Thursday, May 18, 2023

Small Towns, Big Stories - Ruskin Bond

 'Pure magic' says The Hindu. I find that if you have read a few you have read them all. Some of them are actually same with different names - like the boy who lands up on his steps and stays and studies and fails the exam. Nice story but twice!



The ghost stories were nice - he's in his element there. The railway station stories also seem similar - fantasy like. A girl, and she disappears. One appears later in the other railway story and nothing much happens. Stuff about the lizard oil. Little vignettes from his life - they seemed interesting to me.

Why are they rehashing the same things instead of publishing new stuff? But its easier to reach for Ruskin Bond than any other book. It's light and  easy. On the eye and the soul. 

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