Wonderful lines to describe ‘lovers’, well I am talking
about debutant author Syed Faisal’s book Love you too* conditions apply! Yes, I
had the same reaction as you all when I first read the title of the book. The
cover manages to disclose at least the characters of the book and yes, let me
warn you, the book kept me mesmerized.
On the back cover- Imaan
Siddique, lands in Mumbai with the lowest notes in life and vengeance against
system, social structure and professional attitude of the country and against
love too. He is on an ultimatum in his office, his girlfriend has dumped him,
his father has lost his post in an election in his town and he has to take care
of his brother’s future and education. The vengeance inside his heart turns him
a blind runner behind success and makes him to break laws. But he has to cross
the barrier of his path, Nikita Modvani, a beauty as well as a talented human
resource in Mumbai struggling with her cruel past seeking happiness in her
present. With this constructive talent but maneuver planning he turns her to be
a pawn of his success and they start to live in present, in a Live-in
relationship. The combination of success and happiness constructs a boundary
wall between them and the real world, the real India, between their present and
their future, but then how aged this wall will be? How effectively will the
combination of success and happiness work? What will happen when this wall
cracks? Love you too* conditions apply is a tribute to all Indian lovers whose
love stories become victim of certain tangible and intangible conditions in our
country.
To start with, the blurb! For a blurb I thought it to be a
bit lengthy and maybe it gave out a bit too much for the book and thus, after
reading the blurb I was kind of blank. I didn't know how to react and kind of
guessed it and so left it to the writer to surprise me in the book.
When I started reading it, ‘wow’, that’s the only word that
came out from my mouth. The writer’s awesome description and narrating style
kept me hooked to the book till the end. I was left turning the pages and
actually was waiting for the end to know what happens.
For me, the cherry on the cake was the narrating style of
the writer. The way, the writer had intermingled his real and fictional life is
commendable. The story leaves any reader with a smile throughout the book.
Coming to think of it, the facts stated in the book were so
correct that you could do nothing but agree to the author. I personally loved
the tell-tale way of the book! It was worth praising when the author has tried
to question the system.
The characters, Imaan, Sabina and Nikita were very much just
like us and every one could actually relate to the situations they were in
leading us to go deep inside the book. For lovers, yes, this book is something
they should read! And something they should learn from Imaan :P
For me, the biggest downfall of the book is the editing.
There were evident editing errors and that surely disturbs the flow of reading
at some parts of the book. For me, the book is interesting and a very nice read
but the errors mar the feel! Nonetheless, the end and the storyline leave a
lasting impression on the reader! It’s 3.5 out of 5, hoping to read more from
this interesting writer!
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