You are an addict, SP.
Yeah, I know.....
No, there's one more addiction you have that you don't know of, dude.
WTF?
Okay, how many books have you read this year, SP?
Hmm.... Six... oh, OK, 'Deathly Hallows' doesn't count, eh? Why? What the hell... but OK, five then.
OK, name them.
One. Beyond a Boundary.
Oh, sports book, huh?
Bullcrap. Did you read it? Did you read it? Best bloody piece of literature you can find, I tell you. It's the history of the West Indian islands, dude. Read it, I tell you. RIGHT NOW!
Alright, I will. So what next?
Next? One minute. Yeah, OK. John Wright's Indian Summers.
Sports book, no?
Kinda, but no. You know, I like autobiographies. And hell, it's about the BCCI, dude. What sports book?
Theek Hai, dude. Fine. What next?
Fever Pitch. Nick Hornby. Nononono... hold on. You find the book in the humour section of bookstores. It is a Hornby book, dude. It's a fun, angsty book about nothing. And it is super entertaining. Surprisingly deep. Great fun. OK? Basically a growing up saga kinda book, man. Catcher in the Rye more than Castel di Sangro. Alright?
Shit, man. You should try some sports literature sometime. They are good, you know. You might just like them. But anyway, fourth?
Yes. How Soccer explains the World. Franklin Foer. No no, forget the 'Soccer' word, dude. This one is on globalization. That's job. That's what I do for my daily bread. Now tell me.
Oh, educational read, I see. Okay fine. Five?
Okay, five is a sports book. The Rivals - Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova.
And I heard you stayed awake the night and finished it at one stretch, like you are reading some kind of a Robert Ludlum or something....
(Smile) ... I mean, it is a real good book and all....
Okay, so which is the last book you bought, SP, this yesterday? Honest, OK?
Okay, I give up. Barca, a people's passion.
So basically, this post is a confessional. I am an addict.
Yeah, I know.....
No, there's one more addiction you have that you don't know of, dude.
WTF?
Okay, how many books have you read this year, SP?
Hmm.... Six... oh, OK, 'Deathly Hallows' doesn't count, eh? Why? What the hell... but OK, five then.
OK, name them.
One. Beyond a Boundary.
Oh, sports book, huh?
Bullcrap. Did you read it? Did you read it? Best bloody piece of literature you can find, I tell you. It's the history of the West Indian islands, dude. Read it, I tell you. RIGHT NOW!
Alright, I will. So what next?
Next? One minute. Yeah, OK. John Wright's Indian Summers.
Sports book, no?
Kinda, but no. You know, I like autobiographies. And hell, it's about the BCCI, dude. What sports book?
Theek Hai, dude. Fine. What next?
Fever Pitch. Nick Hornby. Nononono... hold on. You find the book in the humour section of bookstores. It is a Hornby book, dude. It's a fun, angsty book about nothing. And it is super entertaining. Surprisingly deep. Great fun. OK? Basically a growing up saga kinda book, man. Catcher in the Rye more than Castel di Sangro. Alright?
Shit, man. You should try some sports literature sometime. They are good, you know. You might just like them. But anyway, fourth?
Yes. How Soccer explains the World. Franklin Foer. No no, forget the 'Soccer' word, dude. This one is on globalization. That's job. That's what I do for my daily bread. Now tell me.
Oh, educational read, I see. Okay fine. Five?
Okay, five is a sports book. The Rivals - Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova.
And I heard you stayed awake the night and finished it at one stretch, like you are reading some kind of a Robert Ludlum or something....
(Smile) ... I mean, it is a real good book and all....
Okay, so which is the last book you bought, SP, this yesterday? Honest, OK?
Okay, I give up. Barca, a people's passion.
So basically, this post is a confessional. I am an addict.
3 comments:
Here's to addiction! *raises imaginary glass*
I have a copy of Fever Pitch...really looking forward to reading it now. Looks like my prospects for interesting conversation in the near future are dead :)
Read the book, dude. Right now! Very, very worth it...
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