tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-92218718153209108302024-02-07T14:33:39.278-08:00Reviews with SurSurbhi Sareenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02131539972010292799noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221871815320910830.post-2177056000981239502017-12-26T23:12:00.000-08:002018-03-05T11:56:17.533-08:00Why I say NO to Book Reviews!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "baskerville old face" , serif; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 107%;">There is a very big reason why I say No to Book Reviews these days. I have a big list of books which I have to review and I have decided to review those books in 2018. I will wind up my reviews as soon as possible. Some of them I have read but I have not updated the reviews. Before taking any review I will make sure I have completed major part of this book list. This year had been a roller coaster ride for me. I moved to Canada and as a result reading and book reviewing slowed down. But don't think that I won't read the books. Some of the books are in India and my parents are sending me 2 books each every month so that I can start reading them. Here is a list of books and if you think that your book is missing please make me aware of this. For now the book review requests are closed. They are open only for Canadian authors after March 2018.</span></div>
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Surbhi Sareenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02131539972010292799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221871815320910830.post-58610376816801211532016-12-29T10:02:00.000-08:002016-12-29T10:02:21.882-08:00Major Shoutout for the Movie Dangal<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To be honest, I am not a movie freak and I have no idea how to write a movie review but here I am giving it a try because I just can't stop my thoughts. They are hovering over my mind and it won't get settled unless until I update something about it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well, I recently watched <b>Dangal</b> and I am totally spell bound by this movie. This movie is powerful that it can surely lift your thoughts and makes you feel nostalgic towards your country, sports and your family especially. After watching this movie, I hugged my dad. I thanked him for showing me this movie and above all, for being my support at every step. Some stories are exceptional and this story is one such.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The movie is about a former National Champion, Mahavir Singh Phogat who trained his daughters Geeta and Babita to follow in his steps and become world champions. Further, this movie is about humour, wit, tricks, family love and sports.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The star cast is amazing in itself. We are just familar with Aamir Khan, our Mr. Perfectionist who plays the role of Mahavir. Sakshi Tanwar plays a cameo but her role is much loved. Further, Young Geeta and Babita is played by Zaira Wasim and Suhani Bhatnagar while the elder ones is played by Fatima Sana Sheikh and Sanya Malhotra. One must appreciate this unique star cast. The shooting is mostly seen in Harayana, Patiala and some International locations. The characters are realistic and their is no superficiality in it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Not only this, the songs are interesting and can make you laugh and cry at the same time. There are two songs in this movie : Hanikarak Bapu is the song that makes you laugh your heart out. The lyrics are totally relatable. Whereas Dhaakad is also loved and give you a lot of inspirational vibes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I noticed a different thing in the theatre. When the National Anthem began, everyone stood there in order to respect our country.I feel so proud to be there and I just can't express how amazing I felt. Yes, we have that love for our country. Yes, no matter how much we criticise our country, we still love it. We still get emotional when we see our National Flag raised, doesn't matter if its a movie. Today I can proudly say that Movies do bring change. This is one of tthe best movie of 2016. </span></div>
Surbhi Sareenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02131539972010292799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221871815320910830.post-85272695766514977882016-11-26T05:32:00.000-08:002016-11-26T05:32:08.095-08:00Harry POtter in Convent!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Harry Potter is one of the favourite characters we guys are obsessed with. Although I have not read much of those Dumbledore , Hermaine, Harry Potter but I have an idea about it. When I was in 6th std, I saw a book in my classmate's hand. It was some Harry POtter book as I really don't remember the part. She always had this book and was so obsessed to it that she never used to lend it to anybody.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One day, I went to her and I ended up asking her about the book and the reason of her obsession. She told me that she was in love with Harry POtter. LOve in 6th std is hard to digest, when we had no idea what goddam love was.I was completely clueless. I proceeded and asked her the reason. She told me Harry POtter was the new trend and if you want to be cool just buy this Harry POtter book. She further said that this book is really interesting and you should read it. She got that book on her birthday as it was expensive at that time. She thought that somene would steal her book so she decided to keep it to herself and she told me that she had read the book 4 times already. I was taken aback by her revealation. I started calling her 'HArry POtter LOver' from that day.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">She always prayed that one day we study this Harry POtter in our syallabus. Today, I am missing her alot because I want to tell her that, her wish is being granted but now she can't go back to that stage and study all that. By now, you guys might have guessed, from where I am coming. I heard this buzz a few days ago but due to exams couldn't update it. I am realy happy about it but sad at the same, like why we were not given this chance.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To add more, I have heard it that not only Harry POtter but also stories of Agatha Christie would be there. I was like, AGATHA CHRISTIE? Are you kidding me? Woah! I can only say, LUcky you, JUniors! I just can't wait for all this to happen in my Alma Mater. Finally, students would love it as well they would enjoy it.</span><br />
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Surbhi Sareenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02131539972010292799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221871815320910830.post-41135189653774274192016-10-02T06:45:00.000-07:002016-10-02T07:28:04.082-07:00Convent Diaries : Thankyou Neena Maam!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Convent has a special corner in my heart and when it comes to teachers, they are like angels for me who always welcome their students with open arms. We have been taught that teachers are our second parents. Although they don't give us birth yet they give us the moral values that makes you survive in this rat race. Today is 2 October, Mahatama Gandhi's birthday and many people have written about him because of the contributions he made. But in this post, I would write about a person whose contributions I have seen and the way she has incorporated those moral values is impeccable. Its her birthday today and I don't want to wish her by saying a simple Happy Birthday on her Facebook wall. I want to make the day special for her by writing this post. That is why I have entitled my post "Thankyou Neena Maam".</span></div>
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<b><i>Neena Maam ( My Dream Teacher)</i></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I left Convent almost 5 years ago( correct me if I am wrong), but I can still feel the essence of a Jospehite in me. Even today I remember all those memories clearly and the major part of those memories include Neena maam. She is a fighter,be it her health issues or handling school related issues. She has been a role model for many and I am one of them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I have a dreamy incident to share. When Neena maam left the school as she got retired I was so sad as I wanted to be taught by her. I felt I had lost her and the chance to see her. I had always seen her during assembalies and her speeches were always inspiring. She always had a paper in her hand and she talked with facts followed by her past experiences. But when I reached my tenth standard, our English Teacher had left the school and that time our Principal, Sr. Sophy asked her to join back Convent. Bingo! That was the happiest moment of my life. I shared this incident with her once and she smiled. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I was an average student with not so good English and today, I am writing about all those incidents that has added new meaning in my life. I remembered her teachings, her values and those past experiences. She once narrated about her student who had called her when she was in her English class. She said that she miss Neena Maam and it was so hilarious. Maam said, I was really angry at the student as she was calling her in her English lecture only.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Neena maam always asked me use 'Yes' instead of 'Yeah'. I used a lot of 'Yeah' as it had become so common with me. She never liked it when we used that sms language. She said that this was a big insult to English. I use that language sometimes but I always make a point that when I message her or write about her, I never use that language.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In my memory lane, I can recall one incident that changed my life. Once I was sick and I told her that I couldn't complete the work because I was unwell and her words echo me even today. I didn't understand that time but now when I think of those times, I cherish them even today and yes, I am implying it now. She said :</span></div>
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Surbhi, mark my words today, " Never let your health come in between your goals."</blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Today I would say maam, yes, I didnt let my sorrows, injuries, health come in between, what I am today is because of this line.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Above all, I love your smile and when you joined Facebook, trust me, I was really happy. At times I was so shattered but your status and your enlightening thoughts in the St. Joseph's Convent group just gave me so much strength. I felt that you can sense it when your students need you. It feels really special when you praise me. When you flashed the news about my book 'Turning Point of Life', I was on cloud 9. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In my concluding lines, I want to add that Maam,I fulfilled my promise.. I told you that I would write about Convent and yes, I did it in form of a short story. Wish you a very Happy Birthday maam.. May you keep inspiring us always! Love you alot Maam..:D</span></div>
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<em><strong><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">"Josephites are incomplete without Neena Maam."</span></strong></em></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This is <b>Surbhi Sareen</b> signing off.. will be back with more such stories about My Alma Mater and people related to it..Stay Tuned!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Also Read: Slam Books in Convent :<a data-mce-href="https://captivatingmode.wordpress.com/2016/07/06/slam-books-in-convent/" href="https://captivatingmode.wordpress.com/2016/07/06/slam-books-in-convent/" style="color: #00aadc;">https://captivatingmode.wordpress.com/2016/07/06/slam-books-in-convent/</a></span></div>
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Surbhi Sareenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02131539972010292799noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221871815320910830.post-16098340384007878822016-03-30T11:03:00.001-07:002016-03-30T11:03:48.941-07:00Freedom- An Obligation<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<u><span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Freedom</span></u><span style="font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;"> means to do anything with full
liberty without any hesitation or interference. We, with a great authority
proclaim that we are free to do anything with our own will. But is it really so?
Are we really free or are we trying to hide something behind the curtain of
liberalism. Yes, today we seem to be free but the truth is that we have become
the slaves. But now the question aris<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="_GoBack"></a>es whose slaves have
we become today? Either we accept it or
not but the truth is that today we have become the slaves of our desires. These
desires are that much strong that they have made our volition so weak. Whatever
we are striving for today is just to quench the thirst of our endless desires
.But it is an irony that the more we strive the more they increase and one day these
endless desires of one are buried with him beneath the soil and these desires
just move on to make anyone else, their victim. We run a never winning race
behind our yearnings.We yearn a lot but get very less of it as it is said that</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Our desires
are just like shadows in the Sun. We can see them, chase them but we can never
achieve them .When we try to move toward them they move forward. This is very
strange that in this reckless race of fulfilling his desires, how a man
sacrifices his mental peace. However, when he says that he is extremely happy,
this word seems to be an oxymoron because extreme happiness arises from one’s
mind and if his mind is not in a subtle state then how can he say that he is
extremely happy .Actually the fact is that our longings for external things are
engulfing our inner notions and they are making us puppets of our mind
.Willingly or unwillingly we rather than becoming the masters of ourselves, are
becoming the slaves of our wants. This is why today we seem to be free
externally but eternally we are still captivated by our own wishes which are
absolutely worthless. But is there any solution of this problem? Can we save
ourselves from this evil which is just like an epidemic, not just engulfing the
man but also the mankind too?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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a silver lining" and for this particular problem too there is a very simple but
effective solution. We can get rid of this problem by just stop running outside
and start moving inside. Because a person is satisfied from inside he does not
need any mundane thing to make him feel satisfied. Same thing proclaim our scriptures also that if a man has
quenched the thirst of his soul, he would never run outside to find any kind of
external pleasure as they would mean nothing for him. He should be satisfied
about what he has rather than just being guilty about what he does not. Rather
than competing with outsiders he should try to fight hi inner turmoil. Because
if he is balanced from inside only then he can handle the external affairs
positively otherwise he would always be in a state of discontentment and it
would always keep costing him a lot whether he is in his thick or thin. He should always try to make his mind free of
these wants and wishes and once he has broken the shackles of these things from his mind and soul, no doubt he
would feel a great relief and start making his life better than it was ever
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Surbhi Sareenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02131539972010292799noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221871815320910830.post-72717237107020150042016-03-28T23:37:00.002-07:002016-03-28T23:37:42.664-07:00Book Review of Anything to Look Hot by Jas Kohli<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i>Mostly doctors are seen writing books regarding their field in a very doctorial form but here I came across one such writer who is not only a doctor by profession but an amazing writer too. Anything to look Hot by Jas Kohli is my first ever book that I am going to review which is related to medical field. Well, this book talks about Plastic Surgery, its types and yes, this book doesn't bore you despite of its medical terms, which seems to be its strongest point.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i><b>Cover</b>-The cover has a girl who looks extremely stunning and an injection could be noticed on her lips. This givesus an idea about the book. The color scheme is simple and sober.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i><b>Title</b>- The title ' Anything to look Hot' clearly tells us that it is related to beautifying a person.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i><b>Setting</b>- The novel is set in many places like Delhi, Mumbai, Chicago and eastern parts of India. The descriptions of these places are remarkable. For instance:</i></span><br />
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<i><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">"True to its name, it has the splendid view of the Lake Michigan."</span></b></i></blockquote>
<i><b>Plot- </b>The plot is very captivating as it is the story of Dr. Dhruv, who happens to be a plastic surgeon and admires astronomy. The story is all about the way he deals with his profession. Further, he is seen in love with Dr. Nandani who is also a plastic surgeon but soon shifts to paediatrics. Their love is completed when they get married and after sometime they have a baby girl, Saloni. The secrets of Plastic surgery are clearly depicted in this piece of work. The author binds us till the end.</i><br />
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<i><b>Theme- </b>There are variety of themes in the novel. The main theme is abour Plastic Surgery. It is crystal clear from the events that stars can go to any extend to look beautiful. For example; The plastic surgery of Shagun's breasts on the novel and many more incidents.</i><br />
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<i>We even witness a theme of doctor- patient relationship.It further has two justifications; The surgery of a child where he dies leads to havoc which is created by the members of the family. Then the other surgeries of stars where they completely surrender themselves to the doctor.</i><br />
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<i>The next theme is of Guru- Shishya. These days we don't have such bond between a mentor and a student but this novel has given glimpses of long lost relationship. The bond between Dr. Vidhur and Dhruv is much appreciated. he even confesses that he considers him as his GURU. Even he resoects Dr. Palmer and his generousity.</i><br />
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<i>The other theme is of love between Dhruv and Nandani. They have a strong bond and that is they survived even after staying at different places for a couple of years. The essence of faith and love is the key feature in their marriage. This even saved their relation from breaking when Dhruv got maliciously attracted by the titlated Lavika.</i><br />
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<i>Last but not the least, we also witness a beautiful father- son relationship where a son fulfils his fathers long hidden desire to be an actor. This makes him an ideal son.</i><br />
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<i><b>Characterisation- </b>The author is a craftsman in crafting his characters. The delineation of Dhruv;s character is splendid. he surpasses all the roles be it of a surgeon, chief, son, husband, father. The authot has made an ordinary man extraordinary that he seems so heroic. On the other hand, the female counterpart, Nandani, is shown beautiful and through her the culture of East India is shown which is often ignored. The way she points out this fact and question, it actually moves the readers and forces them tothink that why not actors from East are popular?</i><br />
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<i><b>Style- </b>The author has used simple, telegraphic and condensed language. It has correct blending of simple, compound and complex sentences. Although lots of medical terms and jargons can be noticed yet it doesn't feel out of touch with the work. The novel has no figures of speech yet the writing seems elegant. The descriptions are vivid.</i><br />
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<b style="font-style: italic;">Celebration Point-</b> <i>The novel is devoid of any errors which acually made me smile.</i><br />
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<i><b>Others' Reviews-</b> <a href="https://geetaavij.wordpress.com/2015/11/02/book-review-anything-to-look-hot/">https://geetaavij.wordpress.com/2015/11/02/book-review-anything-to-look-hot/</a></i><br />
<a href="http://bookreviewsfromheart.blogspot.in/2015/10/anything-to-look-hot.html">http://bookreviewsfromheart.blogspot.in/2015/10/anything-to-look-hot.html</a><br />
<a href="http://www.jaskohli.com/">http://www.jaskohli.com/</a><br />
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<i><b>Availability-</b> The Book is available on amazon, kindle, goodreads and other apps and stores.</i><br />
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<i><b><u>About the Author</u></b></i><br />
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Surbhi Sareenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02131539972010292799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221871815320910830.post-6062230023857791142016-03-21T12:01:00.001-07:002016-03-21T12:01:43.364-07:00Book Review of Heart of Bullets<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Heart of Bullets by Nikhil Kushwaha is a patriotic as well as a love story. The novel reaches the soul of the readers and has depth in it. The poetic diction of the book makes is loveable.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Plot</b>- The plot is well built. It is the story of two friends, Arpan and Sam, their selfless friendship, their love, Shradha and about their love for their nation. They were true patriots who were ready to sacrifice their lives for the sake of their country. The plot was gripping till the end and the sudden twist and turns makes it enthralling.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Theme</b>- The main theme is of patriotism. Arpan and Sam are soldiers who can do anything for the pride of their country. Further, friendship is the other theme that has great significance. Arpan, Sam and Shradha are true who remains together till the end. But Arpan ends up playing the true friend indeed. The other theme is of love. the love between Shradha and Sam is so strong that even misunderstandings couldn't break their relation. Though we notice, one sided love of Arpan yet Sharadha was always in love with Sam.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Characterisation</b>- The characters are artisctically protrayed. Arpan's character is round which undergoes a drastic change at the end of the story. Sam's character makes us smile and lament while Shradha is the main protagonist of the novel who is beautifully described. While the other characters also play a vital role in the progression of the story.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Style</b>- The author has used variety of sentences. The novel is the first person narrative. The use of poetic language makes it impeccable. But at places the grammatical errors can be noticed but that doesn't outweighs the quality of the novel.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Others Reviews</b>- <a href="https://webookreviews.wordpress.com/2016/03/04/book-review-heart-of-bullets-by-nikhil-kushwaha/">https://webookreviews.wordpress.com/2016/03/04/book-review-heart-of-bullets-by-nikhil-kushwaha/</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://madhyapradesh.johntext.de/review-of-heart-of-bullets/">http://madhyapradesh.johntext.de/review-of-heart-of-bullets/</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/NikhilKushwaha">https://www.goodreads.com/NikhilKushwaha</a></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Nikhil Kushwaha, an engineer, poet and a novelist, has already entertained his readers in his first book Six Teen Mistakes. A Ranchi boy, schooling from Bishops School and Kendriya Vidyalaya, is a graduate from NIST Berhampur, as an electrical engineer. Being author by chance and a full time author now, he says that it is not necessary to have experience, degree or talent to be an author, but whats required, is a story, passion and some patience. Believing in realism, his novels are based on what he witnesses around the people he knows, the things he has experienced and a story he wants the world to tell<span style="color: #181818;">.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The Rise of Hastinapur by Sharath Komarraju is the second book in his mythological series. The first book was The Winds of Hastinapur. This book is the extension of three major ladies who sacrificed and suffered alot. They are Amba, Kunti and Gandhari.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><u><b>Cover</b></u>- The cover of the book is fantastic as it has bluish black colour scheme. It also has a picture of a lady who is blind folded and this persona reminds us of Gandhari.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b><u>Title</u></b>- The title is appropriate as this book marks the Rise of Hastinapur through various marriage alliances. Thus, The Rise of Hastinapur is a captivating title.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b><u>Setting</u></b>- Well, The main setting is in Hastinapur followed by descriptions of other kingdoms like Salva, Panchal, Gandhar and many more. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b><u>Theme</u></b>- The novellas talk about the struggle of Amba, Kunti and Gandhari in different spheres but all were related to Hastinapur. Sharath beautifully delineates their pain, injustices, sacrifices and many more. We have read Mahabharat through the eyes of man but nobody has read it through the eyes of a woman. Well, the themes make Sharath a feminist novelist.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b><u>Style</u></b>- The descriptions are enthralling while the other features are good. The book is divided into three parts or novellas which talks about Amba, Kunti and Gandhari. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b><u>Others Reviews</u></b>- <a href="https://udayology.wordpress.com/2015/11/01/the-rise-of-hastinapur-sharath-komarraju-book-review/">https://udayology.wordpress.com/2015/11/01/the-rise-of-hastinapur-sharath-komarraju-book-review/</a></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.tell-a-tale.com/book-review-the-rise-of-hastinapur-by-sharath-komarraju/">https://www.tell-a-tale.com/book-review-the-rise-of-hastinapur-by-sharath-komarraju/</a></span><br />
<a href="http://www.lifeofleo.in/2015/12/book-review-rise-of-hastinapur.html">http://www.lifeofleo.in/2015/12/book-review-rise-of-hastinapur.html</a><br />
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<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms, sans-serif;">Amazon- <a href="http://www.amazon.in/The-Rise-Hastinapur-Sharath-Komarraju/dp/9351773760">http://www.amazon.in/The-Rise-Hastinapur-Sharath-Komarraju/dp/9351773760</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Goodreads- <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27215600-the-rise-of-hastinapur">https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27215600-the-rise-of-hastinapur</a></span><br />
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Surbhi Sareenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02131539972010292799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221871815320910830.post-27617348894519348352016-03-14T12:16:00.000-07:002016-03-14T12:35:38.896-07:00We Need a Revolution by Sachin Garg<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We Need a Revolution is the latest novel by the most loved author, Sachin Garg. This novel is not so Sachin types. He has taken up a very sensitive issue in his novel and taught us many lessons through his writing. His style and technique of writing takes away the hearts of the readers. Now I shall discuss about the book concept wise.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Cover: The colour of the book is yellow and it is an appealing cover with tinge of cartoon art.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Title: The title of the book is thought provoking and forces us to ponder over like what would be the subject matter and gives us many generalisations to make whether it is about women empowerment or any other subject. But when one starts reading the book, all those notions comes to an end. WE NEED A REVOLUTION is the most suited title.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Setting: Most of the setting takes place in an island Andamans and Nicobar, Port Blair to be precise and some of it is in Delhi. The vivid descriptions about the setting makes it enthralling.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Plot: Sachin has constructed a gripping plot which arises curiosity in reader's mind and his thirst is quenched only after completing the novel. The story is of Shubhodeep Shyamchaudhary, a wanderer, reaches Andamans, where he faces a challenge of saving the innocent tribal people who are maltreated by the servants of government. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Theme: The main theme is of injustice towards a tribe named Jarawa where these people are not accepted in the society and they live in a reserve area. Even there also they are tortured and this made them prey of bad eyes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The other theme is of friendship and relationships. Shubhrodeep, Jenny, Faraaz, Navya and Samar are friends in situation. The way they handle the things is impeccable. All have different roles to play. The relationship of Samar and Navya is seen as a roller coaster ride.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Characterisation: Sachin has beautifully picturised his characters. All the characters compliment each other and are related psychologically. I felt Shubhrodeep's character delineation is a masterpiece. Even the antagonist is artistically crafted and it might have been an uphill task for the author to show such character.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Style: The author has used vivid imagery in his work. At times he gets factual while at times he gets poetic. He has used variety of sentences and the descriptions are amazing. The late introduction of protagonist analysis could be seen. It also lead to psychological level. The flashback technique is impressive along with third person narrative. The chapter names intrigue the readers. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Surprise Package: Shubhro's 180 days theory was a surprise package. According to this theory, he tends to change places and live for only 180 days there, that's why when he was arrested, all assumed that he had left.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Negative Moment: I felt Lalwani could have done something else instead of getting and the concept of translation of Geeta sounded absurd.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Others Reviews: <a href="http://bookreviewsandauthors.blogspot.in/2016/02/book-review-we-need-revolution-by.html">http://bookreviewsandauthors.blogspot.in/2016/02/book-review-we-need-revolution-by.html</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Hey Dad Meet My Mom is an interesting novel by an Agra based boy, Sandeep Sharma and Ahmadavadi Chokri, Leepi Agrawal. The introduction of our authors is really intriguing so as the story. The way they have used this Psychoanalytical Approach in their work is splendid. This is not everyone's cup of tea and they both have made this tea with a well knit conceptual thought which is much appreciated. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Title</b>- The title in itself an answer to what would be there in the novel.The whole story revolves around this concept, Hey Dad! Meet My MOM...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Atmosphere</b>- The story is set at two different places, Delhi and Ahmedabad. Presumably both the places are the homelands of two authors and it is obvious that they have mentioned about that. Moreover, one can easily make out that the Delhi part is written by Sandeep and the latter is written by Leepi( as per assumptions). Both have done relatively, a very good job in their descriptions of the places. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Plot</b>- This novel is a story within a story which has a main plot followed by the subplot. Puneet and Myra are the protagonists of the main plot whereas Roshni and Puneet are the actors of the sub plot. It also has another subplot that involves Puneet's relationship with his unborn child Rishi. All the plots merge with the main plot making it a well knit and strongly constructed plot.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Theme</b>- There are varied range of themes.The main theme is the psychoanalysis which deals with a condition where a person seems to be in coma and is able to connect to her loved one in the form of dreams or hallucinations.The novel showcase the love relationships between Puneet and Myra and then in the later half at the time of flashbacks, Puneet and Roshni's relationship is delineated where Roshni is none other than the girl who happens to appear in Puneet's dreams.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The other theme is father- son relationship. Although, Rishi is a persona not reality, yet Puneet builds up a strong bond with him which is hard to believe for the readers. Well, its all the game of authors to play with their characters' mind.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Next is theme of friendship between Puneet and Maya. Maya understands him very well and acts as a catalyst in his life. They share everything, starting from happiness to sorrows.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Characterization</b>- Both the authors have done a tremendous job in playing with the minds of their characters be it Myra, Puneet, Roshni or Rishi. All are powerful in their own way. Even the parents of Roshni and Puneet have a significant role to play in the story. To be honest, they are concerned parents whose worries overpowers the love of their children and they end up becoming the villains for the two lovers Roshni and Puneet.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Style</b>- The structure of the novel is simple, lucid, condensed and has pithiness in it. There are variety of sentences like simple, compound and complex. The descriptions are artistic and the use of poetic language at places makes it attractive. Authors have used first and third person narratives which doesn't bore the readers. The use of psychoanalysis approach makes the novel stand out.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Other Reviews</b>- <a href="https://theverdictsout.wordpress.com/2015/02/06/book-review-of-hey-dad-meet-my-mom-by-sandeep-sharma-leepi-agrawal/">https://theverdictsout.wordpress.com/2015/02/06/book-review-of-hey-dad-meet-my-mom-by-sandeep-sharma-leepi-agrawal/</a></span><br />
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<a href="https://nehalilalwani.wordpress.com/2015/06/23/book-review-hey-dad-meet-my-mom-by-sandeep-sharma-leepi-agarwal/">https://nehalilalwani.wordpress.com/2015/06/23/book-review-hey-dad-meet-my-mom-by-sandeep-sharma-leepi-agarwal/</a><br />
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<a href="http://aayeshashewholives.blogspot.in/2015/02/book-review-hey-dad-meet-my-mom.html">http://aayeshashewholives.blogspot.in/2015/02/book-review-hey-dad-meet-my-mom.html</a><br />
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<a href="http://musings-over-nothing.blogspot.in/2016/01/book-review-hey-dad-meet-my-mom.html">http://musings-over-nothing.blogspot.in/2016/01/book-review-hey-dad-meet-my-mom.html</a><br />
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Surbhi Sareenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02131539972010292799noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221871815320910830.post-26635258557914406922016-02-28T11:00:00.000-08:002016-02-28T11:00:31.818-08:00A Special Encounter with Nikhil Kushwaha<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><i><b>1. When did writing happened to you?<br /> <br />Well, I am not sure, maybe when I thought I’ll be forgetting those moments which made my past beautiful.<br /> <br />2. Is Heart of Bullets your first book? If no, please mention the books released before?<br /> <br /><br />Heart of Bullets is my third book after Six Teen Mistakes (2014) & The Waning Moon (2015).<br /> <br />3. Why you chose the theme Patriotism for your Novel?<br /> <br />Serving a state in any form is the kind honor and nobility that can’t be achieved by any other means. There awakes a braveness and struggle at times when the rest of the nation is asleep. <br /> <br />Not everyone has the courage to fight and die but there’s a little bit of will inside every Indian. Being a writer, all I can do is share the story of glory, pride and sacrifice and that’s what I’ve done in my book. Maybe my book can raise a hero.<br /> <br />4. What all research work you did while writing this piece?<br /> <br />Research is a must for every book as literature shapes the character. There is a friend of me in Para Forces who gave me the details I needed.<br /> <br />5. Do you want to credit anyone for the success of this book?<br />Well yes, to everyone who read my book.<br /> <br />6. What all hardships you went through in this process of writing? Did that discourage you or motivate you?<br /> <br />Hardships, yes. From the thought process to drafting to getting published to marketing…. Well, who knows hardship better than an author!!<br /> <br />I’m happy that my book is being liked by most of the readers and that’s a great motivation.<br /> <br /> <br />7. Are you planning to write more? When can we expect your other works?<br /> <br /> I know I won’t stop writing, even though I want to. I’m already working in my next project and hope to get it publish before this year ends.<br /> <br />8. What is your message to the young writers like you?<br /> <br />To young writers like me, I just wanna say that there are wolves out there to rip your goals. Research before trusting and choose your publisher accordingly.</b></i></span>
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Surbhi Sareenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02131539972010292799noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221871815320910830.post-27089747666002698302016-02-09T05:41:00.000-08:002016-02-09T05:41:12.245-08:00Book Review of 30 Days of Advent Colouring Journal<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">As I mentioned in my previous post that next post would be the book review, so here I am with the book review of Marilynn Dawson's spiritual book, 30 Days of Advent Colouring Journal. Well, this book is far different from all the books I have read till now. When she sent me the e-book I read it, thought about it and it filled me lots of positivity and good vibes. The concept of the book is enthralling and I completely admire it. Since, I was to review it so I read it quick but I will suggest my readers to go through it slowly and it would be beneficial if you follow the guidelines and complete it in 30 Days as the title itself says its a 30 days Colouring Journal. This will surely give you some values and enlighten you about the things you don't know about Jesus and his life.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Theme- This book has no plot since its a non- fiction. The theme is Spirituality ofcourse and keeps us pumped up till we complete it. It is like a coursebook which anyone can read as there is no particular age limit to read it. It has some interesting facts about the life of Jesus. It further talks about Jesse Tree which highlights the lineage of Jesus Christ and provides the biblical foundation of Jesus the Messiah.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Structure- The language has brevity in it and the author has kept it it simple as it is for all age groups. At the end of every Day, there are questions and space is provided to write the answers. Additionally, the figures are made which one can colour it and it serves the title of Colouring.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Additional Information- </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 22.399999618530273px;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">It is customary in many families and Churches to celebrate the season called Advent every December. This is a time of waiting, of expecting, of anticipation, and of preparation as we get ready for the big day! “30 Days of Advent Colouring Journal” not only offers a unique way to celebrate Advent with your family, it also incorporates another treasured past-time among various denominations and family groups: The Jesse Tree. The Jesse Tree introduces . . . the lives of various people who are featured in Jesus' earthly family tree. Images to be coloured on each day are taken from The Jesse Tree and in some way represent the person or subject being covered on that day. However, we aren't just reading and merely colouring our way through the Christmas season! Each day bears Scripture, thoughts, and a question to ponder. Opposite each colouring page, space is reserved for devotional thoughts as they come to you or a member of your family as you progress through the Christmas season. May this Advent colouring journal bless you and yours this Christmas!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: red;">Marilynn Dawson is the author of "Becoming the Bride of Christ: A Personal Journey", "Mom's Little Black Book: Godly Advice for the High School Graduate", "Practical Thoughts on Becoming an Author", "Dressed for Eternity", "A Year in Prayer With Jesus","Pumpkin Pie From the Ground Up! (Well, sort of!)", and "The Poor Man's Budget" her latest book released through Songdove Books, her own Imprint.<br /><br />Marilynn grew up in a solid Christian home, coming to Christ at the age of 7. She has been actively involved in Church life since age 10, including activities such as joining her Mom and sister in singing special numbers, choir, teaching Sunday School, leading Sunday School open session, planning Sunday School lessons, and more. Marilynn attended both public and private schools growing up. She attended North Island Community College on Vancouver Island and Trend College in Kelowna, obtaining certificates in receptionist work and Comptia A+ computer repair.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: red;">Throughout her life, Marilynn has written poetry and published in the American Poetry Anthology(two issues). She has written numerous unpublished articles on end-time eschatology, written unpublished short stories, word studies and more.<br /><br />Marilynn lives with her two grown children, cat and gerbil, in Kelowna BC Canada. Her day job sees her fix computers and engage in multimedia for her church. In the evenings and on weekends she's a soundtech doing various events through the year from funerals to workshops to concerts and weddings. Marilynn has sung alto or tenor in various choirs and praise teams over the years.<br /><br />Marilynn can be contacted via her author page on Facebook at: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Marilynn.Dawson.Author">https://www.facebook.com/Marilynn.Dawson.Author </a>or by email: <a href="mailto:author@fa-ct.com">author@fa-ct.com</a> </span></span><br />
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Surbhi Sareenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02131539972010292799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221871815320910830.post-35361845936224620952016-02-08T07:03:00.000-08:002016-02-08T07:49:19.233-08:00An Interactive Session with Marilynn Dawson<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I have noticed that these days we focus on Indian Book Reviews and interviews only and half of the lot doesn't even know what is happening in other countries, leave countries, we are not even bothered about authors of other states or cities so I thought of bringing up an interview from a Canada based author,<b> Marilynn Dawson.</b> </span><br />
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<span id="freeTextauthor6475596" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 21px;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Marilynn grew up in a solid Christian home, coming to Christ at the age of 7. She has been actively involved in Church life since age 10, including activities such as joining her Mom and sister in singing special numbers, choir, teaching Sunday School, leading Sunday School open session, planning Sunday School lessons, and more. Marilynn attended both public and private schools growing up. She attended North Island Community College on Vancouver Island and Trend College in Kelowna, obtaining certificates in receptionist work and Comptia A+ computer repair.<br /><br />Throughout her life, Marilynn has written poetry and published a few of them in the American Poetry Anthology(two issues). She currently does freelance work for a technical blog in Alberta. She's also written numerous unpublished articles on end-time eschatology and the news, written unpublished short stories, word studies and more.<br /><br />Marilynn lives with her two teenagers, cat and gerbils, in Kelowna BC Canada. Her day job sees her fix computers, program cash registers, and engage in multimedia for her church. In the evenings and on weekends she's a soundtech helping with various events through the year from funerals to workshops to concerts and weddings. Marilynn sings in the choir, holding down the tenor section, and sang on her church's praise teams for several years as an alto or tenor substitute.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br style="background-color: white; color: #500050;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #500050;"> You can read free samples of her work on Facebook at: </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/Marilynn.Dawson.Author?ref=hl">https://www.facebook.com/<wbr></wbr>Marilynn.Dawson.Author?ref=hl</a><br style="background-color: white; color: #500050;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #500050;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #500050;">Her sporadic blog: </span><a href="http://songdove.fa-ct.com/wordpress-mu/songdovemusings/">http://songdove.fa-ct.com/<wbr></wbr>wordpress-mu/songdovemusings/</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">During the interview I came to know about her amazing views about life and spiritualism since I read her book 30 Days of Advent Colouring Journal. I was moved by her thoughts and I would like to share with my readers here :</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">1. When did writing happened to you?<br /> I fell in love with creative writing as a young child in elementary school. In my teen years, I began doing personal devotional writing. Poetry got me from my teen years into my mid- 20's when I got several poems published in the American Poetry Anthology over the course of two years. But it wasn't till 2008 when the thought of putting something into print became possible.<br /><br /><br />2. Why you chose spiritual subject to write on when other people write about romance,horror and thriller?<br /> I write about my faith in Jesus Christ. Romances, horrors, thrillers are fine as far as fiction goes, and those themes even play into the kinds of fiction many Christian authors write as well, but they don't interest me. The story I am telling is a real one, not a fictional one.<br /><br /><br />3. How much spiritual are you?<br /> I gave my life to Christ when I was seven years of age, was baptized in water at age 12 and received my prayer language that year as well. I began teaching Sunday School at age 14. Christianity to me is not a religion, but a relationship with the only Deity who gave His life to save mine. Following His precepts is a way of life, not something I “do”.<br /><br /><br />4. What was the research work behind writing this book?<br /> This book is a result of having researched various iterations of both the Jesse Tree, and the Advent season of celebration. After comparing various versions, I settled on one expression of Advent, and two expressions of the Jesse Tree, and combined them for this book.<br /><br /><br />5. What all obstacles you faced while writing this book?<br /> One obstacle I faced was the fact that not everything is in the same order for the various presentations I was looking at. I had to pick my own order. Another obstacle was the graphics themselves. Trying to ensure they were similar styles wasn't easy and there are different styles in the book as a result. Trying to ensure they were colourable wasn't easy either and some images required modifications to ensure people would enjoy colouring them. A third obstacle was where some of the Scripture readings began and ended. I adjusted them a few times throughout the book because I preferred that certain passages begin and end differently.<br /><br /><br />6. Are all your books about spiritualism or some other genres?<br /> All but two of my books come out of my Christian faith walk. The two that are different are each in different genres. One is a recipe for Pumpkin Pie that I use every Fall. The other is teaching others about the tools and methods that allowed me to become a published author.<br /><br /><br />7. Enlighten us about your other published books?<br /> My 8 book series, “Becoming the Bride of Christ: A Personal Journey” shares my personal story of God's healing and restoration following divorce and becoming a single mother. The seventh book in the series is a Leader's Guide so people can go through my story in a group if they with. The eighth book is a study journal giving more space for personal thoughts as a person travels through the series.<br /><br /><br /> “Mom's Little Black Book: Godly Advice for the High School Graduate” was originally just a grad gift for my two teenagers back in 2013, but I made it available for sale when an editor asked to order it for her own graduating daughter. I've since sold over 40 of these books. This book is filled with tidbits of practical advice on the right-hand page, and Scripture verses on the left. It also contains charts, note pages, calendar sheets and budget samples to help the young adult get started on the right track.<br /><br /><br /> “Dressed for Eternity” is an interesting book delving into the various forms of raiment that God gives His Bride in the Scriptures. It goes from Aaron's Breastplate to the New Jerusalem, three food items and priestly garments to discussing modesty at the end of the book.<br /><br /><br /> “A Year in Prayer With Jesus” seeks to help believers who are struggling with prayer, learn to use The Lord's Prayer in their daily prayer life. The companion book released in Fall of 2015, “One Year Prayer Journal”, gives more room for notes and thoughts as the person goes through all 365 days in the book.<br /><br /><br /> “The Poor Man's Budget: a Five Week Course – Learning to live within one's means” has an instructor's manual, student workbook, and three month journal all designed to help people identify needs versus wants, assess where their funds are going, and figure out the best way to manage a monthly budget for their income level.<br /><br /><br /> “Practical Thoughts on Becoming an Author”, the first e-book-only publication I put out, takes the reader through the tools and methods I used to get into the world of self-publishing. It now has two e-courses based off it, one for paperback preparation and the other for e- book preparation. These arrive in your inbox once a day. They sell for $15 each.<br /><br /><br /> “Pumpkin Pie From the Ground Up! (Well, sort of!)” is my second e-book-only publication f featuring the recipe and methods my daughter and I use every Fall to make our own healthy pumpkin pies. It has various tongue-in-cheek moments throughout the book.</span></div>
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<br /><br /><br /><br /> “30 Days of Advent Colouring Journal” takes a family through both Advent and the Jesse Tree for the days starting from the last Sunday in November, to Christmas Day. Each day has a page with Scripture readings, thoughts and an image to colour, and a page for thoughts to be written down throughout the season.<br /><br /><br />8. Are you planning to write in future?<br /> Yes I am. I don't have any thoughts on what will be written next, but I don't plan to remain silent for long.<br /><br /><br />9. Is there any genre which you haven't written but wish to write?<br /> I would like to get my children's poetic stories turned into illustrated cardboard books, but that will have to wait till income is big enough to hire an illustrator. I know a few illustrators as well. So that's on my genre wish list.<br /><br /><br /> 10. Your message for the audience?<br /> Thanks so much for taking the time to read about my book, and for reading this interview. I pray that my books will minister to you, or to those you love and care about. </span><br />
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Surbhi Sareenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02131539972010292799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221871815320910830.post-82408243403970213462016-02-07T06:10:00.000-08:002016-02-07T06:28:06.818-08:00A Perfect Happiness Mantra <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The Happiness Code by Suvasish Mukhopadhyay is indeed a mantra for happiness. It talks about the art of achieving happiness. The book has author's experiences which he has beautifully drafted in form of anecdotes, illusions and examples. Every line has an important meaning which makes an impact. The best part is, even a layman can read this book and follow these mantras.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Cover- The cover of the book is intriguing and the pink color gives us positive vibes about the book.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Title- The title is simple and it clearly serves the purpose of the book," The Happiness Code" which has a subtitle."A complete book on the Art of achieving Happiness". The smiley on the 'O' alphabet gives a powerful effect to the title. Hence, it is an apt title.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Foreword- The foreword is written by Faqir Chand Kohli which is the highlighter of the book. Basically, foreword is written to show that an important person has his verdict in favor of this book, just like Karna's Altar Ego's foreword is written by Ruskin Bond.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Theme-The whole book is written on the thought process of Happiness hence, Happiness can be called as the protagonist of the book as everything revolves around it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Structure- The book is divided into 107 chapters that are the various ways of achieving happiness. Further, the author has beautifully described the contents on the given chapters.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Style- The book is a non- fiction and comes under the Abstract reasoning. Its sole purpose is Happiness and it talks about various ways one can achieve happiness like by helping others or by performing certain tasks. The author has used an easy, lucid, simple language so that even a layman can read it with an ease. The author has used various motivational quotes written by other people and poetic language to justify his point. The author has used real life examples and these are perfectly shown in the book.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">My Observations- The simplicity of the book makes the readers glued to it but at the same time the editing errors makes it a big turn off. Nevertheless, the book's thought process surpasses this drawback and makes it highly recommendable. Suvasish has indeed done an amazing job of bringing this book in the market.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Others REviews- <a href="http://www.induswomanwriting.com/book-review-of-the-happiness-code.html">http://www.induswomanwriting.com/book-review-of-the-happiness-code.html</a></span><br />
<a href="http://aliveshadow.blogspot.in/2015/12/book-review-happiness-code-by-suvasish.html">http://aliveshadow.blogspot.in/2015/12/book-review-happiness-code-by-suvasish.html</a><br />
<a href="https://theauthorsblogg.wordpress.com/2015/12/07/the-happiness-code-by-suvashish-mukhopadhyay-book-review/">https://theauthorsblogg.wordpress.com/2015/12/07/the-happiness-code-by-suvashish-mukhopadhyay-book-review/</a><br />
<a href="http://raveechoicesofthoughts.blogspot.in/2015/12/book-review-happiness-code-by-suvasish.html">http://raveechoicesofthoughts.blogspot.in/2015/12/book-review-happiness-code-by-suvasish.html</a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Suvasish Mukhopadhyay is a full time faculty member of Civil Engineering in College of Engineering, Pune. He has more than twenty years experience of teaching Management Studies, Fluid MEchanics, Dams and HYdraulic Structures, Soil Dynamics and NUmerical Methods to the students of undergraduate and postgraduate classes of Civil Engineering. He has guided several postgraduate-level students in their dissertation works. He is in the panel of experts in various universities and government and private organizations. Prof. Mukhopadhyay is actively engaged with the nationality famous training institute 'YAshada'. He has presented papers in several National and International conferences and published articles in journals of repute. Till date he has to his credit eight books, namely My students of Far and Near; You can Score MOre; Tsunami the Biggest BAne; How to Study and Succeed; Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics; An Eternal Quest for Peace; and MOtivating School KIds. Motivating School Kids is a NAtional Bestseller and has received many reviews by eminent newspapers and journals.</span></div>
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Surbhi Sareenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02131539972010292799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221871815320910830.post-59269520087338187562016-02-06T07:11:00.000-08:002016-02-06T22:27:17.328-08:00Different Shades of Life<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Sandhya Jane's Second Spring is an amazing novel that showcase different shades of life. This type of novels are mostly liked by the readers as they are far better than those lovey-dovey romance novels. This novel has true essence of love. Not only this, it is a beautiful journey of Avantika who happens to be a seasoned banking professional. She is a single mother who handles her personal as well as professional life efficiently. She is an all rounder and when she falls for her employee, series of events takes place. The void is filled but still she couldn't find happiness in that relationship. A twisting and turning tale that keeps the readers glued to the pages till the end.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Cover- The cover of the book is beautiful and gives us positive vibes. The color scheme is vibrant.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Title- The title of the novel is related to NAture, ' Second Spring', which fills our mind with new hopes and enthusiasm. One can guess their own definitions like a new beginning of something. This clearly suits the story of the novel making it Apt.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Plot- Sandhya has constructed a gripping plot that revolves around Avantika, the protagonist, who is a businesswoman and a classy lady. The way she carries herself is admirable. She is a single mother and their is void in her life which is filled by her employee who is younger than her. Their chemistry is amazing yet they couldn't make it. Their relationship becomes a history with lots of memories. The way plot is developed is appreciable.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Characterisation- The author has vividly illustrated her the character of her characters. Avantika's character portrayal seems the toughest as per my observation. The way she carries herself and that attitude is hard to delineate in a novel. Further, Rohan's character is phantasmagorically shown. The author's note can beautifully justify Sandhya's thought process about these two character portrayals.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Technique- The story is written in first person narrative. The name of the chapters are the name of the characters i.e, Avantika and Rohan which shows each other's point of views. This point of view technique serves as a sugar coating on the cake. To add more, the personal as well as impersonal descriptions makes it enthralling.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Style- The language is lucid, simple and clear. It has brevity in it. The readers do not find difficult in reading. There are certain sentences that sound poetic. The use of adjectives like sexy, Boss Lady, beautiful for Avantika highlights her character. The locations used in the novel are fantastic. The use of E-mails makes it Epistolary in style. Further, the descriptions, use of phrases and connecting words makes it interesting.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Favorite lines-<i> " Here's someone who doesn't listen to Avantika or give a hoot about our disapproval".</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Others Reviews- <a href="http://blog.blogadda.com/2016/01/20/book-review-second-spring-sandhya-jane">http://blog.blogadda.com/2016/01/20/book-review-second-spring-sandhya-jane</a></span><br />
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<a href="https://daffodilstouch.wordpress.com/2016/01/29/book-review-second-spring-sandhya-jane/">https://daffodilstouch.wordpress.com/2016/01/29/book-review-second-spring-sandhya-jane/</a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">With a Master degree in Information Technologies from the University of Central Missouri, Sandhya Jane has been working for over two decades in the global corporate environment in USA, India and Hong Kong that includes some of the leading investment banks in Manhattan.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In addition to writing fiction, Sandhya also regularly writes on the subjects of technology, management and other motivational topics for leading websites and an Indian newspaper.</span></div>
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Surbhi Sareenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02131539972010292799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221871815320910830.post-33792410907645623772016-02-04T23:29:00.000-08:002016-02-04T23:29:26.667-08:00A Perfect Full Length Novel<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><u>Cover</u>- The cover of the novel is beyond perfect as it has a Big Banyan Tree that justifies its title as well as the theme.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><u>Title</u>- The title is suitable as the whole story and the scene takes place around the Banyan Tree.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><u>Plot</u>- Hyma has constructed a gripping and solid plot. The story revolves around Natya and Badrinath , who seems to be the protagonists of the novel. The way they handle their lives and people associated with them is intriguing. Badri's disease and Shradha Devi's disease are same and the way these two are connected by a secret is beautifully shown by Hyma.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><u>Characterisation</u>- Hyma has phantasmagorically handled her characters. There are round as well as flat characters in the novel. Natya remains flat throughout the novel while Badrinath undergoes a change in the middle of the story. Sundar, Som Uncle, Siveswara, Balaram, Kanakamma also play a vital role in the progression of the story. There are other minor characters who play significant role in the story.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><u>Theme</u>- There are varieties of themes in the novel. Schizophrenia is the main theme. Badrinath is the second inheritant of the disease after his grandfather and later on, the disease is passed on to his son Som and daughter, Shradha Devi, further the symptoms could be noticed in Pranati. These people are mistook as mad people and the way their families are affected due to their disease could be seen.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> The other theme is the Domestic theme. Hyma has beautifully highlighted the domestic environment of a family where they live together jointly and then series of events take place in their lives. It is basically the rise and fall of MArri Family which HYma has showcased.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Further, it talks about Independence and the way Badri and Sundar reacted to the developments is another segment of the novel.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><u>Technique</u>- The story moves in flashback technique. The chapters have present and past. The setup is amazing. The novel is written in third person narrative and has an impersonal description of things.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><u>Style</u>- The language is figurative, complex and has many jargons in it. It sometimes confuses the readers. Further, it has variety of sentences ranging from simple to complex to compound. The author has used metaphors and the use of poetry is the main highlighter. Even a normal man can learn from different vocabulary used in the novel.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><u>My Observation</u>- In my opinion, it is a perfect novel as a debutant as it has all the things that is required in an ideal novel. The use of poetry and prose is an icing on the cake. The variety of themes makes it attractive.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: georgia, times new roman, serif;"><u>Others Reviews</u>- <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25563328-the-withering-banyan">https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25563328-the-withering-banyan</a></span></div>
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Surbhi Sareenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02131539972010292799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221871815320910830.post-19183169644994953262016-01-26T11:42:00.000-08:002016-01-26T11:42:46.965-08:00Winds of Hastinapur- At a Glance<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Winds of Hastinapur is a Mythological novel that deals with an idiosyncratic concept. Sharath Komarraju, the author has not taken up that old saga of Kauravas and Pandavas in fact, he has made it the base and has told the saga that very few knew but not much was mentioned. It is the first part of the series. It talks about the start of Hastinapur. To be more precise, it illustrates about those ladies who were the pillars behind it and gave their sacrifices for the growth of the empire.</span><div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Plot</i>: As stated before, it is a tale about the sacrifices of the women during the reign of Shantanu, the king of Hastinapur. The women talked in this book are Ganga and Satyavati. Ganga is the lady of the river who is cursed and sent on Earth, whereas, Satyavati happens to be the stepmother of the eighth son of Ganga who is popularly known as Bhishma.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.359999656677246px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Plot: The plot is simple with a touch of complexity. It talks about the protagonist, Zayesha who happens to be a Journalist by profession and is working on the project of Nirbhaya case. The series of events that takes place in her life during that case. Further, it talks about a community named The Shadow of the Dark Soul, and the way Zayesha gets affected by it is all about the story. The sudden twists and turns in the tale proves the readers wrong with their notions and that's the point where this author wins. So kuddos for such a conceptual plot.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.359999656677246px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Characterization: The author has beautifully played with her characters. They looked like puppets in her hands. Zayesha, the protagonist is a mixture of emotions who is practical, emotional, helpful, social, loving, understanding, caring. On the other hand, Mrs. Chandelier is sweet, simple, motivating and the way these two characters interact is really admirable.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.359999656677246px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Sukhmani has done justice with both her major and minor characters.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.359999656677246px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Theme: A work is incomplete without a theme and this small novella of 80 pages has varied range of themes. The main theme is Rape. As we all know about the Nirbhaya Case, the way she was brutally raped and left to die. The research highlights this segment. It makes us really pitiful, angry and sad at the same time. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.359999656677246px; white-space: pre-wrap;">The other theme is of lesbianism. It is a minor theme though yet it has a great significance. It is the way a girl feels for the other one. It highlights Zayesha's views about her own friend who has recently found her preferences and the way she deals with her.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.359999656677246px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> The major highlighted theme that appears in the middle of the story is about the survival After such mishappening. It talks those people who have been victims to such rapes or acid attacks and the way they lead their lives in a dark place but all they need is care, love but not sympathy. At such a place they are equal and nobody can judge them.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.359999656677246px; white-space: pre-wrap;">My views: I was really moved by this piece. It is a small piece of 80 pages which has said so much and left me great thoughts. I even had a discussion with the author after reading the novella. She told me how she was deeply affected by this Nirbhaya incident and she thought of this concept ' Shadow of the Dark Soul' and started working on it and published it as a tribute to her. I personally loved the dedication. Then the unique that leaves with questions and at the same time gives peace to your mind. The end is really motivating. I won't reveal this end and the message. I found few errors but this doesn't affect the powerful thought she has put up. I would strongly recommend to those readers who can take up such sensitive issues. Trust me, you will really get to know something different.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 15.359999656677246px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Sukhmani identifies herself as a woman of substance and change . She is pursuing her graduation in philosophy from Lady Shri Ram College for Women and has recently published her debut novel ‘The Shadow of the Dark Soul’ in 2015 which is a sincere dedication to Jyoti Singh Pandey( Nirbhaya). She was previously published in ‘We are Not Alone’, an anthology published in association with Mood Indigo in 2014.Her views on the word 'Freedom' and "Through the eyes of a writer"were a part of Unbound and Resugram which are e-magazines in 2015. She also secured the third position in a comepition organized by Rising Literia that reflected her views on the topic 'Freedom Mask' and were published in e-Fiction India in 2015. Her article was titled at "Pinjara" was a part of Bunkpages: notebooks that inspire in their january edition. She is currently doing internship as a columnist at bunkpages and is working as an assistant editor at e-Fiction India. Her other trysts with the written word can be seen on her blog ‘</span><a href="http://www.sukhmanigandhi.wordpress.com/" style="cursor: pointer; line-height: 15.359999656677246px; text-decoration: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" target="_blank">www.sukhmanigandhi.wordpress.com</a><span style="line-height: 15.359999656677246px; white-space: pre-wrap;">’</span></span><br />
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<span style="border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Steve:I heard about your breakup with John</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Ella:So you thought its a good chance to flatter a heart broken girl!</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Steve: don't take me wrong ,I didn't mean that way. I just want you to know that you are saved from a monster and he never deserve you. I heard you people talking on the phone but he hardly listen to you and he always kept it aside. He cheated you from the day 1 you went into relation. Its good that you guys are not together.</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Ella:what??? That bastard! I wish I could slap him.Well he has got his beating and he ll suffer one day. I don't hate him because "people are not wrong, only the situations are". But he is a good person in the end. Its over and I don't want to talk about it. Do you have any other topic to talk about?</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Steve: Ella you are a strong girl and I know you ll overcome this. Let me tell you one thing, you are really sweet who knows the value of relations. I have come across your pics, your smile is killer and you look stunning.</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Ella: Well,these things wont impress me and don't even try on me. I hate it now. It feels like every guy just want to flirt with girls.</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Steve:I just said the truth and this is no flattery. I know you are really hurt. That's alright. I am sorry if I reminded you of John.</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Ella logged out.</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>She was already upset and this man was confusing her so much. She liked the way Steve interacted but the fact that he was John’s friend was not letting her believe his words. She could not sleep that night. Was it her breakup or Steve’s entry?? She herself wasn't aware of it. </i></span></span></div>
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<span style="border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Ella: Sorry I was not okay yesterday and I just took out all my anger on you. I can’t forget what your friend did to me and now I can't think of trusting anybody. Its not him to whom I curse, I curse myself because I said to his proposal and its all my fault. I can’t forgive myself now.</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Steve:I know very well what you are going through. It happens with people. When my heart was broken by some girl, I moved on and she was one of your friend only.</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Ella: Oh!Sorry to here this.</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">They both chat for sometime and then they exchanged their numbers. But it had being a week since they were friends on facebook and nobody had called each other yet.</span></span></div>
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<span style="border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-style: inherit;">It was late afternoon. Ella was chilling in her room. She was feeling low and depressed. She thought of calling her best friend, Suzanne but her number was busy and then she ended up dialing Steve's number.She had cut the phone five times and then called again the sixth time. It was ringing and the person picked up the call. </span><br /><i>"Hello!!Is it Steve??"</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Yes Ella.</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">She smiled and suddenly her heart skipped a beat. Steve had a heavy manly voice and it just amazed Ella. It was exactly the same voice that she had dreamt about her Prince Charming.</span></span></div>
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<span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">John and Ella were couple in name. They hardly interacted with each other. But Ella had some dreams about her Mr.Perfect whom she called her "Prince Charming". John never matched her Mr.Perfect list.</span></span></div>
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<span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Well, this guy Steve had become special in her life so soon.They started their conversation on phone. She loved talking to him whole day on phone and even Steve liked that. He used to wait for Ella’s call and they talked for hours and hours.They came closer.</span></span></div>
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<span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Ella told him about her family,friends and her problems which were big like mountains. Steve was a good listener and he always used to advised her to embrace the things. Whenever she had a fight with her parents Steve always said that,'Ella,your parents owe you and you should not feel bad when they scold you as you belong to them and they have the right to say anything to you..just embrace the things darling.’ Even Steve told her about him. He told her that he was not a body builder 2 years back. He was an ignorant guy who was very fat.People used to hate talking to him but soon he realized something and he changed himself completely.He did workout and what he was in front of her was the transformed man. After hearing this, Ella started respecting him.</span></span></div>
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<span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Ella soon had developed feelings for him but at the same time she never wanted to lose him. She went to Paris for 2 days and there she switched off her cell,deactivated her id. During that time she missed Steve badly but she wanted to put restrictions on herself. She had to switch on her cell because of some reason. She got a call from an unknown number,she picked up and guess who was it? It was Steve. He said he had missed her. On hearing this, her heart wanted to dance. </span></span></div>
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<span style="border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Soon she controlled and said.' I was busy Steve and I want to go away from everybody.'</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Steve said,’Ok! But don't go away from me’.</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">She was happy to hear that but she wanted to test him. She said that they would not talk on phone or text each other.They both tried for one whole day. </span></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: inherit;">He asked her the reason for her behavior and then she told that that John had called her and said she could easily be carried away by good talks. He even said that she was committed to him( Steve) .</span></i></div>
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<span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Ella couldn't tell him that how much she loved him.One fine day,her parents came to know about the calls as the bill almost had hit their heads. It was triple then the normal bill and she was just 15. She decided to lessen the talks but couldn't live without talking to him. She thought of managing her friend's spare phone to talk so she got her number.</span></span></div>
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<span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">For the first time they were talking late night on phone. She called him from that new number and told him everything that had happened. He was shocked to here that. </span></span></div>
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<span style="border: 0px; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>He then asked,"Why are you doing this? Why are you cheating them just for a friend?</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Joys and Woes are Woven Fine by Arkaprava De is a Feminist piece and the best part about it is that it has been attempted by a man. This shows that there are some men in this world who are not cruel, in fact they understand the sufferings of women and take initiatives to save them or highlight their problems. Arka is one such author who has taken a stand for society and this book is his small initiative to highlight the issues that prevail in India. Though Women Empowerment has taken place yet there are some sections where women are beaten, abused physically and mentally, tortured, trafficked and raped brutally and killed. This novel delineates this darker site of the society.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">COVER- The cover of the book is amazing and gives us a hint of social novel.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">PLOT- The story revolves around Ketaki who gets separated from her mother, Jasmine at the time of her birth. She is trafficked to Hyderabad and then Kolkata again where destiny had something in store for her. She goes through a disturbed childhood, tortured, molested, raped and is the victim of human trafficking. Her tragic death makes the readers cry. She is the real hero, survivor in the story.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i><b>Title</b></i>- The title is 'Forbidden Line' which clearly tells the theme of the novel; something which one is not allowed to do.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b><i>Plot</i></b>- The story is revolves around Virat,the protagonist, his friendship, his love and his struggle to get justice for his friend.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b><i>Friendship</i></b>- This is the main theme. Virat, Saurav and Ankit are best friends who are inseparable. There friendship is tested when Saurav dies and both the friends takes a stand for not only his friend but against a social issue. There friendship serves that line- "Friendship is tested in times of need."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b><i>Eve Teasing</i></b>- The other theme is Eve Teasing and the main motive of this novel was to highlight this issue. Mostly people the roadside people but what if they cross their limits? To stop them, we need some heros and the characters have given their best to solve this problem though the outcome was a death of a dear friend.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b><i>Corruption</i></b>- This novel gives vivid description of reality and even our saviors are corrupted. The way the steps are taken by Virat to keep these people on track are commendable.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b><i>Language</i></b>- The language of the novel is simple, clear and had brevity. Even a ten year old child could understand this novel. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b><i>Narration</i></b>- The author has used first person narrative and it is a Personal Description.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b><i>Diction</i></b>- At some places the diction is poetic and the use of some poems makes the story flowing like a river. It had some beautiful images, metaphors.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b><i>My Observation</i></b>- I was impressed and depressed at the same time by this novel. The crisp plot is the crux of the novel and the imperfect use of words is the major flaw of the novel. There was no need of 'F' words at some places. The very first line had mistakes. The story is very slow in the start but as it progresses it develops interest which takes the novel from down fall to a rise. So, I suggest my readers to read this book and find it yourself.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Lafont's Sweet Revenge is a Contemporary Romance and a suspense novel. It can also be categorized as Dark Romance. This is an E- book which has taken away the hearts of the readers and is known for its perfect accent.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Cover</b>- Though its an E- book yet it is not devoid of cover. The cover is very attractive and catchy which reminds you of two lovers who are intimately involved.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Plot</b>- The plot is strong and crisp. The story is of a young painter Eve and her dark past in name of Guy Leguerec which haunts her in her present and leads to series of incidents which are enthralling and intriguing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Setting</b>- The setting is at two place, Boston and Paris. Though there are names of some places mentioned in the stories but basically the story revolves around these two places.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Characterization</b>- The characters are artistically characterized. Guy's character is the round character. He undergoes change according to the situation. He is a real hero who from being the son of a fishermen becomes rich. He is typical hero of earlier times whose main possession is hard work. On the other hand, Steve serves as a foil to Guy who is the antagonist and creates many misunderstandings between Guy and Eve but despite of his evil ways, he can't separate the two. Eve is the protagonist of the novel who happens to be a Painter and her work is beautifully reflected in her 'Nineteen Mysteries' which gets sold on the first day of her exhibition. She goes through ups and down till the end and finally all her questions are answered and suspense is revealed. On the other hand, Madame Samson serves as a motherly figure for both Guy and Eve which acts as a catalyst in both of their lives. And other minor characters also play a vital role in the moving of the story.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> <b>Language</b>- The language is very glossy and has decorated flowery words which makes the story beautiful. And the use of French words highlights the French accent and atmosphere, that serves as a sugar coating on the cake.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>French and English</b>- In some way this novel tells us the difference between French and English through the characters of Eve and Guy. Eve is an English whereas Guy is French. Guy is in habit of speaking French when he is in his thinking mode and has that accent. The use of French words shows author's nativeness as a French author.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Narrative- The author has used point of view technique. And in this he has used first and third person narratives which shows wideness in the work.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>My Observation</b>- It took me just three hours to finish the 175 page novel. I especially liked the use of right word at the right time. The description was so artistic that I could visualize the scenes and the characters. Though French words are the highlighters yet they go in negatives too. Some words in French makes the reader confused in understanding the meaning of the language. It is a dark romance novel and cannot be called as erotica though the cover reveals so. I would strongly suggest to read this novel if you know about art, about the correct use of language. Further, it can also be used as source material for improving writing skills.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Availability</b>- This novel is available on amazon. com; amazon. in; amazon.uk.in; kindle edition and n other sites.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>About the Author</b>-<span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; line-height: 19px;">Olivier Lafont is a French author, screenplay writer, and actor. His novel 'Warrior' was published by Penguin Random House, and was shortlisted for the Tibor Jones South Asia Prize. He has just released his new contemporary romance novel 'Sweet Revenge' exclusively on Kindle. 'Purgatory: The Gun of God' is a fantasy novelette published in South Africa.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; line-height: 19px;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Lafont has written a number of feature film scripts before. The first film he wrote opened at the Toronto Film Festival and went on to win seven awards at film festivals worldwide. <br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />As an actor Lafont has acted in Hollywood and Indian films, in TV serials, and in over 80 television commercials. He acted in '3 Idiots', one of India's all-time blockbuster hits, the critically-acclaimed 'Guzaarish', and the Lifetime film 'Baby Sellers', amongst other films. </span></div>
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Surbhi Sareenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02131539972010292799noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9221871815320910830.post-79885549116774233792015-12-13T07:42:00.003-08:002015-12-13T07:42:34.605-08:00IAm16ICanRape by Kirtida Gautam<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
IAm16ICanRape by Kirtida Gautam is a perfect Suspense Novel.<br />
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<span style="color: #2c3e50; font-family: Open Sans, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Praise for the book: Many people have praised the book in the start which shows that the novel has already gone for the pre publish reviews.For instance:</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #2c3e50; font-family: Open Sans, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">" A well written psychological thriller! I got attracted to this book because of the sensitive topic, Rape, But as I started reading it, I realized how real and powerful the book is." - Shipra Chandra</span></span></blockquote>
Dedication: The book is dedicated to Nirbhaya, the woman who bravely told the tragic story of her worst nightmare to the world and awakened a nation from its slumber.<br />
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Reading Guide: The strange thing I noticed while turning the pages is the way the author has made a guideline chart for reading the chapters. The chapter starts from chapter 9 and then the chapter 1.<br />
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Plot: The plot is well knit and depicted smartly. It revolves around Aarush Kashyup who is accused of a rape and the whole story revolves around the point whether he has committed this grave sin or not.<br />
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Themes: There is a wide range of themes in this novel. The main theme is the theme of Rape. Subhangi is raped brutally and the consequences she faces after the rape is being delineated. Mostly, the mindset of people towards rape victims is very abnormal. they treat them as culprits. Instead of pointing the culprit, the girl is accused of roaming late night. This theme highlights the issue and the way the characters deal with it.<br />
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The other significant part is the theme of relationships and how they change after the certain act committed by the culprit. Aarush- Rudransh , Gayatri-Aarush, Ananya-Aarush, Mrigank- Aarush's relationships undergo a drastic change after the rape act.<br />
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Further, we can notice the theme of friendship. Subhangi and Tabrez's friendship is best highlighted in the novel. The way Tabrez takes a stand for the victim can make anyone motivated. This friendship is contrasted with the friendship of Shrini and Aarush.<br />
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The minor theme of love or attraction can be seen between Aarush and Pihu. They have genuine feelings for each other but the opinion of Pihu does'nt change about Aarush until she finds out something about him.<br />
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The mind game is the sub theme of the novel.The way Aarush plays with the characters confuses the readers as well.<br />
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Characterisation: Kirtida has beautifully scripted her characters. Some are round, some are flat while some are bit complicated characters and above all, Aarush Kashyap can be called as the masterpiece because his delineation sounds the toughest task of the author.<br />
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Stream of Consciousness :The author can easily deal with the minds of her characters because she herself is the psychologist and she can depict the thoughts easily. This novel somewhere depicts the different thoughts of the characters about a single thing, Rape.<br />
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Epistolary: The novelist has used diary entries in the character of Shrini which makes the novel slightly epistolary.<br />
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Point of View: The author has used names of characters instead of chapters. This way the readers can understand the point of views of the characters.<br />
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Language: The author has used simple, easy and lucid language. This makes the readers understand her thoughts easily but the scientific jargons makes the writing complex.<br />
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My Research: For the first time I did research on a certain novel and I don't regret on my research, infact it has helped me understand various concepts. Honestly speaking, The reading guideline sounded like an over confidence of the author. I thought it would make no sense but when I started reading this made some sense and I understood that the author somewhere wanted to show a flashback technique but ended up with these chapters. Anyhow, this proved out to be in her favor.<br />
Further, after reading the characters, I noted down the nature of characters. For instance:<br />
<i>"Gayatri as kind hearted, emotional, dramatic, understanding. "</i><br />
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Then I made a note of certain scientific jargons and there meanings. Like:<br />
<i>"Transaction is a communication between two or more systems."</i><br />
In the end the Psychological analyses makes some sense to the novel.<br />
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Conclusion: This is a perfect novel with correct blending of suspense, thriller, darkness, techniques,themes and a unique style of writing. To add more, the characterisation is pictographic and acts as a catalyst for the novel whereas the jargons, phsychological hypothesis makes it bit complex and terse. So, I suggest my readers to go through it.<br />
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