The novel is a mixture of reality and fantasy. Though both
gender live in constant insecurity and confusion, the male always have a better
advantage of expressing his views in the society. Yes it is not fair. But do as
the romans do, while in Rome goes the saying. I like the way the book begins . It
reflects the words of most of you. Most time, we put up a brave façade and
suffer inside. The novel takes us through the life of Mani, a topper struggling
with language issues, Hari, a child abuse victims fighting with his
homosexuality, Sam, a confident geek and Charu, an insecure girl with strong
feminist views.
The story starts with Hari and his loving family. Despite an
understanding family, Hari finds it difficult to discuss his sexuality with them.
He meets Sam in college who is confident on the surface, yet has trouble in
understanding his girlfriend. His character depicts most relationship these
days. We are so worried with our needs that we totally fail to understand the
emotions and expectations of our partner. We don’t make the extra effort to
know them, just assume that we know it best. Mani is expressive about his pains
and in a way has learned to accept it. He struggles with his language problems
and even tries to kill himself.
Charu, is a confident girl who has strong views on sexuality
and a good person at heart. She is brave enough to express her views but chickens
out when they retaliate. She is the perfect depiction of today’s girl with a
twist. We grumble and mumble, but never find the courage to express it in the
public forum. We do talk a lot but there are some issues which are still taboo.
The story takes us through love, hate, repentance and deceit. However, the end
could have been better. It leaves a lot of untied ends. How will Mani react? Will
he move on? What is Charu’s story? Her anger and tantrums is not justified. You
don’t need a reason to fight. But anger starts somewhere. Was Sam captured? Can
people who invade your privacy (Whatever the reason it maybe) and hide?
The story of a
suicide is a good novel. Sriram Ayer
has done a brilliant job. Whenever I feel down, the only thing I tell myself is
to face it head on and nothing lasts. Neither good nor bad. Just hold on and
keep fighting.
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