Inadvertently
I am the one who enjoys reading romance
more than any genre for that matter when it comes to reading.
We all have a
hidden place within ourselves, the place of longing and of escape from the
dissatisfactions of life. However, is it
that easy as it might sounds
The story
revolves around Shrayan, a dweller of the
underground finds his first friends in
snakes and Sapera and discovers dance,
which gives him strength and solace throughout his life. Sapera’s brother Vishwasghat murders him and
sells Shrayan like an animal. Fate
rescues him and he reaches a school. This is where he discovers beauty and love
for the first time. He learns Kshatriyam,
a martial arts dance form, and he learns to read and write. However, due to
certain unfortunate circumstances, he is forced to run away and he battles with
his own bestiality. Eventually, he reaches a place where he finds food, shelter
and a job with a baba and his hunchback
companion. But will this last or will Life continue to test him?
Shrayan has hooves and fur,
but speaks, walks, eats and dances like a human. He reaches the fantastical
land of happiness, where he meets Nordic beauties, snake-dragon women and a
giant named Trishna, which means hunger. Iyengar brings in Indian arts, in Kshatriyam, mythology, in the dance drama
unfolding the love story between Krishna and Rukmini, philosophy, in
conversations Shrayan has with Lotus, Madeira and Manila, and Indian culture, in
kundalini. Indeed the climax was quite
interesting with twists and turns as they unfold. For that, you need to read this book.
Now my Positive viewpoints:
The positives of
the story are the narrative is conversational and engaging and lots of
unexpected plot turns and character appearances keep the reader immersed. Love
takes innumerable shapes and so does
sexuality. Fatherhood recurs in the many relationships that are formed and
lost. Most of the characters are unvoiced and multifaceted with histories, strengths, and failings.
Some suggestive points:
Although the
narration of the story is good but in my opinion, the explicit descriptions
went over the top. However, I was not convinced by several actions of the
characters in the book. At times, it felt that they were maneuvered to satisfy what authoress want to
state. Though sometimes it is hard to connect with any character. Still, they are plain and monotonous characters
who don’t have a life.
Final words:
Overall if
asked I would say this is a good job done
by the authoress, the book has got great
imagination context. Overall I would
say...this is good job done by Authoress
(Abha Iyengar) … I would give 3 stars to this book.
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