Kaleidoscope-
Colours of life
Author: Inderjit Kaur
Publisher: Notionpress.com
Rating: 2.5/5
Patience helps you endure all the
troubles and issues that bother you. When you reach a stage, where the only
remaining option is to release the things that are clinging on to you and pause
your life, you feel enlightened and feel the positive impact of the change, and
you no longer see yourself a victim of life.
Kaleidoscope – Colours of Life is a
tapestry of inspiring stories, suggestive poignant thoughts and ideologies that
serve as a guide in every stage of life. Interlaced with threads of experiences
of life and the lessons learnt from them, the book depicts seven inspiring
stories weaved into the magnificent array of a rainbow. Charting the various
shades of life, the book further highlights the ups and downs of each of the
characters, who are embedded here as a metaphor for a rainbow, in the patio of
a plethora of circumstances.
By sharing wisdom, experiences and
insights, Kaleidoscope – Colours of Life intends to deliver a message that will
inspire and empower the readers to sense happiness and contentment, and help
them to navigate life as a truly confident individual.
Grab this book to know more!
My opinion
The overall concept of the book is
nice. The cover is catchy and the title also suits the
purpose.
The font (size and style) is fine
and the layout is neat. The blurb has such exemplary vocabulary that the
readers might develop that urge to turn the pages and read what is written. The
stories have an amalgamation of personal experience and an added note by the
author. The attempt is to capitalize on the same idea and try to make readers
understand the complexities of life.
But the positivity of the content is
neutralized by the drawbacks:
· There text is grammatically
incorrect. Time and again the readers can spot incorrect tense usage, for
example:
Page 4: “With spiritual songs being played in the background, the mesmerizing aroma
of incense sticks encompassing the place, and sun rays percolating
through the window pane like a halo, which produced a majestic setup of the
tiny workshop.” Here the –ing form makes the sentence sound incomplete.
Page 5: I found his visiting card in a pocket of your bag and couldn’t help
asking about it. Him here
would have been the correct pronoun.
Page 5: There is repetition of the
same idea and that too using the exact words: I lost my wife and my son in an accident.
· Some lines do not send across a
clear meaning: “We can’t avoid these
vulnerabilities when times reflect the meetings of friendship into betrayal.”
· The colons and semi- colons have
been used incorrectly and that changes the meaning the of the sentences
· The inclusion of personal ideas
in between the ongoing story or narration breaks the flow of reading. Although the
message being conveyed is powerful but the words/ sentences used to put it
across lack lucidity
· Every chapter lacks editing
· Even in the last page which has the
author introduction section, the text lacks proper punctuation (Full stop and
capitalization)- Following are the links)
Overall, the concept of the book is
appreciable but the lack of proper editing acts as negative factor.
PS: I would have given 03/05 but the
mistakes put me in a black mood.
Overall, good effort by the author!
Best Wishes!
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Review Copy: Provided by ARUDHA
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