Beloved bread
and butter and other stories
Author: Chaitanya Vyas
Publisher: Cyberwit.net
Rating: 1.5/5
Summary
“Beloved bread and butter and other
stories” is a collection of short stories by Dr. Chaitanya Vyas. The author has
penned down various subjects and has tried his best to make every story as
thought provoking as it can be.
My opinion
The very first impression of the
book is a total failure because the title in itself is baffling. It is neither
attractive nor indicative of anything. Another turn off is the blurb, which has
been written in a slapdash way. The concept or the main theme of the book is
not clear. The cover could have been made better by using more images/ sketches
and a catchy font.
The font- style and size, is not the
one that is generally preferred but looks fine as the content is lucid and
legible. I longed for a content section, though. The stories are subtle and
deep. The climax is good in almost all the stories but the body seems rigid. A
more flexible/ varied approach could have done the trick.
Majority of the stories have a fair
storyline and cater to various audience groups. For example, ‘A ghost of a
chance’ can be classified as kids’ story. But the editing and proofreading of
the book is awful. Even the punctuation (inverted commas) are different for
every story. The tenses, punctuation, sentence formation and grammar is wrong.
Moreover, there are blunders in the titles too (eg. ‘A ghost of a chance’
should ideally be ‘The Ghost of a chance’).
Overall, a book that is not recommended
by me.
Sincere advice: Please proofread and edit your work
before giving it for publication. Secondly, read more books to improvise on
setting of the plot.
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Review copy: courtesy Cyberwit.net
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