Read many pages inside the plane, found it interesting, although, not so happy with the way Manu portrayed Madras initially, gloomy and black-which was opposite way Istanbul is described by Burhan Sönmez, in his novel “Istanbul Istanbul,” in context to the review I posted earlier. I just picked the book and went to the payment section without any further delay. The world we see is a projection,” which remained my favourite quote of the book even after completing reading it. Because what we see is a projection of brain. I just picked up the book, opened a random page, and looked at a paragraph, which goes like this: “What the eye really sees, the image, is registered at the back of retina, at the back of the eye yet what we see, the visible world, is in front of us. After flipping pages of around a dozen books, suddenly, I saw a book, with a familiar title, “The Illicit Happiness of Other People.” I recalled that a friend had not only mentioned but suggested for this book. How and why did I got this Book: In July 2013, before boarding a flight at IGI, Delhi, I just went to the book-corner inside the airport waiting longue. The Illicit Happiness of Other People by Manu Joseph
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