‘Who Let the Dork Out’ by Sidin Vadukut- A Review

If there’s any writer who has written book after funny book that makes one laugh aloud then it is Dave Barry for me. Until recently there was no Indian writer who wrote such books until Sidin Vadukut came along with his ‘Dork’ trilogy. From what humor books I’ve read some writers line funny lines, some writers create funny characters and some writers create funny situations. But so far I haven’t read any book with funny characters in funny situations uttering funny lines all through until I read the first Sidin Vadukut book. In his very first book itself Vadukut revealed his comic genius creating the Robin ‘Einstein’ Varghese character who is one of the goofiest characters I’ve read so far.

Like the first and the second ‘Dork’ titles the latest in the ‘Dork’ trilogy ‘Who Let the Dork Out’ is also outrageously funny beginning with the title. The jokes in it fly in it like bullets in a machine gun, one after the other, leaving you breathless with laughter. ‘Who Let the Dork Out’ is another caper of Eistein told to us in the dairy format. This is a real masterstroke the way Einstein makes his entries in the diary. The merest hint of something makes one break into loud laughter, like bringing up the name of Raveena Tandon, Anushka Sharma, Joy Alukkas and so on.

The first paragraph of the book begins with a bang, with a fantastic joke, and from then on the jokes take the reader on a hilarious journey into a crazy caper. The casual manner in which Einstein utters his lines or expresses his thoughts aloud is simply inimitable. In 'Who Let the Dork Out' Lederman's Einstein gets into the business of managing things for the 'Allied Victory Games 2010' on behalf of the Govt of India. There's the usual cast- Gauri, Sugandh, his bosses mixed with more new characters like Kedarji, Bala, Joyyonto, Jesal and of course, Colonel Kalbag to give the readers a heady dose of original funny stuff that'll split your sides if you don't pause in between chapters.

A single and casual mention of some famous names like Jhumpa Lahiri, Prince Charles, Subhas Chandra Bose and the way he takes potshots at all Bengalis and also Malayalis, his constant references to China is all very hilarious. It is all so original and funny you can read the book any number of times and laugh like you did the first time you read it. Sidin Vadukut's 'Who Let the Dork Out' is 252 pages of pure hilarity.