A review by sagittarian_bookaholic
Malgudi Days by R.K. Narayan

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted reflective medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

✳️"Malgudi Days" consists of 32 short stories, all set in the fictional town of Malgudi. The story revolves around the residents of Malgudi. Although all events take place in the same town, the stories are independent of each other. Each story tells about the life of a family or a person. It ranges from the life of a celebrity to the everyday life of a beggar. Some stories had happy endings, some had sad endings, some were funny, and in some the author gave the readers freedom to come to a conclusion.✳️

🔹“𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒊𝒔 𝒎𝒚 𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒅. 𝑰 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒕. 𝑰 𝒔𝒂𝒘 𝒊𝒕 𝒈𝒓𝒐𝒘. 𝑰 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒕. 𝑫𝒐𝒏'𝒕 𝒄𝒖𝒕 𝒊𝒕 𝒅𝒐𝒘𝒏...”🔹

✳️The first time I heard about this book was when I had an excerpt from it in my school textbook. It was a fun short story from the book and I was really excited to read the whole novella when I got the chance to read that one. So I took the book from the school library and read it. So basically this is my re-read. But as I started reading this, I realized that there were some stories I couldn't recall and some stories that have been etched into my heart since I was a child. Anyway, it was a wonderful second experience for me.✳️

🔹“𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒆𝒘 𝒂 𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒐 𝒂 𝒈𝒖𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒊𝒕 𝒘𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒐𝒏𝒍𝒚 𝒔𝒑𝒖𝒓𝒕 𝒇𝒊𝒍𝒕𝒉 𝒊𝒏 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒇𝒂𝒄𝒆.”🔹

✳️R.K. Narayan is a legend. He has written a timeless classic that everyone will cherish. His language is simple yet quite beautiful. His way of telling the story of ordinary people's lives is quite captivating. This book was a part of my childhood and I recommend this book to all adults and children alike.✳️