A Case of Exploding Mangoes

I am not sure how i came to know about this book. For sure, it has got something to do with one of the google searches related to Pakistan, but couldn't pinpoint the exact one.

This is quite an interesting book, mainly because of its satirical humor. (hmm...this made me realize why i am a regular reader of few Pakistani blogs :))

There is always a line or two which makes one laugh for every 2 pages. Although, at times, there seems to be an overdose of satires, it kept the reader stick to the book.

It would've been better, if the descriptions in few places weren't so elaborate (ex, Ali explaining his dark cell in Fort) and also length of the book is slightly on the longer side at the end. Also, few instances were quite shocking, but this might not be a general issue as it would vary for different readers!

One point though, i would've preferred a slightly better happy ending because Baby-O character is really good!

Here is an article by the author which highly motivated me to read this book.

It has received good review from Amazon reviewers.

Also, this is one of the shortlists in Booker Longlists...well, yes, Booker prize announces a longlist first, followed by a shortlist :)
Here is an article from Guardian regarding this year's longlist entries.

BTW, there are 3 Indian authors in this list (interestingly, i remember reading an article sometime back that eventhough Salman Rushdie was born in India, he currently holds a Pakistani passport and not an Indian one.)