Book Review: 2047 The Unifier by Rashmi Trivedi | Futuristic Fiction | India

Book Review

2047 the Unifier by Rashmi Trivedi

2047 The Unifier by Rashmi Trivedi

Author: Rashmi Trivedi

ISBN: 978-9389763652

Genre: Futuristic Fiction

Length: 260 Pages

Publisher: HESTEN (An imprint of BlueRose Publishers) (4^th January 2020)

My Ratings: 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌠

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About the author: 

Rashmi Trivedi is an author, poet and an explorer, working at a middle Management level in a leading PSU. She entered the literary world in May 2016 with her first book, Woman, Everything Will Be Fine, which became a bestseller in its genre. She then came out with her poetry collection titled Handful of Sunshine, Pocketful of Rain, in December 2017. Many of her poems went viral on the social media.

Her subsequent novel, From Ashes to Dreams, published in August 2018, climbed to the no.2 spot on the Amazon hot-seller list within a few days and went on to sell more than 15,000 Copies.

Rashmi Trivedi

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REVIEW

The theme for today's review

"Love and hope can conquer hate." -Barack Obama

2047 The Unifier is a futuristic fiction novel in which one proposes this idea of bringing peace between two nations which were separated 100 years ago, majorly caused by colonists for their own benefits. The Unifier is a fast-paced story led by love that offers you with the voice of youth towards self-absorbed politicians, which leaves you with that ray of hope for peace. The story is narrated in third-person point of view and writing style is very easy to understand.

The story takes place in the future version of India, London and Islamabad. India is more developed in aspects of infrastructure and technology but issues remain the same that of communal hatred fueled by politics as regular dosage. And that of warmongers at both sides of the border while they have nothing to lose.

The author Rashmi Trivedi has plotted the book very brilliantly taking into account the gravity of the subject. She neither did exaggerate nor did she understate the situation. Each subplot succeeded by another and that’s how the big picture played out.

As we quote Martin Luther King Jr. “Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” The love between Karan─ son of an Indian war hero and Fiza─ daughter of a Pakistani foreign secretary initiates the healing movement in both countries. All the main characters were portrayed very well, they had clear goals with resolute determination.

Author Rashmi Trivedi made a point throughout the book that, is it really too difficult talking and speaking about peace? At least for me, it was a perfect read seeing the situation of our country today. The book was highly relatable to this point of time where we the youth is tired of this hatred and taking peace initiatives to make the world a better place for our future generation, but some self-absorbed warmongers are trying to shut them up. Here’s the difference between the real-world and this novel’s futuristic fictional world, in the latter one majority common public wants peace and not war.

The best part of this novel was the climax, how the author wrapped it all in the end, it was the most realistic part of the book. One thing that I noticed was, the entire novel somehow didn’t reflect the world the author was talking about, it felt inconsistent. However, I would say, congratulations to the author because, it must not be difficult but it is also not easy putting forward such an idea, which can be considered vague but instead is sharp and attainable. Here I am talking about spreading peace and love. Globally.

The final words, I really loved reading this book because it was really progressive, political aspects were made clearly visible though which has nothing to do with the real world. It is pure fiction. The romance in this chaos was a competent cliffhanger that kept me hooked till the end. All in all, it was a fascinating read and it teaches you to be receptive.

‘Try to talk of love and peace, not of hate and war.’

Happy Reading!

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Book Review: The Fragile Thread of Hope by Pankaj Giri | Finalist of the Amazon Pen to Publish Contest 2017

Book Review

The Fragile Thread of Hope by Pankaj Giri

The Fragile Thread of Hope by Pankaj Giri

Author: Pankaj Giri

ISBN: 978-9389567205

Genre: Contemporary Fiction

Length: 320 Pages

Publisher: Fingerprint! Publishing (17 December 2019)

My Ratings: 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

Order your copy right now: https://amzn.to/2tZOptl

About the author: 

Pankaj Giri was born and brought up in Gangtok, Sikkim—a picturesque hill station in India. He began his writing career with a book review blog and after several years of honing his writing skills, he wrote his debut solo novel The Fragile Thread of Hope. The inspirational fiction novel was selected as a “Top 5 Finalist” in the Amazon Pen to Publish Contest 2017 and received critical acclaim worldwide. It also led to him being felicitated by Sikkim Manipal University for his contribution to the literature of Sikkim and being invited by popular website YourStory.com and ABN TV, India’s first Nepali satellite channel, for exclusive interviews. He is currently working in the government sector in Sikkim. He likes to kill time listening to progressive metal music and watching movies and sitcoms. Pankaj loves interacting with his readers via social media and always responds promptly.

Pankaj Giri

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Twitter: @_PankajGiri

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REVIEW

Narration

Finally, I am reviewing the first book I read in 2020. The Fragile Thread of Hope is a poignant and gritty tale of love, loss, death and grief that leaves you empty but the hope to hang from. The book is well-written with multiple third-person POVs which follow characters ─ Fiona, Soham, Sharon. The writing style is flowery and polished, you just keep reading until you choke off mid-sentence, left with moisty eyes. Also, the author Pankaj Giri has structured it brilliantly, providing the right scenes at the right times to make you sympathize with his characters.

Location and Setting

The Fragile Thread of Hope is set in Gangtok, Sikkim. The place so intimidating amidst the overwhelming views of mountains, rivers, streams and forests. Book also explores the megacity Bangalore, the ‘Silicon Valley of India’ where the author has portrayed the lifestyle of an IT worker which also reflected sort of bad workplace culture in this highly competitive corporate world.

Theme

The main theme of this book can be described as coping with the grief that you hold on to just because you fear to let it go. Apart from this, there are a lot of things Pankaj Giri has very successfully conveyed through his venerable characters like Father Francis and a Spiritual Master. All the characters in this book are perfectly written, they are exhaustive and hence sympathetic. Pankaj Giri has strongly put forward the concept of spirituality and a sensitive topic that is rarely discussed ─ religious conversion. Here he has elaborated the faith in Christianity with culture and customs. While talking about the culture, I should not forget about the significance represented here of Pahari Culture, some of which are accumulated from Nepali Culture.

Plot

I would be better off without talking much about the plot. Anyways, the plot will show you around the deep dark places lingering in your life that can strike hard anytime. It confronts you to the reality called Death and much darker feeling of grief which can only be overcome by Love.

Perhaps, this is what defines flawed people like me. Although tragedy moulds us, teaching us bitter lessons, traces of our typical faults linger in our souls, like ugly craters in the moon.

My Opinion

Well, what should I say about this incredible piece of literature? Let me provide you an excuse to read this book ─ there is no drama at all! I would suggest, grab a copy of this book if you want to read something intensively sentimental. It will change your perspectives. You’ll start to love your parents more. You will learn. Author Pankaj Giri has done a commendable job of extracting all the emotions out of readers. I loved this book and I highly recommend this book to anyone reading this right now.

Happy Reading!

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10 Popular Books I Want to Read in 2020 | Book Blogger | India

Hello readers' fam! We have been together for more than one year and I'm back with another Top 10!

10 Books I Want to Read in 2020

10 Books I Want to Read in 2020 | Book Blogger | India

I read many books this year, more than I expected I could read. All these books were review copies I got this year and most were debuts. For some reason, I couldn't read more popular books so these are 10 books I'm gonna read in 2020.

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1. An Era of Darkness: The British Empire in India by Shashi Tharoor

An Era of Darkness by Shashi Tharoor

It's been a few months that I am planning to read Shashi Tharoor books but didn't get to get my hands on any of it. So, my first goal would be to read Shashi Tharoor, and for that, I have selected this one title which I think can be my good first read by Shashi Tharoor.

Inglorious Empire: What the British Did to India (published in India as An Era of Darkness: The British Empire in India) is a historical text by Shashi Tharoor, an Indian politician and diplomat, about the effects of British Colonialism on India.


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2. Rebel Sultans: The Deccan from Khilji to Shivaji by Manu S. Pillai

Rebel Sultans by Manu S. Pillai

Manu S. Pillai is an Indian historian and author known for his debut non-fiction The Ivory Throne: Chronicles of the House of Travancore for which he won the Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar in 2017. This year I listened to his interviews and talks and speeches, I was just amazed by this personality. The knowledge he shared with his audience was perspicacious and I couldn't stop listening to his interviews. He changed my perspective about 'history' and now all I want to do is explore more.

In Rebel Sultans, Manu S. Pillai narrates the story of the Deccan from the close of the thirteenth century to the dawn of the eighteenth. Packed with riveting tales and compelling characters, this book takes us from the age of Alauddin Khilji to the ascent of Shivaji.

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3. The Ministry of Utmost Happiness by Arundhati Roy

The Ministry of Utmost Happiness by Arundhati Roy

While talking about popular Indian authors, we cannot overlook Suzanna Arundhati Roy, best known for her novel The God of Small Things (1997), which won the Man Booker Prize for Fiction in 1997 and became the biggest-selling book by a non-expatriate Indian author. She is also a political activist involved in human rights and environmental causes.

2019 has been a very different reading year for me, I mostly read review copies and could not read the books which I really wanted to read. One of my friends recommended this book right after he finished reading this book, The Ministry of Utmost Happiness, her second novel published in 2017, twenty years after her debut. Also, I would be reading The God of Small Things, but this is my first pick.

Buy The Ministry of Utmost Happiness from Amazon: https://amzn.to/2QxkaSm

4. Jaya: An Illustrated Retelling of Mahabharata by Devdutt Pattnaik

Jaya by Devdutt Pattnaik

I have been reading the first few pages of this book whenever I get a chance, in the library or in Crossword stores, but now I want to just dig into it and read the whole book. Jaya is one of the best modern adaptations of Mahabharata and as I said I have already started reading, I wish to continue. Devdutt's retellings are the way to go if you are looking for mythological retellings.

Devdutt Pattanaik is an Indian mythologist, speaker, illustrator and author, known for his prolific writing on sacred lore, legends, folklore, fables and parables, and for challenging wilful misinterpretations of ancient Indian scriptures, stories, symbols and rituals.

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5. The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern

The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern

As you all know by reading the post: Top 10 Favorite Books of 2018, Erin Morgenstern and her  The Night Circus has charmed all the readers with the phantasmagorical tale of the two empowered magicians. Now after so long wait of six years, she is back with another (her second) captivating novel. The Starless Sea will be following a character named Zachary Ezra who finds an unusual book in the library in which he encounters his own childhood. Strange right? Intriguing. There is much more in the synopsis. Have a look at the Goodreads page. It is going to be as fantastic as The Night Circus. I am craving more of Erin Morgenstern's 'fairytale in one way or another'.

Buy The Starless Sea from Amazon: https://amzn.to/2rDK2Dw

6. Children of Virtue and Vengeance by Tomi Adeyemi

Children of Virtue and Vengeance by Tomi Adeyemi

Legacy of Orisha was declared a trilogy by Tomi Adeyemi. The first in the series Children of Blood and Bone was completely successful and made it to #1 on The New York Times Bestsellers List. The story follows the character Zelie Adebola whose mother was killed by a brutal King Saran who rules over the land of Orisha. The second in the trilogy was released late this year on 3rd December. After reading the Children of Blood and Bone, I was waiting for second release desperately because this is the story you cannot wait to explore.


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7. The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

The Handmaid's Tale, originally published in 1985, is a dystopian novel written by Canadian author Margaret Atwood. It is set in a near-future New England, in a totalitarian state resembling a theonomy that overthrows the United States government.

Margaret Atwood is such a phenomenal writer, I adore her writing. I recently signed up for her MASTERCLASS and I'm loving it so far and as a pre-requisite, I have to have a sound knowledge about her literary works so that would be my first step towards learning to write from her. 

Buy The Handmaid's Tale from Amazon: https://amzn.to/2F4p7gd

8. All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr

All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr

Among all these non-fiction, fantasy, dystopian novels I wanted to include historical fiction and I could not come up with a better idea than reading this one. All the Light We Cannot See is a war novel written by American author Anthony Doerr, published by Scribner on May 6, 2014. It won the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the 2015 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction. Set in occupied France during World War II, the novel centers on a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths eventually cross. I'm am really eager to read this book.

Buy All The Light We Cannot See from Amazon: https://amzn.to/39s4oka

9. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

This book doesn't need any introduction but here we go. The Book Thief is a historical novel by Australian author Markus Zusak and is his most popular work. Published in 2005, The Book Thief became an international bestseller and was translated into 63 languages and sold 16 million copies. Recently I bought The Bridge of Clay by Markus Zusak during the BookChor sale. But I think it would be really unaesthetic to not read The Book Thief before I read anything from Markus.

Markus Zusak is an Australian writer of German origin. He is best known for The Book Thief and The Messenger (US title: I Am the Messenger), two novels which became international bestsellers. He won the Margaret A. Edwards Award in 2014.


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10. Becoming by Michelle Obama

Becoming by Michelle Obama

I was very excited to read this book when it was launched. I got the audiobook of this and I have already started reading it, few chapters in and I am loving this. No doubt this book is going to be the best book I'll be reading next decade. I hope so.

Becoming is the memoir of former United States first lady Michelle Obama published in 2018. Described by the author as a deeply personal experience, the book talks about her roots and how she found her voice, as well as her time in the White House, her public health campaign, and her role as a mother.

Buy Becoming from Amazon: https://amzn.to/35cZu7w

I hope, you guys enjoyed this 'End of the Year Series'. So these are all the books I want to read. I wish you all the readers a Very Happy New Year, have a great reading/writing year ahead. Thank you so much for sticking with me throughout the journey of this blog.

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If you have survived through this, please give it a chance! Holly crap. I wrote a book! (Sorry Superwoman for stealing the line.)

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Thank you so much for reading y'all. I hope you enjoyed and got some recommendations.

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Book Review: The Veiled Universe by Rob Garnet | Cosmic Tales of Science Fiction

Book Review

The Veiled Universe by Rob Garnet

The Veiled Universe by Rob Garnet

Author: Rob Garnet

ISBN: 978-9353961008

Genre: Science Fiction and Time Travel

Length: 144 Pages

Publisher: Red Knight Book (13 December 2019)

My Ratings: 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

Order your copy right now: https://amzn.to/2FvNpzV

About the author: 

Rob is an engineer who has spent years working in various global companies. He is a keen traveler who has so far covered sixteen countries. This helps fulfill his desire to understand the local language and customs, and realize the further we go, the closer we humans come to each other.

He has penned professional articles and is a frequent public speaker on management and human resources. He has also written short stories in science fiction and fantasy. He believes that the future of humanity is bright; there are many more scientific discoveries yet to be made.

With over two decades of experience working in the fields of science, he understands the anxiety this poses to the general reader who is at risk of getting lost in the jargon. Therefore, his foremost desire is to simplify the concepts of science and present them in the form of narratives that the readers will not find overwhelming. He spends hours thoroughly researching his selected themes and then weaves his tales around them. He hopes that these stories will ignite the imagination of the readers and take them into uncharted realms of science fiction.

Rob Garnet

Instagram: @robgarnet
Twitter: @RobGarnet

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rob.garnetauthor.3

REVIEW

Narration

The Veiled Universe is a collection of 11 Sci-Fi ‘cosmic tales’ taking you through the ‘potential’ realities of this veiled universe that we are trying to discover since time itself. So these are just possibilities but are actually directly or indirectly based on the facts and discoveries till date and that’s because the author has sound knowledge of physics and space because of his twenty years’ experience with fields of science.

Also, most of the tales involve advanced science and technology because discoveries wouldn’t be possible otherwise. Talking about the writing style, it was fabulous and stories well researched. Despite stories being very complex in nature, there were not any loopholes, at least I couldn’t find any. Each story was well-plotted and executed. As being a student of science, I had no difficulties understanding scientific laws and the nature of celestial objects. However, I don’t think that really would affect any reader’s experience as long as they enjoy Sci-Fi genre.

Location and Setting

Some tales are set on earth and others in the space. There are a few tales that focus on the nature of Black Holes. These tales span the whole observable universe and a few major objects or astronomical bodies like stars and galaxies. About time, I remember the Year 2320 in the book, so yes it can be from future and also from past as one story is about Time Travelling.

Theme

As we can see already, science and technology have dramatically changed our ways of life. We are discovering something new in space every once in a while which leaves humans shook and we humans are continuously inventing something new to understand the universe. But is that so easy? Back to the cosmic tales. In these tales, humans, aliens and even objects that we think, don’t have a brain to think, are on a mission. The mission of discovery, interplanetary wars, a heist in space, saving planets, etc. As the cover says, YOU. WILL. BELIEVE. I believed it all and trust me these sci-fi tales are not just usual novels you might be reading, but these actually give answers to our quest of the universe. Also, the author Rob Garnet has covered everything from how would machines make everything easy and effortless, to the dangers of overusing the resources we have been extracting from the stars and universe.

The universe is veiled and we may never really know all its secrets.

My Opinion

I am really an astrophile, I love observing the sky, I wait for the meteor showers every year, I like spotting satellites using an app in my phone, I always point out to Jupiter and tell everyone about it. Ah, that’s enough. So, if I would be reading more of sci-fi or anything related to space, the universe then thanks to Rob Garnet. He made me revive my curiosity about the freaking universe and all that I have been thinking and assuming about the same. I loved this book and I would recommend to anyone who has the same interests. 

Happy Reading!

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