An appreciation

I had recently given one of my novels to one of my colleagues. She took the book on a weekend and did not utter a word on Monday. Out of curiosity I asked her 'did you have time to go through the book?' She said that she finished reading the book. The book has more than 300 pages, demi size. But she had finished it! I asked when. She said I completed the book in one sitting on Saturday night. Real good feel I had. But then I remembered. One of my cousins told the same thing. your book was unputdowanable. My sister also had told the same thing. I started at 9 pm and when I put down the book I realized that the time was 2 am! This is what any author loves to hear. your book is readable, highly readable etc., Many of the books I have read are like that. They say A person who won't read a book does not have any advantage over a person who can't. The books are the best friends for life. They don't change colors. They remain same. But the funny thing is that a book you loved when you were 15 may not be likable when you are 30 and as the age progresses the ideas change, may be due to the experiences. I have heard a harikatha about an incident in Ramayan. Ms.Vishakha Hari was mentioning that Ramayan is understood by people differently at different ages. May be that is why it is still one of the best epics of the world.