tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post115695079911796289..comments2024-03-18T19:46:10.130+05:30Comments on Jabberwock: Battling trodditude: No Onions Nor GarlicJabberwockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-84350652398684735582014-12-27T17:47:26.942+05:302014-12-27T17:47:26.942+05:30I think "trodditude" as a concept is aby...I think "trodditude" as a concept is abysmal. this is BS of o the absolute kind, where people live in ignorance of what others - others who might be in villages about a 150 miles from these city dwelling, pgwodehouse reading denizens of mylaore - lives are like. it is such a worthless concept that, the very fact that you are reviewing it here is dismal. Obviously the connection with Shakepeare is tenous. If you pull a couple of lines from the bard, deosn;t make it all shakespearan. It is so sad that that people in urban india can get away with such nonsense, where they can connect the Bard, Wodehouse, and dalit politics, with no frikking meaning any way which but still get reviewed favorably... Mohanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12418681004261724798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-78136043752950738332014-12-27T17:41:20.247+05:302014-12-27T17:41:20.247+05:30i did a wodehouse story imitation when i was 15. i...i did a wodehouse story imitation when i was 15. it was good or rather, nobody noticed.Mohanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12418681004261724798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-8996910161871328282013-12-25T11:41:12.619+05:302013-12-25T11:41:12.619+05:30The book is a riot! And I love how you related it ...The book is a riot! And I love how you related it to Wodehouse as well.wonendaafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11530195982712298215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-5325343550336378942010-06-14T14:15:13.596+05:302010-06-14T14:15:13.596+05:30Couldn't agree more! Hilarious laugh riot this...Couldn't agree more! Hilarious laugh riot this book!Pallavi Vyawaharehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06898989903100758851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-28747330399274107262010-02-16T16:30:43.420+05:302010-02-16T16:30:43.420+05:30I enjoyed reading the book! Very humorous :-) !!I enjoyed reading the book! Very humorous :-) !!GRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12160804857043280013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-39018088325143706062007-10-26T20:11:00.000+05:302007-10-26T20:11:00.000+05:30I read NONG (!) --it was hilarious,(I liked the re...I read NONG (!) --it was hilarious,(I liked the read-aloud session of The Daffodils:the phonetics and the struggles of lesser mortals to pronounce "host", "golden" etc.) but please--not Wodehousian!<BR/>--- A fellow Wodehouse worshipperLAKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04584119653341159330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-1159944940089339402006-10-04T12:25:00.000+05:302006-10-04T12:25:00.000+05:30Would you care to read something that I wrote abou...Would you care to read something that I wrote about Srividya Natarajan's book 'No Onions Nor Garlic'?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-1158877633069813222006-09-22T03:57:00.000+05:302006-09-22T03:57:00.000+05:30I demand that funny books should have funny review...I demand that funny books should have funny reviewsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-1158121152749396812006-09-13T09:49:00.000+05:302006-09-13T09:49:00.000+05:30I was surprised to see Srividya's book on stands. ...I was surprised to see Srividya's book on stands. We were in school together and we had spent many mornings reading Shakespeare ( she read while I listened ). I of course bought the book immediately and have just begun reading. It is very well written - fast-paced, a real comic riot - can't wait to go on and finish it. Way to go, Vidya!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-1157017440201641702006-08-31T15:14:00.000+05:302006-08-31T15:14:00.000+05:30Sudheer: that's quite an elaborate "hint", but tha...Sudheer: that's quite an elaborate "hint", but thanks anyway.Jabberwockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-1157015589363571452006-08-31T14:43:00.000+05:302006-08-31T14:43:00.000+05:30For all Wodehouse lovers, may I throw a hint in th...For all Wodehouse lovers, may I throw a hint in the kindest spirit?<BR/>A group at Yahoo known as Wodehouse India regularly talks of anything connected with Wodehouse, and more.<BR/>Why dont you become members?<BR/>It is simple, visit this group web site on Yahoo groups and send a mail to the moderator. As easy as falling off the wall.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-1157011499125324642006-08-31T13:34:00.000+05:302006-08-31T13:34:00.000+05:30What you have written about the caste system is qu...What you have written about the caste system is quite intriguing. If only the caste system had been followed the way it was orginially envisaged, we would not be in such a royal mess today.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-1157007438907162772006-08-31T12:27:00.000+05:302006-08-31T12:27:00.000+05:30Very wise words, the ones in your post script. (No...Very wise words, the ones in your post script. (No wonder, the comments have been about that.)<BR/><BR/>I saw the book on the stalls, and was quite impressed, (being a Tamilian myself), but thought I'll buy it later.<BR/><BR/>Now, I feel compelled to buy this book too ("Sacred Games" being the first). I am going to sue you. Or, at least, stage a protest.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-1156986201823614762006-08-31T06:33:00.000+05:302006-08-31T06:33:00.000+05:30Yeah......I tried to write a short-story in Wodeho...Yeah......I tried to write a short-story in Wodehouse style once. It was the most awful thing I'd written. And I thought it was going to be easy :-((<BR/><BR/>I read a book by Gustasp Irani once though, called "once upon a Raj", and that was excellent. Very much like a Blandings novel set in British India (lots of Maharajas replace Earls, and suchlike). A good read....if you find it.Sunilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07776658071546232685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-1156975280375972322006-08-31T03:31:00.000+05:302006-08-31T03:31:00.000+05:30"but he’s the kind of writer who can seduce anyone..."but he’s the kind of writer who can seduce anyone (especially between the ages 16-20) into thinking they can pull off a passable imitation of his work – and of course when they try it they find their face in the mud."<BR/><BR/>So true. I can speak from <A HREF="http://www.chowk.com/show_article.cgi?aid=00003744&channel=leafyglade%20inn" REL="nofollow">experience</A>.<BR/>A Wodehouse inspired Indian writing should be fun.Cant wait to get my hands on it.Thanks!Rahulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08600228969911790479noreply@blogger.com