Big Name Books That Readers Dissed
Ashokamitran, Khushwant Singh, Lavanya Shankar, Mandira Bedi and Shyam Benegal on the hyped books they were disappointed by.
Shalimar the Clown
Lavanya Shankar
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Magic Seeds by V.S. Naipaul
"The most disappointing book I've read this year; contrived and far removed from the Naxal movement it talksabout."-Shyam Benegal
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The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
"Makes Jonathan Livingstone Seagull seem like a goodbook."-Ashokamitran
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Spouse—The Truth About Marriage by Shobhaa De
"Shobhaa's reinventing herself as a marriage counsellor is an act of extremecynicism."-Khushwant Singh
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Vernon God Little by D.B.C. Pierre
"It was recommended reading, but each time I attempted it I couldn't go beyond 15pages."-Mandira Bedi
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