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By: CHCH 449
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2025-03-07 15:53:32 |
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A very mixed reaction to this book... some loved it and scored it 4.5; others couldn't finish it (boring and waste of time). However, it did lead to an amusing conversation including India, milk and cows' urine. |
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By: AUCK 116
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2024-10-07 12:01:35 |
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We all really liked this book. A well-written quirky book, mainly about the cow and its place in Indian society and customs. |
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By: PICT 001
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2024-07-18 09:53:03 |
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Everyone enjoyed this book, learnt about cows and culture. Thought it light reading, but interested in reading another of Shoba's books. |
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By: WESTP 001
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2023-09-14 13:56:27 |
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A delightful read with lots of humour and interesting information about the history of cows in India, their importance in Indian culture, and aspects of Hinduism. It was easy to visualise the scenes portrayed in the story. |
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By: CHCH 240
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2023-03-24 11:58:24 |
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Mixed reactions to this book - and most persevered. Informative and we learned a lot about cow milk, urine and dung! An interesting writing style of self-analysis and a mild quirky sense of humour- but she is a writer. |
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By: MARTIN 003
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2022-10-20 14:44:55 |
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We enjoyed the entertaining writing style and insight into Indian traditions. |
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By: AMBER 006
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2022-05-13 10:59:22 |
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There were lovers and loathers of this one - two loathed it, two loved it and the remaining eight rated it slightly above average. Most found the historical facts interesting. It generated plenty of discussion and stories of living and travelling in India, of catching cholera near Bangalore in early 1960s and attributing her recovery to raw milk. No one felt they would recommend it. |
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By: WINT 002
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2021-11-01 10:15:09 |
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Got a little bit boring after a while. Somewhat interesting. |
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By: GRETA 001
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2021-09-10 12:07:08 |
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Delightful read. Very informative as well as entertaining. Highly recommended. |
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By: WAIHEK 001
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2021-08-25 13:46:39 |
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An intriguing look at Indian culture, and cows in particular. We felt we learnt a lot, and there was discussion about NZ dairy farming and the treatment of cows here. The discussion questions were very helpful. |
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By: CHCH 176
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2021-07-22 12:48:47 |
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A small group at the meeting, but members unanimously agreed they LOVED the book. A great insight into Indian life, rural and urban. All felt they learned a great deal about Indian (Hindu) culture, and their reasons for revering the cow. A1/A2 milk stimulated a great discussion. |
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By: WELL 020
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2021-07-05 12:23:28 |
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Most of our members really enjoyed reading the book - depicting a totally different lifestyle to our own. Clever quotations were read to the group and we all laughed. However, one did NOT enjoy this book - not sure if she read all the book. |
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By: TEKUI 002
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2021-06-11 10:26:17 |
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Easy read, interesting to learn about all the different types of cows and a different culture. |
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By: COROM 002
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2021-05-13 14:45:33 |
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An enjoyable little book, written by an interesting lady. Having lived in India and America, she was able to give us a real insight into life on various levels in India today - its history, culture, beliefs, and how they affect the people's day-to-day lives in city and country. Cows and all their uses, food and recipes, language, traditions, customs, rituals, religion, business - it's all in there! Very good notes, and good discussion. |
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By: QUEEN 006
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2020-11-30 14:15:01 |
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Very different in subject matter from our usual selections. Well-written, easy to read, episodic in structure so most of us read it in installments. Fascinating details about Indian culture, Hinduism and folklore. Several will change to A2 milk as a result of reading this book. |
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By: STRAT 001
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2020-09-30 13:51:55 |
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From a dairy-farming district, there was plenty to discuss about cows! It was an education on the use of ALL cow products that are used in India. Also discussed the relevance of heritage in our lives. |
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By: GISB 003
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2020-08-10 13:55:24 |
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Our group all enjoyed this book. |
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By: MOSG 004
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2020-08-05 14:25:01 |
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Great book. Learnt much about Hinduism and cows, and had a good laugh. |
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By: TAUR 016
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2020-06-08 13:55:45 |
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A charming tale, but not a lot of enthusiasm for this book! |
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By: TAUP 011
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2020-06-08 13:43:32 |
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Most of our group enjoyed this despite it being a bit slow to get into. We enjoyed being made aware of such a different culture. |
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By: WAIKA 001
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2020-05-22 13:23:26 |
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We all enjoyed this book and it was great to read it during the lockdown. The book was very interesting and we all learnt a lot about Indian culture and relationships. The history of milk along with the myths was informative. |
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By: THAM 005
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2019-09-27 12:15:46 |
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The depiction of life in India, the customs and beliefs and the importance of the cow was interesting and at times amusing but some felt it was repetitive and a few got bored with it. Members who were familiar with India tended to enjoy this more than others. 3 out of our 12 members rated it as one of their best books while 2 rated it as below average and the rest gave it an average rating. |
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