True love really exists. World is a small place. If we believe in something and think about it long enough, the entire universe conspires for it to happen. All of the above statements are just a few thoughts that instigated in my mind as I read “Another Chance” by Ahmed Faiyaz.
A girl’s journey through the prime of her life, having been with a maniac college boyfriend to barely discovering what she was beginning to believe was true love, a relationship cut short due to then circumstances and sacrifice. And then her being conned into an unsuccessful marriage after putting everything on stake, and getting uprooted from where she belonged, to ultimately fate bumping her into her true love from the past and everything seeming just right, but not for too long, before they started to fall apart yet again and eventually her getting together with her high school sweetheart which seemed like the only stable period in her life, only to find out that her true love from the past is where she belongs and whom she is destined to be with. All of this has been captured beautifully by Ahmed Faiyaz as part of his work in this book.
Variations of all the highs and lows that the central character of enchantingly beautiful Ruheen experiences in a short period of her life, and all the dramatic moves made by Aditya, that only a love struck individual maybe capable of implementing, really makes the reader want to believe that true love still exists and though there maybe a lot of pain that one has to experience during the journey, but at the end of it, it is all worth it. One of the quotes that really caught my attentions was - “It is love that gives birth to every single emotion under the sun”. After reading and relating to the range of emotions that the key characters of Ruheen and Aditya along with the supporting characters of Varun and Malika have gone through, be it truly being in love or even an uncertain feeling of being in love, I can agree with the statement that love truly gives birth to emotions that one would never otherwise experience or realize.
As part of the author’s prose, I especially liked how he has made use of the element of introducing and including music in a lot of scenes, as it helps describe the situation and the mood perfectly while connecting and putting the reader in the intended state of mind. I also enjoyed how the story line moves back and forth revealing just enough information for the reader to continue and not necessarily disclosing the entire story, as it kept me engrossed and wanting to know how each event would conclude and the background associated with it. Some of the other techniques that were noteworthy besides description of the characters were Aditya’s work life and well as his letters to Ruheen towards the end.
Variations of all the highs and lows that the central character of enchantingly beautiful Ruheen experiences in a short period of her life, and all the dramatic moves made by Aditya, that only a love struck individual maybe capable of implementing, really makes the reader want to believe that true love still exists and though there maybe a lot of pain that one has to experience during the journey, but at the end of it, it is all worth it. One of the quotes that really caught my attentions was - “It is love that gives birth to every single emotion under the sun”. After reading and relating to the range of emotions that the key characters of Ruheen and Aditya along with the supporting characters of Varun and Malika have gone through, be it truly being in love or even an uncertain feeling of being in love, I can agree with the statement that love truly gives birth to emotions that one would never otherwise experience or realize.
As part of the author’s prose, I especially liked how he has made use of the element of introducing and including music in a lot of scenes, as it helps describe the situation and the mood perfectly while connecting and putting the reader in the intended state of mind. I also enjoyed how the story line moves back and forth revealing just enough information for the reader to continue and not necessarily disclosing the entire story, as it kept me engrossed and wanting to know how each event would conclude and the background associated with it. Some of the other techniques that were noteworthy besides description of the characters were Aditya’s work life and well as his letters to Ruheen towards the end.
However, apart from some smattering printing errors and grammatical glitches, the extra explanation of Aditya’s stint in sales and distribution and the visit to Amsterdam may be tagged as an exaggeration which though is easily overshadowed by the strong script and easy language used by the author. Usage of Hindi in the book was personally disliked by me.
On the whole, it was an enjoyable quick read, with a great feel good factor and a sentimental bend which will surely leave you in the sea of imagination, gripped and craving for more.
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13 comments:
Good review. As far as talking about what's in the book and how you felt about it goes. Described the whole thing well and your use of words is super as always :)
Loved the review...no doubt as you are simply too good in writing!!
Hey thanks Ashna and Me! :D
Wonderfully written review but I didn’t like this book. I found it very lengthy, boring and filmy type. I also didn’t like the writing style. I hope the author is not your friend:)
Hey Tarang! Nope author is not my friend. But considering the smattering amount of books I've read, this one was an expedite okay read. :)
Very charming way you have put in your views
Hey! thanks for the review. You have reviewed your thoughts about the book in a subtle way. I haven't read the book though. Recently started out with the Indian authors after Chetan Bhagat series. Now liking Preeti shenoy from Indian authors. Also could you please suggest me some good books to read written by the Indian authors. Thank you so much.
Thank you Rudraprayaga! :)
@Sridevi: Thank you so very much. For Indian authors, I haven't read many of them. But I'd suggest you to start with Chetan Bhagat or maybe Durjoy Dutta. They have enticing stories explained in a simple way. :D
Rachit, thanks for the review and glad you enjoyed reading it and took time out to blog about it.
Tarang - Too bad it wasn't to your taste but thanks for reading the book :)
Hey thanks for commenting Ahmed! :)
http://personalconcerns.wordpress.com/2012/03/17/book-review-another-chance-by-ahmad-faiyaz/
Great review Rachit. I think you should do some more. :)
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