LONGEST BOOK I HAVE READ
Long books are not something I look forward to very much. I've read few and while some have been good, others have been deeply disappointing.
By the end of it, I had partially forgotten what had happened at the beginning of the story. Wikipedia reminds me that this Vikram Seth book is 1349 pages (1488 soft cover) long and contains 591552 words. It is, quite naturally, among the longest books in the world (Guinness Book of World Record says the longest is Marcel Proust's book :|).
It was also partly the length of the book, that I actually did not enjoy reading this book as much as some others. I didn't think it was bad, just a little too long. Also because, I did not feel the subject was worth spending so many pages and words on. Besides, Seth spent almost 10 years writing just that one book.
And I've just discovered that he's writing a sequel - A Suitable Girl - to be released in 2013. No, I don't feel too happy or hopeful.
A Suitable Boy
Written by Vikram Seth
Price: Rs. 507 (more for other editions) on Flipkart.
Long books are not something I look forward to very much. I've read few and while some have been good, others have been deeply disappointing.
It was also partly the length of the book, that I actually did not enjoy reading this book as much as some others. I didn't think it was bad, just a little too long. Also because, I did not feel the subject was worth spending so many pages and words on. Besides, Seth spent almost 10 years writing just that one book.
And I've just discovered that he's writing a sequel - A Suitable Girl - to be released in 2013. No, I don't feel too happy or hopeful.
A Suitable Boy
Written by Vikram Seth
Price: Rs. 507 (more for other editions) on Flipkart.
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