Mrs Funnybones: She's just like You and a lot like Me

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stars, not because a flawless literary gem, but only for reaching out to me at the perfect moment, when I was craving for a humorous, empathetic voice with which I could identify with. The Indian manual of makeovers has some explicit instructions when it comes to beautifying our homes for celebrations.

This book talks about the day to day life of Twinkle Khanna; her kids, her famous mother and husband, the superstar Akshay Kumar. Talking about the other kids who feature in the picture, it's Hrithik in a black and white check shirt, sitting besides sister Sunaina, who is twinning with him in a black and white salwar suit. However, there is such a thing as too much self-degrading humour and after a point the words become repetitive and predictive.While her writing quality isn't out of the ordinary, the messages she conveys are totally identifiable, if you're a married Indian woman with/without kids today. Early on, in filmy fashion, she distances herself from the “autobiographical” nature of the book, its embellishments, she warns people, real and somewhat imagined, are not entirely true to her life. If it hadn't been Twinkle Khanna who wrote this, most of the people won't even know about this crappy book but like I said at the beginning, talk about privilege. The best part is that Khanna does not try to hide that she comes from a famous and privileged family, she does not feel sorry or embarrased about it.

i usually just read self help, diet, clearing the clutter books but i discovered the author is the wife of my favorite bollywood actor and found her to be amazing as well. I think it's true when she says that Mrs Funnybones is "a bit like you and a lot like me" Maybe there's a Mrs Funnybones in all of us who we could channel sometimes to preserve our sanity! If she would have taken up writing since her debut in films, she would have been an established author by now having a few movies up her sleeve based on her books. Her cleverness shines here as she mentions her side of the story and actually gets the reader to empathise with her.

I've been following her on Twitter for quite a while now, and have been a fan of her tweets and columns.