Book Review
Diary of a Twenty-Something by Siya
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| Diary of a Twenty-Something by Siya |
Author: Siya Singhania
ISBN: 978-1646506699
Genre: Poetry
Length: 170 Pages
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About the author:
Siya is a fictional character whose eyes the author uses as
a mirror to reflect the teenage world. It is also the pen-name of said author,
Anjali Roongta. Anjali is a twenty-something student living in Pune, India, who
has published another book before this. An avid reader, she loves fan-fiction
and her stories are a mix of real-life experiences, stories heard from others,
and those developed through her own imagination—courtesy of a lot of reading.
In this book, she presents a set of poetry that Siya feels are issues and
thoughts that cross the minds of teenagers and young adults.
Follow her on Instagram: @siyaa20_official
REVIEW
Diary of a Twenty-Something is a collection of poetry from
the perspective of a teenager who is a fictional character. Poetries are
narrated by this fictional character in a very simple yet poetic way. These
teenage musings are kind of smooth and fluid, one would keep reciting without
taking a break. What I mean by simple is, the writing style and language are
very simple that you would know the meaning while reading as you go but that
makes it inadequate. Besides, it serves a good trait of being not at all time-consuming.
Musings are quite relatable that reminds you of how silly
you used to be in your teenage years and what you have gone through in those years,
those first and bitter experiences. Subjects addressed were anxiety,
validation, disorders, pain, love and a lot of questions that teenagers seek
answers to. There are many topics that break stereotypes but at other hand, there are also few clichés included in this book. That is when it goes a little
stupid just as teenage lives and sometimes makes offensive remarks. Which obviously
not everyone would like.
These are a few of the subjects I liked reading about:
depression, body shaming, growing up and dream to be at peace. At once the author Siya talks
about asexuality and I really appreciate that, because its real and no one
talks about it so freely.
Another thing, the author Siya made it really easy like the way
she explained complicated feelings with ease, for example, falling in love.
Lacked that standard but it is okay. Poetries had these contemporary and modish
vibes.
Personal views
My reading experience was quite content. I would really like
to recite some of the poems/poetries out loud to friends and family. My
favorites from this book are, Question to the Creator and Navigating Waters and
there might be more but I can remember these two right now. I think this book definitely
deserves a chance, grab your copy and read it.
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