Title-The Deliberate Sinner
Author-Bhavna
Arora
Publisher-Shrishti
Pages-168
Price-120/-
I will be
lying if I say that I hate reading chick-lit s.Infact, I love well
written,hilarious works belonging to the afore said genre.I feel they are the
ideal choice for a
light read.Had just finished quite a heavy book and naturally, I thought it would be
foolish of me to waste the opportunity to
review this new (supposedly chick-lit) book listed in the
blogadda book review program.So,I am here reviewing the debut work of Bhavana
Arora, 'The Deliberate Sinner'.
Plot-First
things first.The book offers what you expects out of it.There are lots of passionate love
making scenes and a heavy dose of infidelity with the sex scenes quite
decently written.The plot is something like this-Rihana fell for Veer not knowing how insensitive and self
centered he actually was.Only after becoming her wife,she got to know the 'real' Veer.The poor thing wants to get out of her 'failed' marriage but is unable to do so,thanks to the
'familial pressures' and 'goodwill' of her parents.Unable to cope up with the
familial pressures and the accompanying mental and emotional
trauma of a bad relationship,Rihana takes a drastic step in life.'TDS' is more or less a life sketch of
Rihana and her attempts to stay relevant in this society which is largely male
dominated.
Characters:The
protagonist is Rihana,a rich,modern,independent woman with 'progressive
thoughts'.Her husband is Veer,an ambitious,dominating,and sexually hyperactive person
who is a bit too self-centred.Then,there is Raj ,Rihana's friend and 'true love'.Though
the characters aren't too many,the basic problem is that none of them have
been developed well.I found it difficult to empathize with Rihana who comes
across as too 'confused' and impulsive.Many
of her actions appeared irrational and I still don't know what made her stick
to Veer for such a long time.The same is the case with the two men in the
story,Veer and Raj (though Veer gets a slightly better treatment,I don't know
why 'Raj' has been treated so shabbily by the author).Somewhere towards the
middle of the book,Raj disappears only to appear later for a brief period and
that too in the most cliched of the situations.
The
Writing-One of the good things about Bhavana's writing is it's rawness.It is lacking the faintest hint of literary pretension
which is a good thing,considering the target audience of this book.Since the language and writing have been been kept deliberately simple,the
reader is never over burdened with heavy duty lines and 'philosophical' insights.
The good
things about 'TDS'- The attention grabbing cover.One of the prime reasons for
me showing an interest in reviewing this work was it's 'attractive' cover! The
book has it's heart in the right place and the issues which it discusses (hypocrisy,gender bias,marital rape;to name a few) are quite
relevant in the present times.There are a couple of thought
provoking,intelligent lines are placed well in the narrative.'TDS' is not a very 'heavy' or over-long book.At just about 168 pages,Bhavana wraps up the story
without stretching it too much.
The
not-so-good things-The plot itself is quite cliched (it's actually,'Balaji Telefilms' material).C'mmon,haven't we seen(and
read) all these things before?The underdeveloped characters and un-intentionally
funny behaviour of their's (in more than a couple of situations) is not helping
the book in any way.If you aren't very comfortable reading graphic sex scenes,then this one is definitely not your cup of tea!
Verdict-The
Deliberate Sinner is an okay read.I'm giving it a 2.5/5
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-nikhimenon
2 comments:
This is the second review of the book that I am reading. And both gave it a 2.5
@the red handed..
yeah,the book is quite an average one.
the cover is 'attractive' though!
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