When was the last time that you read a book and truly felt connected with it, the last time that you wanted with all your heart that you could emulate a character from that book, wanted that the storyline prolongs itself to include infinite plots, subplots, characters and whatever is necessary to continue the flow of narration? Well SHANTARAM is one that has captured my imagination in more ways then one. Though I was rushing to finish it, savoring the unexpected twists and turns, but I was feeling guilty for hurrying it and pensive that like all good things in life the book was also destined to be read its last words, sooner or later. The lyrical narrative and the arresting turn of events just got me hooked for the last few days. Though there are only a few books that I have reread, I was quite sure even before finishing that this one would be certainly in that list. The book is going to be made into a movie, but I'm sure it'll be impossible to capture in celluloid the wildness of the protagonist's character or the philosophies he has attained from the exploration of his soul. I once heard that "words corrupt the emotions" but I can't strongly agree with that now.
Whenever we read a book we're trying to have a view of the various situations, and emotions from the author's perspective and it's like sitting in the head of that guy and watching through his eyes. This reminds me of the film BEING JOHN MALKOVICH. It's not necessary that we should always agree to the author's angle but it certainly gets us to look at things in a different light. What mesmerizes me more is not the word play but the way of simplifying the complicated stuff. For me books can be the best friend, guide and teacher that a man can ask for. They helps us to understand the things in a better and profound way. They guide us not to search the best answers in life but to ask the right questions.
I still remember the time when I was a toddler and my mother used to read me stories and I was anxious to explore the hidden treasures concealed in those printed pages. Still I feel the same way and hope that this yearning and fascination for the printed stuff would never wane.
Whenever we read a book we're trying to have a view of the various situations, and emotions from the author's perspective and it's like sitting in the head of that guy and watching through his eyes. This reminds me of the film BEING JOHN MALKOVICH. It's not necessary that we should always agree to the author's angle but it certainly gets us to look at things in a different light. What mesmerizes me more is not the word play but the way of simplifying the complicated stuff. For me books can be the best friend, guide and teacher that a man can ask for. They helps us to understand the things in a better and profound way. They guide us not to search the best answers in life but to ask the right questions.
I still remember the time when I was a toddler and my mother used to read me stories and I was anxious to explore the hidden treasures concealed in those printed pages. Still I feel the same way and hope that this yearning and fascination for the printed stuff would never wane.
2 comments:
shantaram was definately a fantastic book.
and books are great when u fall in love,relate and connect with the characters.
i've stopped reading books halfway if i dont like the people in them :-)
@Parvathi: You echoed what I feel. After Shantaram it's Maximum city for me; are you going through anything interesting?
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