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मलाई धेरै समयदेखि यो उपन्यासले जिस्काइरहेको थियो। तर मलाई केवल मिलन–बिछोडमा आधारित प्रेमकहानी पढ्ने मूड भने थिएन। यसको नाम देखेरै मैले यसलाई सजिलै एउटा साधारण प्रेमकथाका रूपमा बुझ्न पुगेछु।

कुनै दिन यो कथालाई पनि एउटा मौका दिऊँ भनेर पढ्न सुरु गरेँ। कथा बढ्दै जाँदा मलाई यसले चुरोट, cheating जस्ता कुरालाई धेरै romanticize गरिरहेको हो कि जस्तो लाग्यो। त्यतिबेला त मनमनै ‘यो उपन्यासले यति राम्रो review कसरी पायो होला?’ भनेर सोच्नसम्म पुगेँ।

पढ्दै जाँदा कतै कथा निकै राम्रो लाग्यो भने कतै अलि धेरै लम्ब्याएको जस्तो पनि लाग्यो। तर जब hallucinations र schizophrenia कथामा आउन थाले, त्यसपछि पहिले अलि अस्वाभाविक लागेका धेरै कुराहरू विस्तारै जायज लाग्न थाले। कथालाई हेर्ने मेरो दृष्टिकोण नै केही परिवर्तन भयो।

अन्ततः, मलाई एक सर्को माया निकै राम्रो लाग्यो। सुरुमा मैले जस्तो सोचेको थिएँ, यो त्यति सरल प्रेमकथा रहेनछ। अब पहेंलपुर पनि अवश्य पढ्नेछु।

recently read Hide This Book! by Aayush Ghimire. It’s a fairly simple book, and I think it’s mainly aimed at children.

Personally, I felt that the writer tries to present the stories in a clever or thought-provoking way, but it doesn’t really succeed in keeping the reader’s attention. A lot of the stories felt boring to me, and they seemed to be filled with random facts that didn’t always contribute much to the story.

I’m curious whether others who have read it felt the same way. What did you think of the book?

Anyone here read Matthew Perry's Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing? Looking for fellow Friends fans who have read it. I'd love to hear what you thought about the memoir and how it changed the way you saw Chandler/Matthew Perry.

I’ve already read Firfire by Buddhisagar, and Karnali Blues gave me a somewhat similar feeling, especially in the childhood parts and the father-son relationship.

I really liked how he builds the story around different characters and the lives of ordinary people in a small town. It feels very grounded and personal. Overall, a good read in my opinion, although there were certain points where the story felt a little incomplete or left me wanting more.