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Rusty By Ruskin Bond

Ruskin Bond, on any given day, is in "comfort read" zone given that the stories are mostly oriented towards Indian or or parts of India and are completely easy to follow. Anyone can mostly relate to them at any time . some of them may even have been part of someone's growing years as well especially the ones dealing with ghosts and such. And with 'Rusty Comes Home' it was the same.

Rusty

At the beginning of the book there's this beautiful line. "Life is too short to take all of them ." though the context here was in terms of authors - old and new - this line itself is an universal truth and can be used in varied situation, And that's the part what makes Ruskin Bond's stories Unique . You got to find and realize the hidden gems, they will be so much ingrained in the story that one may miss them altogether in the narration but will be left with a satisfying feeling after having read them, a feeling akin to the one you get when you enjoy a lovely rainy day with a cup of steaming coffee or tea in your hands. you feel light after reading the book.

The narrative is simple. The stories are mostly well drawn out though sometimes you will feel it is just too short - barely when the story begins and you start enjoying it, it ends and leaves you with a feeling that author has tried to cram much more into a small period of time and into a very limited pages . you may feel there could have been more of the story . you still long to read a bit more detailed descripted of the surrounding of the people in the story.

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The book is about when Rusty returns from London , and explores Delhi, Dehradun and Shahgan before settling down in Mussuorie . The stories focus on his friends , acquintances and other people he encounters . Apart from few which you will be forced to take double take on and ask yourself is that possible , the rest of the stories are very realistic and gives an impression that these actually happened and captures the reality in some respect. That is the best part of the book- the realistic feeling.