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Buddha Da - Anne Donovan

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1 Jun 9th, 2009 

6 Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful

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Might learn something about Buddhism

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Written in dialect, hard to read

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I bought this book a couple of months ago after reading a positive review in a magazine. However, there was something slightly important that the review left out. But first;

'Buddha Da tells the endearing story of a working-class Glaswegian man who discovers Buddhism, rejects old habits and seeks a life more meaningful, only to alienate his immediate family in the process'

So all sounds good, I was interested in this because I recently studied the Dalai Lama and found Buddhism and everything surrounding the DL fascinating. The book arrived, nice looking cover, 344 pages so not too long, then I read the first page.

Now, I read A LOT - but this totally threw me. The book is written in Galswegian dialect, here's an example;

"He'd dae anythin for a laugh so he wid; went doon the shops wi a perra knickers on his heid, tellt the wifie next door we'd won the lottery ans were flittin tae Barbados, but that wis daft stuff compared tae whit he's went and done noo. He's turned intae a Buddhist".


Ok, so it's easy enough to figure out what they're saying here, but in parts, even after reading and re-reading, I still couldn't figure out what they were saying. It gave me a headache and I didn't make it to the second chapter.

Therfore, I can't really review the story. It sounds good enough, but I'm just warning you, it may take some work in figuring out what they're saying.

The Sunday Times described the book as "deliciously corkscrewed"; well that's one way of putting it...


 

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hughesmonger 09.06.2009 15:14

Good review. ^_^

Fiver29 09.06.2009 15:01

One to avoid then. TY

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Buddha Da - Anne Donovan - review by hiker

Advantages: An interesting premise, beautifully executed
Disadvantages: Might take a few pages to settle into the lingo

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Buddha Da - Anne Donovan - review by Agglida

Advantages: A fscinating insight into someone search for answers - in a most unusual place
Disadvantages: Some people might struggle with the dialect at first

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Buddha Da - Anne Donovan - review by LMA89

Advantages: Strength of setting and emotion, unpredictable storyine, realistic ending
Disadvantages: Some may find the use of Scots offputting

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