Towards’s Comments (group member since Jul 15, 2023)

Towards’s comments from the HAPPIMESS by Biswajit Banerji Group discussion in collaboration with Indiacafe24.com group.

If I talk about language (English), the author has a good command. The usage of every sort of word (easy, medium, and difficult), phrases, and idioms at required places is plausible. Being a person who treats English as a skill and wants to be proficient in it, I consider myself a learner in English no matter how much I have learned. That's why I call this book a mastery.

In terms of narration, this book is a well-narrated work. Since I feel that writing short stories is a challenging task, especially when done with humor, I found the narration impressive. From the strong portrayal of characters to the linkage of them with everyone's life is wonderful.

It becomes more beautiful with talking in the first person as it seems very personal. This way, the author has made it easier to experience the events on one's own level. They seem more personal and help the readers to comprehend them well.

My answer to this question is, first of all, it is not an easy task to blend humour and satire. Most often, both words are considered the same, but there is a huge difference that seems small. And that huge difference is understood by the author. Secondly, I personally experience that writing short stories is really a big deal. I mean, it literally takes effort to elaborate on big things in a few words. Like in big novels, authors have options to explain characters, story, plot etc., but short stories demand keen attention with the same service. It becomes more challenging when the author is writing a humuor.

Coming to the question's crux, In today's world, where everyone is looking for happiness, the author tried to make people to find it in little things through his book, Happimess. His approach is to make all the messy things happy. As far as I can assume, the title wants to convey that we must take every mess happily. The attitude of reacting happily to a messy thing is rare and plausible. The author did so.

If I talk about my life's everyday situations, I used to throw a joke at every serious situation. The people who are very close to me are very aware of this. They sometimes ask why you are behaving like that. Is this the right time for a joke? Why are you laughing in such a serious situation? And my answer all the time is, our reaction makes things easy. If I can make this situation a subject of humour, then why should I make it a hell for me? If I can handle situations by laughing, why should I cry? Look! This is my sense of humour. I am not taking it as a sub of satire but as my silly humour which makes things easy, at least for me.

The blend of humuor and satire narrated by the author in life situations is praiseworthy. I am glad to came across this book, it encouraged me to continue with my silly attitude. I think the prime cause of writing the book in first person is to mitigate the chaos of one's life through humuor by oneself. So that they get involved in the situations, experience them and see the effect through the author's perspective.