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Monday, January 13, 2020

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


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

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


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