Attention Guaranteed.

The kings of comedy will always arise from the west. Their comedic sense and wit left us all in splits even those half a globe away. It made the Canadians forget that they were the butt of most jokes and I think I saw a Chinese guy laughing at himself trying not to squint. This was a pre concept notion we all had, the belief that great comedy arose only from the west. Well no one is happier than me to see those shackles broken and somehow we didn’t have to turn further than a certain Bengali to see that happen. Arnab Ray makes Indians a lot more that call centers and spicy food and gets the whole world to laugh with us.

His blog http://greatbong.net/book/  made way for more of us to come out and blatantly abuse/mock and laugh whole heartedly at our country. Now I must admit that most of what I just said I wasn’t well aware of until I picked up his book ’May I Hebb Your Attention Pliss’. I should be ashamed however to admit that the only reason I did so was because of the cover. The book is about a series of topics politics, moral policing, call centers and toilet flushes (yes toilet flushes).  This book in the author’s own words will give you no worldly wisdom or greater knowledge. But if you’re some one that doesn’t mind humor filled with satire and sarcasm then this book should be on your shelf.  Arnab ray isn’t a rambling idiot who goes around pointing figures, his jokes are well planned and something that comes across fairly well is how well read this man truly is.

If you were born after the 1990s or were too small to comprehend what happened around that time you may find yourself slightly lost. This is mainly because a lot of the references are to culture or incidents of that time.  What amazes me the most is that he never holds back even when it comes to poking the ribs of his own culture and his wedding in particular.  

What is easily the most standout aspect of this book is that so much of what he writes you can associate with your own life.  He makes you want to turn to the person right next to you shake them up and insist the pick up a copy. So get ready for pyramid uncles, guides to making a fortune and whole lot more.