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The book was a very important gift for Gogol because he never received a birthday present from his father. This was the first time that Ashoke gave a gift to his son upon its birthday. Gogol was surprised when he saw his father holding the gift wrapped with left over from Christmas. His father had a difficult time finding the book for Gogol, he ordered the book from England, which took serval months to arrive. Meanwhile, Gogol felt discontent with his father because the book was completely boring. As gratitude towards his father, Gogol flipped some pages of the book to show his father that he was delighted with the present.

Question: Should've Ashoke picked a different gift for Gogol?
I think yes because since Gogol is a teenager, his interested

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