Two ‘men’ and one ‘kid’ on the front cover of bestselling
author Rahul Saini's book Paperback Dreams having three different thoughts all
at once attracts you to the book right away. One says “I have to find a story”,
the other reads “How to be rich and famous” and another one thinks “Where are
my royalties?” these three very different scenarios and characters are the
first things you notice when you pick up the book, no doubt the title-
Paperback Dreams acts as the cherry on the cake. The blurb gives a bit more
details of their lifestyle...
According to the blurb- How
low will you stoop to fulfil your dreams? Jeet Obiroi, a college Casanova, has
published a book by unfair means. All he wants is to earn loads of money and
have hot girls chasing after him! Rohit Sehdev, a one-book-popular- fiction
writer, is furious when he finds out his publisher has cheated him out of his
royalties. Karun Mukharjee is a highly ambitious schoolboy who wants to win the
heart of his lady love by writing a novel. And he doesn’t mind playing dirty to
get to the top! Ruthlessly exploiting these ambitious young men is their
unscrupulous publisher. Sometimes funny, sometimes shocking, Paperback dreams
is the story of a new breed of young writers who will do anything to get famous,
fast.
To speak of the characters, Rohit Sehdev, Jeet Obiroi and
Karun Mukharjee were the characters (being an editor and reviewer) who I could
see in front of me in the real world. I am sure that this book is purely
fictional, though. The growth of these characters throughout the book is
commendable and I loved the way the author has handled them all; especially
owing to the fact that they are so different from each other yet so similar.
I loved the way the author has brought all the three
characters together into one place seamlessly. It doesn’t look forced at all and
I would complement the author on doing the same. Story wise, I wouldn’t call it
perfect. Why? Because it is a trilogy and the story is incomplete and I am
dying to read what happens next. That apart, the part that was in this book was
really good. As I say, this book was a breeze to read. The book, even though
250 pages long, can be finished in just one sitting.
The incidents mentioned in the book were written with such
brutal honesty that I couldn’t help but love the book. Yes, many people might
not agree with even 0.001% of whatever is written in the book but some people
might actually agree. But that remains a part of a debate no one wants to go
into. The humorous way the book has been treated was the up-quotient of the
book. I don’t think I have read any other book that has such things written in
such an interesting way.
Speaking of the cons, apart from a few blink and miss
grammatical errors I felt that there were a few parts which could have been
polished a wee bit to give it a more refined take. Apart from that, as a reader
I couldn’t find any other con in the book. For me, this book is 4.25 out of 5.
I would wanna read the other two books of the trilogy to give full stars to the
book.
PS- To the author- YOU ARE GOOD!!!
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