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Voice of Silence ( Author - Rishaj Dubey ) Book Review

Voice of Silence is a fiction that deals with the concerns of health mental state. Inked within 272 pages proced at 300/- this fiction talks about the necessity to identify the harrowing consequences of abuse and necessity to check mental health that is as much needed as health of your body. The cover is very interesting where you can see the silhouette of a kid. In this story Aarav is a young lad who seems almost normal but unfortunately as he had to deal with some serious abuses during his tender childhood it changes his psychological state and hampers with his perceptions if the world as an adult. Nikita who has post traumatic stress syndrome can recognize the deep pain in Aarav too.Having similar source of trauma from past she can better connect. But then there comes twists that talks about suicidal tendencies , anxiety , depression , loneliness , etc that through the story author puts weight on these things that society should understand needs care , the mysterious characters whos

In a violent land ( Stories & Essays )

In a violent land ( Stories & essays) of the olio collection from Aleph books an imprint of Rupa publishers is a thoughtful lot of real life events and few fictions that depict the violence that occurs in our land , India , in the name of all kinds of ways people differentiate each other from gender , caste to religion they donot step back from harming others by killing them , massacring a full community through riots , forging , raping women and children. G oosebumps creating account of the situations during partition of India and Pakistan , the extreme weather , how a tribal girl from Subalpur got gangraped by 13 for loving a man from another community and many such cases like mumbai riots where people didnot think twice before killing their own species for money , religious fanaticism and bigotry.Hardcover bright coloured book with 12 such write ups this is a one of kind collection to have.

Straight to Normal

This book Straight To Normal is a beautiful account of the life of the author Sharif Rangnekar in the light of the historic win of section 377. It is an autobiography.From the cover its bright beautiful colours not only end into the lines of the pages but will touch your heart too.Nature has vivid ways to express its vast creation but we humans try to bind it up in few limited notions that we are capable to figure out till day. __________________________ 💛Liberty is when people are allowed to express themselves in a way that helps mental and physical development, including choice of one's sexuality.It is a story of self discovery,a book that accounts for the mistreatments and struggles a Gay person goes through in childhood,during coming of age and how family and peer support is really needed when the majority sticks to age old beliefs and trying to impose them forcefully and outcasting them once anyone has their own ways. We all should be supportive of anything that is done to lo

And she flies away ...

Like a fallen feather , She carries no identity of her origin. From the roof to the ground , crushed by the rain , burnt by the Sun's rays . She still doesnot die out. How resilient , how hopelessly tireless yet so fragile and rigid both , defining herself in her own ways . 〰〰 I see her she flies with the wind just the way it needs her to do. With the uneven flow , Her little whiskers sometimes glow. I donot know who will catch her once in a while , pick her up ,dust her and adore , May be rub her against their skin Or keep her inside their book, Forget and years later they may put back a casual or who knows ! Even an intense nostalgic look ? 〰〰 Till they release her and she will fly back into her nomadic life again , but with their scents lingering on her Heavy with burdening paid , Who knows will that wash away on the thousandth day of the rain ! She has no home , The Maverick is no home. The hippie is destined to roam. Look she flies away, What is she searching for ? Meaning of

The Cloudburst

" The will to survive is a force that never discriminates " A story of being strong , hopeful , the willingness to survive and break away from the self bondage of confidence, going forward from being fearful to collaborate with others and survive fighting the most adverse condition life can put someone into . The story revolves around the back drop of mumbai rains which are ppopular for flooding the city life out. There are 4-5 beautiful pictures inside this book. Check my blog .Chapters are short and each are subdivided into smaller parts. The best part is the characters are so vividly described you can imagine them easily before your eyes and that adds to the beauty of the fiction. It is a enjoyable different kind of read. Language is easy yet author has used nice collection of words. Only thing is the coverthough is keptthoughtful with people trying to survive the drowning rain is yet not that significant to catch eyes. Price is 250+ shipping and felt bit extra and book le

Seasons - by author Priyam Acharya

Poetry is something I love from my very childhood .I love writing them , reading them and everything for they are short, creative and within few words they describe deep emotions. Poems also can be interpreted as per you want , for they can make sense to you as per your own thought process and that is the magic , there is no limit to it ! Seasons is a beautiful collection of poems by author Priyam Acharya. The cover is so very bright , beautiful and of course eye catching. The title is thoughtful as human emotions are like different seasons. They change , they carry different ways to show their value. There are 162 poems and that's really a lot of them. Based on self discovery , confusion , soul searching , love lost and found , heart ache to beauty of connecting with a stranger , building human relationships , deep and shallow, looking forward to future yet getting engulfed by past and many more such things that talk about life's ups and down along the side of deep lingering d

Behind the Crimson Tears

This book is authored by Mr. Avishek Pages -222 Price - 219/- Published by Blue Rose Publishers Cover is quite eye catching , the starkblack background with the melancholic look of the woman looks very nice. The story revolves around lives of three college friends which they start sharing as they meet one day. One of the lines that I remember from the story where the lady says- "Which is more curseful - not to be with the one we love or to be with the one who we hate ,even share the same bed ? " . I felt is was quite thoughful... Check the blurb here - The characters are very well developed and there lives are relatable. The friendship they carry among them is heart warming with all the acceptance and caring they share. The life of the three friends are different but they touch issues like Domestic violence , unrequited love , romantic affairs between inequal age groups with large age gaps , traumatic stress, self esteem problems , betrayal , rape , lust , love , childhood is

The Detective Diaries

Do you like suspense thriller stories ? And how about if you get to read a book that has short stories of real cases by an author who belongs to the same profession of investigation ? Cover is eye catching and makes the vibes mysterious. This book by Supratim Sarkar the additional commisioner of Kolkata police.He was involved in the investogation process of many such cases so he has put forward the cases as it was experienced by the police force's side. Translated by Yajnaseni Chakraborty is book has 11 criminal stories narrated by author who takes up some of the suspiciously notorious and sensational cases which made headlines in past. Lal Bazar , is the famous place in Kolkata the central hub of Kolkata police. Alertful and always on duty they put their heart and soul into their work for the Majestic city kolkata.The notorious night life , mysterious happenings leading to criminal offences even in local household lanes even in broad day light , Murder for few bucks to famous case