Details of the Book
No. of Pages : 248 Pages
ISBN : 0143424467 (ISBN13:
9780143424468)
Language : English
From the book blurb
Good morning, it’s 6 a.m. and I am wide awake because the man of
the house has decided that he needs to perform a series of complex manoeuvres
that involve him balancing on his left elbow. When I fell asleep last night,
there was a baby lying next to me. Her smelly diaper is still wedged on my head
but aside from this rather damp clue, I can't seem to find her anywhere. I
could ask my mother-in-law if she has seen the baby, but she may just tell me
that I need to fast on alternate Mondays, and God will deliver the baby back to
me . . . Full of wit and delicious observations, Mrs Funnybones captures the
life of the modern Indian woman—a woman who organizes dinner each evening, even
as she goes to work all day, who runs her own life but has to listen to her
Mummyji, who worries about her weight and the state of the country. Based on
Twinkle Khanna’s super-hit column, Mrs Funnybones marks the debut of one of our
funniest, most original voices.
Author
Twinkle Khanna is an
Indian interior designer, newspaper columnist, film producer, author and former
film actress (Source: Wikipedia)
What I think
To
begin with, I loved the title and the cover page. The former is wacky and the
latter is catchy. And the author’s name is sure to attract many potential
readers.
Mrs
Funnybones is a tiny book with several little chapters where the author has talked
about her teenage days, times when she was acting, her married life and most
importantly her children. There is a sense of realism all through the book.
Some words profound.
Writing
about the trivial matters that happens in day to day life, looking at life with
a pinch of sarcasm, laughing at the ironies that our lives throw and laughing
at oneself is something that most of the bloggers possess. They write about their
experiences, fill the gaps with some exaggeration and add some philosophical
angle to it. Their language would be super perfect, narrative different yet simple
and I bet that most of them have a good reader base.
Wondering
why I am deviating? What am I saying? Well, Mrs Funnybones is like a compilation
of few posts from a blog. I had a
feeling that the author is lucky; she has the star status, married to a
box-office champ and hence, she sells. I don’t deny that she writes newspaper
columns (I have read only a couple of
articles), but a book? I am not sure. I read the book because a cousin
suggested that it is super funny. I don’t deny that. There are some super funny
moments, some which would surely make you laugh. And the book needs just two
hours of your time!
In
short, the book will surely entertain. But it would also make you feel bad at
the realization – rich become richer; famous people become more famous!
Rating
2.5/5
Some words that stole my heart
©
Nothing
in life is sacred except laughter.
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Life
is full of contradictions. We crave security and independence in equal
measures.
©
We
may have potholed roads but at least we have many people willing to travel with
us on them.
©
Love
in any relationship, family or an intimate friendship, is only about putting
the other person’s needs ahead of your own, and that, my friend, is just as
simple and as complex as you make it.
I've read some good reviews about this book. But then like you said, she sells! I haven't read her column but would like to read this and know how funny she is. :)
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DeleteI read this book. Honestly my opinion is its not worth a buy if you have read her columns. Indeed the humor part is very good, and relative.
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