Title: The Best Seller She wrote
Author: Ravi Subramanian
Publisher: Westland LTD.
Genre: Romance,
Thriller
Pages: 391
Ratings: 3/5
INTRO
‘Every author puts in a fair bit of
effort when he or she writes a book. But not everyone markets it well. Remember
the easiest part about writing a book is . . . writing the book. The hard work
starts once the book is written. The task of marketing the book and bringing
the product to the reader is . . .’
‘Product? Rubbish!’ someone in the
gathering exclaimed. The voice was loud enough…"
When the book starts with such realistic
talk you take a deep breath and assured, you are reading something that will
worth your time. Frankly speaking I had never read Mr. Subramaniam before.. Although I got high recommendations but that
genre doesn’t suit me, but after reading “The Best Seller She Wrote” I’m
eagerly want to invade in this genre and trying to read his rest creations… Hmm!
I will start with “God is Gamer” for
sure.
STRUCTURE
“Everyone who has read the book asks
me if I am Aditya, but I’m not! I’ve mentioned myself as an author in the
story, just to make it clear that I am not him. A few traits do resemble me,
like leaving the lights and TV on while sleeping in a hotel room. And I have
used him to mouth a lot of my views on the publishing industry,” says Ravi. He
describes the book as a romantic-intrigue; it’s a study in human nature and
relationships, while exploring some aspects of publishing. He also takes
not-so-sly digs at his fellow authors, which adds a certain element of fun
while reading. – THE HINDU
When it comes to the plot, it is a
thriller enveloped with romance so I’m going to save myself from spoiling the
story line. Because that’s the beauty of thrillers If you have to enjoy journey
with characters… you expect to find the keynote by yourself. Matter of fact
story based on relationships—more specifically adultery, ambition, desire,
rejection and the person’s mental state after being cheated.
NARRATION: As E.L. Doctorow mentioned “There is no such
thing as fiction or non-fiction; there is only narrative.”
Here, author managed to narrate story
in an impressive way and won the situation where his characters talk, enjoy,
feel and you just watch their lives carefully.
While reading I was sure that this
book is Mr. Subramanian’s autobiography (SEMI) but in the middle of the book he
mentioned himself as an author and made his readers more excited to turn the
pages. It took me whole day to finish the book and I’m glad I read it. It is
just hard to resist yourself to delve into it if you have given it a kick
start. . Here comes the author’s part..it draws characters so magnificently that
a reader make instant connection with them. Yes I concur the fact the romantic
scenes are spicier than expected, but as the story demands they didn’t seem unethical.
CORE: The book covers everything you
want to read on a light weekend. With intriguing title it is an intense journey
between an author and his glamorous life. I don’t think many authors have guts to reveal
writer’s life with such clarity. You
will get to know
How did an ambitious girl (Management
Trainee) fall in love with protagonist, an author?
How protagonist did absorb the
healthy flirting kind of thing into his married life?
How did Maya (Author’s wife) cope up
with reality when she finds out the truth, the betrayal?
How did a parallel character, you don’t
even notice, turn the whole storyline?
READER’S MOMENT:
- The half hour before she went to sleep was unwind time for her. Unwind time as in trouble-me-at-your-own-risk unwind time. Nothing matched curling up in bed with a book. For Shreya, an ardent reader, a guy roaming in the aisles of a bookstore carrying a few books in hand was a bigger turn-on than someone lifting weights in a gym. A man needs to be judged by his reading quotient, she would often say.
- ‘Flirting? Healthy flirting? Really Sanjay . . .’ she rolled her eyes in disgust. ‘That’s what you men call it.’ She threw up her hands in utter exasperation. ‘That’s what you call it . . . Healthy flirting. There is nothing healthy about flirting, Sanjay, not for a married man. Healthy flirting is a term introduced by perverted men who want to lend legitimacy to their extramarital dalliances. Flirting invariably has a sexual connotation to it.’ She got up from her seat and walked around the room.
- The true test of a good human being is not the number of people who love you, but the number of people who learn how to love, looking at you.
I enjoyed the book… Do give it a
chance to this light hearted yet entertaining read. You would have surely forgotten the page count
one you started.
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ABOUT AUTHOR
Ravi Subramanian, an alumnus of IIM Bengaluru, has spent two
decades working his way up the ladder of power in the amazingly exciting and
adrenaline-pumping world of global banks in India. Four of Ravi’s seven
bestselling titles have been award winners. If God Was a Banker won the Golden
Quill Readers’ Choice Award. He won the Economist Crossword Book Award in 2012
for The Incredible Banker, The Crossword Book Award in 2013 for The Bankster
and more recently in 2014 for his thriller Bankerupt. For Ravi, The Bestseller
She Wrote marks the beginning of a new chapter in his writing. A significant
departure from his usual fare, this is Ravi’s first book on romantic intrigue.
