u/Icy_Soil_2199

the incident isn't joy worthy but it brings me peace to see young girls stand their grounds .

awareness ,courage and strength.

she needs no one but herself

links of news agencies given if you wish to read further

no explanation or justification will help.

patriarchy is like a boot which is kept on top of a woman.

feminism wants the boot removed,

patriarchy is mad about having the boot removed .

years of special treatment makes one blind to the special treatment.

any steps against such treatment or normalisation of equal treatment for all starts looking a existential threat, result is more violence,hate crime and as-aults...

cant guide the blind.

example-above

baarish Lao koi.

how many more comedians need to be called out before we find a permanent solution to fix this mentality?

Madhur virli thinks it's okay to r-pe dead bodies.

my whole feed is a man doxxing a girl who was reading this book and other men dehumanizing Indian women.

we don't have a reading population but this is just bonkers, people writing violent hate speeches over a book title.

Indian patriarchy and dehat has no limits whatsoever

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I am a firm believer of books finding you when you need them.

This is one such book.

It's not a very famous one. I just saw it and picked it up out of curiosity and didn't get the time to read it until today.

It's 130-some pages, and so it only took me half a day to finish it.

Now, coming to why I loved it: it has 3 chapters and stories of multiple people-lost, found, frustrated, and finally relieved.

I won't divulge more.

Layered with tinges of planets, Western horoscope, and signs (some might dislike it), but I loved it.

As humans, we must give ourselves up to the stars (not take things seriously), because the universe isn't small and the sky is full of signs. Follow your fate :)

Please read it.

3/5

hate watching messi and Argentina at this point

Don't fall for online hype. That's the lesson.

The plot is all over the place.

A lackluster beginning, a cheap imitation of Percy Jackson with abysmal writing. Bullied kid, missing dad, a guide to pick him up for training in an unknown land , the same old plot.

Also, no details. None. Just confusing terms with zero explanation. Blind leading the blind.

And those annoying "..........." pauses and random flashbacks in the middle of conversations.

The writing is beyond cringeworthy. The narrator, Aman, sounds lost and clueless.

Also, parts I hated:

Chapter 5 or 6

"I am Aarti, Brahmin."

That's her identity... her caste.

Yay, bring in forced casteism too, with two token Bhil characters.

Oh, and let's not forget to add the Islamic angle too. Fayza is bullied for being Muslim — and by the Brahmin girl, obviously.

And don't forget to make the Brahmin girl the ultimate bully who smokes and is rebellious, while everyone else is the picture of peace.

Isn't this casteism too? Setting an agenda?

What was the author smoking?

Chapter 7 – Absolutely diminishes Hinduism and its gods to simple casteism and misogyny.

Chapter 8 – "Why is God always a he? Why not a she?" If the point is to make a farce of Hinduism, at least be inclusive.

Chapter 14 – The Brahmin girl tricks and lies for her own benefit.

Chapter 15 – Questioning the integrity of the Army.

Chapter 22 – Bringing up the Indian Army again.

Chapter 25 – Brings concepts of blasphemy from Islam and Christianity into Hinduism and makes it look violent. 👏👏

Chapter 29 – Indra passes a decree to erase religion to stop killing in his name? I mean, which Hindu is killing for religion anyway?

Chapter 30 – The concept of karma is a farce and promotes mediocrity.

And let's not forget to malign the Indian Army again.

Defamation and propaganda in the guise of fiction.

Indian authors can never produce a Harry Potter. Their imagination is limited to casteism, propaganda, and religious dogma.

A negative rating is too generous.

-100/5

(tbh I won't argue further on this,you can disagree but don't expect a response from me)

This took a while, but I finished this. My motto in life is to never drop a book; even if reading it becomes painful, I force myself to finish it (not everyone does it, personal choice).

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The reason for this is simple—an author puts a lot of effort into writing it, and that effort should be respected. Whether I agree or disagree with them is a different route, but regardless, I will give my time to finish their work.

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Coming back to the book, it's a plain book but has topics which hit deeper when we come across them. This is filled with the same questions and doubts.

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Mid-life crisis? Meaning in life? Failure? Society? Love? Self-respect?

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Things you will find across every other book, but this one stands out because you see yourself in the characters. In Minjun, the barista who pre-planned his life, did everything to get a job, had all the credentials, but somehow couldn't. In his search for meaning, we also see ourselves.

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Or Yeongju, finding who she is and how our dreams change at the pinnacle of success. To us, peace of self must serve as the focal point of life.

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I specially like Jungsuh, connect with her the most.

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Read the book, and you will find yourself in a character as well.

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Rated 2.5/5.

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Recommended, slow read.

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