Book Review: Love Forever @ Rajpath by Kalpana Mishra

Love Forever @ Rajpath

Author: Kalpana Mishra

Publisher: Srishti Publications

Rating: 3/5

Summary

Love needs no season to blossom. Love needs no reason to blossom. Shalini and Kartik, however much they try, fall in the clutches of love and cannot help but drink the love potion. But life is not a cake walk! “Love forever @ Rajpath” offers a potpourri of emotions, drama, commitments, obligations, traditions and love. Set up in a Government Office, this love story will serve as a delight. But wait- is it only a love story? No. This book exposes the deceptive façade of the Zabaria Marriages and qualifies to be an eye opener.

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My opinion

Love Forever @ Rajpath” is a pot boiler with all the essential ingredients of love, trust, traditions, relationships, awareness, sacrifice and realization. The cover of the book is fine but the title is a little ambiguous. I think a subtler title would have served the purpose. The author has successfully maintained the flow but as the reader draws closer to the end of the book, the plot becomes very much predictable. The beginning of the story is engaging but the end could have been better. The typesetting, font (style, size), editing and proof reading are fine (Kudos Srishti Publishers).

The characterization of the protagonists has been done nicely. There is a perfect balance in the roles of the characters and that is reflected all throughout. The narration is lucid and the dialogs are short and crisp. The printing quality is superb and the storyline is engaging.

Overall, a good book with which the readers can relate themselves.

Best wishes to the author!

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Book Review: Life Mantras by Subrata R. Sahara

Life Mantras

Author: Subrata Roy Sahara

Publisher: Rupa Publishers

Rating: 4/5

Summary

Confucius has correctly said- Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated. It is the mind that bulldozes the person to do what ought not be done. Why make life complicated when the simple solutions are just a thought away? “Life Mantras” is a sincere attempt by Subrata R. Sahara, to throw light on the delicate and hidden threads that hold the life together. It is these threads that need to be cherished and nourished so that they become stronger with each passing day. This is not a tale; this is not a learning; this is not a collection of experiences. Instead, this book offers a simplified and more realistic approach to understand the complexities of life.

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My opinion

“Life Mantras” is not the usual nonfiction novella. It outlines the secrets of living a happy life, in broad strokes. The title of the book is direct and apt. The cover of the book is subtle and catchy. I would like to compliment the quality offered by Rupa Publication. It is top notch! The author has carefully taken care of the blurb and presented it with utmost precision and care. The font (style, size) is perfect. The layout, content section, division of chapters, and the typesetting is fine.

Coming to the content in the book, the book is magic. For the ones who have a flair for nonfiction books and are open to varied perspectives, this book will definitely be well liked. The author has used lucid and extremely simple language (boon for all people, in general and loss for the ones seeking creative writing). Nevertheless, this book does not leave its readers like a lost ball in high weeds, for it relates to everybody. Some of the chapters that proved out to be excellent were ‘Motivation’, ‘Mood’ and ‘Ego’. They are bound to ring a bell and force the readers to take a trip down the memory lane.

Although the editing and proofreading is fine, I did not quite like the simplicity of language. But this cannot be counted as the drawback. Somewhere, the uncomplicated words forced me to toy with the idea and not ponder.

But all said and done, the book definitely aces the test. Yet another marvelous feat by the author and the concept is worthy of appreciation.

PS: The book might not be liked by everyone because of an entirely different genre.

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Book Review: An eye for an eye by Ashutosh Garg

An eye for an eye

Author: Ashutosh Garg

Publisher: Half Baked Beans

Rating: 3.5/5

Summary

“An eye for an eye”- a miscellany of emotions ranging from love to hatred. The story revolves around Chand and Shujaat, who have been best friends and hope the same legacy to continue in further generations. But easier said than done- their sons decide against the will of their fathers and become the best of enemies.

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