tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11436571.post8254745837256492696..comments2023-12-11T17:05:49.509+05:30Comments on john cheeran: Shantaram: a memoir or novel?johncheeranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11242462725219820000noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11436571.post-63893001443205404232008-04-18T18:22:00.000+05:302008-04-18T18:22:00.000+05:30I think Shantaram is the story of a person who liv...I think Shantaram is the story of a person who lived his life with an intensity that we rarely come across.There is a very refreshing honesty about all that he did and more importantly an intelligent assimilation of all his experiences which in itself speaks about his moral fibre and intellectual acumen.Whether he went in to a song of adjectives about his muse or not,I think he did a scintillating job of being inspired and inspiring others. Shantaram is a tangible experience of that allusive concept of ACTIVE GOODNESS in this world.<BR/>KSDshantalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03618033546934029583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11436571.post-55303191673240649362008-02-26T10:04:00.000+05:302008-02-26T10:04:00.000+05:30i enjoyed shantaram very much, and in response to ...i enjoyed shantaram very much, and in response to Mr Cheeran's comment, i don't believe that there is such a thing as a dangerous combination for a writer, however or wherever their ideas stem from is irrelevant to the interest they may trigger by the telling of their story. <BR/>Also Mr Cheeran, you say that this story could only be written by a junkie like thats a bad thing, if some thing as beautiful as shantaram can come forth from such a negative experience as heroin addiction, is that not a positive thing?kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05504113290133093199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11436571.post-19541360877415276332007-01-28T00:24:00.000+05:302007-01-28T00:24:00.000+05:30I saw Greg Roberts being interviewed - he said the...I saw Greg Roberts being interviewed - he said the major incidents are all true. <br /><br />I liked his writing for the most part - I could picture the events he described in my head, which is my definition of a good writer.Mosilagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08293536314807508468noreply@blogger.com