Here, I have come up with a completely different view while reviewing books as today I will not be peeling out the layers and pointing out the peculiarities and technicalities, as today I am just giving my reviews as a layman view over the three picks from the books which grabbed my eyes. Giving my reviews without understanding the complexities and staring at the distance marvelling at the writer’s genius and their own. Here below, I am discussing the three books from my recent reads which includes Saltwater by Shrey and The Last Word by Hanif Qureshi.
Saltwater by Shrey
I picked Saltwater because it was written by one of my favorite authors of Metro Reads. Now, that would be a straight lie, as I picked it up because the author had sold the German rights of the book for a considerable advance and I wanted to see what the fuss was all about. The book was so good and I loved it for its elitist story which a lot of rich, debauched kids would identify with, along with that it has elements that can even make you enjoy the story even as an outsider. In a way that you would enjoy reading American Psycho, wanting to be there, screwed up. The best part of the book is that it will leave in the world of Rishi, the protagonist of the novel.
The Last Word by Hanif Qureshi
Yet another pick from my favorites, actually I got fantasized by its cover and got curious about the works of the writer who got famous for losing his wealth in some scam. There, there is one more reason that I had already heard this name, actually I have already read the writer’s earlier work, The Buddha of Suburbia, but could not finish it. The Last word is a story of an author who had fiddled away all his money. In reality, the young writer has actually commissioned to pen down the story of his very own life. What follows in the book is the love and hate relationship of the two writers, which sometimes infuses an additional interest and enthusiasm in the novel. The novel closed down on such a note that a part of me was wanting some more to read about it.
The books are available at lelobooks, an online bookstore in India, from where you can get your books delivered at your home through online book shopping and can avail some attractive discounts.
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