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Summary: haunting, depressing yet magical
Review: true - this book is not for everyone. the content clearly is shocking, outrageous and depressing, yet somehow quaintly uplifting - atleast i found it to be so.i have to admit that i have been a huge fan of raj kamal jha from my school days when i used to eagerly await his sunday column that would appear every second week. i would get up gleefully every sunday morning looking forward to jha's beuatifully written columns. while clearly the blue bedspread does not have the same kind of vivid magic about them, the stunning control over a twisted narrative speaks volumes for his talent. the blue bedspread is a touching tale about how sometimes the unthinkable happens to be the solution and the solution is clearly unspeakable. as enormously satisfying as the solution can be, it brings about dark tidings, the guilt associated with which is purged by the recounting of the blue bedspread tales to the day old baby by our protagonist, whose name does not matter in a city of twelve million, whose looks does not matter except that the stomach droops over the belt of his trousers. depressing, disgusting and yet delightful. raj kamal jha is a true magician with words and images.
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