The Mine by Arnab Ray

I was about to board a flight to US. The thought of 15 hrs nonstop journey that too in economy class made me restless. Thought of buying some books to kill time. Mumbai international airport has all shorts of fancy stores but not a decent book store. Anyway shortlisted 2 books – The inscrutable Indian by Anurag Mathur and May I have your attention please by Arnab Ray. I am a fan of Indian writers (thanks to English August way back in 2002). As luck would have it, I started Mr. Ray’s book first. Let me tell you, the 15 hour journey became a piece of cake. It was a laugh riot, sometimes to the amusement of fellow passengers. But that made me a great fan of greatbong Arnab Ray. After coming from US, I gave the book to my wife and she made me to search and buy the DVD of “Gunda”. I also ended up following him avidly all over the net. Finally when his 2^nd book released  The mine  I lapped it up and finished it one go

I should not have. When I finally finished the book at 4 AM, I was afraid to switch off the light and go to my bed room from living room. It is a mind blowing book. It remains with you even after you finish reading it. Mind you, if you read May I have your attention first and then The mine, you wont believe it’s the same writer.

The incidents are described in such graphic details that if you are a faint hearted, this book is not for you. Great job Mr. Ray – Keep up the good work.

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