Book Opinionist

I thought it would be all about Gandhiji but it was not. Set in the backdrop of freedom struggle, this book is actually the story of a young man, belonging to a fairly well off family, who is abandoning his grandma and going to participate in the satyagraha movement with Gandhiji, only because he could pursue his love interest who happens to be one of Gandhiji’s disciples. It’s funny if you think about it. But it also reflects on the aimless and impulsive nature of being young. The book is not kind to the protagonist. He is portrayed as this man caught in this web of larger than life things and he doesn’t know how to react to it. He is needy of affection and love. He doesn’t have much principles or idea about what he is doing. Imagine leaving your only living (close)relation, who is an old woman, and walking off to participate in the Freedom Movement, ignoring all the tears and protests of the woman who took care of you for years. That is what the protagonist is actually doing. He...

The Green Mile was the first book I read written by Stephen King, using his own name (I had read the roadwork earlier, which was written under his pseudonym Richard Bachman). So, I was extremely enchanted by the book that I couldn’t put it down. It was a well organised from page one to the end. For your information I was reading this book as a whole novella. I have to state this here because it was released part by part initially. That is why if you read the novel as a whole now you can see after a new part begins King takes a few pages to recap what had happened earlier in the story in case the readers have forgotten, which was quite annoying, but that is why god gave us the ability to skip stuff. “The Green Mile” is another one of King’s books where the supernatural is presented in a realistic setting. I am not well aware of the concept of ‘magical realism’ to call this that but I’m putting it out there. The story begins at a penitentiary, where there is an electric chair to exe...

A whole town haunted by a shape shifting eternal being, which lurks under the city, randomly appears out of nowhere handing out balloons to little kids, telling them jokes and eating them alive. "A magnum opus of terror" is actually a good description to Stephen King's It. But more accurate would be " a heart touching tale that reminds us of our lost childhood". Because it is more  than just about the terror. It is about how a bunch of  'losers' come together, bond and team up to defeat something that takes the shape of worst fears of every kid. The book is very creepy. And many readers have found it to be too graphic and disturbing. There were some things that everybody found disturbing and unnecessary. Well Mr King was high on Cocaine while writing this. So, what can you expect. The language used in the book is very solid and apt for anybody trying to improve their English vocabulary. Descriptions of the surroundings and the world they exist are give...