Some reviews of Mango Mood posted on egully

 

Gr8 Holiday Read – Rating 5

1. Posted by Adrian Whitehouse – 30th Dec 2010
   A fun book with a strong social message that is hugely humorous without being preachy. Terrific wit! Just what the doc ordered for the holiday season!
   

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2. A Book for all Seasons – Rating 5

   Posted by Unknown – 29th Dec 2010
   The great French dramatist, Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais once wrote, I hasten to laugh at everything, for fear of being obliged to weep. On going through the book, Mango Mood, one gets the impression that the author, Sharmila Kamat, too, subscribes to the same philosophy.
   
   Indeed, Sharmila Kamat has an inborn flair for light satire. She has wielded her pen with ease to depict the foibles and weaknesses of human nature without hurting the feelings of the subjects of her pieces. From her writings, one gets the impression that she would like to see a change for the better from those entrusted with the destinies of the common man.
   
   Her pieces on our society are lighthearted on the surface but, on closer observation, serve as pertinent comments on the way of life in our country. Besides making us chuckle, they arouse our conscience and set us thinking about what we would have dismissed as everyday realities.
   
   From her articles, one concludes that human behaviour is the same everywhere. The vagaries of human nature are, and will continue to be, a fertile ground for humorous pieces by persons like Sharmila Kamat who possess an observant eye and a witty turn of phrase.
   
   Today’s world is full of turmoil and tensions. A casual glance at a newspaper makes us realise that murder and mayhem reigns supreme across the globe. Internecine conflicts, regional tensions and the threat of terrorism have combined to make world peace a distant dream. We are fortunate, therefore, to have writers like Sharmila Kamat who, through their witty writings, make us laugh despite all these depressing realities.
   
   Jean de la Bruyere, a seventeeenth century French essayist and moralist, once wrote, One must laugh before one is happy, or one may die without ever laughing at all.
   
   Those who will read Sharmila’s pieces need not have this fear.
   
   It gives me great pleasure to recommend MANGO MOOD to the reading public.
   

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3. fun read – Rating 5

   Posted by Vineeth G – 26th Dec 2010
   Series of short pieces commenting on Indian society like political games, Aya Ram and Gaya Rams, bad driving, endless reservations for various 'disadvantaged sections'
   Nice piece on Goa as the choice of lovers down the ages
   

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Galley Cat journal

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The first reviews are in

Mango Mood chronicles the story of Goa, and India, in its recent past, as retold by a bemused, yet indulgent, Goan. Using mostly gentle, sometimes hard-hitting, insightful, satire, it leads the reader through headline-grabbing incidents in recent times through the medium of 42 short satirical pieces. Like the King of Fruits whose soft exterior belies the hard core at the centre, the lighthearted rendition of front-page news in Mango Mood conceals pertinent comments on certain hard realities in our society. Besides, can there be a better symbol for Goa than the luscious, mouth-watering mango?

• All the pieces are infused with a signature sense of humour that ranges from witty to downright hilarious.
• Interesting commentary on everything quintessentially Goan
• This beach paradise history, Geogrphy, polity and society
• 40 interesting pieces
• 10 amazing illustrations and cartoons representing the punchline of each article.
• A tongue in cheek on a thriving tourist destination
• Light-hearted look at Goa its culture and society, its people and their peculiarities
• The tongue-in-cheek nature of the prose forms the soft, sweet casing that conceals within its confines pertinent observations on hard realities of our society
• Light-hearted and thought-stimulating at the same time.

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