Book Review

My reading habits since childhood can be compared to the old saying in Malayalam about "Vaidyan kattil kayariya pole" (The ayurvedic physician who enters the forest finds every plant and tree of medicinal value and forgets for what purpose he entered the forest in the first place : which was to collect some essential ingredients for use immediately). In the process I didn't complete reading books selected by me in any category, be it about spirituality, literature or Economics. Now I depend on good reviews. Here's one in yesterday's The Hindu Magazine : 2024 Booker Prize shortlisted "Stone Yard Devotional" By Charlotte Wood reviewed by Sudipta Datta. The review gives you the feel of having glanced through the book. Once you complete reading the review, some thoughts about the content of the book will linger on in your mind. It could be mice menace, "death, a dreadful truth" or "And yet" depending on what your blotting paper absorbs faster. M G Warrier

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