand Deepika hails from a literature background and works for an advertising company who also has a strong inclination for writing but later changes her mind to become a Psychotherapist. They try every possible way to get an approval from their parents for their marriage and finally the families nod their approval and both of them enter into their wedlock.
They start arguing for anything and everything...They gain argument as to what color the wall needs to be painted and for such minor things .During the course of time they start disliking the celebrities who resemble their spouse. To add fire to the situation they argue about the 2 states(Punjab and Tamilnadu) culture/habits.
Reshu periyamma Deepika's aunty is portrayed as a one who pulls Rish's cheek and make his cheek turn pink :)
A list of incidents happen with no further notice. The first being Deep’s MIL coming all the way from Delhi to Chennai where Deepika and Rish live .Arrival of Deepika's MIL gives a chance for the formation of "Old Wives Club" as Deepika says.Deepika's mom,Reshu periyamma and others join the club.
Meanwhile Rish and Deeps enter into argument as strong as before and both of them feel "divorce" as the only solution.
Deep's MIL gives her tickets to London and ask them to visit Scotland and Edinburgh as a part of second honey moon for baby making process.Old Wives Club jots plan for sending them there.They are asked to stay in Twinky’s place(Rish’s cousin). The couple reach London and stay with their cousin Twinky and her husband Prince(The royal business tycoon).They witness unexpected things there which never allows them to jot a plan or giving a room to discuss about their divorce...After all the unexpected incidents they reach Chennai again and this time people at home are busy preparing for yet another punjabi-tamilian wedding that is happening between Deeps’ cousin Karthick and Rish's cousin Kitty.
Meanwhile the couple consult a lawyer...Settle his fees for their divorce .Even the lawyer raises his brow on seeing this perfect-made-for-each-other couple. But the couple never wish to live together and finally get a secret divorce and wait for their time to disclose the news after Kitty and Karthick’s wedding.
Deeps’ inner soul pops up every now and then and asks her questions about the divorce. Rish on the other hand meets his guru and gets enlightenment that makes him a different Rish. Deepika surprised with sudden behavior of Rish plans to visit the Guru.
She meets the guru finally and does she gains enlightenment as Rish did? What happens to Kitty and Karthick’s marriage?Will people at home accept Rish and Deep’s divorce or will there be any twist there? Will they switch into a career for which they were waiting for?
Aww for all the above questions you need to flip the book to know the answers.
Note:
I so much liked Judy’s writing. The flow and the language were just awesome. The not-so-nice-thing aka divorce was so beautifully merged in the story with such a comical way and I loved every bit of it
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Monday, December 19, 2011
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Book review:The old man and his God
It’s been a while since I read something …Thanks to company's library, these days I lend a book on Fridays and complete it on weekend When I heard that I need to return the book on Monday ,I felt sigh! But deadlines many a times makes you to work hard and I also try to read the book at every free minute that I get and return the book on Monday.
Last week I took “The old man and his God” by Sudha Murthy .I never went for the contents, on seeing the author’s name ,I grabbed the book. This was my 3rd book of Sudha Murthy’s which I read on a single stretch :)I love the book named “Mahaswetha” a lot.
Now back to this book…This book totally deals with the tag “Discovering the spirit of India”. Sudha narrates her experiences in the form of true stories. The language is simple but has profound meaning.
Why would I recommend this book .
1. We all like to hear true incidents right? If you are one such person who loves to read real life stories go and grab this one.
2. If you love to read a moral based story then this book is ur cuppa tea.
3. If you wish to learn from other’s experience then rush and get this book.
4. If you wish to see the spirit of India, its people then this book brings you incidents relating to India and its people, their experiences before your eyes.
5. Last but not the least you learn excellent lesson from every story .I am not sure of the correct sentence from the book but the core message goes this way .I loved the below messages from the book.
Ø You cannot change the attitude of other’s better change yours.
Ø Earth is full of mud. Either wear sandal or cover the entire mud. The choice is yours.
It was an excellent read after a while. Loved it and Indian writers attracts me a lot. How about you?
P.S This is my 100th post here :)All I can say is I love writing and blogging and no doubt you can seen me writing the same way I am doing now in future too :) I thank all my readers for supporting me with wonderful comemnts :)
Last week I took “The old man and his God” by Sudha Murthy .I never went for the contents, on seeing the author’s name ,I grabbed the book. This was my 3rd book of Sudha Murthy’s which I read on a single stretch :)I love the book named “Mahaswetha” a lot.
Now back to this book…This book totally deals with the tag “Discovering the spirit of India”. Sudha narrates her experiences in the form of true stories. The language is simple but has profound meaning.
Why would I recommend this book .
1. We all like to hear true incidents right? If you are one such person who loves to read real life stories go and grab this one.
2. If you love to read a moral based story then this book is ur cuppa tea.
3. If you wish to learn from other’s experience then rush and get this book.
4. If you wish to see the spirit of India, its people then this book brings you incidents relating to India and its people, their experiences before your eyes.
5. Last but not the least you learn excellent lesson from every story .I am not sure of the correct sentence from the book but the core message goes this way .I loved the below messages from the book.
Ø You cannot change the attitude of other’s better change yours.
Ø Earth is full of mud. Either wear sandal or cover the entire mud. The choice is yours.
It was an excellent read after a while. Loved it and Indian writers attracts me a lot. How about you?
P.S This is my 100th post here :)All I can say is I love writing and blogging and no doubt you can seen me writing the same way I am doing now in future too :) I thank all my readers for supporting me with wonderful comemnts :)
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Snapshots from hell-Book review
On a casual chat with Swathi,I came across a book called "Snapshots from hell"...She told it was a great read and also added it is all about MBA.I being a victim of CAT fiasco always fall prey to anything related to MBA and IIM's.Books authored by IIT and IIM students always makes me to grab one..The very same week I got the book "Snapshots from hell" authored by "Peter Robinson" and I assure all I had was a delicious read.
Peter Robinson is an MBA graduate from Stanford University. In this book he explains about his experience in Stanford University .He worked as a speechwriter in Reagan's government and then decided to opt for his MBA at Stanford.
He coins a term called "Poets" and people with literature and not so from Math background fall into the category. Peter enters Stanford with lots of expectations like others.What he witnessed was totally a different thing...The poets including him found it hard to cope with MATH papers and to add fury the case studies seemed to be an alien.
I understand the first year is very important when it comes to MBA,where you get an opportunity to work on case studies and work hard like never before.You are totally dumped with assignments, presentations ,case studies et al and you hardly get time for your personal work or for recreation. Peter also witnessed the same thing. The first year students were working very hard solving cases, clearing exams and many more. Sometimes these monotony created a frustration but then the life at B school moves on the same way.
Poets found it very hard to cope MATH related papers. They devoted extra hours to crack the same. Finally arrived the winter and summer placements where people hopped for their jobs. At the end of their course all of them managed to come out with a job, so did Peter.
Recession hits the market and the MBA's lose their jobs. Some managed to sustain their job. Some were fired and entered into job hopping .Peter was also pushed away from his job.Finally he gets back into writing, but this times he writes on all topics(Thanks to Stanford from where he gained a rich experience and which moulded him to write on business topics as well).
I loved the ending in the book, it goes this way "Business schools are definitely not heaven but they teach you things and gives ya confidence to shatter obstacles to survive".(It is just a rough summary forgot the exact words from the book)
Some pages contains case studies and MBA related topics. But during your read you can skim those(I did it).It was a nice read. You get to know a lot about Stanford and MBA. Do try your hand on this book and let me know your views as well.
Currently reading "Fine balance" not sure when I will complete, once done I will be back with my review :)
Adieu amigos
Peter Robinson is an MBA graduate from Stanford University. In this book he explains about his experience in Stanford University .He worked as a speechwriter in Reagan's government and then decided to opt for his MBA at Stanford.
He coins a term called "Poets" and people with literature and not so from Math background fall into the category. Peter enters Stanford with lots of expectations like others.What he witnessed was totally a different thing...The poets including him found it hard to cope with MATH papers and to add fury the case studies seemed to be an alien.
I understand the first year is very important when it comes to MBA,where you get an opportunity to work on case studies and work hard like never before.You are totally dumped with assignments, presentations ,case studies et al and you hardly get time for your personal work or for recreation. Peter also witnessed the same thing. The first year students were working very hard solving cases, clearing exams and many more. Sometimes these monotony created a frustration but then the life at B school moves on the same way.
Poets found it very hard to cope MATH related papers. They devoted extra hours to crack the same. Finally arrived the winter and summer placements where people hopped for their jobs. At the end of their course all of them managed to come out with a job, so did Peter.
Recession hits the market and the MBA's lose their jobs. Some managed to sustain their job. Some were fired and entered into job hopping .Peter was also pushed away from his job.Finally he gets back into writing, but this times he writes on all topics(Thanks to Stanford from where he gained a rich experience and which moulded him to write on business topics as well).
I loved the ending in the book, it goes this way "Business schools are definitely not heaven but they teach you things and gives ya confidence to shatter obstacles to survive".(It is just a rough summary forgot the exact words from the book)
Some pages contains case studies and MBA related topics. But during your read you can skim those(I did it).It was a nice read. You get to know a lot about Stanford and MBA. Do try your hand on this book and let me know your views as well.
Currently reading "Fine balance" not sure when I will complete, once done I will be back with my review :)
Adieu amigos
Friday, May 21, 2010
Hardy boy's "The vanishing thieves"
Have heard a lot from my friend about "Hardy boys" and "Nancy drew" but never inculcated the habit of reading those novels during my school days...Always I tend to go with the good old adage "Better late than never".
My teamy was so sweet enough to lend me Hardy boys "The vanishing theives" book and I am proud to say that I completed the book in 2 days(Great accomplishment after the dawn of 2010)...well enough of my nitwits...let me come to the book.
Hardy boy's series is all about Fenton hardy and his sons "Joe Hardy" and "Frank hardy"...The way they solve the mysterious and puzzling cases are simply amazing and stunning.
This particluar book is all about two cases missing nickel coin and a car...The way they unveil the culprits and the way how both the the cases are interconnected makes you awestruck.
I feel for missing lot of "Hardy boy's" series.Have to catch them up all.I swear I love Enid blyton and Hardy boy's book...Though I tend to be the victim of mocking amongst my friends circle for reading kiddo books.
Is it an offense to read kiddo books!I don't think so...Every one of us for sure possess the kiddish quality in us...Try to be a kid in your qualities to forget about your distress and to enjoy every moment of your life.
Hope my friends lend more of Enid Blyton and Hardy boy's book :)
My teamy was so sweet enough to lend me Hardy boys "The vanishing theives" book and I am proud to say that I completed the book in 2 days(Great accomplishment after the dawn of 2010)...well enough of my nitwits...let me come to the book.
Hardy boy's series is all about Fenton hardy and his sons "Joe Hardy" and "Frank hardy"...The way they solve the mysterious and puzzling cases are simply amazing and stunning.
This particluar book is all about two cases missing nickel coin and a car...The way they unveil the culprits and the way how both the the cases are interconnected makes you awestruck.
I feel for missing lot of "Hardy boy's" series.Have to catch them up all.I swear I love Enid blyton and Hardy boy's book...Though I tend to be the victim of mocking amongst my friends circle for reading kiddo books.
Is it an offense to read kiddo books!I don't think so...Every one of us for sure possess the kiddish quality in us...Try to be a kid in your qualities to forget about your distress and to enjoy every moment of your life.
Hope my friends lend more of Enid Blyton and Hardy boy's book :)
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