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Review The author puts into beautiful verse everything I’ve felt and failed to articulate coherently about the complex and elusive phenomenon called love. Through a lengthy exposition of his relationship, from the uncertain beginnings to it’s certain demise, the author takes us on a journey of words, wit and wisdom. The author explores in detail the complex underpinnings of love, examining every single influx of emotion at every minute stage, something that is usually relegated to the status of “happily ever after” in most novels and stories. The author’s shrewd observations and the relative ease with which he picks up each and every emotion and doubt that crosses his mind amidst the whole ordeal make for an interesting read. The nuggets of philosophy strategically interspersed between episodes of his own relationship with Chloe adds to the whole experience. My copy of the novel is filled with highlights and side notes as I could not believe the efficacy with which the author has put down everything I’ve felt and will most likely feel in all relationships. The unsteady beginning, the idolization, the Marxist mentality, the crippling self doubt, all resonated with me. It was as if the author had chosen the incessant commotion in my head as source material for his work. While the story of the author’s relationship is a rather grim one, he ends the book with details of another encounter suggesting that indeed there might still be hope for a better future. ...

Unacquainted with British comedy, my first dip into Wodehouse proved tiresome. Although, there were a few quips that made me chortle, I found the whole thing a bit too dull for my, perhaps plebeian, sense of humor. Different people, different tastes, I suppose.

A book I’ll re-read on lazy afternoons. As an amateur poetry aficionado, this book was my real dip into poems that dealt with the themes of love and companionship. It is said that a proper review must weigh both the good and the bad, the pros and the cons. Being the amateur that I am, I will not even bother to come up with the cons. The small, imaginatively worded poems with the simple rhyme schemes were a joy to recite. They brought to the forefront feelings I did not expect to be evoked using mere arrangement of words. ...

Because it’s a soigné thing to do.