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Circle of Three
Circle of Three is the story of three people who have lost all hope in life. One day, their paths cross and their destinies are forever changed.
Thirteen year old Aryan Khosla has no friends, rarely meets his busy and quarrelling parents, and is tormented by a gang of school bullies. He feels his birth was a mistake and thinks no one would notice if he disappeared from this world.
Thirty-three year old Ria Marathe, a successful scriptwriter, lost her husband and only son in a terrible accident, and later came to know her childhood sweetheart husband was cheating on her for a long time. Faced with a lifetime of misery, she has decided to commit suicide.
Sixty-three year old Rana Rathod, a long forgotten author, has carelessly lived off the trust created by his wealthy family and feels betrayed by his two children who sided with his wife during their brutal divorce thirty years back. He fears he is going to die a bitter man.
Will Aryan lose his childhood to his loneliness? Will Ria lose her life to her tragedy? Will Rana lose his dignity to his past sins?
Circle of Three is about finding a new beginning in life, of forgiving and ultimately, finding hope.
Thirteen year old Aryan Khosla has no friends, rarely meets his busy and quarrelling parents, and is tormented by a gang of school bullies. He feels his birth was a mistake and thinks no one would notice if he disappeared from this world.
Thirty-three year old Ria Marathe, a successful scriptwriter, lost her husband and only son in a terrible accident, and later came to know her childhood sweetheart husband was cheating on her for a long time. Faced with a lifetime of misery, she has decided to commit suicide.
Sixty-three year old Rana Rathod, a long forgotten author, has carelessly lived off the trust created by his wealthy family and feels betrayed by his two children who sided with his wife during their brutal divorce thirty years back. He fears he is going to die a bitter man.
Will Aryan lose his childhood to his loneliness? Will Ria lose her life to her tragedy? Will Rana lose his dignity to his past sins?
Circle of Three is about finding a new beginning in life, of forgiving and ultimately, finding hope.
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256 pages, Paperback
First published November 30, 2011
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About the author
Rohit Gore
7 books100 followersRohit Gore grew up in a number of towns in India. At various times in his childhood, he wanted to be a theatre actor, an architect and a bookshop owner.
After his engineering degree, he was based in Mumbai. An MBA from S P Jain Institute followed and since then he is in the IT industry for more than a decade and a half.
He loves sports, specifically the discussing and watching part of it, since the playing days are long gone. He has travelled a lot – a consequence of living in Mumbai and London. His greatest passion is reading and it inspired him to write. He is a frequent contributor to many online writing forums and wishes there were more writing groups.
He currently lives in Pune , a wonderfully vibrant city. He has a keen interest in history, especially the history of music and arts. One of the things he would like to get better at is photography.
After his engineering degree, he was based in Mumbai. An MBA from S P Jain Institute followed and since then he is in the IT industry for more than a decade and a half.
He loves sports, specifically the discussing and watching part of it, since the playing days are long gone. He has travelled a lot – a consequence of living in Mumbai and London. His greatest passion is reading and it inspired him to write. He is a frequent contributor to many online writing forums and wishes there were more writing groups.
He currently lives in Pune , a wonderfully vibrant city. He has a keen interest in history, especially the history of music and arts. One of the things he would like to get better at is photography.
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September 26, 2012
Mr. Rohit Gore grew up in a number of towns in India and has a degree in Engineering and MBA. He loves doing things that can satisfy the creative daemon inside him. Mr. Gore has two national bestsellers on his name, viz. ‘A darker Down’ and ‘Focus, Sam’. Here I have Mr. Gore’s third book called ‘Circle Of three’. At first, I assumed it a coincident that the book contains three in the name, but later as I explored the book, wonder continues.
Before we talk about the story, first I would like to tell about the cover jacket. ‘Circle of Three’ is probably the only book of recent time that has extremely high-quality paper for jacket and is designed by one of the most popular graphic designer Alexander Koshelkov. The cover image is indeed intriguing, and one can easily locate it on the shelves of any bookstore. The back blurb is suitably in sync with the cover image and gives a rigorous idea of the plot. However, page quality is bit disappointing and font is too small for lowlight reading.
‘Circle of three’ is a story about three strangers (and coincident continues) who belong to different age and social bracket. First protagonist is Aryan Khosla, a thirteen-year-old lonesome kid who particularly has no one except a bench-mate, Sanjay, at school. His parents are Big-Shots of the today’s world and like many celebrity kids, he too has learned to live alone and cope with his loneliness. In order to keep his existence non-trivial, he has grown beyond his age and always has an almost invisible presence.
Second protagonist is Ria Marathe, a thirty-three-year-old prominent script writer, but now on a self-imposed exile after a tragic death of her husband and only some in a terrible accident. After their demise, she comes to know that her husband was cheating on him and all of a sudden she finds herself of no use and decides to die on her birthday!
To complete the circle, third protagonist is Rana Rathod, once-famous author who wrote twenty nine books that created history, but now, he himself became a history; long forgotten by his readers and publishers. His family abandoned him long back, and bitterness of his heart doesn’t let anyone come near him. He is tech-savvy, thanks to Vinny, a young girl from his apartment building and has twitter, facebook and MySpace connect with his own website that proclaims him as ‘Greatest Author of India’. (see the end digits of ages)
To start the review first I will talk about Mr. Gore’s narration. When dealing with three parallel stories of three persons, who fall in different age bracket and belong to different social background, it’s really hard to maintain the distinct flavor for each of them, but Mr. Gore done that with a lot ease. Description of events and behavior of characters left me in admiration for Mr. Gore’s amazing narration capabilities. When I read Aryan’s parts, I felt as I am seeing an innocent thirteen-year-old right in front of me. His thoughts, pain, happiness everything is submerged in the story. While on the other side, description of Ria, made me feel the intensity of her loneliness and ache of her heart. Ranasaheb (as Rana Rathod preferred) gives you a clear picture of how a royal blood of once-kings-now-business-tycoon family will feel after being deserted by his own children. It’s really rare in Indian Literary scenario to see such an impressive narration. However, it’s slow, very slow and in my opinion; ‘Circle of three’ is really not meant to read it in one-go. It needs to be absorbed, from heart and soul and feel the pain and loneliness of the characters.
On the language front, there are almost no grammatical errors, but few spelling and print mistakes do exist, but could be ignored. Mr. Gore has done a commendable job by maintaining the language simple yet captivating. Chapters are structured very well and are full of Mr. Gore’s minute observations that made characters more authentic and almost Real. ‘Circle of three’ is first book that I read the book thrice, instead of my regular read-twice-then-review ideology and never felt story losing its engrossing character. Every time I felt more involvement in the story and perfectly synched chapters made the book wonderful read.
To conclude my review, I must say, by far ‘Circle of three’ is one of the best books by any young Indian Author. It takes you towards the hope and a better life through the stories of loneliness and pain of common people like many of us. The book gives a great message to society and is capable of making anyone see the brighter side of the life. Best thing about the book is that literally anyone can read it, because story is not targeted to any specific age group and it’s clean enough that you can blindly suggest it to anyone. The book is simply flawless in almost every manner. If Mr. Rohit Gore is working on any new project, I’d be looking forward to it with certainly higher expectations.
On a personal Note: I’d like to congratulate Mr. Durjoy Dutta and Mr. Sachin Garg for publishing such an amazing and different book from their publishing house, Grapevine India. I hope; such books will keep coming in future too. And thanks to Naman Kapur, for providing ARC of the book.
Before we talk about the story, first I would like to tell about the cover jacket. ‘Circle of Three’ is probably the only book of recent time that has extremely high-quality paper for jacket and is designed by one of the most popular graphic designer Alexander Koshelkov. The cover image is indeed intriguing, and one can easily locate it on the shelves of any bookstore. The back blurb is suitably in sync with the cover image and gives a rigorous idea of the plot. However, page quality is bit disappointing and font is too small for lowlight reading.
‘Circle of three’ is a story about three strangers (and coincident continues) who belong to different age and social bracket. First protagonist is Aryan Khosla, a thirteen-year-old lonesome kid who particularly has no one except a bench-mate, Sanjay, at school. His parents are Big-Shots of the today’s world and like many celebrity kids, he too has learned to live alone and cope with his loneliness. In order to keep his existence non-trivial, he has grown beyond his age and always has an almost invisible presence.
Second protagonist is Ria Marathe, a thirty-three-year-old prominent script writer, but now on a self-imposed exile after a tragic death of her husband and only some in a terrible accident. After their demise, she comes to know that her husband was cheating on him and all of a sudden she finds herself of no use and decides to die on her birthday!
To complete the circle, third protagonist is Rana Rathod, once-famous author who wrote twenty nine books that created history, but now, he himself became a history; long forgotten by his readers and publishers. His family abandoned him long back, and bitterness of his heart doesn’t let anyone come near him. He is tech-savvy, thanks to Vinny, a young girl from his apartment building and has twitter, facebook and MySpace connect with his own website that proclaims him as ‘Greatest Author of India’. (see the end digits of ages)
To start the review first I will talk about Mr. Gore’s narration. When dealing with three parallel stories of three persons, who fall in different age bracket and belong to different social background, it’s really hard to maintain the distinct flavor for each of them, but Mr. Gore done that with a lot ease. Description of events and behavior of characters left me in admiration for Mr. Gore’s amazing narration capabilities. When I read Aryan’s parts, I felt as I am seeing an innocent thirteen-year-old right in front of me. His thoughts, pain, happiness everything is submerged in the story. While on the other side, description of Ria, made me feel the intensity of her loneliness and ache of her heart. Ranasaheb (as Rana Rathod preferred) gives you a clear picture of how a royal blood of once-kings-now-business-tycoon family will feel after being deserted by his own children. It’s really rare in Indian Literary scenario to see such an impressive narration. However, it’s slow, very slow and in my opinion; ‘Circle of three’ is really not meant to read it in one-go. It needs to be absorbed, from heart and soul and feel the pain and loneliness of the characters.
On the language front, there are almost no grammatical errors, but few spelling and print mistakes do exist, but could be ignored. Mr. Gore has done a commendable job by maintaining the language simple yet captivating. Chapters are structured very well and are full of Mr. Gore’s minute observations that made characters more authentic and almost Real. ‘Circle of three’ is first book that I read the book thrice, instead of my regular read-twice-then-review ideology and never felt story losing its engrossing character. Every time I felt more involvement in the story and perfectly synched chapters made the book wonderful read.
To conclude my review, I must say, by far ‘Circle of three’ is one of the best books by any young Indian Author. It takes you towards the hope and a better life through the stories of loneliness and pain of common people like many of us. The book gives a great message to society and is capable of making anyone see the brighter side of the life. Best thing about the book is that literally anyone can read it, because story is not targeted to any specific age group and it’s clean enough that you can blindly suggest it to anyone. The book is simply flawless in almost every manner. If Mr. Rohit Gore is working on any new project, I’d be looking forward to it with certainly higher expectations.
On a personal Note: I’d like to congratulate Mr. Durjoy Dutta and Mr. Sachin Garg for publishing such an amazing and different book from their publishing house, Grapevine India. I hope; such books will keep coming in future too. And thanks to Naman Kapur, for providing ARC of the book.
April 9, 2013
Just finished reading Circle of Three by Rohit Gore . It's a 4.5/5 for me.
I have known Rohit's writing since half a decade now and must say it is at its best in Circle of Three. Since I am a writer myself, whenever I pick up a book to read there are two lens I put on my eyes - first one of a reader and the second one of "If I were writing this how would this be done". 4/5 on the first lens and 5/5 on the second makes the overall rating as 4.5
The plotting is magnificently done. 3 stories that cross and interweave each other so smoothly that one may not realize it. I really liked the chapter titles which have a consistent "three" messaging which actually works well. The protagonists and their respective side character role development is flawless. I especially liked the end, the writing in the last few chapters 'felt' much more engrossing that the starting few. Actually the start, to me was a tad boring and that is one tiny winy complaint I have. Also, I wish there was more creativity in the story per se. All the brilliance that makes the book shine is due to Rohit's exceptional ability to present an otherwise convoluted plot with amazing fluency. But the underlying content about the lives of the three protagonists is not new.
Good book, great writing. I learnt a lot of things reading Circle of Three. Now I await "Guardian Angels" :-)
I have known Rohit's writing since half a decade now and must say it is at its best in Circle of Three. Since I am a writer myself, whenever I pick up a book to read there are two lens I put on my eyes - first one of a reader and the second one of "If I were writing this how would this be done". 4/5 on the first lens and 5/5 on the second makes the overall rating as 4.5
The plotting is magnificently done. 3 stories that cross and interweave each other so smoothly that one may not realize it. I really liked the chapter titles which have a consistent "three" messaging which actually works well. The protagonists and their respective side character role development is flawless. I especially liked the end, the writing in the last few chapters 'felt' much more engrossing that the starting few. Actually the start, to me was a tad boring and that is one tiny winy complaint I have. Also, I wish there was more creativity in the story per se. All the brilliance that makes the book shine is due to Rohit's exceptional ability to present an otherwise convoluted plot with amazing fluency. But the underlying content about the lives of the three protagonists is not new.
Good book, great writing. I learnt a lot of things reading Circle of Three. Now I await "Guardian Angels" :-)
September 30, 2012
By Rohit Gore. Grade A
When I was offered the ARC of Circle of Three by Mr. Rohit Gore, I immediately agreed on taking it up despite having a very tight schedule. The thing that intrigued me was the apparent theme that the blurb suggested- Loneliness. I am a sucker for books having miserably lonely people in it. So, Circle of Three was certainly my kind of book.
Thirteen year old Aryan Khosla has no friends, rarely meets his busy and quarrelling parents, and is tormented by a gang of school bullies. He feels his birth was a mistake and thinks no one would notice if he disappeared from this world.
Thirty-three year old Ria Marathe, a successful scriptwriter, lost her husband and only son in a terrible accident, and later came to know her childhood sweetheart husband was cheating on her for a long time. Faced with a lifetime of misery, she has decided to commit suicide.
Sixty-three year old Rana Rathod, a long forgotten author, has carelessly lived off the trust created by his wealthy family and feels betrayed by his two children who sided with his wife during their brutal divorce thirty years back. He fears he is going to die a bitter man.
Will Aryan lose his childhood to his loneliness? Will Ria lose her life to her tragedy? Will Rana lose his dignity to his past sins?
Circle of Three is about finding a new beginning in life, of forgiving and ultimately, finding hope.
The plot of our book revolves round the lives of three people. Aryan Khosla, a thirteen year old without a single friend in the world, is nearly forsaken by his parents. Bullied at school by Samar, who is no less than a giant for him, the timid Aryan has no one to complain to or to share his miseries with. The addition to his problems is the recession that is embittering the relations of his parents and he has got to do something about it.
Our second character is Ria Marathe, a cheated widow who has set the date of her death on her birthday itself. She feels deceived by the whole world after the demise of her husband Raj and son Varun. For her, there’s no point in living in the world anymore.
Rana Rathod, the third musketeer (and I use the word loosely), is the self-proclaimed greatest author of India. A sexagenarian with twenty nine detective books published in his name which have sold like hot cakes in his time. Even though he has given up the hope of meeting his children who’ve abandoned him, he checks his Facebook page bazillion times even on his birthday just with the hope that the number of likes would be more than seven. When his publisher denies printing even a single copy of his book and calls him a hopeless writer, he is determined to prove it to the world that he really was the greatest author of India by writing another book.
The cover of the book can just be described in one word- Awesome! It is not just the artwork done on the images and the title of the cover that mesmerised me. I loved the touch of it. Without exaggerating, I’d say that I haven’t touched a book-cover as smooth as this one ever in my life. It felt like touching a freshly printed photograph.
The story is gripping right from the start. The author has proved his capabilities by starting with the stories of three different lives and later weaving them into one. This is a kind of book in which you’d hardy find any cliché. The story was not predictable at any point. Although this was no thriller, yet the author makes you flip pages and keeps you guessing on and on so as to what would happen next.
The descriptions given by the author are fantabulous. You sense everything that the characters sense. There is no telling, and absolutely brilliant showing instead. These are by far the best descriptions written by an Indian author that I have ever read. (And I am not talking about the highbrow fiction, as Rana calls it when Aryan asks him if he read The God of Small Things. I am not into the highbrow thing either). He is the only Indian writer I have read whose writing style has left a mark on my mind and taught me many things as a writer.
Also, the monologues, interior as well as exterior, are so well made than it makes you fall in love with it.
The characters are very well worked upon. My favourite was Rana Rathod- the author, because even though he was old and alone, he had a lively heart. He loved gadgets. He loved writing. He was a spendthrift. He hated kids. And above all, he looked like Amitabh Bachchan, if Mr. Gore is to be believed.
I didn’t spot any grammatical errors in the book as such. A few spelling errors and punctuation errors, though seen, are negligible.
Although the cover worked like magic, the paper quality of the book was enough to score it a negative mark. One can easily make out that the paper used is recycled. I’ve never seen such poor paper quality in any book. Also, the font used is excessively small. The book must be roughly of around a hundred thousand words and they’ve fitted it all in two hundred and fifty pages.
I’m glad that we have a very capable author, Mr. Gore, who has written something different than the trend as it goes. He definitely merits kudos for it.
I’d like to mention here that until a few months ago, I didn’t believe that a book can even be depressing. I still don’t believe so. But, of course, people have told me that books can be depressing too. I didn’t find this book, or any book for that matter, depressing in any way ever. I have always been interested in the books with any kind sadness in them and that is why I loved Circle of Three too.
Circle of Three, though a little sad, has the moments of happiness, laughter and fun cleverly interwoven with themes of inherent human sadness that it is based upon.
Even though I would recommend this to everyone, but readers looking for fun-filled laugh out loud reads would be disappointed. Despite that, I would like to emphasize – and this is a testament to the impression the book made on me – that this book would still be enjoyed by all readers looking for some good, solid writing.
Originally reviewed at www.vaultofbooks.com
When I was offered the ARC of Circle of Three by Mr. Rohit Gore, I immediately agreed on taking it up despite having a very tight schedule. The thing that intrigued me was the apparent theme that the blurb suggested- Loneliness. I am a sucker for books having miserably lonely people in it. So, Circle of Three was certainly my kind of book.
Thirteen year old Aryan Khosla has no friends, rarely meets his busy and quarrelling parents, and is tormented by a gang of school bullies. He feels his birth was a mistake and thinks no one would notice if he disappeared from this world.
Thirty-three year old Ria Marathe, a successful scriptwriter, lost her husband and only son in a terrible accident, and later came to know her childhood sweetheart husband was cheating on her for a long time. Faced with a lifetime of misery, she has decided to commit suicide.
Sixty-three year old Rana Rathod, a long forgotten author, has carelessly lived off the trust created by his wealthy family and feels betrayed by his two children who sided with his wife during their brutal divorce thirty years back. He fears he is going to die a bitter man.
Will Aryan lose his childhood to his loneliness? Will Ria lose her life to her tragedy? Will Rana lose his dignity to his past sins?
Circle of Three is about finding a new beginning in life, of forgiving and ultimately, finding hope.
The plot of our book revolves round the lives of three people. Aryan Khosla, a thirteen year old without a single friend in the world, is nearly forsaken by his parents. Bullied at school by Samar, who is no less than a giant for him, the timid Aryan has no one to complain to or to share his miseries with. The addition to his problems is the recession that is embittering the relations of his parents and he has got to do something about it.
Our second character is Ria Marathe, a cheated widow who has set the date of her death on her birthday itself. She feels deceived by the whole world after the demise of her husband Raj and son Varun. For her, there’s no point in living in the world anymore.
Rana Rathod, the third musketeer (and I use the word loosely), is the self-proclaimed greatest author of India. A sexagenarian with twenty nine detective books published in his name which have sold like hot cakes in his time. Even though he has given up the hope of meeting his children who’ve abandoned him, he checks his Facebook page bazillion times even on his birthday just with the hope that the number of likes would be more than seven. When his publisher denies printing even a single copy of his book and calls him a hopeless writer, he is determined to prove it to the world that he really was the greatest author of India by writing another book.
The cover of the book can just be described in one word- Awesome! It is not just the artwork done on the images and the title of the cover that mesmerised me. I loved the touch of it. Without exaggerating, I’d say that I haven’t touched a book-cover as smooth as this one ever in my life. It felt like touching a freshly printed photograph.
The story is gripping right from the start. The author has proved his capabilities by starting with the stories of three different lives and later weaving them into one. This is a kind of book in which you’d hardy find any cliché. The story was not predictable at any point. Although this was no thriller, yet the author makes you flip pages and keeps you guessing on and on so as to what would happen next.
The descriptions given by the author are fantabulous. You sense everything that the characters sense. There is no telling, and absolutely brilliant showing instead. These are by far the best descriptions written by an Indian author that I have ever read. (And I am not talking about the highbrow fiction, as Rana calls it when Aryan asks him if he read The God of Small Things. I am not into the highbrow thing either). He is the only Indian writer I have read whose writing style has left a mark on my mind and taught me many things as a writer.
Also, the monologues, interior as well as exterior, are so well made than it makes you fall in love with it.
The characters are very well worked upon. My favourite was Rana Rathod- the author, because even though he was old and alone, he had a lively heart. He loved gadgets. He loved writing. He was a spendthrift. He hated kids. And above all, he looked like Amitabh Bachchan, if Mr. Gore is to be believed.
I didn’t spot any grammatical errors in the book as such. A few spelling errors and punctuation errors, though seen, are negligible.
Although the cover worked like magic, the paper quality of the book was enough to score it a negative mark. One can easily make out that the paper used is recycled. I’ve never seen such poor paper quality in any book. Also, the font used is excessively small. The book must be roughly of around a hundred thousand words and they’ve fitted it all in two hundred and fifty pages.
I’m glad that we have a very capable author, Mr. Gore, who has written something different than the trend as it goes. He definitely merits kudos for it.
I’d like to mention here that until a few months ago, I didn’t believe that a book can even be depressing. I still don’t believe so. But, of course, people have told me that books can be depressing too. I didn’t find this book, or any book for that matter, depressing in any way ever. I have always been interested in the books with any kind sadness in them and that is why I loved Circle of Three too.
Circle of Three, though a little sad, has the moments of happiness, laughter and fun cleverly interwoven with themes of inherent human sadness that it is based upon.
Even though I would recommend this to everyone, but readers looking for fun-filled laugh out loud reads would be disappointed. Despite that, I would like to emphasize – and this is a testament to the impression the book made on me – that this book would still be enjoyed by all readers looking for some good, solid writing.
Originally reviewed at www.vaultofbooks.com
August 25, 2014
I am a sucker for sad stories of desperate people that has a happy ending. Circle of Three is one such story. The general theme is that of overcoming life's trials and its seeming unfairness.
Rohit Gore can weave a good story, no doubt. However, he would need a better editor to correct grammar and typos. It may not be much, but it is still a distraction.
Rohit Gore can weave a good story, no doubt. However, he would need a better editor to correct grammar and typos. It may not be much, but it is still a distraction.
October 22, 2012
I loved the cover.The cover itself gives a glimpse of what lies ahead..Three different people thirteen year old Aryan Khosla, thirty three old Ria Marathe, sixty three year old Rana Rathod, live through the same feeling of disdain ,loss, neglect... Ria successful script writer is grief striken with her husband and her only son's untimely demise leaving her all alone, to add to the agony, she discovers that her husband had been cheating on her all along, to overcome it all suicide seem to be the only antidote , and she chooses D day as her birthday...Aryan born to an affluent couple surrounded by wealth but no love and care leaving him with low self esteem that he often wishes to be invisible, he has a mother with heavy drinking habit ,always seen with a glass of it rather spending time with her son..The house is a heavily packed arena for late night parties and social gathering, while Rana the third character was once a well known writer and author of couple of path breaking work but now he is long forgotten by his readers and his books are out of print...His rapport with children are for the worse , leaving him grumpy and unfriendly....Call it destiny or way of life their path is on a cross road where they share their despair and the hopes that has been shattered for ever, from there on their lives are changed for good forever...
It was the cover like I said that allured me into this book..I am really not comfortable with a plot where the strangers meet and things happen over their journey stuff because I have read enough of it and there is always a cliche of actions attached to it...But from the start the narration was gripping , and I had no issues getting into the swing real fast...With the slow start as the plot changed to Aryan things started to pick on pace...The plot effortlessly moves through the three generation without any flaw...Gore paints brilliantly the neglect of the Aryan, heart ache of Ria and desperation of Rana Rathod comes across so beautifully...I thoroughly enjoyed the plot Aryan had to counter bully, Ria's mood wing, Rana's stationary phase of life all in single shot....That being said the changing panorama as the plot shifts through the three characters gives a vantage so different given in the same situation...The book is a good combo of hope, inspiration and surviving the odds..
It was the cover like I said that allured me into this book..I am really not comfortable with a plot where the strangers meet and things happen over their journey stuff because I have read enough of it and there is always a cliche of actions attached to it...But from the start the narration was gripping , and I had no issues getting into the swing real fast...With the slow start as the plot changed to Aryan things started to pick on pace...The plot effortlessly moves through the three generation without any flaw...Gore paints brilliantly the neglect of the Aryan, heart ache of Ria and desperation of Rana Rathod comes across so beautifully...I thoroughly enjoyed the plot Aryan had to counter bully, Ria's mood wing, Rana's stationary phase of life all in single shot....That being said the changing panorama as the plot shifts through the three characters gives a vantage so different given in the same situation...The book is a good combo of hope, inspiration and surviving the odds..
October 6, 2012
It was on this very blog that I read the below review and so wanted to read this book. Some how I always beleive that we all are a part of a big yarn of wool. The way we are wrapped on a central core called time is hw many times we meet and part.
The name of the book tells you that the book talks of three central character who some how cross paths and influence each other's life ahead.
What you will be surprised to find is the way the characters are so damn genuinely believable and endearing in their own ways.
Aryan , the youngest and most shy link of the circle charms you with his kindness and honesty. His lonely yet dreamy existence cris-crossed with his maturity totally won my heart and love too. Ria , the lonely grieving widow who decides to end her life following the tragedy in her life is elegant , wise and so much makes you wish all good for her days. Rana , the aged , once famous author who has been cut off from his family years ago fills his lonely existence with drinks , women and teenagers he meet at places.
three lonely people , aloof from the rest of the world , who have seen their share of love taken away by people and incidents, meet and instantly recognize the need for the company in each other. Reluctantly , yet faithfully , they stand by each other , forgetting the age difference and their backgrounds.
Uncertain future and a not so happy past-present is what each must face as they re discover themselves.
What I loved about the book was the way "three" appears in the chapter names - three coincidences , table for three , the three celebrate a festival and lastly , the circle of three. It keeps you involved in the story, not letting you forget the bigger picture even as you read about one of them.
The other characters , bound to these three are as much real and relatable. The author has so beautifully portrayed aspects of human nature and behave with daily events.
I totally loved the character of Vinny , Rana's neighbour. she reminds me of my best friend so much.
for me , this was a satisfying read. I totally look forward to Rohit's next book now. He has a way with the plot , the characters , the setting and the feelings.
The name of the book tells you that the book talks of three central character who some how cross paths and influence each other's life ahead.
What you will be surprised to find is the way the characters are so damn genuinely believable and endearing in their own ways.
Aryan , the youngest and most shy link of the circle charms you with his kindness and honesty. His lonely yet dreamy existence cris-crossed with his maturity totally won my heart and love too. Ria , the lonely grieving widow who decides to end her life following the tragedy in her life is elegant , wise and so much makes you wish all good for her days. Rana , the aged , once famous author who has been cut off from his family years ago fills his lonely existence with drinks , women and teenagers he meet at places.
three lonely people , aloof from the rest of the world , who have seen their share of love taken away by people and incidents, meet and instantly recognize the need for the company in each other. Reluctantly , yet faithfully , they stand by each other , forgetting the age difference and their backgrounds.
Uncertain future and a not so happy past-present is what each must face as they re discover themselves.
What I loved about the book was the way "three" appears in the chapter names - three coincidences , table for three , the three celebrate a festival and lastly , the circle of three. It keeps you involved in the story, not letting you forget the bigger picture even as you read about one of them.
The other characters , bound to these three are as much real and relatable. The author has so beautifully portrayed aspects of human nature and behave with daily events.
I totally loved the character of Vinny , Rana's neighbour. she reminds me of my best friend so much.
for me , this was a satisfying read. I totally look forward to Rohit's next book now. He has a way with the plot , the characters , the setting and the feelings.
October 15, 2012
Circle of Three by Rohit Gore is a collection of three dark tales disheveled into a congenial page-turner.
A 13 year old school kid, Aryan is fighting with his loneliness. A 33 year old scriptwriter, Ria had suffered a tragic loss of her beloved ones and even the memories are not soothing. A 63 year old elapsed author, Rathod is leading towards the last step of life’s staircase with bitterness and guilt of his past. The common strand among these three characters is that they are unable to find a reason to live. But what if they find someone as damaged as they are? Can one incomplete person complete another? Or at least give and get what they need the most, hope. This book, thus, marks the fact that how an end of one thing could be a beginning of something new, making a circle.
I am really impressed with the story of Ria Marathe, it showcases writer’s caliber of characterization. I am unfamiliar with other works by the author, but this one is a sure treat. Even using the simplest language, author has succeeded to leave a long lasting effect in his writing. The story flow is predictable but not boring. The incidents are easily believable even with all the clichés, making the feel of the story grow behind your mind in a relatable manner. I love dark tales, may be because it is not the forte of every writer but author has done an enviable justice with the three protagonists and the readers. A must read for hard core drama lovers.
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A 13 year old school kid, Aryan is fighting with his loneliness. A 33 year old scriptwriter, Ria had suffered a tragic loss of her beloved ones and even the memories are not soothing. A 63 year old elapsed author, Rathod is leading towards the last step of life’s staircase with bitterness and guilt of his past. The common strand among these three characters is that they are unable to find a reason to live. But what if they find someone as damaged as they are? Can one incomplete person complete another? Or at least give and get what they need the most, hope. This book, thus, marks the fact that how an end of one thing could be a beginning of something new, making a circle.
I am really impressed with the story of Ria Marathe, it showcases writer’s caliber of characterization. I am unfamiliar with other works by the author, but this one is a sure treat. Even using the simplest language, author has succeeded to leave a long lasting effect in his writing. The story flow is predictable but not boring. The incidents are easily believable even with all the clichés, making the feel of the story grow behind your mind in a relatable manner. I love dark tales, may be because it is not the forte of every writer but author has done an enviable justice with the three protagonists and the readers. A must read for hard core drama lovers.
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April 12, 2015
I cannot believe that Grapevine published this story. The author did some homework to come up with a story like this, a story which is so different from the recent trends, at least different from what I have been reading to pass time. He must have been so confident of his story and how people would take it. They are polished, the characters, events, the whole plot. Nothing more, nothing less. Just perfect.
The book was about 3 intriguing characters and how they meet each other to form a bond and help each other get over with life by hurdling the hindrances of their lives. The relationship between each other was complicated and indescribable. But they were clear of their own importance in each others lives and that was all that mattered till the end.
In some situations I saw myself in Aryan's character. Dull, unenthusiastic and an easy target for bullies. Not that I have bullies in my life but if there were any surrounding me, I would have been like him taking hits now and then with blood oozing out of my chin and all. Ranasahab's character was lively even in the glum situations. He is like a bad-ass to whom the younger people who are not aware of life yet look up to. And he is a sort of old man who would want you to learn from his life and his mistakes, although he would not ridicule himself through the process.
I liked the book. It keeps you occupied while reading like a beautiful commentary on a radio would, dictating every episode with utmost detail and most appropriate expressions and words.
The book was about 3 intriguing characters and how they meet each other to form a bond and help each other get over with life by hurdling the hindrances of their lives. The relationship between each other was complicated and indescribable. But they were clear of their own importance in each others lives and that was all that mattered till the end.
In some situations I saw myself in Aryan's character. Dull, unenthusiastic and an easy target for bullies. Not that I have bullies in my life but if there were any surrounding me, I would have been like him taking hits now and then with blood oozing out of my chin and all. Ranasahab's character was lively even in the glum situations. He is like a bad-ass to whom the younger people who are not aware of life yet look up to. And he is a sort of old man who would want you to learn from his life and his mistakes, although he would not ridicule himself through the process.
I liked the book. It keeps you occupied while reading like a beautiful commentary on a radio would, dictating every episode with utmost detail and most appropriate expressions and words.
June 1, 2013
Circle Of Three...
Well as we all know that there is nothing which is perfect or complete but this novel has touched my heart,that's the reason for 5 Star rating.
First of all Hats off Rohit Sir for writing this, Beautifully written.
This novel from the beginning keeps your interest, all the three story individually awesome.I have read many novels where two or more than two stories are simultaneously are written but Circle of Three is something different.
The good thing is the way each character gets involved in others' life.The hatred for each other, then gradually getting close n deep with others' sorrow and eventually becoming reason to live for each other is very well explained.
What I personally liked is when I was about to drop a pearl from my eye, there was always Aryan's cute dialogues lined up to make me laugh, I guess every reader who has read this will find it.
I am not a good writer when I am running out of time, I will come up with better review shortly.
But Those who are looking for good Indian Writing...Circle of three is must must must read...
I personally want a Movie on This Novel.This will be epic.
Well as we all know that there is nothing which is perfect or complete but this novel has touched my heart,that's the reason for 5 Star rating.
First of all Hats off Rohit Sir for writing this, Beautifully written.
This novel from the beginning keeps your interest, all the three story individually awesome.I have read many novels where two or more than two stories are simultaneously are written but Circle of Three is something different.
The good thing is the way each character gets involved in others' life.The hatred for each other, then gradually getting close n deep with others' sorrow and eventually becoming reason to live for each other is very well explained.
What I personally liked is when I was about to drop a pearl from my eye, there was always Aryan's cute dialogues lined up to make me laugh, I guess every reader who has read this will find it.
I am not a good writer when I am running out of time, I will come up with better review shortly.
But Those who are looking for good Indian Writing...Circle of three is must must must read...
I personally want a Movie on This Novel.This will be epic.
February 17, 2013
loved d concept of d story..liked d writin skills..dis story is not wdout a motivational msg....at sm places d writer has sprinkled d deep painful emotions..n at sm places..deep love bondin....Life is beautiful if v know d art of decoratn it wd happiness..love n togetherness..well..dis buk is one of d finest buks i hv read so far...Rohit...Gud job done..(Y)..Keep writin...keep gvn us such worth readin buks.
September 10, 2013
A book with an unusual theme and revolving around three characters which are tied with one single word i.e hope.
The ease with which the story moves and slow pace which a reader will start liking once they go through it makes the book very interesting.
It's one of those stories which have been written with command over everything and to even simplify the complications of life.
A book worth your time and money. :)
The ease with which the story moves and slow pace which a reader will start liking once they go through it makes the book very interesting.
It's one of those stories which have been written with command over everything and to even simplify the complications of life.
A book worth your time and money. :)
April 14, 2016
There are so many things that happen to us in the walk of life but we don't notice all of it. Rohit has tried to cover all of those unnoticed ones, from a Child's view, from a Mother's view and also from a old man's view. I liked the way each character was separated from his\her own families\circles and then the 3 formed a circle themselves. Ending it for all good. Happy reading about it.
July 7, 2013
Just now finished reading "Circle of three". I should say that this is the only book i have read completely till now. Amused with the writing skills of Mr.Rohit Gore that never let me go with other things around me and made me to complete the book in 5 hours without any break. One thing that i can assure is he had brilliantly put the three characters in his book as if they were real
May 31, 2013
This story deals with 3 guys who are as such living in a hell. They meet and live together......Circle of three was just about finding new hopes in life and never giving up..
All together its Awesome.....:)
All together its Awesome.....:)
December 23, 2012
For a newbie, he writes quite well :) Loved the book even though it was a little boring in some place :)
August 20, 2013
Amazing.... Just keeps ur focus on it until you finish the reading !
April 27, 2022
The last book that i have read was "If the spirit moves you" by Picardie Justine. Before picking that book, I took a look at the book that i just finished which is Rohit Gore's "Circle of Three". I looked at the cover page which had a picture of 3 people. Then i went through the synopsis. So this book is based on the lives of three people- Aryan, a thirteen year old school going boy who has more than enough troubles both at home and at school. Ria, a thirty three year old woman who has lost both his son and husband in a car accident and Rana, a sixty three year old author. After knowing this much about the book, i somehow felt the cover pic was irrelevant as the picture contained 3 people who didnt look like those in the book. I then chose another book which happened to be "If the spirit moves you". Now after reading the book, i have to say i fell very much in love with this book. The characters were portrayed so well that we could see it all happening as we go through the book. It takes us through various emotions as the characters in it go through different phases in their own lives. Such an easy,interesting,fun and gripping read..
February 26, 2023
This book is worth reading . The characters
can be relate to one of us.
Each one who was silently frowning that they have nothing to look forward met each other and their perspective towards life changed. Same time there were some amusing moments too. I can always read this book again .Well grew up with enid Blyton to Nicholas sparks. Read munshi premchand and also persuade my passion of writing .
can be relate to one of us.
Each one who was silently frowning that they have nothing to look forward met each other and their perspective towards life changed. Same time there were some amusing moments too. I can always read this book again .Well grew up with enid Blyton to Nicholas sparks. Read munshi premchand and also persuade my passion of writing .
November 8, 2021
A typical Bollywood storyline!
I ended up reading it because I somehow found it during Diwali house cleaning :P
I ended up reading it because I somehow found it during Diwali house cleaning :P
June 16, 2015
The Circle of Three is the story of three people who have lost all hope in life. One day, their paths cross and their destinies are forever changed.
Thirteen year old Aryan Khosla has no friends, rarely meets his busy and quarrelling parents, and is tormented by a gang of school bullies. He feels his birth was a mistake and thinks no one would notice if he disappeared from this world.
Thirty-three year old Ria Marathe, a successful scriptwriter, lost her husband and only son in a terrible accident, and later came to know her childhood sweetheart husband was cheating on her for a long time. Faced with a lifetime of misery, she has decided to commit suicide.
Sixty-three year old Rana Rathod, a long forgotten author, has carelessly lived off the trust created by his wealthy family and feels betrayed by his two children who sided with his wife during their brutal divorce thirty years back. He fears he is going to die a bitter man.
Will Aryan lose his childhood to his loneliness? Will Ria lose her life to her tragedy? Will Rana lose his dignity to his past sins? The Circle of Three is about finding a new beginning in life, of forgiving and ultimately, finding hope.
The writer makes a strong case of hope in seamlessly hopeless situations. The story revolves between three unhappy protagonists whose live entwined and resolved in an almost telepathic manner. All these characters are inherently broken, they have a strong back stories to justify their present behaviour but all are yearning to get back to a better life within the realms of worldly limitations. There is depth to each character and a rare sensitivity specially to the thoughts of the 13-year old. You may find lot of situations implausible and reactions over-the-top but you are willing to over look those flaws in a narrative which is keeping you hooked.
What hurts the book in the end is the length which is way too long at over 250 odd pages. If you can somehow get past this minor glitch, there is a strong sense of reassurance prevalent through the narrative regarding a positive approach of life and how not to harbour negative thoughts. The author does well in not inundating the narrative with too many characters which is generally too common these days in Indian fiction. As a result, all three characters are neatly etched out and the metamorphosis of each of them over the course of the story does not look contrived.
I am going with 3/5 for Rohit Gore's 'Circle of Three'. A little shorter, better edited and more nuanced this could have been a more rewarding read. In its present form, it is a one time read. Be patient with it, you may be pleasantly surprised at various plot points. It has got its heart at the right place, but you may find other body parts scattered all over.
Thirteen year old Aryan Khosla has no friends, rarely meets his busy and quarrelling parents, and is tormented by a gang of school bullies. He feels his birth was a mistake and thinks no one would notice if he disappeared from this world.
Thirty-three year old Ria Marathe, a successful scriptwriter, lost her husband and only son in a terrible accident, and later came to know her childhood sweetheart husband was cheating on her for a long time. Faced with a lifetime of misery, she has decided to commit suicide.
Sixty-three year old Rana Rathod, a long forgotten author, has carelessly lived off the trust created by his wealthy family and feels betrayed by his two children who sided with his wife during their brutal divorce thirty years back. He fears he is going to die a bitter man.
Will Aryan lose his childhood to his loneliness? Will Ria lose her life to her tragedy? Will Rana lose his dignity to his past sins? The Circle of Three is about finding a new beginning in life, of forgiving and ultimately, finding hope.
The writer makes a strong case of hope in seamlessly hopeless situations. The story revolves between three unhappy protagonists whose live entwined and resolved in an almost telepathic manner. All these characters are inherently broken, they have a strong back stories to justify their present behaviour but all are yearning to get back to a better life within the realms of worldly limitations. There is depth to each character and a rare sensitivity specially to the thoughts of the 13-year old. You may find lot of situations implausible and reactions over-the-top but you are willing to over look those flaws in a narrative which is keeping you hooked.
What hurts the book in the end is the length which is way too long at over 250 odd pages. If you can somehow get past this minor glitch, there is a strong sense of reassurance prevalent through the narrative regarding a positive approach of life and how not to harbour negative thoughts. The author does well in not inundating the narrative with too many characters which is generally too common these days in Indian fiction. As a result, all three characters are neatly etched out and the metamorphosis of each of them over the course of the story does not look contrived.
I am going with 3/5 for Rohit Gore's 'Circle of Three'. A little shorter, better edited and more nuanced this could have been a more rewarding read. In its present form, it is a one time read. Be patient with it, you may be pleasantly surprised at various plot points. It has got its heart at the right place, but you may find other body parts scattered all over.
March 21, 2015
What do strangers mean in one's life in the most desperate times of their life? Almost nothing. But sometimes they can be of great help to find the most important thing needed during the time: hope.
Circle of Three by Rohit Gore is a book that tells a story of three disheveled lives brought together by karma to start life with a newer and brighter note.
Aryan Khosla, a thirteen year old kid, treading a live which meant of no importance to anyone, the ones he knew. he suffers everyday, lives a lonely life and don't even grumble about it, but faces it like a matured person would have done it.
Rana Rathod, a long-forgotten famous writer, always misunderstood by his family and betrayed by his own relatives, doesn't want to believe that he has almost faded out of the market and the lives of the people he has influence upon. He still want the time to pass on as it used to do long ago.
Ria, a famous scriptwriter, who has been given a incurable pain in the heart by the time, recently that she had broken herself to bits and then put away, enclosed in her caged house, deciding to end her life to bring an end to her pains.
However, fate is a great player of all times, and it bring these three altogether and they start crossing each others ways, making all three to walk together to find hope, enthusiasm and meaning for their life.
I found the book spell-bounding, specially at the parts where the writer has maintained a perfect balance describing the life of these three with no so much pain. I am in lack of words to describe the perfectness of the story, the plot and the characters.
I loved the character of Aryan so much, as he is much different then other kids, acting mature and absorbed in himself. His expressions, and the dressing sense being so dumb is not his fault, but the result of him being deserted by his parents, kids of his age. He doesn't seem as thirteen year old, but much older and in much pain.
The author has beautifully portrayed the characters on their respective roles. It has brought the power in the story, to capture a reader in the incident turned up in the story.
At last, I would like to thank Grapevine to publish such a great novel with in its best quality. and for Rohit Gore, i have not more that three words to share, "Good Job, Bucko."
Circle of Three by Rohit Gore is a book that tells a story of three disheveled lives brought together by karma to start life with a newer and brighter note.
Aryan Khosla, a thirteen year old kid, treading a live which meant of no importance to anyone, the ones he knew. he suffers everyday, lives a lonely life and don't even grumble about it, but faces it like a matured person would have done it.
Rana Rathod, a long-forgotten famous writer, always misunderstood by his family and betrayed by his own relatives, doesn't want to believe that he has almost faded out of the market and the lives of the people he has influence upon. He still want the time to pass on as it used to do long ago.
Ria, a famous scriptwriter, who has been given a incurable pain in the heart by the time, recently that she had broken herself to bits and then put away, enclosed in her caged house, deciding to end her life to bring an end to her pains.
However, fate is a great player of all times, and it bring these three altogether and they start crossing each others ways, making all three to walk together to find hope, enthusiasm and meaning for their life.
I found the book spell-bounding, specially at the parts where the writer has maintained a perfect balance describing the life of these three with no so much pain. I am in lack of words to describe the perfectness of the story, the plot and the characters.
I loved the character of Aryan so much, as he is much different then other kids, acting mature and absorbed in himself. His expressions, and the dressing sense being so dumb is not his fault, but the result of him being deserted by his parents, kids of his age. He doesn't seem as thirteen year old, but much older and in much pain.
The author has beautifully portrayed the characters on their respective roles. It has brought the power in the story, to capture a reader in the incident turned up in the story.
At last, I would like to thank Grapevine to publish such a great novel with in its best quality. and for Rohit Gore, i have not more that three words to share, "Good Job, Bucko."
September 30, 2015
The last book that i have read was "If the spirit moves you" by Picardie Justine. Before picking that book, I took a look at the book that i just finished which is Rohit Gore's "Circle of Three". I looked at the cover page which had a picture of 3 people. Then i went through the synopsis. So this book is based on the lives of three people- Aryan, a thirteen year old school going boy who has more than enough troubles both at home and at school. Ria, a thirty three year old woman who has lost both his son and husband in a car accident and Rana, a sixty three year old author. After knowing this much about the book, i somehow felt the cover pic was irrelevant as the picture contained 3 people who didnt look like those in the book. I then chose another book which happened to be "If the spirit moves you". Now after reading the book, i have to say i fell very much in love with this book. The characters were portrayed so well that we could see it all happening as we go through the book. It takes us through various emotions as the characters in it go through different phases in their own lives. Such an easy,interesting,fun and gripping read..
November 4, 2013
I loved the cover; it is apt, relevant and perfectly in sync with the story and the title.
Three lives interlinked in mysterious ways. Written in a quirky style with a cheeky sense of humor. Like the scene where the gentleman invites the girl for a coffee and finds the child gatecrashing: I could actually picturize the scene!
It also seems written with an eye on the possible-movie/video adaptation. I definitely could see Amitach B as the elder one of the trio.
Looking forward to more novels from ths author.
Three lives interlinked in mysterious ways. Written in a quirky style with a cheeky sense of humor. Like the scene where the gentleman invites the girl for a coffee and finds the child gatecrashing: I could actually picturize the scene!
It also seems written with an eye on the possible-movie/video adaptation. I definitely could see Amitach B as the elder one of the trio.
Looking forward to more novels from ths author.
April 5, 2015
The circle of three is about three different individuals from different generation, wid different tragedies. How they came together into a picture and influence each other. Its all about how destiny decides each course of their lives, how they deal with each others help. It's beautifully written. It's one of those kind of books that you don't want to put them down untill you are finished with it. :)
December 14, 2013
The three different soul from three different generation.how just they meet coincidentally and how their life were waved together.just fabulous patch of three life together by rohit gore.it just different genre book i ever read.not so quick read but make you think deeply at some where.must read for whom who wanted to read some astonish literature by any Indian author.
July 13, 2013
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November 4, 2014
It's a book for women about women. Enjoyable read.
April 22, 2015
The way the story starts and ends is very good. The story is bit motivating for people of all ages. The way of usage of English is very good and I am suggesting everyone to read this.
September 26, 2015
definitely a good read. Something else than the the moribund story line.
June 8, 2017
It's my 1st novel to finish and this novel brought me to an interest of reading, i hope the writer comes up with more like this in future.
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