I am writing after a long time- was suffering from Reader's and Writer's block. This is my attempt to unblock. I realise the only way to get rid of the block is to actively work on whatever you have a block on and eventually, one would get out of it.
Coming to Landour Days- the book was gifted to my husband by his friend and it had a surprise in store for us when it arrived. The book was personally signed off for my husband by Ruskin Bond himself. My husband's friend travelled to Mussourie and the nearby hills during summer vacation and came across this book store which Ruskin Bond frequently visits, and requested the store-keeper if he can get us autographed copies of Ruskin Bond's book by the man himself. The store-keeper kindly agreed and shipped the book to her in Mumbai. It was an amazing surprise for us.
The complete title of the book is, "Landour Days: A Writer's Journal". It is true to its name and is a compilation of excerpts from Ruskin Bond's personal journal (at least it looks like it is from his personal journal) and is organized a little randomly, but has been done beautifully nonetheless. It is a very simple book and easy to read. It is not a bulky book, but rather small with not too many pages and can be read in an afternoon.
The book is a mix of his description of nature in the hills which Mr. Bond has observed, interspersed with several anecdotes, many of which are really hilarious. As I mentioned earlier- a simple book which is easy to read. Some parts of the book might not be appealing to all readers and some might find it boring, but not me- I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. Sometimes in our stressful lives, all we need is some simple joys in life and this book provides a complete flavour of the same. Writing anything more about this book here will not give you the experience you deserve while reading.
On a scale of 5, where 5 is the highest, I would rate it a 4/5. If you are having a reader's block, you might want to try reading this one- it will surely pull you out of the slump.
Coming to Landour Days- the book was gifted to my husband by his friend and it had a surprise in store for us when it arrived. The book was personally signed off for my husband by Ruskin Bond himself. My husband's friend travelled to Mussourie and the nearby hills during summer vacation and came across this book store which Ruskin Bond frequently visits, and requested the store-keeper if he can get us autographed copies of Ruskin Bond's book by the man himself. The store-keeper kindly agreed and shipped the book to her in Mumbai. It was an amazing surprise for us.
The complete title of the book is, "Landour Days: A Writer's Journal". It is true to its name and is a compilation of excerpts from Ruskin Bond's personal journal (at least it looks like it is from his personal journal) and is organized a little randomly, but has been done beautifully nonetheless. It is a very simple book and easy to read. It is not a bulky book, but rather small with not too many pages and can be read in an afternoon.
The book is a mix of his description of nature in the hills which Mr. Bond has observed, interspersed with several anecdotes, many of which are really hilarious. As I mentioned earlier- a simple book which is easy to read. Some parts of the book might not be appealing to all readers and some might find it boring, but not me- I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. Sometimes in our stressful lives, all we need is some simple joys in life and this book provides a complete flavour of the same. Writing anything more about this book here will not give you the experience you deserve while reading.
On a scale of 5, where 5 is the highest, I would rate it a 4/5. If you are having a reader's block, you might want to try reading this one- it will surely pull you out of the slump.
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