Wodehouse and books....

I have been thinking a bit these days. Those in the know would think this is rarity of a rare order. Well, yeah!! Halley's comet seems like a blasted nuisance in comparison. Also, i just downloaded the first season of "Jeeves and Wooster". Famous television adaptation of few stories by the Master himself.

Anyways, this morning i got dressed early for work and had about half an hour on hand. So, decided to watch the first episode of the downloaded series. To be honest i was not really sure what to expect. Noone knows what we Wodehouse adorers are like. They all have an image of Jeeves and Wooster's world in their heads, and there is always the possibility that any play or movie might ruin that image. Plus the movie version of the HG2G was poor to say the least.

But i needn't had worried, it had all the humour, sillyness and settings which the stories so vividly describe. Knowing the sullen mood i'm in and the genreal funeral air i carrying about me these days just what i needed in the morning, clearing the mind like fresh winds on a nice lil hill or a gud'ol shag (whatever you prefer, no judgements).

Whatever little i saw, the series seems really good. So, on my way to work in between thinking of minor matters in life such as how much equity stake to accquire in the latest merger deal, which capital markets to invest in and valuation of equipment worth millions of dollars....i started thinking of Wodehouse books and well books in general.

He is called the master, argubaly the greatest comic writer in english and among the most brilliant of the last century. To be honest, i can't really support claims like that coz to be fair i have read very little. But i like books that take you to different world, lets one imagine, mind you not just fantasy tales, could very well be a very stark reality. Doesn't mean i don't like other kinds of books, but just feel as if too much is made of some of them.

Now here i would like to comment on the reading habits of youngsters these days. There are your Chetan Bhagat's types, immensley popluar. I know, before you stone me for even using that name in the same article about Wodehouse, hold on, i have a thought here. In way the young, diet coke guzzling, k-serial watching, fancy mobile carrying generation has a book about themselves, living their lives in a book giving a glamourised anglel to it making them look ohh so cool.

Then there are the serious books, talking about complex relationships, human emotions and the truth, at times shocking, trying to shake us out of our comfort zone. Well, i'm not sure about these books/movies. It just seems a lie, beautiful people going through there own created emotional upheavel, finding comfort and excuses for their vulnerability and cowardice.

For better readability continued in the next post...