The best seller fictional novel by Preeti Shenoy, Life is What You Make it. The book opens up with a story of a female protagonist, Ankita, who is somewhere around 20 and is tackling her own issues which have arrived from her past. In the prologue, the novel has made its base with the present state of the protagonist who is shown as sitting on a chair in the doctor’s office and is mulling over the past and focuses attention on a little known disease-Bipolar disorder. The story begins with a flashback and falls upon a place where Ankita sends letters to Vaibhav and his reply to her letter. With the turning up of pages, we are shown off that Ankita’s parents are conservative and not quite like her friendship with the boys. Thus, they start sneaking around her.
The plot is laid down in the 80’s and tells the tale of two cities. Ankita has always been a bright student, and for that she gets admission into one of the South India’s best colleges. The novel has it all what a college girl feels and can do after releasing out of her strict and narrow minded parents’ home. Her journey follows with a set of events including love affairs, tomfoolery along with some studies. However, Ankita soon faces some turns topsy-turvy in her life and is diagnosed with a psychological illness- she develops Bipolar Disorder.
The story revolves around Ankita’s illness and her ability and willpower to fight with it and how she overcomes her destiny with her determination. It is a tale of love and hope. “This is frightening, this world without words, this world of darkness and void. I don’t want to be here anymore. I want to make it stop.. To be trapped like this in one’s own body is a fate worse than death. With death, at least there is an end. Here, the suffering is endless.”Now let me throw light on some of the hits and misses in the story:
The Hits
Starting with the hits I would like to tell you that the opening of the story, in fact the prologue has been done is a well versed way. With prologue only I got impressed as it laid a foundation for the story. The novel opens up with the mental hospital, which made way for the story to rise as it creates curiosity among the readers from the page 1 itself. Then there are conflicts shown in the story which the protagonist faces in her life about choosing between career and love, which is a part of every youngster’s life which helps the store to relate it to the readers.
The novel has well explained about the dreams of youngsters by throwing light upon the protagonist’s life and her innocent dreams. All the characters in the book are well portrayed and has been given accurate space and role in the story, which has given it an additional advantage to the story by giving it a flow and direction.
Starting with the hits I would like to tell you that the opening of the story, in fact the prologue has been done is a well versed way. With prologue only I got impressed as it laid a foundation for the story. The novel opens up with the mental hospital, which made way for the story to rise as it creates curiosity among the readers from the page 1 itself. Then there are conflicts shown in the story which the protagonist faces in her life about choosing between career and love, which is a part of every youngster’s life which helps the store to relate it to the readers.
The novel has well explained about the dreams of youngsters by throwing light upon the protagonist’s life and her innocent dreams. All the characters in the book are well portrayed and has been given accurate space and role in the story, which has given it an additional advantage to the story by giving it a flow and direction.
The author has used a plain and simple style in writing which has turned out to be in favor of the readers as to understand and move forward with the story yet the narration has been done in a very thought provoking manner, which further grabs the interest of the readers. The book seems to be light hearted and breezy in its opening pages and while turning up the pages of the book a reader will get immersed in its intensity which will give a base towards the captivation end of the story. Along with that the story also gives readers an insight about the bipolar, a rare disease.
The Misses
When talking about the misses, in my context the story at some certain points confuses a reader to to what caused the psychological disease that Ankita suffers from. I wish, this part could have also been portrayed well while reading this part I was little bored with monotony. However, it ends with just a few pages and after this part the story moves at a rapid pace.
When talking about the misses, in my context the story at some certain points confuses a reader to to what caused the psychological disease that Ankita suffers from. I wish, this part could have also been portrayed well while reading this part I was little bored with monotony. However, it ends with just a few pages and after this part the story moves at a rapid pace.
Conclusion
To conclude with my review, the author Preeti Shenoy has done a great job in weaving of a beautiful and emotional story. She has carefully crafted the characters and their emotions and has showcased the society’s behavior towards them. The author well explains the need of love and affection in the mentally affected people’s lives.
The novel is a simple read along with an intriguing plot in it which inspires the novel. In just 200 pages, a reader will feel satisfied with its moving story that ends on a positive note. It is a perfect weekend read. Hurry now and place your order at lelobooks, an online bookstore in India.
To conclude with my review, the author Preeti Shenoy has done a great job in weaving of a beautiful and emotional story. She has carefully crafted the characters and their emotions and has showcased the society’s behavior towards them. The author well explains the need of love and affection in the mentally affected people’s lives.
The novel is a simple read along with an intriguing plot in it which inspires the novel. In just 200 pages, a reader will feel satisfied with its moving story that ends on a positive note. It is a perfect weekend read. Hurry now and place your order at lelobooks, an online bookstore in India.
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