Two things amazed me when I started with this novel. Firstly the book was so thin (only 76 pages – e-book!), a fast and an avid reader would finish it in less than 2hours, and secondly the starting, in fact the first sentence itself gave away the ending of the book, “What can you say about a twenty-five-year-old girl who died?”
Still there is something that makes go ahead and read, and when you are done with the book, it makes you believe that Love exists, Love is true and it’s so beautiful, simple and so selfless, it is much more than mere physical attraction and lust. The story is no different than any other love story, two college mates date and fall in love, go against the odds and get married, face the life’s challenges together and sail through the turbulent times, but just as they finally solve every puzzle, a bigger puzzle called as “Death” appears. It’s uncanny how the writing makes you feel the “pain” and the “love” simultaneously. A short and lively read, but efficacious indeed. If you have read Nicholas Sparks novels (a walk to remember, the last song, the notebook etc) before, this one may sound a cliché but do give it a shot.
Still there is something that makes go ahead and read, and when you are done with the book, it makes you believe that Love exists, Love is true and it’s so beautiful, simple and so selfless, it is much more than mere physical attraction and lust. The story is no different than any other love story, two college mates date and fall in love, go against the odds and get married, face the life’s challenges together and sail through the turbulent times, but just as they finally solve every puzzle, a bigger puzzle called as “Death” appears. It’s uncanny how the writing makes you feel the “pain” and the “love” simultaneously. A short and lively read, but efficacious indeed. If you have read Nicholas Sparks novels (a walk to remember, the last song, the notebook etc) before, this one may sound a cliché but do give it a shot.
A beautiful line from the book, “'Love means not ever having to say you're sorry.'”
i read it an year back...gr88 to see d review..but may be u cud have explained more bout love is..well i can understnd..( neeeds experience ):P
ReplyDelete@charu : I didn't want to kill the zest to read the novel. Experience doesnt count in love. It's the beauty of love!
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