Heart of
Bullets
Author: Nikhil Kushwaha
Publisher: Petals Publishers
Rating: 3/5
Summary
Life is a cake walk for many but for
some it is not feasible to opt for line of least resistance. The ones who fight
at the border saving their countrymen, spend a life full of uncertainty. Their
family life is limited to few days. And the majority of their precious time is
spent with their counterparts, who are more like brothers. ‘Heart of bullets’
is a remarkable feat that portrays the emotional turmoil faced by the soldiers
when odds are not in their favor. But the story does not end there. When love
gets involved, it makes a botch of the life. Isn’t it? On one hand we have
Arpan, the protagonist and an army officer, who thinks straight and has a soft
corner for Shradha, on the other hand we have Sam, who is Arpan’s childhood
friend cum enemy. He, too, is an army officer. But the tables are turned when
we find that Arpan and Sam love the same girl. Sam gets the girl but Arpan’s
jealousy takes better of him. How will they both end up? Will Sam and Arpan
ever be able to reconcile with each other?
Read on to know more.
My opinion
“The best kind of friendships are
the fierce friendships where you aggressively believe in each other, defend
each other and think that the other deserves the world.” ‘Heart of bullets’ is
a poignant yet fanciful story that revolves around two friends and their love
interest. The plot is a pot boiler with all the necessary elements of humour, suspense,
spice, romance and patriotism. It is more like a rolling Bollywood movie than a
book.
The cover of the book is not catchy.
It could have been made better. The blurb misleads a bit. The utter
disappointment was the central theme of the story, which was actually love. The
reader might assume this one to be a patriotic read but it is not. Yet again, I
have come across a mushy love tale with flavours of sacrifice, jealousy and
instances from Indian Army. The title of the book is again not apt. It confuses
the readers. The quality of print, the font-style and size, the organization
and the layout of the book is nice.
Coming to the technicalities of
English Language, this book again dissatisfies when editing and proofreading is
taken into consideration. Amidst lots of grammatical errors, mistakes in
tenses, spelling errors and wrong formation of sentences, the poetic rhythms
and quotations stand out. They are deep and offer food for thought. The
narration (in first person) is fabulous. The author has successfully projected
the characters live. But for the ones, who like to read books instead of
watching movies, this book can be a turn off because it seems more like an
amalgamation of Bollywood movies like Border, LOC, etc.
Another important point is the lack
of emphasis on the expected theme and inclusion of long monologues and
descriptions that break the flow of reading. The thickness of the book could
have been reduced much. So much writing seemed unnecessary to me. But overall,
plotting, coherence and synchronization of scenes was apt and engaging.
Good effort by the author.
PS: Take care of the editing of the
manuscript before getting it published.
Best Wishes!
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