Well, winter is all about festivity and
festivity is always incomplete without some good books. So, I got this
reference of The Memories of Here by Raul Castelle from a friend who is also a
bookworm like me. And the unique thing is it is only available in Kindle,
Amazon’s online book portal. It is true that I love books but to be very
honest, I am more comfortable with physical books, in their paperbacks and
hardcover forms. I resort to Kindle only when I want to read some imported
edition. But this was new. So, at a quite low price of Rs. 50 I bought it this
weekend.
Now how was it? First I should comment
about its brevity. Short, crisp and amazingly engaging it was. Just in the
length of five pages the author presented a whole story that has left me
baffled. When the story opens I find a regular guy. Heartbroken, he is going
back to nature, to a trip to McLeod Gunj, Himachal. The things that the author
started narrating were quite predictable at first. It made me feel that I am
reading a story that will convey the philosophy of life on a positive note.
But the end was a complete surprise, kind
of a jolt for me. Not divulging too much I would say it is the pull of the end
that made the whole story unique and amazing. The deceptively simple tone of
the story in the beginning turns dark and gloomy and then the jolt, a perfect
recipe for a rocking fast read.
The most commendable thing I found in the
book is the illustration in the opening page. It is done by another bestselling
author Rahul Saini. Personally I love illustrations in a story. But when I
opened this book I was a bit confused with the illustration. But once I was
done, it made sense. And that helped me to read between the lines of the story.
An absolute recommendation from my end, I'll rate the book 4 out of 5.
While you are on the go or just on a break, swipe in Kindle and start reading
it. I know you will thank me later. Happy reading!
