Guess what else was rele... by Nimish Dubey on Openvy

Guess what else was released on September 12? #NowReading

him

How’s the first impression?

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Himanshu

How’s the first impression?

Lots of detail. Okish narration but he should stick to writing about dead folks

him

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Nimish

Lots of detail. Okish narration but he should stick to writing about dead folks

Waiting for more sir

Shubhash

I have read some biographies and I see a pattern. This can’t just be coincidence.

him

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Shubhash

I have read some biographies and I see a pattern. This can’t just be coincidence.

The narrative looks pretty blah from the screenshots

Shubhash

The first few chapters about his childhood days, SA, ancestory etc. Yes.

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Himanshu

The narrative looks pretty blah from the screenshots

It seems written in a hurry. Reminding me a little of the Jobs book. Parts of it are nice but the flow is erratic.

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him

And yet, I see a few good things coming out of such books

1. Good to know life of such people, anyway

2. You realise that in absence of great writing, one must not stop or procrastinate. There’s a possibility of success anyway!

nitin

Pardon my ignorance, but shouldn’t biographies be written for only no-longer-alive people? Life has got so much potential that such biographies seem unfair & incomplete. I think Nimish here can share his experience comparing the biographies of living & dead people.

him

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Nitin

Pardon my ignorance, but shouldn’t biographies be written for only no-longer-alive people? Life has got so much potential that such biographies seem unfair & incomplete. I think Nimish here can share his experience comparing the biographies of living & dead people.

I’d love to know why you believe that

Have you read Delivering Happiness @nitin?

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Himanshu

Have you read Delivering Happiness @nitin?

Delivering happiness is an autobiography, if I’m not mistaken. I’m talking biographies here.

him

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Nitin

Delivering happiness is an autobiography, if I’m not mistaken. I’m talking biographies here.

You’re right. I was saying from the perspective of autobiography being a biography anyway! Some lives are too interesting to wait for them to pass away before we get to know about them. I feel so is true for how some interesting companies are formed — I’ve read about Twitter, Netflix, Disney, Nike, for example

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Himanshu

1. Good to know life of such people, anyway

Oh yes, but I am a little concerned about the presentation. He seems a little star struck

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Himanshu

2. You realise that in absence of great writing, one must not stop or procrastinate. There’s a possibility of success anyway!

Egad, my editors would be scandalised. But some copy always beats no copy.

Nitin

Pardon my ignorance, but shouldn’t biographies be written for only no-longer-alive people? Life has got so much potential that such biographies seem unfair & incomplete. I think Nimish here can share his experience comparing the biographies of living & dead people.

Well, classically a biography written a while after the demise of the subject is best as it allows a very objective perspective. That said, as @him pointed out, it always helps to know as much as we can of folks who change the world. Also publishers prefer bringing out books about the already living as they generally have a larger audience while alive.

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Himanshu

You’re right. I was saying from the perspective of autobiography being a biography anyway! Some lives are too interesting to wait for them to pass away before we get to know about them. I feel so is true for how some interesting companies are formed — I’ve read about Twitter, Netflix, Disney, Nike, for example

Exactly. I agree. A big point to keep in mind, though, is how balanced the author is. Often they go off on tangents. I cannot remember reading a single balanced biography of an Indian cricketer in recent times.

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Nimish

Egad, my editors would be scandalised. But some copy always beats no copy.

Hard thing to realise. A lot of potential authors cease to write coz they think they lack the the potential to author anything.

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Himanshu

Hard thing to realise. A lot of potential authors cease to write coz they think they lack the the potential to author anything.

That’s true. A big fault lies with editors who try too hard to belittle work rather than praising it. Mind you, the flip side is that on some levels there is so much trash floating around that everyone thinks they can write.

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Nimish

That’s true. A big fault lies with editors who try too hard to belittle work rather than praising it. Mind you, the flip side is that on some levels there is so much trash floating around that everyone thinks they can write.

Yes sir, absolutely. Famous stuff that’s inherently trash 🗑️