Some love stories never die. They are eternal and as relevant today as they were hundreds of year ago. Love story of Rajula, a woman from Bhotiya commSome love stories never die. They are eternal and as relevant today as they were hundreds of year ago. Love story of Rajula, a woman from Bhotiya community living in upper regions of Uttarakhand bordering Pithoragharh and a crown prince of Katyur dynasty spread around Kumaon with its capital as Bairath, testifies the travails of times. It causes flutters in the hearts of young lovers of today who know what makes one lover die for the other. It makes the 'grown-ups' homesick, as the story dwells on the great details of the mountainous socio-cultural eco system.
Though there are many versions of the folklore, told and retold many times over the expanse of the mountain state, yet the main spine of the story remains the same: a commoner girl from traders community of migrant Tibetans falls in love with a prince of a small kingdom. The lovers leave no stone unturned to meet and unite. Without much deviating from the basic story, I have woven it with incidents and intercourse which will be believable to the readers of twenty first century.
The foreword for this book has been written by well known Hindi writer Dr. Harisuman Bisht.
As the title suggests, FLAKE – Friendship Love and Killer Escapades by Pankaj Giri and Apoorv Wanikar is yet another tale of college life, friendshipsAs the title suggests, FLAKE – Friendship Love and Killer Escapades by Pankaj Giri and Apoorv Wanikar is yet another tale of college life, friendships, love, and plethora of other incidences happened during a four year journey in the engineering college. The story revolves around three friends Prakash, Purvesh, and Tenzing (and many more, who appear later on the scene), who took admission in an engineering college aptly named, RIP College. The story is based on real life episodes that transpired in the life of young students, and predictably covers love, lust, ambitions, and skirmishes that obviously take place in order to survive and appear best in the lot.
Friendship Love and Killer Escapades by Pankaj Giri and Apoorv Wanikar is the debut novel by the collaborating young authors. The story is interesting and binds the reader to read more till the end. Though many turns and episodes in the storyline are predictable, as happens in the college-life-real-escapades of the protagonists, yet it keeps the reader glued to the pages. Given the first time authors, this is a really appreciable effort.
The authors can be criticized for frequently using uncommon words and phrases. Some of the words like ‘sexiness’, ‘cuteness’, etc. have found wrong grammatical usage. Similarly, some of the words and phrases like ‘tout de suite’, ‘anent’, ére long’, érgo’ etc. irritatingly overused and appear every next paragraph of the story. Notwithstanding the unwanted and erroneous grammatical usage, the language is successful in carrying the intended message to the reader.
The chapter layout is in chronicle order and the main protagonists have been suitably introduced. But within chapter, the reader finds sudden change or unrelated episode in the next paragraph. Though, some of such sudden jumps have been demarcated by a dotted line, yet the reader finds it unrelated to the chapter.
Overall, a good and appreciable effort. Hope to get more such literary works from the computer engineers. 3.5 Rating. ...more
Deviations: A Detectives Seagate... by Mike Markel was available on kindle and was recommended by my group. This is a finely written mystery in the fiDeviations: A Detectives Seagate... by Mike Markel was available on kindle and was recommended by my group. This is a finely written mystery in the first person. Karen, self-proclaimed alcoholic, who was fired once, probably for drinking on duty, was reinstated. Reinstated to investigate a murder. And, she, along with her colleagues did it, meticulously.
The flow of the events in the story is smooth, and the language flawless. Though, at places, the reader loses interest, as it seems to be pulling the story. But everything cannot be exciting in a novel. ...more
I received a copy of The Adventures and Trials of Vikotam by Vikram Pinto as a Goodreads giveaway. So, ek review to banataa hai (it deserves a review I received a copy of The Adventures and Trials of Vikotam by Vikram Pinto as a Goodreads giveaway. So, ek review to banataa hai (it deserves a review here). This is a good beginning for Pinto as an author. His classes in creative writing have definitely helped him. The passages are terse and the language crispy. The chapters go on describing one trial after another, which is undoubtedly a personal account of the author.
But the chapters have no connect. It would have been a better effort if the follow of events was placed in a form of novel, using bit imagination. The text has been narrated in third person, but suddenly the author jumps to first person. Perhaps it was impossible for the author to differentiate between Vikotam and Vikram. 'Shit..shit..shitty' has been used to described some thoughts frequently, which I could not fathom well. Rest, best of luck to Pinto....more
I received a copy of Vanamala and the Cephalopod by Shalini Srinivasan as a Goodreads giveaway gift.
Written for the teenager league, the novel is jusI received a copy of Vanamala and the Cephalopod by Shalini Srinivasan as a Goodreads giveaway gift.
Written for the teenager league, the novel is just excellent. The storyline is what easily gels with the target audience and language flows like river. Though, it was difficult for me to concentrate, as I am not used to reading children's stuff. ...more
Thanks for the publishers and author for making this book available through Goodreads giveaway.
Most of the real life stories don't make an interestingThanks for the publishers and author for making this book available through Goodreads giveaway.
Most of the real life stories don't make an interesting read, unless they are polished with the splash of sensationalizing, tantalizing, and mysterious twists in the plots. Confessions of an MBA and other stories by Vinod Kaul falls into this trap. Most of the stories in the book are unable to bind a reader except 'The Final Goodbye' which narrates the plight of Kashmiri pundits in the terror-hit town of Srinagar. Though Kaul had tried to make the stories interesting by narrating sensuous incidents with female characters like Julie, Kalpna, and others, yet they provide only momentary glue for readers to turn the pages.
The language and presentation of the book is fine, though the flow of the language and choice of phrases is more of a newspaper article than a poetic, touching, and imprinting style of a storytelling....more
