Nirmala \u0026 Normala by Sowmya Rajendran

Nirmala \u0026 Normala Reviews

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  Nirmala & Normala, is anything but Normal. Mostly, it is one of those books that make you go, for the lack of a better summation, 'WTF!'
  While I understand that it was meant to be a parody on your typical bollyood potboilers, that doesn't mean that the parody itself should be lacking a decent plot.
  It includes a running joke about one of the characters judging her boyfriend for reading Chetan Bhagat's Three Mistakes of My Life. Sorry to say, but Three Mistakes was leagues better than this... and I DETEST Chetan Bhagat.
  
  On the bright side, its kind of a page turner because you just keep on turning pages in hopes of the story getting better. But Alas! Disappointment is all you end up getting.
  Highly avoidable.
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  Roanna

  (Several instances in the book had me giggling out loud... As did some of the background drawings within the bigger illustrations, etc.)
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  Swathi Bhaskaran

  This book is best read in paper. I read it in Kindle and didn't enjoy as much.
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  Aravindan Srinivasan

  Graphic novel of 12B and Thamizh Padam sambaar..
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  Yogesh Jangam

  why?
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  Shreela Sen

  I am into "graphic novels" (!!) right now. I liked this book a lot. Why I have only rated this 3 star (I'm a very generous rater)is for 2 reasons. 1st, I got badly confused at one point. The "checked shirt" was not mentioned earlier, & Normala starts checking on him at the same time as her stalker. I thought that "checked shirt" IS the stalker. This was not good for the reader.
  2nd,is that Normala is too much like me! & though I LOVE that, it makes her "less than normal", because, I am not "normal" by the NORMS ... I'm basically an intellectual snob, & so, I felt, is Normala. I would have rated the novel higher if Normala was indeed the normal kind of girl, who wishes her life to be like movies - like Nirmala's (Normala is more of the "High thinking simple living" kind), but still actually have a mundane ordinary life governed by laws of physics & nosy aunts :D
  I also felt a bit disappointed at the basic simplistic-ness of the plot. Graphic for sure, but fell short of a novel.
  The best part is the drawings. They are brilliantly simple, "basic"& caricature-like, & full of tongue-in-cheek details! I re-"read" the book several times to catch more of the details, & they made me guffaw very many times, & smile, at the least.
  
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  Arunima

  Not a big fan of this book. There's not any story to this. It just shows the difference between the lives of two twins separated at birth. Nirmala: an actress who has a great life. Normala: an average Indian girl, she has difficulties in her life but is a sweet girl. Nirmala's life is not realistic at all. The story basically has no plot. It is enjoyable to read if you are bored.
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  Ushnav Shroff

  An unusually quick read, this was finished between the stations of Vasai and Borivali, on a chilly Tuesday morning.
  
  While the lack of a confident plot can be annoying at times, Nirmala & Normala sort of make up for it with the adorable artwork, and (at times) filmy dialogues. On the plus side, the artwork has been done justice, more so, in black and white.
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  Vishesh Unni

  Bollywood vs the real through the story of two girls. A fun quick read.
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  Payal

  Highly entertaining graphic novel, but I think it fell short of being truly memorable. Full review at:
  http://writeside.net/books/others/nir...
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  Supriya J

  This was so bizarre and hilarious. I loved it :) Thank you to my dear friend Vivek for giving this to me :)
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  Arya

  A hilarious parody of a Bollywood movie!