When I came across this book I couldn’t help but adore the
simplicity of the book. It doesn’t impress- agreed. But the whole fact that it doesn’t
impress is what draws the attention towards you. Next thing you notice is the
title of the book- Till death do us part by debut authoress Upasona Banerjee.
On one hand the title seems to call you to read the blurb whereas you might be
stopped by the unfamiliar name on the cover. Intrigued, I turn the book over
and read the blurb.
According to the back cover- Upasona is a new kid on the block whose new novel is tugging at our
heartstrings. There is here a bit of Shakespeare, a bit of Love story. But she
makes it new. Her roller coaster ride takes her two young lovers on a passion trip,
across the continents of the heart, across college campuses in Kolkata, to the
green hills of Lava. Parents prove to be problematic, traditional society
disapproves. Friends get tense, while fate and death wait in the wings. What happens
to the student and teacher, Amrita and Akashdeep? How will their love survive?
Or will they succumb to the inevitable? For life is not worth living without
love. Come aboard for this love trip of your life time.
Carrying forward from the blurb of the book, the story is
really a love trip of your life time. The way the story has been presented to
the readers, it seems that you either have faced these situations in reality or
you feel that you are facing these situations along with the protagonists of
the book. The protagonists, Amrita and Akashdeep have been very well thought
of. You might be able to find such people in your life and the fact that these
are so believable makes the characters shine out of their allotted parts.
For a debutante I would want to say that the story was a
very ‘safe side’ one. I mention the term ‘safe side’ because romance is a safe
genre and even though the story has been treated with a wonderful twist, in the
beginning it still feels like a safe book. I would consider this to be a good
move by the authoress to bring in the twist in the book and that is what makes it
stand out of the crowd of the numerous books on the genre.
There were lump in the throat moments in the book and I wouldn’t
lie but I cried as I finished the book. Another very good aspect of the book is
that even though the book might look a bit thick to read for the general
readers but it is such a quick read that I finished the book in 1.5 to 2 hours
of continuous reading. 181 pages of unadulterated beauty the book is. Coming
from a debutante, I was impressed with the way it has been tackled.
Now, coming to the cons. I have a lot to say here. I will
begin with the cover. As I said earlier, the cover doesn’t impress. Somewhere
down the line I feel that amongst the jazzed up covers in the market, this book
will not catch the attention. Having said that, I also didn’t like the physical
presentation of the book. I felt that it could’ve been much better in terms of
presentation. The typesetting, the pages. I would have preferred if the book would have been available in the market. No proper distribution or marketing was done for the book and that is what can stop this book from being what it is meant to be.
There were not many grammatical errors but there were a lot
of proofreading errors and spelling errors which might put you off the speed of
reading at times. Apart from that I felt that even though the story was nice,
it wasn’t told properly. It seemed to be written in plain and simple language.
A bit of spices and condiments in the story or rather some articulation was
much needed in the book. There were many moments where the authoress could’ve punched
in some details or sequences to add to the beauty of the book. Even after all
the flaws, the story stays with you and you feel for the protagonists of the
book which is a good work done by the authoress. Waiting for more beautifully
written words from her, I would rate it 3.75 out of 5.
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