Book Review ________________________________________ Title and Author: Wise and Otherwise: A Salute to Life by Mrs. Sudha Murthy. ________________________________________ Introduction: Wise and Otherwise by Sudha Murthy, is a gratifying collection of
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Book Review
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Title and Author:
Wise and Otherwise: A Salute to Life by Mrs. Sudha Murthy.
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Introduction:
Wise and Otherwise by Sudha Murthy, is a gratifying collection of 51 short stories. Sudha Murthy, a well-known author, social worker, and philanthropist. Every story in this series is based on real-life experiences and provides valuable teachings about human values, human nature and society. I chose this book because Sudha Murthy’s writing is filled with deep emotions, and love. The language used by the author is very simple which can be easily understood by all age group people; this makes complex things easy to relate with everyone.
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Summary:
The stories in this book illustrate a variety of human characteristics, from gratitude and kindness to pride and ignorance. Sudha Murthy speaks about her experiences, interactions with people from different backgrounds, including business merchants, villagers, kids, elder people, and even people in unusual situations.
Some stories like “A Bond Betrayed on Rakhi Day” exhibits the dark sides like unpleasant and evil human relationships; another example “When the Mop Count Did Not Tally” points out human’s good qualities like honesty and truthfulness. Sudha Murthy, in her writings strongly mentions and highlights life’s ironies and the insights they teach us through these tales.
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Analysis:
Sudha Murthy’s writing style is plain, straightforward, and, chatty and idiomatic; which makes it easy to for all ages readers to enjoy reading these tales. The stories are short, sweet, yet powerful, often leaving the readers with a thought-inspiring concept and moral teachings.
The book’s all strengths lies in how the wide range of human experiences are easily explained and how these experiences feel relatable; as it shares stories about things like the stranger’s kind acts and the wrong doings of near-and-dear, making each and every tale feel real, connecting and, worthwhile.
On the other hand, some bookworms might feel that few stories repetitive, monotonous and predictable; because using similar ideas and same themes like moral principles and human’s p’s and q’s.
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Personal Opinion:
I really enjoyed the novel ‘Wise and Otherwise’ because the tales makes you realize and makes you to reconsider and think about your own relationships and morals. The stories gave me a keen consciousness for life’s small and simple moments and helped me understand the entanglement of people’s behavior better. Sudha Murty’s skill to derive valuable lessons from day-to-day incidents highly inspiring and motivating. Sudha Murty not only a great author but also a teacher, philanthropist, entrepreneur, and a social worker always keep on encouraging and influence everyone, irrespective to their age and sex.
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Conclusion:
One of the great works of Sudha mam, ‘Wise and Otherwise’ is a deep visionary and exalting which I found really good and would highly suggest to everyone interested in stories with a moral principle. I would highly recommend this books for the new readers as its language is easy to understand. The book is a milestone for those who love small and meaningful tales. I would rate it 4.7 out of 5 stars for its simplicity and soulfulness.
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Closing Statement:
According to Sudha Murthy, “Money is one thing which rarely unites and mostly divides people.” This book is a gentle reminder to put compassion and kindness first in our day-to-day interactions.
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