When I review a book, fiction or nonfiction I play a game.I always like to think about what the author must have felt while writing the book. For this book, it was an interesting journey.
Today I am reviewing Introspection by Aritra Chakrabarty Sengupta.
Book Summary :
A very interesting book which I must say handles a very difficult topic.
Mental illness and the effect of childhood on emotional health is woven into a love story.
The story of Aniket and Arushi two very successful beautiful people who fall in love get married and rise together.
Major life changes happen some good, some challenging and some unexpected. How will this affect these two people? How will they live together? Will their love survive? The author explores a delicate social and health issues to give us some very good nuggets of wisdom.
Questions which comes to mind after reading the book:
How does childhood affect future relationships? Do your parent’s marriage affect your own? Is it wrong to want your child to do his or her best? Maybe we need a balance.
As parents, we must help children understand the quality of life. A life plan where that studies must be supplemented by creative hobbies, sports.Thats the only way to have a well-balanced adult.
The takeaway from the book
When we run after the success we need to introspect and see what exactly is making us happy.
I understand the value of the message Aritra tries to convey. Love companionship timely intervention can and will save lives. It’s also important we don’t put all our eggs of expectation in one basket. Career is important but health and happiness above all.
Book Review
Pros
The subject: Female narration.Ability to make you feel the pain of the protagonist.Writing style
Very sincere and heartfelt. The author feels deeply about the emotional health and loves life.T hats evident from her choice of subject.
Her choice of protagonist is also interesting. Successful people who can’t cope with failures
What could be better:
The description of the lady doctors life is strangely empty and depressing. That struck a cord. Maybe it’s the social truth which I don’t want to accept but I would rather hope.
Genre: Romance with a strong social message
Who can you gift this book?
- All your soon to be married or married friends.
- Parents with children of impressionable age.
- Anyone who loves books with an uplifting social message.
- If you like romance in real life.
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Book Blurb:
“After a blissful courtship period, Aniket and Arushi finally tied the knot and shifted from Kolkata to Mumbai. Life was beautiful. It was a fairytale romance. But how long?
Little did they know, what lay ahead in their journey! Things changed and personalities altered, as hard reality hit their abode of dreams. When the extremely careerist Aniket, faced an unprecedented downfall in his career graph, his persona went through a radical change. Addiction and depression changed him into a draconian. Or was it unveiling of his true face?
Arushi watched him in dismay and exhausted herself, to regain the bliss of their companionship. However, her efforts proved futile.
But there is more to this story. When eminent psychiatrist Dr. Priyadarshini Ray, took up his case, revelations from his past shocked Arushi. What made Aniket the egoist insecure monster? Will the two, be able to regain the lost beauty of their relationship? Will introspection, change the course of their tale?”
About the Author:
Aritra is from Mumbai, a chemical engineer by profession, blogger, and narrator by passion.Watch out for her author interview.
Disclosure: I received a gift cope from the author and decided to review it on my blog. Kindly read my full disclosure.