Book Review 27
Name Of The Book : Flowers Of Sapphire
Author : Anubhav Srivastava
Publisher : Half Baked Beans
Year : 2017
Category : Fiction
Review :
Three years have passed and Kafka has not forgotten a love that was. Disenchanted with reality, he comes to an island with the hope of finding some solace. There he encounters Vivah and their meeting gradually transcends into a belonging that could captivate their heart. Hers is a convalescing soul too, and as much as she begins to feel Kafka as her companion, she knows that one day she will have to leave the island and go back to a life she has thought for herself. Poised between the real and surreal, the island holds the story of a witch Misha waiting to rejoin her lover in the depths of the sea. Enraptured with the magic that begins to unfold around him, Kafka must make a choice; to complete the tale of love of an age long gone by or to retreat into the lingering warmth of his memories.
The novel is very descriptive but nonetheless I was never bored. There is a lot of depth in the emotions. The book brings a profound sense of pain and loss in the minds of the readers. It is emotionally gripping. The book ends on an abstract note. There are few mistakes which I came across here and there with respect to grammar and spelling. There are too many instances where the characters are just whiling away their time drinking and smoking weed. This was quite unnecessary. The protagonist is a sailor; so some of the situations and the characters seem to be inspired by the author's own experiences as a marine engineer in the merchant navy. This book reminded me of the famous poem 'Lord Ullin's Daughter' by Thomas Campbell. The name of the character Kafka and the title of the first chapter 'Kafka On The Shore' might have been inspired by the famous book by Murakami who is one of the author's favourite writers. But I personally felt that a different name would have been better. This book is a good read for those who want a romantic novel with emotional depth.
Rating : 3.9/5
Name Of The Book : Flowers Of Sapphire
Author : Anubhav Srivastava
Publisher : Half Baked Beans
Year : 2017
Category : Fiction
Review :
Three years have passed and Kafka has not forgotten a love that was. Disenchanted with reality, he comes to an island with the hope of finding some solace. There he encounters Vivah and their meeting gradually transcends into a belonging that could captivate their heart. Hers is a convalescing soul too, and as much as she begins to feel Kafka as her companion, she knows that one day she will have to leave the island and go back to a life she has thought for herself. Poised between the real and surreal, the island holds the story of a witch Misha waiting to rejoin her lover in the depths of the sea. Enraptured with the magic that begins to unfold around him, Kafka must make a choice; to complete the tale of love of an age long gone by or to retreat into the lingering warmth of his memories.
The novel is very descriptive but nonetheless I was never bored. There is a lot of depth in the emotions. The book brings a profound sense of pain and loss in the minds of the readers. It is emotionally gripping. The book ends on an abstract note. There are few mistakes which I came across here and there with respect to grammar and spelling. There are too many instances where the characters are just whiling away their time drinking and smoking weed. This was quite unnecessary. The protagonist is a sailor; so some of the situations and the characters seem to be inspired by the author's own experiences as a marine engineer in the merchant navy. This book reminded me of the famous poem 'Lord Ullin's Daughter' by Thomas Campbell. The name of the character Kafka and the title of the first chapter 'Kafka On The Shore' might have been inspired by the famous book by Murakami who is one of the author's favourite writers. But I personally felt that a different name would have been better. This book is a good read for those who want a romantic novel with emotional depth.
Rating : 3.9/5