THE LOST STORY by Amit Goyal, Sudhanshu Gupta, Book Review

The Lost Story by Amit Goyal
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

The lost story... You will be lost in this story... Second half has a lot of unimaginable twists..

I have seen many books containing short stories, but this is the first I ever read... And I pretty much liked it..

This is story is pretty much the movie INCEPTION, which starred my favourite hero, Leonardo... Everything seems real and unreal at the same time, which seems real is not real and which seems unreal is not uneral, but the at end, real becomes unreal and unreal becomes real. Confused? That is the feeling I was left with after watching that movie - INCEPTION. But strangely, i kinda liked it.. It is the same with this story..

Actually, the plot is the most different I have ever known... There are two authors - Amit Goyal and Sudhanshu Gupta - for this book.. One author writes half of a story and the other completes the other half, never discussing the story in between... The story is very much interesting till the end..

Confusing part is the last chapter... The the rest of the story is interesting as any other good novel..

A one-go read...

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THE CONFESSION by John Grisham, Book Review

The Confession by John Grisham

My rating: 1 of 5 stars


My first Grisham's book..

A big let down. It was very boring.. A total waste of time.. Didnt feel like paying attention to the words... Just swept through the pages and gave up the book...



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THE LAST AMERICAN MAN by Elizabeth Gilbert, Book Review

The Last American Man by Elizabeth Gilbert

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


My expectation of the book from the description is 'a story of a guy who lived off the land'.



But its not just it. The title explains more than the description. Its about the 'American man'.



First of all, its a total distinct perspective of a real-american-man. American, to me, is a chubby guy with shorts, earphones plugged into his ears, rocking his head with the music, lot of extra fat on his body due to lot of junk food. I don't want to offend anyone, but its just my perspective.



But this book gave a whole new look at so called the-American-man. I pity where the current America is heading to.



This is the story of Eustace Conway. I just cant explain his character. He is so unpredictable, through out the book. First he is an Indian, leaving his house, living in a teepee, wearing buckskin "he builds, grows or kills" whatever he needs. And the next moment, he is an explorer and then a pioneer. At the end of everything he wants to be a farmer, wants to start a town on a thousand-acre Appalanchian Trail, which bought and named- "The Turtle Island".



The is so inspiring and interested. One of my best reads.



If you are, even a bit, adventuresome you should have to check this out for sure!!



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CANDY by Kevin Brooks, Book Review

Candy by Kevin Brooks

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


I got this book from a friend.. If he didnt give this book, I would have missed a fine read.



I have never heard of kevin brooks and this book set a very good impression of his in my mind...



Coming to the story.



It is story of a boy (mind it, he is not a man, he is a boy), Joe who meets a girl, Candy in London when he goes to visit a doctor. He immediately falls in love. The girl turns out to be a prostitute and a drug addict. This is the story of his struggle to get her out of the underworld - prostitution and drugs, facing lot of problems caused by her pimp, Iggy.



The best part of the story is, it is from the boy's (an ordinary boy's) point of view. Thats what makes it so special.



The narration was mind blowing. Its so new to me. When I am reading it, its like I am in his head. Like I am reading his thoughts. If that boy is confused (which is so often through out the story), the reader is confused too. A whole different way of conveying something.



Over all its a FINE READ..



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