Shantaram: We Were Too Happy To Express

Shantaram! It was a good read – although I have not yet done the last page. No one complained negatively about the massive autobiography/fictional setup.

As we discussed the book, what interested me most was the question: “define the author in one word.” The answers were quite beautiful, but the best was “a criminal with conscience”. Another was “self-made”.

Gregory Roberts was actually some sort of magical person. And his description in d book was pure and captivating, most of it touching to the heart. His outreaching, social abilities, condescending manners and an ever-ready to help approach is rather too endearing.

But for the extensive size of the novel, making the discussion a bit cold, it was a nice night. Nice because the meeting was discussing an interesting story in a cold manner.

So its perfume next and I hope we all buy a nice one, and smell fine on that day… see you all folks.