The candles began to die one by one. They had served their purpose for that brief moment in time and finally reached their destiny. The sands of time continued to slip on by. The merlot mixed with my blood and the bitterness ran through me.’
Devastated by his beloved''s betrayal, Om collapses both physically as well as emotionally and with that, begins his arduous battle for peace. Torn between love and anger, Om inadvertently starts to lose his grip on life as he knew it causing his world to unravel out of control.
Hoping to recover, Om turns to his closest friends, Arun and Mona. However, instead of gaining support he bears witness to the trials which have besieged their lives
Like life, the three tales entwine sprinkled with humor, tragedy, perseverance and karmic retribution, and through Om , they bind together into a climactic conclusion.
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Chandru Bhojwani's debut novel is well written, witty, charming & thoroughly enjoyable.
ReplyDeleteAlthough the main plot of the novel is focused on the main character Om, it is the difficulties facing his closest friends that really adds substance to this novel. At first glance, it seems like another story of love lost and heart break; however there is more to the story than that.
The interaction between Om and his friends is very entertaining and the author has done well to keep the book moving along despite the trials and tribulations facing a number of the characters. The settings are well described and easy for any reader to imagine themselves as part of the scene.
The Journey of Om, while at times tragic, is a captivating novel. The author does a wonderful job of mixing tragedy and with wit & humour.
A very impressive debut novel and certainly looking forward to the next book by Chandru Bhojwani.
'The Journey of Om' has a peculiar feature..It makes you stop and think two things - one 'Oh god i have felt just like that before' and two 'Yaaay other people feel it too..thankgod it is NORMAL !'.. Like an innocent child OM lets you in to his darkest secrets - emotions that 'grown ups' cleverly hide to appear balanced...as the reader identifies with Om's frustration, feels excited for his hot date, feels triumphwhen he schools Ravi and feels helpless when he goes back to the dark place, he realizes that the dark night always ends just as it does for Om!
ReplyDeleteOM's conscious efforts to get out of the 'spot' are brilliant for anyone who is stuck there...I am going to recommend this book to anyone who has truly been in love or anyone who needs sound help to get over a heartbreak!