for readers the prose isnt too great and has grammatical errors too this doesnt augur well for a reader and kolkata might also be rejecting such literature finally there is a humorous take on this scenario from advaita kala the author of almost single with tongue firmly in cheek kala says there is a strange similarity between mumbais voting habits and kolkatas english bookbuying habits mumbaikars claim that voting is important but on the day of polls only 30 people turn up to cast their votes so it is with kolkata people love to talk books and even read them but when it comes to buying english language books kolkata isnt magnanimous enough