When I read the title of the book on goodreads.com firstreads site, I was quite confident that this book would take time to complete. But when I received it, I was a little sad about the number of pages it contained.
Though the book looked small, it had things which require you to focus, think and re-think, and then introspect.
The author has managed to cover the life of a boy starting from when he was Eight, discussing the difficulties he faced, and then slipping to a 60 year old man, successful in the true sense.
The book definitely reminded me of my past, especially the moral science classes which I used to attend at school after the lunch time. For most of my friends, it was a time pass, unlike me. I just love the concept of having stories with a moral in the end. It gives your mind an exercise to reflect on what you learnt and its fun!
The book has quotations used at appropriate places, emphasizing what the author wants to communicate. Though at places, usage of the same quotes made the sentence look like it ended abruptly....
I loved the book for the very reason that it has a story with some examples, however small they might have been. And yes, I came to know about the history of ice creams in a cone...
