Friday, November 27, 2009

Book x, x++, x++

Having realised that my new years resolution of reading 20 books this year is not gonna happen. Well, unless the earth's revolution speed reduces by half. So, keeping the book count as unknown and working with variables is the best way to ..well cover up. I keep drifting. So, finally finished reading "Imperial Blandings" - An omnibus by P.G. Wodehouse
Its a collection of three loosely connected stories and reading it reminded of two things. Pu la and the feel-good, heart-warming, time pass, 'Amol Palekar' type movies. Movies like Golmaal, Chupke-chupke, Khoobsurat have to have been 'inspired' from Wodehouse stories. If not the plots, atleast the characters for sure. Although, some of the archaic english was hard to understand for me, the hilarious one liners, analogies, characters and plots more than made up for it. Shall seek out for more from Wodehouse.

4 comments:

Mohsin said...

Bhaktjanooo... Saloo...
se Woodhouse padhneka hai mereko bhi.. dekhate dekhate...

Charuta said...

U will eventually reach it..keep at it..try to finish the 13th tale, it would be a fitting end to your year :)

Sabhtarsha said...

va va ..
majhya kade sadharan ek varsha pasun hey pustak ahe.. inspiration PuLa ... Woodhouse hey tyanche avadate lekhak.. mhanun ghetalela..
1-2 prayatna hi kela vachayala gheyayacha.. pan ekunach tyatala english ani amacha alas ya karananne te tasach padala..
ata tumhi pan taarif karatay.. mhatalyavar ajun ek prayatna karava mhanato..

vivek said...

@Mohsin: thoda fiction bhi padh liya karo...esp wodehouse

@charuta: yep, 13th tale is awesome as of now...

@sabh: are mala pan asach waatla, kahich kalat navhta adhi, nantar general thoda context laagto....