My Review: Men on My Mind

Note: Please refrain from snarky remarks; I swear I did not pick this book out of the blue. I subscribed for every book available, but I was only eligible for Chiclit apparently (not that I mind). This book is so in demand in my office, I already have a waitlist of five (now that my friend is good marketing, have an enticing title and every one want to buy the book)

Let’s get to business; I have to make an extra effort on this one because Blogadda might decide to remove me from their mailing list if I don’t write it up before the week ends :) We cannot have that now, can we?

As the title goes, it did grab my attention. It took me exactly two seconds to get the book into my backpack lest some one sees the name and start questioning my literary choices. (I mean all is well and good on Kindle, but I do have a reputation to maintain :P) I am the person whose book collection is solely based on how boring a book can be (Quote from my roommate)

I finished the book in one sitting before my nightly office update call. It took me all of two hours to sift through it and I was laughing my ass off the whole time. The book is funny at all the right places, the author dint waste too much time to set the scenery. She was on from chapter one. There were places where the logic of the whole thing was pretty much convoluted but c’mon no one is going to pick this book up for its literary value. It is a good read, concisely written, maybe a little too unreal most of the times but what-the-hell the it has a good ending (for those who read it you know what I am talking about :D).

It is a coming of the age story of this girl (who happens to be Indian, I don’t think it’s based on Indian women). The story is pretty much straight forward, the princess enjoying her life, kissing a few wayward frogs along the way before finding her prince in the end (or did she?) She moves from Mumbai to Delhi and then to NY. The story crisscrosses across the globe where the protagonist is trying to find her prince charming. Obviously it’s not so easy, she has to find her “true” self before that happens. The finding yourself includes moving in with a no-good musician in NY, going to a Pink Floyd concert with a nerd, getting on a bike with a wife-beater and doing some 50-shades-stuff with a Mathematician. And I almost forgot, she is a Jazz vocalist, she just happens to be one of those very few people who gets into a band and starts performing in NY famous jazz avenues without much effort. Sounds like Patti Smith to me :D

The book is very honest at places, which is extremely rare for Indian authors (I am only talking about people who pen the chiclit variety of literature). It was like reading a novel written by Indian Tina Fey or maybe Mindy Kaling at some places. So, I would suggest the book be read with a grape fruit size grain of salt.

Verdict: Would probably suggest the book to friends who recently went through a break-up

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