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Book Review- The Sialkot Saga by Ashwin Sanghi

When one of the best authors churns out his thoughts where fiction is mixed with history and also has a philosophical angle, we get a book which is an absolute page Turner!

Again I will go by the attributes my review would be based on:

Language: Impeccable is the word.

Story and Pace: It's like a watching a movie where you can't wait for the suspense to unfold. You feel what the characters feel. Emotions, courage, power everything is demonstrated beautifully.
There was one point I was questioning the need for exploring Hastinapur angle, but in the end I did get my answer.
Pace of the story rarely slows down.
One gets to witness various events, starting from India's Independence to the Mumbai attack. Political angle given to characters gives an opportunity to the readers to have a glimpse of India's political change, right from Indira Gandhi's time to Modi's. It is indeed a point to think on how GK(bookish one) can rather be taught in a story form. That ways it becomes easy to relate and remember.
Full marks to the author for achieving this feat!

Characters: Arvind Bagadia and Arbaaz Sheik get etched in your minds. Their brain games are interesting. You get to learn a lot as you walk through their journey.
All other characters come alive as you read.
Some scenes remind of The Train to Pakistan.

Secret of life revealed: Fight for power, search for immortality form an integral part of the story. The author has given a spiritual and philosophical angle to this. One does realise for a moment that what life is. 

Best part: Reference section. Author has listed down every movie, every book and article referred as part of the research done. 
I already have a list of books to read.



Conclusion--- A must read book!

Comments

  1. Srinivas Konuri22 August 2016 at 00:33

    Enjoyed your review. I now feel like I should definitely read the book.

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    1. Srilekh22 August 2016 at 22:32

      Thanks Srinivas. You should definitely read the book :)

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  2. Unknown22 August 2016 at 23:57

    The review is good and I already read the book. Found it as revising general knowledge from 1947 to 2010 without visiting any competitive books....

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