Book Review
The Fragile Thread of Hope by Pankaj Giri
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| The Fragile Thread of Hope by Pankaj Giri |
Author: Pankaj Giri
ISBN: 978-9389567205
Genre: Contemporary Fiction
Length: 320 Pages
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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.
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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