No Time To
Pause
Author: Pavithra Ramesh
Publisher: Half Baked Beans
Rating: 3/5
Summary
“I made decisions that I regret, and
I took them as learning experiences... I'm human, not perfect, like anybody
else.” - Queen Latifah
‘’No Time to Pause’ is a narrative
that describes the emotions, problems and other events that form a major part
of the adolescent life. It is these events that start as being the bane of one’s
life but eventually, help in transforming one into a confident and experiences
individual.
Read this book to know more.
My opinion
“No Time to Pause” is a perfect
narration of experiences that a young and enthusiastic girl goes through,
during her college life. The cover of the book is nice and catchy. The title is
apt. The blurb is precise and urges the readers to turn the pages of the book.
The font (size and style) is fine.
No where during the narrative will the reader be bored. The way the authoress
has projected all the episodes is commendable. Not only the sequence of events
is relatable but gives ample opportunity to the readers to empathize with the
characters.
However, there are some drawbacks
that can put the readers in a black mood. One- The switching from monologue to
dialogue- there is no flaw in the monologue, except the grammar and editing, but
when it comes to dialogue or to be more precise when other character (other
than the protagonist) is narrating his/ her experience, there is no demarcation
to differentiate between who is narrating. For an instance, the last chapter
(14) baffled me a lot. I had to read it twice to understand whose monologue it
was.
Two- there are grammatical errors, especially
wrong use of tenses and missing punctuation marks. There are editing errors
where Rita is replaced with Raina and vice versa.
Overall, a nice and light read.
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