Book Review: The King of the Sea by Nandan Gautam | A Metaphysical Novel & Musical Odyssey

Book Review

The King of the Sea by Nandan Gautam

The King of the Sea by Nandan Gautam

Author: Nandan Gautam

ISBN: 978-9952834802

Genre: Spiritual Fiction

Length:  348 Pages

Publisher: Notion Press Publishing (8^th January 2020)

My Ratings: 🌟🌟🌟🌟

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About the author: 

Nandan Gautam grew up in Bangalore, India. He completed his Liberal Arts degree from McDaniel College, Maryland, USA and worked at newspaper USA Today for a few years. He returned to India to study yoga and meditation for the next twenty years under spiritual master Bharat Thakur.

His journey of self-discovery led him back to his first love – music, where he infuses his raw but ethereal vocals with hypnotic rhythms and harmonies specifically designed to calm, heal and transform the self.

A Lie and a Truth, an anthology of conversations and life experiences with his master, was his first book. The King of the Sea is his first novel and music album. He lives in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Nandan Gautam

Instagram: @nandangautamofficial
Website: https://www.nandangautam.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nandangautamofficial/

REVIEW

The King of the Sea, a work of spiritual fiction, is the rawest composition of a fictional tale revolving around sailor of his life, the King himself; narrated by different voices that deliver you the concepts of metaphysics including existence and purpose, through the well-written proses that emerge as exceptional quotes throughout the book.

The King of the Sea is a metaphysical novel, rhythmically written as a part of the spiritual quest; which is also paired with two companion music albums by the author. The book is further divided into 41 volumes, where the author brings in light several topics related to love, death, knowledge, God and so on. The author has kept the book as it was written rather than editing and transforming it into the traditional form of storytelling. The story is narrated in both first and third-person, by more than two different voices. The writing style resembles more of a classic style, although it is very easy to interpret. I’ll discuss more of this in the latter part of the review.

The very fictional part of this book contains many diverse characters who drive the main character through the process of self-exploration. Characters don’t have a name in this book, they are identified by their roles and relationship with the main character. His father died in a forest fire and his mother awaits for his return. He meets his half-brother and attends his marriage. He finds love who loves him back, but of course, there are complications. The main character can be seen working in farmland at the beginning from where he escapes looking for magical land. He meets a Butcher, Village Palm Reader and later he gets aboard the ship of desires along with other 135 shipmen. Lead Shipman, the Captain, Winemaker. Boy with green eyes, Leaper, Lute Player and Madman are some of the characters who play important roles in the King’s spiritual quest.

The information I provided might not be accurate, given that it is very hard to derive facts even after reading the whole book. It might require a revision to completely understand the entire picture. Well, this fictional journey is analogous to the author’s mental and spiritual process he goes through while writing this book. At some instances, the author Nandan Gautam directly talks to the reader regarding this book, which makes it self-referential.

Besides, each and every sentence, prose, poetry from this book individually makes a lot of sense, which is quite incredible, for it’s a reliable and unwavering source of knowledge. Whereas, if we consider the whole text, it doesn’t really make sense. The reason may be the voices that speak in riddles. There is frequent switching between these voices. The editor suggests that you read this book without trying to connect dots until they connect themselves. That’s what I did and it’s a pretty useful tip. The more you try to make something out from the text, the more you get confused. How this text assembles as a book is literally a secondary thing because there is a lot more this book has to offer.

"White is the color of death, not black. For when you pass through this door, you will come out clean of everything."

The most important and compelling part of this book is its content. Particularly, the abstract concepts that Nandan Gautam has adapted in this musical odyssey are surprisingly effective and mind-blowing. I loved how the story progressed despite multiple narratives running simultaneously. There are plenty of subjects addressed in this book that will simply fascinate you. After spending significant time with this book and closely studying the story, I must confess that every bit of this book ensures some value and is worth reading. Also, the book contains several chapters in those 41 sections, which the author has titled very aptly. The dialogues may be confusing, otherwise, the writing style is what makes it stand out.

"It is not pain that one carries, it is the burden of guilt and anger with the self that can haunt a man past his own lifetime."

All in all, The King of the Sea is an exceptional, unique and quite fascinating piece of literature in the genre of metaphysical fiction with the touch of postmodernism.

Happy Reading!

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Book Review: The Curse of Anuganga by Harini Srinivasan

Book Review

The Curse of Anuganga by Harini Srinivasan

The Curse of Anuganga by Harini Srinivasan

Author: Harini Srinivasan

ISBN: 978-8193642498

Genre: Historical Fiction (Mystery)

Length: 280 Pages

Publisher: TreeShade Books (28 April 2019)

My Ratings: 🌟🌟🌟🌟

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About the author:

An aficionado of literature, history and dance, Harini Srinivasan has found innovative ways of bringing her passions to her work. Among her achievements is her contribution as an editor of several prestigious publications published by the Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India, such as Selected Speeches of the President: Pranab Mukherjee; The Republican Ethic: Selected Speeches of Shri Ram Nath Kovind; Indian Dance – Through a Critic’s Eye; Abode Under the Dome; Legends of Indian Silver Screen; and Selected Speeches of the Vice President: M. Venkaiah Naidu.

Harini Srinivasan

She also has to her credit a children’s book “The Wizard Tales - Adventures of Bun-Bun” (now into its second print) and a blog on classic Hindi films and books. Along the way, she undertook different roles (Civil Servant, Project Manager, Communications Professional and Editor) across countries (India, Germany and the Netherlands). A doting mother of a 10 year old son, Harini Srinivasan lives with her family in Gurgaon.

Check her blog: www.bagsbooksandmore.wordpress.com

Follow her on Instagram: @hsriniv12

Twitter Handle: @HSriniv12
Visit her Website: http://harinisrinivasan.com/

REVIEW

Narration

The Curse of Anuganga is a Historical Fiction based on the history of Vakataka dynasty capital, which is Nandivardhana. Driving the inspiration from the history of ancient India, the author Harini Srinivasan has tried to put her views and story which could have caused the mysterious events that took place at the end of the 4^th century. The story is narrated in the third-person point of view which follows the main character Shaunaka. The author has tried her best to portray Ancient India with the wealth of rich culture of architecture, developed imperial government, language and literature. She has used many Sanskrit words throughout the book quite often which affected the efficiency of writing style. The writing style and the structure is very good and the story is consistent and average paced throughout the book.

Location and Setting

The story takes place in 403 CE when the Rani Prabhavatigupta (390 CE – 410 CE) was the regent Queen, ruling over the kingdom Nandivardhana on behalf of her two young sons. Harini Srinivasan has successfully portrayed the image of this kingdom and how it worked, it is just perfect and is a remarkable point about The Curse of Anuganga. There are different quarters in the kingdom of Nandivardhana and the story mainly revolves around Buddhist Quarter, Administrative Quarter, Jewellers’ Quarter and the market of the city. The book also described the infrastructure of various constructions which added value to the magnificent period of Indian history.

Theme

The Curse of Anuganga follows a murder mystery and the constant threat to the kingdom from an unknown source throughout the course. The main character Shaunaka is the son of a well-known goldsmith, Vishnuveera. The prologue and the opening took me by surprise and my expectation got higher, but nothing sort of happened until towards the end. After studying the theories about Kalidasa, author went along with the theory that associates Kalidasa to the court of King Chandragupta II. So, there is this great element to read about, which is Mahakavi and his invaluable creations and accomplishments.

Plot

Shaunaka is given the charge to work on the bride’s jewellry at the corner house in Buddhist Quarters. Unfortunate Shaunaka and his brother Ashwini find themselves in front of the Vinayashura’s dead body. Vinayashura, the owner of that corner house who was rumored to have deep connections with the royal family, was mysterious enough to Shaunaka and now after the murder, he is intrigued to know more about the mystery at hand. Because of their logic and keen observation skills, Shaunaka and Ashwini have land duty of assisting the head of police to solve this murder. Also another event, the royal wedding of the prince is facing the obstacles and both mysteries are causing a threat to the security of Nandivardhana.

My Views

The use of Sanskrit might have compromised the capacity of the narration but it was very essential to the story and it was fun to learn bits of Sanskrit this way. I loved many characters and the list includes Devi Tanirika (wife of Vinayashura and mother of bride─ Tarika), Pitamahi Ahalyabai (Grandmother of Shaunaka and Ashwini), Bharavi and Yakshvatsa. I expected more from the character of Mahakavi Kalidasa. The story was not much intriguing as it was just moving straight forward without any major events in between. Thus, the climax was burdened with all the mysteries. While the language, setting and the representation of mysterious events in the ancient history of India were expertly carried out.

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Book Review: Snakes in the Meadows by Ayaz Kohli

Book Review

Snakes in the Meadows by Ayaz Kohli

Snakes in the Meadows by Ayaz Kohli

Author: Ayaz Kohli

ISBN: 978-9353333607

Genre: Fiction

Length: 278 Pages

Publisher: Rupa Publications India (20 May 2019)

My Ratings: 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

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About the author:

Ayaz Kohli is presently serving as Joint Commissioner-GST, Mumbai. Having seen the rise and repercussions of militancy from very close quarters, and moved by the plight of the people of the border districts of Jammu and Kashmir, he has come up with his debut novel, Snakes in the Meadows.

Ayaz Kohli

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Twitter Handle: @ayazkohli

REVIEW

Narration

Snakes in the Meadows is a saga of the onset of militancy, the suffering and the resilience of Pir Panjal ─ the ‘and’ of Jammu and Kashmir. The tale is narrated in third person point of view by the strong, powerful and robust voice. There are terms related to military, militancy and there are Urdu-Arabic words also. The structure and the narration of the book is very well-formed for accumulating all the different stories that revolve around Jammu and Kashmir and more importantly the lives of the residents of Pir Panjal over the span of 25 years. I don’t know the exact count but there are lots of tales of history too that author Ayaz Kohli has narrated that portrays the culture and the community values that of people living or rather surviving in the valley of Kashmir, Pir Panjal Range.

Location and Setting

Snakes in the Meadows, where the meadows are of the land of the hilly village of Pathri Aali. We will discuss snakes later in this review. Pathri Aali, being a village of Kashmir and across the PoK (Azad Kashmir), it suffers the constant threat of war and worst of terror. They’re being watched by Army Jawans and a little suspicion can turn into the death of villagers. As it may seem, making a living in Pathri Aali is difficult for the families so men migrate to Saudi Arabia for earning bread; leaving behind their children, wives, mothers and elders. That is why there are more locations like, Bombay, Saudi Arabia, Srinagar, Jammu and other nearby villages. Now, let me introduce you to the snakes, who are trying to destroy humanity in the villages like Pathri Aali. Saghir Khan, a smuggler and double agent happen to be put in house arrest at Saudi Arabia. In the name of Islam, they brainwash the youth and prepare them to fight in Jammu and Kashmir and form groups of militants.

Theme

Snakes in the Meadows is indeed a work of fiction but is also inspired by real incidents that the author Ayaz Kohli has written with care and intertwining it with beloved characters. The book follows many characters but Haji Mir Baksh’s family is one important family in the story which consists of a brave hero Aslam. Another main character is his love interest Ashwar. But as destiny would have it, they don’t get to choose their lives living in that land of heaven. I loved the character of Lal Jaan, an old lady who is fierce and fearless and stands for the villagers. The author also has portrayed negative characters like Saghir Khan and Major Dharam Pal Singh who are barbaric and merciless. The book shows the real image behind the curtains of heavenly land. Where those civilians suffer living the life of subjugation, misery, sorrow, horror, intimidation, unimaginable humiliation and organized annihilation. While the army isn’t of any help either because they should not trust anyone. So, they have to save themselves. The book also states the daily struggles of living in those hilly villages, the culture and how women have to make brave decisions for their families, for shielding them and for the generations to come.

Plot

The plot is the journey from simple villager’s life to the life of surviving torments. Life is not guaranteed for those who brave the situation. The civilians of the Pathri Aali need to stand together and strong. Militants are cruel as they are senseless, can take one’s life for no reason. Not every lionhearted have that luck for surviving. The sacrifice of such many lives makes a path to follow. With the help of such lionhearted leader and support of the army, they embark the mission for the destruction of snakes.

Don’t just live to narrate the stories of your cowardice. Someone will tell a better story of how you died, rather than you telling your children how you lived.

My Views

.I loved all the good characters as much as I hated those arrogant senseless characters, I mean ogres. All the tales that Ayaz Kohli has included, directly or indirectly affecting the plot are great and mesmerizing and some as melancholic. The struggles that each character is going through offers a lesson to remember for lifetime. You will learn ‘Freedom is priceless’.

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Book Review: The Chronicle of Golgotha Days by Sujith Balakrishnan

Book Review

The Chronicle of Golgotha Days by Sujith Balakrishnan

The Chronicle of Golgotha Days by Sujith Balakrishnan

Author: Sujith Balakrishnan

ISBN: 978-9352011780

Genre: Crime & Thriller

Length: 202 Pages

Publisher: Frog in Well (25 March 2019)

My Ratings: 🌟🌟🌟🌟

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About the author:

Sujith Balakrishnan is a novelist, a short story writer and a poet as well. He lives and works in the UAE in a reputed multinational company. He has recently made his debut with his novel based on a true event – the 1996 Suryanelli rape – The Chronicle of Golgotha Days. In his novel, Sujith has raised serious questions on the system of justice, corruption and humanity. He has weaved a serious fiction that not only establishes him as an author with purpose but also asks many questions of the readers.

Sujith Balakrishnan with Paul Zacharia

Follow him on Instagram: @sujithauthor2018

Twitter Handle: @sujithb234
Check out his Website: https://authorsujithbalakrishnan.in/
Email: sujithwriter2018@gmail.com

REVIEW

Narration

The Chronicle of Golgotha Days is a crime-thriller based on true incident occurred back in 1996. ‘Crime-Thriller’ just to classify into a main-stream genre. So, The Chronicle of Golgotha Days is a book that put on a view about inhuman acts and intense cruelty faced by their victims. Yes, this is about sexual offenders/rapists and victims of their brutality, and in this case a sixteen-year-old child Abhaya. The prologue successfully channels the horror of such acts and that it won’t be an easy read for delicate hearts but it will leave you with nothing but strength. The story is narrated by Abhaya’s voice. The author has put all the efforts to present the clear voice of the protagonist throughout the seven years of changing voice and writing this book.

Location and Setting

The story, or rather Golgotha Days take place in Kerala. There is a map of Kerala with all the locations Abhaya had to travel against her will and with the numb yet overall stinging body. Abhaya would look out to the mist-covered hills with tea crops on her frequent and excruciating bus journeys to hell full of monsters. She got always locked in the dark hollow rooms for worst that is to live with such intense pain.

Theme

The Chronicle of Golgotha Days is the gut-wrenching 40 days long journey of a ninth-grader girl. She gets trapped but she believes that it was her mistake. Also, she accepts it for her fate as she had no choice. There is a large network of perverts including child traffickers, sex traffickers, rich and their attendants, lawyers, government servants, politicians and all types of men with power. All of these monsters are extracting pleasure regardless of being brother, son and worst father. Their perversity knows no limit and their inhumanity makes them worse than demons. They create such a gloomy atmosphere that Abhaya loses all hopes. There is no escape even if there are ladies who have suffered through the same but have accepted their fate under influence and fear of evil.

Plot

Abhaya lives in Munnar with her family. She has an elder sister, Amala. Her father works at the post office. Abhaya, because of her poor performance in academics, decides to run away from her current life of hostel and studies. Little did she realize what was forthcoming. And her Golgotha Days begins. The days of torments and tortures. The monsters she’s going to fight no matter what, but all in vain.

My Views

People won’t step up and speak for the victims unless they are their near and dear ones. People don’t recognize the intensity of this crime and the pain they’ve gone through until it’s their loved ones. It is a reality. Yes, that’s why there are people like Balakrishnan who take a big step and try to make a change in society. The least we can do is, call it what it is and talk about it because violence doesn’t just happen in the vacuum. This book will open your eyes and call you out to stand with the young victims and their family. Because here’s the thing, because of the current condition of our societies, making it to justice is much more harrowing than the pain victims are already carrying.

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Book Review: Shhh! Don't Talk About Mental Health by Arjun Gupta

Book Review

Shhh! Don't Talk About Mental Health by Arjun Gupta

Shhh! Don't Talk About Mental Health by Arjun Gupta

Author: Arjun Gupta

ISBN: 978-1645469711

Genre: Psychology (Non-Fiction)

Length: 203 Pages

Publisher:  (June 28th, 2019)

My Ratings: 5/5

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About the author:

Arjun Gupta is a mental health activist. He has been raising mental health awareness through his blog and YouTube channel for two years, after having battled severe clinical depression between 2015 and 2017. Hailing from Hisar in Haryana, Arjun is currently pursuing an undergraduate degree in Applied Psychology from Delhi University. Supported by the love of his family and admirers, Arjun works to make the world a better place. A world that is sensitive to those battling their own mind.

Arjun Gupta

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Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/knightofsteel2017/

Twitter Handle: @_knightofsteel
His Website: https://knightofsteel.com/

REVIEW

Shhh! Don’t Talk About Mental Health is an initiative by author Arjun Gupta for not just spreading Mental Health awareness but with the context of the current situation of Mental Health/Mental Illness/Psychology subject in India. The author also used Yashasvi’s (his) case as an example to make the explanation easy to understand. If you do not belong to the psychological background then this book would help you with an introduction to Mental Health and all the related aspects of it through stories, researches, facts and statistics. The book will answer all your doubts and questions about depression, mental illnesses and collectively about mental health.

The structure of the book is divided into six sections to make the reader understand from history of psychology to the modern-day need of forming a community to stand with those who are suffering from mental illnesses and make the world a better place.

SECTION I

This first section is dedicated to the history of Psychology and that how it began across the various parts of the world. How Mental Illnesses came to the larger picture and how those patients were treated back in time until the 17^th century. There were few revolutionary scientists and activists who made remarkable changes in the subject of psychology.

SECTION II

This section helps you understand what exactly Mental Health is, i.e. the definition of Mental Health. The author has described all the important aspects of the current official definition given by WHO. And also what significant changes need to be done according to the current time.

SECTION III

In this section, the author Arjun Gupta has provided information about identification of the mental illnesses and stages that follows about curing it.

SECTION IV

In this section, the Author talks about why Mental Health awareness is as necessary as it was for AIDS and HIV. There are many people who talk about Mental Health for just the sake of it and inserting words ‘Mental Health’ everywhere is going to make no difference. So, as the author says informed discussions about mental health on a meaningful platform is also key apart from using modern treatments to minimize risks of mental illnesses.

SECTION V

This section was about stigma! The obstacle that stands in the way of mental healthcare that exists globally─ Stigma. How people with mental illness are treated as their sole identity is their illness. How movies, series and media develop stereotypes about mental disorders as patient being just schizophrenic or unstable or violent. Also, there are people who spread misinformation that suffering from mental illnesses is related to being rich or poor. Arjun Gupta tries his best to break such stereotypes.

SECTION VI

In this last section, author discusses the same with Indian context to define problems and proposes many solutions that can help with mental health awareness. Author Arjun Gupta concludes with the story of Yashasvi and how he revived himself after two years of clinical depression.

When I picked this book, I knew it will help me to a certain extent to understand Mental Health. And now after finishing this, I am thankful to the author for I really needed this. As the author said we can make this world a better place that is sensitive to those battling their own minds. Where there is no shame in asking for help. This is the time to know what mental health is and better not led by misinformation in this era of social media. The least we can do as a responsible community is, stand with the patients of mental disorders and treat them with compassion and talk about it.

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Author Interview with Jitender Kumar | Author of Love Tennis

Author Interview With

Jitender Kumar

Author of Love Tennis

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Hey Readers' Fam, we are back with another Author Interview. This time we will be having a conversation with the author of  'Love Tennis', most welcome Jitender Kumar.

If you don't know about 'Love Tennis' book, then check out my review of Love Tennis here.

About the author:

Jitender Kumar, also called “Musafir” by his near and dear ones was born and brought up in Delhi but his roots were back in Bihar. He completed his graduation in Political Science from Delhi University and has in-depth experience of being a personality developer and tennis coach. His immense experience in the field of retail made him a strong observer. Although, he loves to write contents like poems, “Love-Tennis” is his first attempt at writing a fiction piece.

He lives in Ahmedabad and looks forward to your valuable feedback for “Love-Tennis”.

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Twitter Handle: @jkmusafir
Email: jk.musafir@gmail.com

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Let's Start!

Q: What was your answer to the question ‘What do you want to be when you grow up?’

 when asked in your childhood?

A: In my early childhood, I wanted to be an army officer like every other boy but later on it changed into being an international Tennis player and if someone will ask me now, I want to be the prime minister of India.

Q: According to you, what is the importance of sports in one’s life?

A: Actually it differs from people to people but, I love sports and for me, sports are like the soul of leadership. You learn so many basics of life from sports which you can use in your day to day life to sort your daily issues. It gives you passion and builds your character.

Q: Which genre do you like reading and who is your favorite author?

A: I read fiction and I mostly read romance, sometimes I read non-fiction too when I feel it needed to shape up. My favorite author is Chetan Bhagat honestly. He does not write to impress critics. He writes for his readers and himself.

Q: How was your experience writing Love Tennis?

A: I always wanted to write this story but I am a lazy guy. It was not an easy job always but whenever I was in front of my laptop, I enjoyed writing it. Money Kapoor my friend and buddy for life, she helped me and motivated me a lot to write this. It’s more of her hard work than mine that you read this book.

Q: What difficulties you faced and how your surroundings and surrounding people supported you?

A: There were no such difficulties. I don’t think people care that much what you are doing or what you are not, you just have to be focused to complete whatever you want to so people can see what were you up to.

Q: Which is your favorite word or phrase?

A: Passion

Q: What does being a successful author look like to you?

A: I don’t know, once I will be successful I will answer your question.

Q: Has Love Tennis brought any change to your life, even a slightest?

A: Not much, but yes now, I came to know that I can write and writing is not everyone’s cup of tea. There are people who have stories and they want to pen it down too but it’s not that easy. So I am thankful that I did this by the grace of God and the support of my friends.

Q: What would you like to say to the youth who want to pursue their passion for sports?

A: It is required that you stay focused and plan your career with your coach to set your targets and don’t look back and keep going. You will surely achieve what you want to but for that, you will have to make yourself eligible for the same.

Q: Finally, parting words to the readers of Love Tennis.

A: Thanks to you all that you chose #lovetennis to read while there are lakhs of books are available in the market. You can reach me on my social media handle if you have any feedback. I would surely try to address those in my next book. Thanks.

Thank you so much for being here Jitender! We all wish you the best!

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Book Review: Love Tennis by Jitender Kumar

Book Review

Love Tennis by Jitender Kumar

Love Tennis by Jitender Kumar

Author: Jitender Kumar

ISBN: 978-9353472160

Genre: Romance Fiction

Length: 136 Pages

Publisher: Blue Rose Publishers (7 March 2019)

My Ratings: 🌟🌟🌟🌟

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About the author:

Jitender Kumar, also called “Musafir” by his near and dear ones was born and brought up in Delhi but his roots were back in Bihar. He completed his graduation in Political Science from Delhi University and has in-depth experience of being a personality developer and tennis coach. His immense experience in the field of retail made him a strong observer. Although, he loves to write contents like poems, “Love-Tennis” is his first attempt at writing a fiction piece.

He lives in Ahmedabad and looks forward to your valuable feedback for “Love-Tennis”.

Jitender Kumar (Musafir)

Follow him on Instagram: @musafirr

Reach out to his Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/musafir.dost

Twitter Handle: @jkmusafir
Email: jk.musafir@gmail.com

REVIEW

Narration

Love Tennis is a short romance book with a pinch of passion. The story is narrated in the first-person point of view. The main character Jatin is narrating his story. The book is written in a very simple style that anyone can read it. The beginners who are not comfortable with English much also can read this book. The author has made it very much relatable and easy-going. And all the tennis match scenes are something to savour.

Location and Setting

Love Tennis set in Delhi and the time period is of the 2000s. That time period and the teenage lives in Delhi, influence the story. The book brings nostalgia with it that you cannot hold back your own memories from school and college. There are few locations especially school and Delhi University colleges gives you the back-to-college/school vibes and those silly struggles we’ve gone through.

Theme

Love Tennis is a Romance Fiction and portrays love between these two main characters. Jatin is from lower-middle-class family and Priya is as rich. But that is not a problem for them, there is something else. Well, the author has done very good job in portraying the romance and not the typical drama between two families. Again sports play a significant part in the story. And for romance lovers, there are meetings and dates.

Plot

The plot is something that I didn’t like as I expected more from the story. Indeed, there are conflicts and I liked reading them but was still wasn’t triggering. The plot and story solely focused on this couple of characters. Though I enjoyed reading because it was relatable and its writing style. The characters lack the depth but it’s a short book so that is fine. And the connections between characters are good and well carried out. 

"Love never loses on you, it's you who does that."

My Views

All in all, it was a really entertaining and very easy read. There is a lot the author has conveyed through the book. There were lots of Bollywood references which I loved. It made me reflect on my memories that were warming. I reminisced the times when I used to wait for the calls on the wired telephone. It was very light and easy flowing read and I just enjoyed this short book full of relatable experiences and a bunch of excitements of school and college life.

Happy Reading!

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