Genres: Fiction
Lassi is a traditional yogurt-based drink that is extremely popular in Indian Subcontinent especially in the time of unpleasant weather of summer. It comes in variety, sweet, with fruits, spices. Although the traditional Lassi is the salted one. However, Amrita Chatterjee’s Special Lassi is not all about this traditional drink. It’s more of an escapade in Himalayas with a psychedelic touch.
The journey is fulfilled by two friends, the narrator and her friend named River, while travelling across beautiful and engrossing places like Darjeeling, Yuksom, Kathmandu, Lumbini, Leh, Ladakh and a few more. The essence of these places are described by the author in a beautiful and honest manner. After reading about these mesmerizing sites, one would fancy to visit themselves.
The clarity of the writing is good, interest arousing style and with the segments of humour. Soon both the characters are barreling over potholes the size of lunar craters in Nepal, bungee jumping in Rishikesh, waking up to Buddhist chants in Sikkim and cycling down the world’s highest motorable pass in Ladakh.
The book lacks excitement in between and becomes monotonous but even through that phase the adventure will never be the piece of boredom to a reader. It’s a good book to pick if you need some break from the day-to-day animated existence and want to escape some place that you have never been before and if you want to read something in a day. It will grab you in its arms.
3/5
Loved readiing this short and straightforward review. I liked the anecdote in the opening and what you said about India (I thought Darjeeling was only a variety of tea! Now I know it’s also a place). Do you usually read books that you are sent by publishing houses? Have a good day, Assia 🙂
Hi, thanks for your feedback, yeah it’s a beautiful place, I have never went there myself but I have heard it’s a must go-type. Yeah, I don’t mind reading books send by the publishing houses.
I’d love to go too! It sounds fascinating. 🙂