Mistress, Da Vinci Code and more

I have not finished the book but this is perhaps one of the best books that I have read in a long time. I started reading 3 books before this, all of which broke some record or the other, but could not finish any of them so I was quite pleased when I kept reading even after being on the throne for more than half an hour. She has an uncanny way of tapping into different 'mallu' minds and then switching so fluidly between characters trying to justify the lies they live. Yes, this book is set in the paradoxical "God's own country", so perhaps that could be why I was able to connect with it. My cousin Robin was telling me that Anita Nair struggled as a writer for many years and eventually used a caucasian name to publish a book because she could not find anyone to publish the book. Coincidentally we met Anita Nair's cousin for a wedding recently. Priya also liked the book. I read the Da Vinci Code a few years ago, thought it was a good book till I read Angels and Demons (another Dan Brown book) which I thought was better. The movie was good also, worth the 9 Euros that I spent for balcony seats. The last couple of weeks that we have been to church, every sermon has been punctuated by some mention of the code or a full blown papal sermon on how books should not shake your faith. In any case, its just fiction cleverly written so treat it that way and appreciate it for what it is. Many people think this book maybe one of the biggest challenges that the catholic church has had in centuries, I am not so sure. Compare this with communism, reformation of the church, public scandals about priests, this probably just another flash in the pan. This past weekend was 'Long night of Music' weekend here in Munich which we being young and hip could not afford to miss. Got high on Jazz, bored with some rock and finally went to sleep in a piano bar. Priya narated her weekend escapade as part of some excercise she had to do in her german classes (in german) after which her classmates started calling her- Party Mouse. So those porkies at Enron finally got roasted eh! Great Day for Capitalism?