BOOK REVIEW:A TICKLISH AFFAIR AND OTHER STORIES

NAME OF THE BOOK:A Ticklish Affair and other stories

NAME OF THE AUTHOR:Sunil Kapoor and Sudhir kappor

YEAR OF PUBLICATION:2019

GENRE: Short stories

          

          This book contains 10 short stories,each of them ,different from others,Most of the short stories in this book are made into short films and had won several prestigious awards.This is one of the books,you’ll wish that the book could never end.I personally felt that.I don’t want to finish the book,I want to keep reading it! The language of the book might be quite difficult sometimes, especially for beginners but the writing style is so good and all the stories were really fast paced.Every story is different in genres and the message it is giving us.Some of them are based on true incidents.I really liked the fact that the author gives us a glimpse about the story and it’s background,also the awards it bagged.Since it is a collection of ten short stories,I’ll share my views on each story,

• BLACK MAIL: This story is about Ravi, a aspiring young man who worked hard for his riches and a storm blew in his life after marriage.He was being blackmailed and to know what happens after that,you have to pick this book up.Being the first story it really surprised me with its twists and turns.

• LET ME SOAR HIGH:This story is inspired from the case of 'Nirbhaya'.It follows the life of happy,care free,dancer Devika.What happened to her after she was molested by her classmate and how it affected her,did she overcome the past?,Read to find out!

• MASQUERADES FROM THE NORTH:This one is a true story of how some poor farmers from Punjab were fooled by a placement agency, giving hope that they would get job in Dubai.The investigating part at the end is my absolute favourite!

• RICKSHAW FARIDABADI:It is a romantic story of a rich girl, falling in love with a Rickshaw puller in Faridabad.The ending of the book is so heartwarming.

• A TICKLISH AFFAIR:This is also a romantic story,I was not impressed by the blurb since it talked about extra marital affair,but after read this one,this one became my favourite of all.After all it is not an affair but  affaire de coeur!(Read this one to find out!)

THE KIKAR TREE: This story stars with how a single Kikar Tree saved the life of Ramhet,a poor farmer and ends up how superstitiously people believe certain things and how some so called ‘Gurus’ taking advantage of that.

• AGNATES AND COOGNATES:This shows the reality of today’s world where money is mattered much more than relations, even superstars are not an exception to being an victim for that.

• TIGER TRAIL:This is about two lads,grown in a same environment but ended up having different fates.It deals with poaching of wild animals.

• SPARK OF THE DEVINE:This is the story of Dr.Sanjev's transformation from aethist to a believer.Everything happens in our life has reason!

• A LOVER'S MESSAGE:As the name suggests,it is a Romantic story.It deals with the love of an Army man and what is destiny's plan for his love!

RECOMMENDED:Yes,a must read!

          RATING:⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐