On Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 9:43 AM, Indrajit Gupta <bonoba...@yahoo.co.in>wrote:
> Absolutely classic? > > Suresh, you git, what's wrong with you? A series of vicious remarks, no > before and after, no backing for the statements made, and that's absolutely > classic? > > Suresh, you really like this? > While I might not express myself with such vehemence, I do feel that the essay is not a well-thought-out, logical or reasonable one, for all the reasons IG mentions. And I too ask the question, "Why are F*me and F*ck interchangeable 4-letter words only when it comes to famous women?" However...to compare the God Of Small Things (this may be the first time in several years that this novel's ACTUAL name is mentioned without spoofing it) with To Kill A Mockingbird is....I'm sorry, I'm no Arundhati Roy, I can't find a telling enough simile. To Kill A Mockingbird is permeated throughout by two rare characteristics: good writing, and goodness. Apparently Gregory Peck was, in real life, a person like Atticus Finch; it's the goodness of his character, and the innocence of the narrator, and the skill with which it's brought out by the author, that lifts this book to the level of good literature. Now, Bonobashi has turned into Suresh-bashi....If Suresh likes it, IG, he has a right to his opinion...er, by the way, what's a "git"? Pavithra, good point :) Deepa.
