Your Dreams Are Mine Now by Ravinder Singh

Your Dreams Are Mine Now by Ravinder Singh
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

I have read a couple of books by Ravinder Singh and have understood that this writer is greatly influenced by Bollywood Drama. Even with this book I had the same issue, at many times the situation was over dramatized.

I picked up this book for light reading and to see if the writer have grown mature in his writing , but alas. The pace of the book was good but it lacked a good plot. The buildup was also very poor . The first few pages left me with seriously disappointment.It was utterly unnecessary to try to grow curiosity among the readers as it came out to be really negative. The image of a college portrayed was very superficial, rather then being a practical one.The lead characters were too good to be true.The hint of innocence would have done good but too much of anything mess things around. How ever there were some less annoying thing in this book than 'Can Love happens twice(The last book I read of this author)'.

1. The use of Hindi phrases were reduced , although still present.
2. The romance was not cheep and felt cute at times.
3 .There was No Ravinder Singh to remind us how he was a author of a National best selling novel .

I felt the problem was , there was too much of every thing and because of that a lot of things happened too fast. There was no proper build up for the incidents to happen. The love story was quite amateur and I feel the social issue and the resemblance to the Delhi Rape case was just added for things to go in favor of the book. One can sense the lack of intent easily. The ending was also very sudden. The whole tempo of the book was in a hurry.

I understand that this book was targeted for only Indian audience , as it doesn't stand up to the International standards. But today's India is mature enough to leave behind typical Bollywood formulas and is looking forward to have some fresh content. This is the reason this book have got so many negative ratings. The writers have to understand this.

I rate this book with a 2*

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Wings of Fire: An Autobiography by A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

Wings of Fire: An Autobiography by A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This is not just a book; it’s an Institution of Inspirations. This book is the autobiography about one of the gems born in this country. There were three ambitious programs in India till date.
1. The Space Program
2. The Missile Program
3. The Nuclear Program
A.P.J Abdul Kalam was on all these programs. What he have achieved in his lifetime, much of the people won’t able to archive in multiple lives. I can keep going on appreciating his achievements but let us talk about this book. This is a must read for those who see Mr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam as an Idol  and for those who closely follow the Space and Missile Program of India (I Being the Both). Knowing about something doesn’t have the same impact as reliving the incidents. With This book one can relive the life of a genius yet an ordinary person he was. The book did a splendid work in holding up the curiosity to keep going. The flow is strictly limited to all important events not only the success but also failures. It helps to keep the zeal to know how the things turned out to be in their favor.

As already a lot is known about A.P.J Abdul Kalam , This book help to makes one understands him as a person. We come to know how highly he regarded his teachers. He was obliged by the care and faith of many other scientist specially Dr. Sarabhai and DR.Satish Dhawan. He was a humble human being. He had a great knowledge of literature and many more details.

As today’s youth, we have seen India as an establish Nation, an economic power Where we have resources for technical advancement. We do have both manpower and finance to support them. This book will make one picture how with limited resource dedicated scientist worked days and night to make the Space Program and the Missile Program a success. It will make you proud to be an Indian.

Can't Wait to read his next book "Turning Points : A Journey Through Challanges: A Journey Through Challenges"

I rate this Book A full 5*


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Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne

Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This was one of the oldest published Book I have ever read. Literature changes in every decade. This book was written as early as 1873 , around 150 years earlier. I thought that the style of writing will be different and may be at some point of time I may face difficulties with the pace of the story or with the plot. After all the world back in 1873 was very different than what we have it today. As I progressed I only proved myself wrong. The book keeps up with the pace excellently and excite the readers on what is next to come.

The writer have done an wonderful job in bring the picture of the world in the late 19th century. For history lover like me , this was a gem. One will be travelling back in time to experience the day to day life, the machinery people used, the way the people traveled the way they see the world and this was the main attraction of the book .

I am not sure if Jules Verne had ever traveled the world but for sure he had the knowledge of Various places. The story have a detail picture of travelling in two vast countries , India and America accompanied by various other countries. As i am an Indian , I can tell that one cannot describe India the way the writer have done without visiting it. of course some of the names of the places were pronounced differently , and it was expected as we know how the British did that.

Not just for fun , the book also teaches us many thing . we can learn from the protagonist(Phileas Fogg) how to be calm in whatever situation we are in , he also teaches us determination. Passepartout teaches us how to be faithful and also Fix teaches us not to give up.

One can really enjoy reading the book . The only problem i had was that sometimes there was a little to much details on the travelling. I enjoyed it when they were in India but it annoyed me a little when it was for America. As I don't have much knowledge on the geography of the country.

I Rate this book 4.5 *


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