Name of the Book - That Man in the Mirror
Love…Lust…Life
Author - Rajeev Ranjan
Publishers - Lifi Publications
Price - 220 INR
Blurb
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How far one should go to
help his sibling…Can we draw a line in blood relationships?
What happens…when we
stop counting our blessings and long for fictitious pleasures, when lust takes
over gentle senile notions of love and when you lie to yourself and justify it?
Is there any date sheet
for emotions?
This novel tries
answering these questions through a beautiful story. Besides it also touches
the emotions that cross our heart when we embark on the journey of betrayal. It
is also an attempt to locate that man in the mirror that we generally choose to
ignore.
Review
What I liked -
That Man in the Mirror
is about everything it claims to be – Love…Lust…Life! It is real because it
talks about human emotions that bring about a feeling of euphoria and then deep
uncontrollable pain and regret. The story woven by the author is real and
anyone can associate with it.
The female characters in
the novel are projected as strong individuals who are entirely different from
each other. While reading the novel you cannot help but draw a comparison
between each of them and people you know. The protagonist Raghav is a man with
dreams who knows what he wants and yet loses his way somewhere in his quest of
finding happiness and realizing his dreams. He makes decisions, he doubts himself, he questions his motives and then he regrets his decisions and starts making amends.
I liked the way the
author has mentioned topics like superstitions, quacks, adolescence, pride,
lust, love and regret. He has woven each of these feelings neatly into the
novel which helps the flow of the story. I especially like one quote - “Silent people are the most difficult to understand.”
I loved the fact that the book ended on a positive note…After all I love
happy endings!
Things
that could have been better -
The beginning was good,
but then somewhere in the middle the story became very predictable; this
changed after a few chapters! In my opinion the author could have added more
details about a few characters - his brother and father. There is a brief
mention about them, but a little more details about how they felt, what they
were going through etc. would have made the book more interesting. A more
visually appealing cover would have aroused more interest in the book, but as
they say don’t judge a book by its cover; so I would like to end by saying…That
Man in the Mirror is an interesting novel which will certainly touch a chord in
your heart!
Rating - 3/5
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