BOOK REVIEW - “the girl i lost loved by
smita kaushik”
The Romance
has always been something that has caught my eye whenever i have a choice to
pick a book. As the name suggests the book is about romance and the writer
makes it so much worth reading.
The story
revolves around Akash and Kasam and takes you through their highs and lows of
the relationships. The writer narrates it beautifully taking the reader in
flash backs and in present times from time to time. This way she is successful
in catching the emotions of the characters in their teens and in their
adulthood. The best part is the way she relates and weaves those emotions from
different times together. Smita uses the poetry beautifully to portray the
emotions in the book. The other characters like the parents of kasam and Akash
have been given adequate weightage. The storyline is simple and interesting.
The writer has done an excellent job of portraying the emotions. The story
talks about Akash falling in love with Kasam in teen age. He is not able to
materialise his relations as a teen and then bumps into her when he is a
successful man. They go through separation again due to an emotional turmoil
that they go through. The narration actually differentiates a good writer from
the average. This is so evident in this book. The narration of Smita with just
enough characters in the book makes an ordinary story worth a read. The narration
keeps in mind the everyday lingo that we use. The other character like ved is
like friend everyone has. To explore the talent of the master storyteller you
need to read this book.
Now my Positive viewpoints:
The positives of the story are the characters
easily identifiable. Even though the
narration is again easy to read and allows us to easily go through the entire
story, the story sways
through various emotions and makes the readers feel along with it. And the
author gracefully weaves the character throughout the story. Like these lines,
she keeps the storyline entirely simple, yet elegantly intersperses it with
rich emotions.
Some suggestive points:
Although the
narration of the story is good but in my opinion, the character of Divya and the
relationship with Akash could have been explored in detail. Even Ved looks a
little underplayed.
Final words:
Overall if
asked I would say this is not a fair job done by the author, the book is interesting and a fast read. The writer makes
an ordinary storyline interesting with her narration abilities. I would give 4
stars to this book.
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