Colorful
notions is a road trip novel. Three friends, one girl and two boys go
on a road trip. When so is the case, a love triangle is inevitable.
Did I forget to mention that they are making a video of their trip as
well. May be because the writer too forgets it most of the times.
Soon a TV producer takes the project under its wings. Our trippers
have their past too. Ab is distanced from his mother or has
his mother distanced herself from him. The dying Nani has left him a
sealed message. Then comes a Buddhist monk or lama who distributes
pearls of wisdom to our troubled friends. Needless to say this drama
set on roads has a happy ending where not only the lovers but also
the mother-son are reunited.
The
first three fourth of the book tries to step into too many
territories and fails. You are confused as to what you are reading.
Is it a travelogue? Is it a love story? Is it a family drama. The
road trip takes us to Jim Corbett park, Ladakh, Wagah, Bhangarh, Goa,
Hyderabad, Sunderbans. I guess the author hasn’t visited all of
these places. The same is evident from his writing. It appears
patched and borrowed.
In
the final quarter the plot becomes clearer and hence interesting. It
is here that all the drama unfolds. I liked the writer showing a
whoring mother. This is something new and hence bold. It shows that
even mothers are prone to commit mistakes sometimes. It is only for
this character of an erring mother, I recommend reading Colorful
Notions.
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