Here are a few reviews on the book, courtesy zine5.com:

Media Reviews

David Charters in the Daily Post (Liverpool)
"A kind of Bill Bryson... Both have a sense of whimsy,
drawing their truths from the routines of life, which
can be described in a humorous way, occasionally
reaching for a greater truth... Sadly the world is
being shrunk... We should record the qualities that
made us different while there is still time. That
seems to be the common ambition of Todhunter and Bryson"

Lalitha Sridhar in Madras Plus, The Economic Times (Chennai)
"The first-time writer's style does not fake embellishments or create clever semantic devices. Self-deprecatingly blunt, the author himself admits that "certain things are glossed over or remain untouched."...
"Through chapters that seem to race breathlessly, the writer is offered a lead role in a film, encounters lost (and sometimes found) souls, falls in love with disarming honesty, swills philosophy with Pepsi, zooms to Pondy on "the back of an Enfield"..."It might be best to end with the final words, "Eventually I thought I was good enough - good enough to write a book." He is."
Prassana Srinivasan in The Hindu (Chennai)"Being more than just a travelogue, Colin has tried to bring out the feelings of a traveller from a writer's perspective...
"Although, Colin has recalled some of the not-so-comfortable situations that he has found himself in, the light-hearted narrative makes reading entertaining. The finest example is the chapter where Colin falls sick and is not able to reach a doctor immediately. Though it is one of those 'uncomfortable' situations, the wit and vivacity with which they are narrated makes for interesting reading."
Dhanya Parthasarathy in The New Indian Express (Chennai) "Colin Todhunter, born in Liverpool, ponderer on the permanency of disillusionment, [has] recorded his rock and roll journey in India in his book, Chasing Rainbows in Chennai."

N. Vengadessin in News Today (Chennai)
"...one should agree that 'Colin's writing is very original and honest' to use Ashokamitran's words."
"Chasing Rainbows in Chennai is a must read for those who want to feel the pulse of a place..."

Peter Grant in the Liverpool Echo
"Travelling and travelwriting with a difference"

Claire Wilson in Bootle Times

"An adventurous backpacker who uprooted from his home to travel around India... ...a book about his escapades"

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