24. Review of "50 Cups of Coffee" – Khushnuma Daruwala

Review of “50 Cups of Coffee” – Khushnuma Daruwala

- The woes and throes of finding Mr. Right

In my days of blissful spinsterhood, I hit the matrimonial websites a few times. Sometimes to do window shopping for myself and other times for my cousins or friends. I didn’t spend much time in selecting my husband (soulmate sounds too dramatic for my emotionally frigid half). After a couple of dates (read meetings), he said ‘Yes’, I said ‘Okay’ and off went both families deciding upon a convenient date and location to celebrate the nuptial bond. But hey, that is what makes the ‘arranged’ in an arranged marriage. That’s all for my heart-rending story. Pretty boring, eh?

So, here I chanced upon ’The Woes and Throes of finding Mr. Right’ by Ms. Daruwala. Oh, and how I miss going through the same agony in my time, to have lived up as a snob and be the one to say ‘Yes’ or ‘No’. She makes me want to do the deed again just for the kicks and meeting the variety of guys out there. This book is not a story; there is no plot or continuity. It is a series of encounters which Diya has on her hunt for the perfect life partner. Some are hilarious, others melodramatic and a few downright pity worthy. It has the ‘woes’, yes. It has the ‘throes’, hell yes. From leery eyed men to momma’s boys and commitment phobics, she faces them all with a smile/smirk/scrunch/storm as and when required.

The scenarios are oh-so-real and the thoughts which are compiled are something many of us have gone through some time or the other. The correlation with coffee is not coincidental but a very important factor in ramblings for a ‘groom-wanted’ mind. The search goes on from following traditional no to ‘divorcees’ to a modern outlook and settling for seeing ‘only 3-months married divorcee’. From not being the one to suggest meeting point or paying up for coffees shared to being a stalker lady out to scavenge all bits of digital footprints left off by the ex. This one has got it all.

My take: Please read it, you all. If you are looking for your Mr. Right, you are in the same boat and if you are married, read it for the rehash and some pointers to dish out to every unsuspecting single you care for.

Oh, and did I mention what a cute cover this book has. Loved it!

Book Courtesy: Vivek Tejuja (Flipkart)

PS: Do not expect a ‘happy ever after’ ending, because the search for Mr. Right doesn’t stop at Ms. Adjustment marrying Mr. Make-Do.