Imagine a balcony, a comfortable chair,
an interesting novel and rain. Isn't it amazing.? For me, its magical and I
spent my last two weekends this way at home. I read 2 (two) novels : "Truly, Madly,
Deeply" by Faraaz Kazi and "Like It Happened Yesterday" by
Ravinder Singh. If one talks about first love then other talks about childhood
memories. But both will definitely make you take a stroll down the
memory lane.
Reason for buying the novel :
- I bought 'Truly, Madly, Deeply' because it is
the only Indian novel in the Top 100 YA Global Fiction List and the
author Faraaz Kazi has won many awards for his writing style so I
wanted to know what's so special about the novel.
- 'Like It Happened Yesterday' is the 3rd novel
of Ravinder Singh and I have liked his earlier ones so was excited to read
this one too.
Storyline :
- 'Truly, Madly, Deeply' is a Teenage Romance
that revolves around the main characters Rahul and Seema. Its a beautiful
knit love story that fascinates the reader. It shows how misunderstanding
and ego can ruin a relationship. But for some reason I expected more from
it. So according to me, its a one time read. This novel could not enter my
list of favorites.
- 'Like It Happened Yesterday' is a tale about the writer's childhood days. The story is nicely written. It will surely make the reader think about his / her school days. The title is very appropriate and even I feel those beautiful memories happened yesterday. But still I love 'I too had a love story' more which was Ravinder Singh's first novel.
Things I liked in the Novel :
- In 'Truly, Madly, Deeply', the writer has
in-between written wonderful lines/couplets from famous books like How
Do I Love Thee, I Love You As a Valley, Speak, Farewell to Love etc. Then
the conversation between Father Tuscano and Rahul where he explains to him
that : "Problems happen son. Nothing is perfect, not even life. God
give us problems so that we can stand true to his test. Like every lock
has a key, every problem has a solution. Sometimes you find the key in the
unlikeliest of all places." is really inspiring. Even the debate
speech that Rahul gives on "Is India truly free after
Independence?" is thoughtfully written.
- In 'Like It Happened Yesterday', the Author's Note left me with a
feeling of oneness as if the writer cares for the every single reader who
reads his book. The write has written many lines in Punjabi throughout the
book which I really loved because I am a Punjabi and could imagine the
scenario in which those lines were said and written. It was nostalgic
to read such a story that made me miss my innocent, sweet days. As a kid
we all want to grow up quickly and enjoy things we are not allowed to do
but when we are young and responsible we want to go back. Strange.!
Things I din't liked in the
Novel :
- In 'Truly, Madly, Deeply', on page 36, Raj who
is in conversation with Rahul says "Stop sounding like those filmy
chutias and tell me what the news is?" For a second I could not
believe a novel that has been internationally acclaimed uses such a word.
Weird.!
- In 'Like It Happened Yesterday', there is nothing as such.
I bought both the novels from Amazon.in and must say everything was so hassle free that I will surely buy from them again.
*Special Note* : In no way this is a comparison between the two novels. I just tried to collect and write my thoughts into one post. The views about the novels are personal which may differ from public view. I have no
intentions to hurt anyone. A big Thank you to all those who stop by and read my posts. God Bless
:)
Connect with the authors :
Connect with the authors :
- Twitter : Ravinder Singh (Like It Happened Yesterday)
- Twitter : Faraaz Kazi (Truly, Madly, Deeply)
