Sarika Pandit in her debut travelogue ‘Bucket List of a
Traveloholic’ has surely made a mark in this world of writing. In the era of
fiction and different genres of it hitting the market, Sarika has taken the
road less travelled by choosing Travel as her genre in the first book. With a quirky
cover picture, this book is sure to catch the attention of the readers.
According to the blurb- While
B-School batch mates are busy scrambling for top jobs and grades, a restless
Sarika dreams of putting on her running shoes and having all the pages of her
passport stamped by the age of thirty. What follows is a frenzied quest of not
just collecting stamps but ticking off items off her ever-expanding bucket
list: From learning the local language in Spain to an alcohol trail through
Greece; from a tryst with Shakespeare and Jane Austen in the United Kingdom to
an encounter with the Vampire in Romania; from straddling the border of two
countries in the Middle East to a road trip through Morocco to the Sahara; each
experience bringing her a little closer to reaching that final destination on
her passport. A journey of falling in love with globetrotting- this one
promises to be one of the best roller-coaster reading experiences you will have
this year.
Agreeing with the blurb I have to say that this book is
surely a roller-coaster reading experience. And after reading the book I so
feel like getting my passport stamped all the way. I loved the way the writer
has narrated her incidents and the pictures along with the writings of all the
places gives this book a very real feeling! One feels like he/she is in the
book while reading it!
The prologue and the fact that these are real life incidents
narrated in the book gives it a worth read tag. I specifically liked the way
the titles of the chapters have been given in a very to the point way which
tells the readers which country is famous for what and that surely makes the
readers read the accounts with utmost interest.
Starting from Spain, to Egypt-UK-Khajuraho-Florence-Greece
and more finally till Croatia bringing out the essence of all the places makes
this book a must read. The accounts of all the places of how the authoress went
from a place to the other, doing different stuff and visiting different places
are sure to catch the readers’ eyes.
These special moments in the book with the authoress’s
pictures along with the must visit places makes this a very interesting read.
Along with all the plus points of the book, I found a few flaws. A few wouldn’t
be a good word cause the flaws were very less. I felt that there could’ve been
more descriptions to a few and less descriptions to another few. I also felt
that certain chapters failed to keep the interest to that much level like the
other chapters have kept. Apart from that, I wanted to read more of the travel
accounts but sure to the end of the book I wanted to travel and that’s it! For
me, the book is 4 out of 5.
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