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Colorful Notions: The RoadTrippers 1.0
Would you give up your high-paying job and comfortable personal life to drive ten thousand kilometers across India? Just for fun!
Three twenty-somethings dare to do just that! While the two guys take turns to drive, the girl gives voice-over as they record their entire journey on a handycam.
Ab, Sasha and Unnati are ordinary youngsters, rendered special by the feat they accomplish. As they recount their adventures, I crave to live their journey all the more. They look at each other with a glint in their eyes, as if refurbishing those memories, as they narrate their spooky time at Bhangarh Fort, strange escapades at Wagah Border and Sundarbans, car breakdowns, wild animals, near-death experiences and highway robbers! It's nothing less than crazy.
I doubted if I'd ever have the gumption to create such experiences. So I did the next best thing - I penned a book about them, and their roadtrip.
Colorful Notions is a journey of three young hearts on the Indian terrain and into the inner recesses of their souls, giving a new perspective to relationships, love and life.
Three twenty-somethings dare to do just that! While the two guys take turns to drive, the girl gives voice-over as they record their entire journey on a handycam.
Ab, Sasha and Unnati are ordinary youngsters, rendered special by the feat they accomplish. As they recount their adventures, I crave to live their journey all the more. They look at each other with a glint in their eyes, as if refurbishing those memories, as they narrate their spooky time at Bhangarh Fort, strange escapades at Wagah Border and Sundarbans, car breakdowns, wild animals, near-death experiences and highway robbers! It's nothing less than crazy.
I doubted if I'd ever have the gumption to create such experiences. So I did the next best thing - I penned a book about them, and their roadtrip.
Colorful Notions is a journey of three young hearts on the Indian terrain and into the inner recesses of their souls, giving a new perspective to relationships, love and life.
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April 13, 2017
In this exciting novel, Mohit Goyal invites you on an enthralling voyage.
Ab, Shasha and Unnati decide to leave their comfortable lives for a while and have some adventures.
Going out on a trip. Sounds exhilarating, doesn't it?
Well, it sure is but at the cost of various things. And I'm not talking about money here.
Their plan is to travel the whole India and make a movie out of it.
Ab being the director of this movie and the planner of this trip, has to handle everything including his car which might or might not be supporting them for the entire trip.
Although they were grown up people, it doesn't mean they will and can handle each and every situation maturely. Not to mention they were only youngsters. And tired, they will be a lot on a lengthy journey like this.
They will have to fight occasional fever, encounter with some ghosts (you heard it clearly.), deadly animals, long and tiresome walks, escape for their lives in some unexpected places, saving themselves from robbery and various other strange and frequent stuffs like that.
Did you get the cost thing I mentioned earlier?
They were told by their well-wishers that this journey is never going to be easy. Even the author warned them too. But hey! easy or not, It was definitely going to be an adventurous ride.
This trip is worth is! Only keeping this motto in their minds, they began to move and never looked back.
The characters will befriend you easily, they are the one who will remind you of the trips you had had with your friends.
Dialogues are entertaining. With a beauty queen Unnati, a voracious food hunter Shasha and a sarcastic, clever and witty Ab, the story will give you nothing less than an engaging time.
I'm impressed that there were some parallel stories went on from each character's perspective which represented their emotional part and let you understand that there was a lot that they got from this trip.
Their support, unwavering friendship and how they finally attached to each other emotionally was absorbing to watch.
The author did not forget to describe the beauty of each places they visited and kept it all informative also. Something I appreciated.
Overall, I'll say that Roadtrippers 1.0 is a book that won't let you sit in a corner and just reading it.
It will move you both mentally and physically and soon you'll find yourself on a road trip with your best friends.
I wasn't reading it while traveling which I should have had. So I eagerly wait for the next work of the author that I will be reading that time on a journey.
Verdict : Get ready to pack your bags before you read it, because in the end, you can't wait to see yourself on a trip.
Ab, Shasha and Unnati decide to leave their comfortable lives for a while and have some adventures.
Going out on a trip. Sounds exhilarating, doesn't it?
Well, it sure is but at the cost of various things. And I'm not talking about money here.
Their plan is to travel the whole India and make a movie out of it.
Ab being the director of this movie and the planner of this trip, has to handle everything including his car which might or might not be supporting them for the entire trip.
Although they were grown up people, it doesn't mean they will and can handle each and every situation maturely. Not to mention they were only youngsters. And tired, they will be a lot on a lengthy journey like this.
They will have to fight occasional fever, encounter with some ghosts (you heard it clearly.), deadly animals, long and tiresome walks, escape for their lives in some unexpected places, saving themselves from robbery and various other strange and frequent stuffs like that.
Did you get the cost thing I mentioned earlier?
They were told by their well-wishers that this journey is never going to be easy. Even the author warned them too. But hey! easy or not, It was definitely going to be an adventurous ride.
This trip is worth is! Only keeping this motto in their minds, they began to move and never looked back.
The characters will befriend you easily, they are the one who will remind you of the trips you had had with your friends.
Dialogues are entertaining. With a beauty queen Unnati, a voracious food hunter Shasha and a sarcastic, clever and witty Ab, the story will give you nothing less than an engaging time.
I'm impressed that there were some parallel stories went on from each character's perspective which represented their emotional part and let you understand that there was a lot that they got from this trip.
Their support, unwavering friendship and how they finally attached to each other emotionally was absorbing to watch.
The author did not forget to describe the beauty of each places they visited and kept it all informative also. Something I appreciated.
Overall, I'll say that Roadtrippers 1.0 is a book that won't let you sit in a corner and just reading it.
It will move you both mentally and physically and soon you'll find yourself on a road trip with your best friends.
I wasn't reading it while traveling which I should have had. So I eagerly wait for the next work of the author that I will be reading that time on a journey.
Verdict : Get ready to pack your bags before you read it, because in the end, you can't wait to see yourself on a trip.
April 16, 2020
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Detailed Review Link : http://chevusread.blogspot.in/2016/11...
After reading "Monkeys, Motorcycles, and Misadventures" I started liking adventure & travelling books. "Colorful Notion: The RoadTrippers 1.0" was able to create similar impact on me. The moment I got my hands on the book I went through first few pages of the book and author Mohit Goyal has done splendid job by placing road-trip plan on 3rd page itself, which has increased my interest even further.
Story started with Abhay. A guy suffered emotionally because of his parents divorce. His best friend Shashank was the only person whom he considered family. Shashank a foodie fat guy who is settled in his family business was bored of his monotonous life. Only color in Shashank's life was his girlfriend Unnati. Abhay made a plan of road trip. A crazy road trip, starting from Delhi to North - West - South - East India, covering more than 25 locations & more than 10000 thousands KM. Abhay convinced both Shashank as well as Unnati's family for the trip. Their concept kicked off and got finance from main-stream media house production. Through out their trip their bonds deepen and became each other support. They even had self-realisation experience.
Detailed Review Link : http://chevusread.blogspot.in/2016/11...
After reading "Monkeys, Motorcycles, and Misadventures" I started liking adventure & travelling books. "Colorful Notion: The RoadTrippers 1.0" was able to create similar impact on me. The moment I got my hands on the book I went through first few pages of the book and author Mohit Goyal has done splendid job by placing road-trip plan on 3rd page itself, which has increased my interest even further.
Story started with Abhay. A guy suffered emotionally because of his parents divorce. His best friend Shashank was the only person whom he considered family. Shashank a foodie fat guy who is settled in his family business was bored of his monotonous life. Only color in Shashank's life was his girlfriend Unnati. Abhay made a plan of road trip. A crazy road trip, starting from Delhi to North - West - South - East India, covering more than 25 locations & more than 10000 thousands KM. Abhay convinced both Shashank as well as Unnati's family for the trip. Their concept kicked off and got finance from main-stream media house production. Through out their trip their bonds deepen and became each other support. They even had self-realisation experience.
December 4, 2016
Vrooooom...........Vrooooooom.......... Get your engine heated up this winter with this traveller book.
This book is a traveler's delight. Written in a very on the face narrative, matching the blurb where it really feels like someone is addressing the reader and telling us a story; this book should be read by people who plan on going for a road trip. Coming to the story. The story has it all. Friendship, love, jealousy, food, fun, adventure, horror and comedy. Making this a packed entertainer. Happy are those who go On a road trip. Super happy are those who go on a road trip with their friends. I love knowing about travel stories and have a lot of traveller buddies. So when I heard about Mohit Goyal's Colorful notions- the roadtrippers 1.0, I couldn't help but get my hands on it. The blurb of the book made me hook to it more. So as I sit and admire the cover of the book which successfully retains the flavor of it, here's the blurb of the book. To begin with, I would give in to this being a very interesting way of writing the blurb and that surely hooks the readers. Now the cover. Basically in bright blue with sketches of the car and three friends make for a super complementary cover for the book. The book starts off very interestingly and that is why we can carry on with the book.
I liked the characters and their formation. They have been well thought of and very similar to real life. The intricacies are well thought of and executed.
The story, as the blurb says, is about the road trip the three friends - Abhay, Sashank and Unnati take. The story talks about their journey, the fun moments, the adventurous escapades and the gloomy times. I loved the way the author has named the chapters. The chapter names make you want to read the book. I finished reading this book in one seating. Colorful Notions is like a mixed fruit jam. Each incident contributes evenly to the book. The narration is in first person narrative and steals the show. It seems realistic and is engaging. The itinerary is well planned. The author has done immense research before penning down the book. This book seems like the answer to a lot of questions youngsters these days are plagued with. We all want to escape from our routine and follow our calling. Sometimes it also happens that just want to escape and in that process find our calling. This book is about such escapism taking you on a whirlwind tour of a lot of places in India. While they are travelling the meet different sets of people, experience life first hand and hence learn what life is all about.
The plot is excellent and the narrative lucid. It is an enjoyable read and quite pacy in terms of the plot as it makes you keep turning the pages till you reach the end. I love the way the characters have been shaped up in the story, and with that I mean not only the main characters but also the small ones who play a very minor yet important role in the whole story.
This book may not be your travel guide, but will interest you if you are a traveller. I would recommend Colorful Notions: The Roadtrippers 1.0 to anyone interested in reading something different on fiction and travel.
This book is a traveler's delight. Written in a very on the face narrative, matching the blurb where it really feels like someone is addressing the reader and telling us a story; this book should be read by people who plan on going for a road trip. Coming to the story. The story has it all. Friendship, love, jealousy, food, fun, adventure, horror and comedy. Making this a packed entertainer. Happy are those who go On a road trip. Super happy are those who go on a road trip with their friends. I love knowing about travel stories and have a lot of traveller buddies. So when I heard about Mohit Goyal's Colorful notions- the roadtrippers 1.0, I couldn't help but get my hands on it. The blurb of the book made me hook to it more. So as I sit and admire the cover of the book which successfully retains the flavor of it, here's the blurb of the book. To begin with, I would give in to this being a very interesting way of writing the blurb and that surely hooks the readers. Now the cover. Basically in bright blue with sketches of the car and three friends make for a super complementary cover for the book. The book starts off very interestingly and that is why we can carry on with the book.
I liked the characters and their formation. They have been well thought of and very similar to real life. The intricacies are well thought of and executed.
The story, as the blurb says, is about the road trip the three friends - Abhay, Sashank and Unnati take. The story talks about their journey, the fun moments, the adventurous escapades and the gloomy times. I loved the way the author has named the chapters. The chapter names make you want to read the book. I finished reading this book in one seating. Colorful Notions is like a mixed fruit jam. Each incident contributes evenly to the book. The narration is in first person narrative and steals the show. It seems realistic and is engaging. The itinerary is well planned. The author has done immense research before penning down the book. This book seems like the answer to a lot of questions youngsters these days are plagued with. We all want to escape from our routine and follow our calling. Sometimes it also happens that just want to escape and in that process find our calling. This book is about such escapism taking you on a whirlwind tour of a lot of places in India. While they are travelling the meet different sets of people, experience life first hand and hence learn what life is all about.
The plot is excellent and the narrative lucid. It is an enjoyable read and quite pacy in terms of the plot as it makes you keep turning the pages till you reach the end. I love the way the characters have been shaped up in the story, and with that I mean not only the main characters but also the small ones who play a very minor yet important role in the whole story.
This book may not be your travel guide, but will interest you if you are a traveller. I would recommend Colorful Notions: The Roadtrippers 1.0 to anyone interested in reading something different on fiction and travel.
November 18, 2016
it is one heck of a book, different from all those boring monotonous romantic tales that all the authors of this era choose to write.
mohit goyal has beautifully penned down a book which is impeccable and the way the story has been written around the plot makes it an interesting read. the way the narrator has narrated this story is simply flawless, you can simply step down into the shoes of the protagonist and can enjoy this car trip with the other two characters of this book. What i really liked about this book is the way it has been written and woven around 25 different cities, trust me if you are not a wanderer and wish to be one, take this book with a cup of coffee and enjoy the scenic view of leh-ladakh, deserts of rajasthan, that patriotic feeling that you get when you enter wagha border, this book contains all in it. One thing that makes this book the best one is that the author has taken all the minute details traveling and has written this book keeping in mind, from itinerary to small planning, finances, baggages-tents, hotels and be it any short break for rest, all the places and the food, authenticities and of course cultures followed is amazingly described. Mohit goyal's writing is fresh and the cherry on the icing or you can say USP is his one liners, the way he has described his characters is commendable, the blurb and the cover goes well with the story and has been beautifully made and no flaw can be pointed out. the major flaw is the editing of the book and i think it could have been a lot better.
overall it's a good book and surely has the power to win hearts. :) and i will surely wait for the next 2 books
mohit goyal has beautifully penned down a book which is impeccable and the way the story has been written around the plot makes it an interesting read. the way the narrator has narrated this story is simply flawless, you can simply step down into the shoes of the protagonist and can enjoy this car trip with the other two characters of this book. What i really liked about this book is the way it has been written and woven around 25 different cities, trust me if you are not a wanderer and wish to be one, take this book with a cup of coffee and enjoy the scenic view of leh-ladakh, deserts of rajasthan, that patriotic feeling that you get when you enter wagha border, this book contains all in it. One thing that makes this book the best one is that the author has taken all the minute details traveling and has written this book keeping in mind, from itinerary to small planning, finances, baggages-tents, hotels and be it any short break for rest, all the places and the food, authenticities and of course cultures followed is amazingly described. Mohit goyal's writing is fresh and the cherry on the icing or you can say USP is his one liners, the way he has described his characters is commendable, the blurb and the cover goes well with the story and has been beautifully made and no flaw can be pointed out. the major flaw is the editing of the book and i think it could have been a lot better.
overall it's a good book and surely has the power to win hearts. :) and i will surely wait for the next 2 books
November 25, 2016
Colorful Notions: The Road trippers 1.0 is a story based on 3 friends doing a road trip of some eminent places of India and making a movie of it. Abhay decides to do a trip on his car to 25 selected places of India along with his best friend Sashank. Unnati, Sashank 's girlfriend is also travelling with them to add voice of the description in their video.
This book is really unique in its way. First of sll, it's a travelogue, a long one which covers almost all the important places in India. Secondly, it's a journey of 3 friends where they'll have adventures and will face several problems that arises from a long trip and also shooting a film. Abhay is one of the male protagonists of this book is a rich boy who lives alone because of his separated parents. Sashank is a food lover and all he thinks about is food and eating more food. They have different experiences throughout their journey starting from Corbett National Park to Jama Masjid. This book seemed very realistic to me. It was described in a really lucid way, how amateur travellers experience in their first long trips. Most of all this book gives you good vibes and a feel of adventure. I personally want to go on such trips like that was described in this story. I liked the way how the author has plotted each character's emotion throughout the journey. This is a story with a happy ending, about friendship and gives us, the readers a message to live our life to the fullest.
I won a review copy of this book from The Tales Pensieve as part of Reviewers Programme. Register on #TTP for lots of #book fun and activities. Thanks to them for giving me this opportunity.
This book is really unique in its way. First of sll, it's a travelogue, a long one which covers almost all the important places in India. Secondly, it's a journey of 3 friends where they'll have adventures and will face several problems that arises from a long trip and also shooting a film. Abhay is one of the male protagonists of this book is a rich boy who lives alone because of his separated parents. Sashank is a food lover and all he thinks about is food and eating more food. They have different experiences throughout their journey starting from Corbett National Park to Jama Masjid. This book seemed very realistic to me. It was described in a really lucid way, how amateur travellers experience in their first long trips. Most of all this book gives you good vibes and a feel of adventure. I personally want to go on such trips like that was described in this story. I liked the way how the author has plotted each character's emotion throughout the journey. This is a story with a happy ending, about friendship and gives us, the readers a message to live our life to the fullest.
I won a review copy of this book from The Tales Pensieve as part of Reviewers Programme. Register on #TTP for lots of #book fun and activities. Thanks to them for giving me this opportunity.
November 29, 2017
Review coming soon.
EDIT:
Colorful (Colourful, please?) Notions was a fresh read in terms of the story line.
The book is a short read that I started reading on road trip to Lucknow (pretty befitting, I'd say). The five hour ride helped me complete almost the entire book in just one sitting.
Like most books these days, there were some jarring grammatical mistakes and I hope the next lot that is published will be rid of them.
The story is of three young people - 25, to be precise - who have taken up the daunting task of covering the length and breadth of the country, visiting 25 select destinations. Every city has some interesting event attached to it, making the book, indeed, quite a colourful read.
I did not enjoy the twist about the protagonist's feelings for the girl. While I enjoyed the subtlety of human emotions and their frailty when exposed to a seemingly fulfilled lifestyle of a person close to them, the enjoyment was merely in isolation and not as a part of the bigger story line.
Be that as it may, the book was a fun, light read and is definitely a recommended one-time read.
P.S. I just have to say this again. Almost like all Indian authors I have read this year, this book also needs some serious editing.
EDIT:
Colorful (Colourful, please?) Notions was a fresh read in terms of the story line.
The book is a short read that I started reading on road trip to Lucknow (pretty befitting, I'd say). The five hour ride helped me complete almost the entire book in just one sitting.
Like most books these days, there were some jarring grammatical mistakes and I hope the next lot that is published will be rid of them.
The story is of three young people - 25, to be precise - who have taken up the daunting task of covering the length and breadth of the country, visiting 25 select destinations. Every city has some interesting event attached to it, making the book, indeed, quite a colourful read.
I did not enjoy the twist about the protagonist's feelings for the girl. While I enjoyed the subtlety of human emotions and their frailty when exposed to a seemingly fulfilled lifestyle of a person close to them, the enjoyment was merely in isolation and not as a part of the bigger story line.
Be that as it may, the book was a fun, light read and is definitely a recommended one-time read.
P.S. I just have to say this again. Almost like all Indian authors I have read this year, this book also needs some serious editing.
December 25, 2016
Soul-searching (or at least an effort to do that) has become the new go-to objective of our millennial directors and writers who try to weave a narrative involving some characters that are confused at most of the things that do and thus are 'ordinary' by greats' standards. They look out for an answer, of all the troubles they are having in their lives and thus look out for an endeavor which if not provides a satisfactory solution to their troubles, at least give them a respite for a short while from their unremarkable lives. Hollywood and Europeans are working on this issue from 90s and they visited the orientals as well in search of their lost inner-selves. They might think that they are closing in on a solution but what about the developing Asians? They are catching up fast with 'well-developed' (but ever-so-confusing) Americans and Europeans and thus are getting the headaches and 'made-up' problem of their owns. Well, the author of this book, Mr. Mohit Goyal, happens to find out the exact average Joes for his narrative and they are named Abhay, Shashank and Unnati.
Finding the suitable meaning of love, life and relationships has been deemed the most difficult task of our planet and those who have managed to crack this puzzle are named Buddha, Jesus and Krishna. No ordinary fellows by any standards. But our three entirely ordinary characters in Abhay, Unnati and Shashank decide to take a dig at it, without actually ever knowing what they are going to dig into. They plan a road-trip (why do these confused guys always decide to travel?), a crazy one to cover-up India's 25 most iconic tourist spots in over three months time. It's a life-quest of sort for these three individuals. Abhay has resigned from his job, Shashank has taken a sabbatical from his family business and Unnati is an assistant RJ who turns-in for this adventurous journey for she has been favored by Abhay to give a voice-over to this journey which they will be video-graphing. Aha, a feature film or a docudrama, your guess!!!!
Credit must go to Mr. Goyal for capturing the essence of the breathtaking beauty of some of the places possess. However, don't depend on this book for a travelogue/tour guide of all those 25 places his characters are determined to visit. The real purpose of this book is to showcase companionship and an honest effort to figure out everything that I have mentioned in first paragraph. One must applaud Mr. Goyal for coming out with an experimental tale of love, life and relationship in the guise of a 'cliched' road-trip.
I have always maintained the belief that book that come from Shristi's stable are flawless in their technical aspects. Add to it the endearing writing style of Mr. Goyal and an intriguing road-trip this book rises above the level of many contemporary Indian narratives. Had it not been for the lack of an element of surprise or two, I might have been much more enamored by it
Finding the suitable meaning of love, life and relationships has been deemed the most difficult task of our planet and those who have managed to crack this puzzle are named Buddha, Jesus and Krishna. No ordinary fellows by any standards. But our three entirely ordinary characters in Abhay, Unnati and Shashank decide to take a dig at it, without actually ever knowing what they are going to dig into. They plan a road-trip (why do these confused guys always decide to travel?), a crazy one to cover-up India's 25 most iconic tourist spots in over three months time. It's a life-quest of sort for these three individuals. Abhay has resigned from his job, Shashank has taken a sabbatical from his family business and Unnati is an assistant RJ who turns-in for this adventurous journey for she has been favored by Abhay to give a voice-over to this journey which they will be video-graphing. Aha, a feature film or a docudrama, your guess!!!!
Credit must go to Mr. Goyal for capturing the essence of the breathtaking beauty of some of the places possess. However, don't depend on this book for a travelogue/tour guide of all those 25 places his characters are determined to visit. The real purpose of this book is to showcase companionship and an honest effort to figure out everything that I have mentioned in first paragraph. One must applaud Mr. Goyal for coming out with an experimental tale of love, life and relationship in the guise of a 'cliched' road-trip.
I have always maintained the belief that book that come from Shristi's stable are flawless in their technical aspects. Add to it the endearing writing style of Mr. Goyal and an intriguing road-trip this book rises above the level of many contemporary Indian narratives. Had it not been for the lack of an element of surprise or two, I might have been much more enamored by it
January 9, 2017
Abhay, Sashank and Unnati, three youngsters, embark a journey to travel to about 25 places in India, by road. Abhay plans to capture the journey on his camera with Unnati as the voice of the journey while Sashank makes his food fantasies come true.
Starting at Corbett Park and ending at Jama Masjid Delhi, what looked like a normal get away changed their life giving them new reasons to live for.
Sashank found the courage to fulfill his sole wish and Unnati found her love life sorted. Abhay, apart from gaining life experiences on the trip, gained something more precious than all, his family.
Apart from life lessons, they also have tonnes of fun, creating all sorts of nuisance that youngsters do. Some crazy, some pleasant, some eerie and some serious enough to have shoved them into jail.
They find new opportunities, robbers and wild animals as well.
The roadtripping isn't the only thing that the author had written about, he also writes about some devious thoughts that make Abhay lose his sanity as well.
The book has a casual start and the author keeps dropping hints that builds anticipation to explore the story behind those hints.
The language is simple and easy to grasp and the book happens to be a light read.
Ratings- 2.5 out of 5 stars
At first I had the view that the opinions of the author about the places the trio/duo visit could be taken into consideration by anyonr interested in a tour of same sorr but his review on the Jagannath Temple of Puri made me reconsider my view. That place is not just about the three deities, it's about feasting your eyes on the majestic architecture of the temple along with the 33 crore idols craved on the temple walls (Yeah you read right, that's the number)
The place has a museum, a botanical garden, a series of mysterious steps with rumours that lead to nowhere, numerous small temples within the temple and yet the characters in the book call it not wortg a visit, I would really appreciate if the author revisits the place and hires a Panda( Though they are expensive) to let them be aware of the rich heritage that place beholds. It can raise some serious controversy lest some devotees of the temple come across the book.
I cannot say the book to be informative anymore regarding the travel as I couldn't agree with the opinion about the one place I have visited.
The reviews on the food can surely be taken into consideration as I have confirmed the places from a few local mates. Especially, Hotel Paradise and its biriyani.
The chapter "Lama for life" is the best chapter in the entire book and I can suggest the book to anyone who reads just for the sake of them reading the chapter. Really appreciate the author for adding the chapter in the book.
Reviewed by- Banaja Prakashini
Starting at Corbett Park and ending at Jama Masjid Delhi, what looked like a normal get away changed their life giving them new reasons to live for.
Sashank found the courage to fulfill his sole wish and Unnati found her love life sorted. Abhay, apart from gaining life experiences on the trip, gained something more precious than all, his family.
Apart from life lessons, they also have tonnes of fun, creating all sorts of nuisance that youngsters do. Some crazy, some pleasant, some eerie and some serious enough to have shoved them into jail.
They find new opportunities, robbers and wild animals as well.
The roadtripping isn't the only thing that the author had written about, he also writes about some devious thoughts that make Abhay lose his sanity as well.
The book has a casual start and the author keeps dropping hints that builds anticipation to explore the story behind those hints.
The language is simple and easy to grasp and the book happens to be a light read.
Ratings- 2.5 out of 5 stars
At first I had the view that the opinions of the author about the places the trio/duo visit could be taken into consideration by anyonr interested in a tour of same sorr but his review on the Jagannath Temple of Puri made me reconsider my view. That place is not just about the three deities, it's about feasting your eyes on the majestic architecture of the temple along with the 33 crore idols craved on the temple walls (Yeah you read right, that's the number)
The place has a museum, a botanical garden, a series of mysterious steps with rumours that lead to nowhere, numerous small temples within the temple and yet the characters in the book call it not wortg a visit, I would really appreciate if the author revisits the place and hires a Panda( Though they are expensive) to let them be aware of the rich heritage that place beholds. It can raise some serious controversy lest some devotees of the temple come across the book.
I cannot say the book to be informative anymore regarding the travel as I couldn't agree with the opinion about the one place I have visited.
The reviews on the food can surely be taken into consideration as I have confirmed the places from a few local mates. Especially, Hotel Paradise and its biriyani.
The chapter "Lama for life" is the best chapter in the entire book and I can suggest the book to anyone who reads just for the sake of them reading the chapter. Really appreciate the author for adding the chapter in the book.
Reviewed by- Banaja Prakashini
December 6, 2016
Colorful Notions, The Roadtrippers by Mohit Goyal. This is a travelogue of 3 youngsters ( 2boys,1girl ) novel covers their travel of all over India about 10000kms in three months as an interesting part not only about travels, places its beautifully confined the emotions love, friendship, jealousy, inner peace, happiness and joy of life.
Story starts in Delhi when two childhood friends Abhay and Sashank decided for a real road trip and convince Sasha's uncle permission to leave with Sasha's friend Unnati. As their plans head to 25 places across India starts from New Delhi to Corbett park and ends Jama Masjid, Delhi by covering most of the tourist spots in North India to South India.
What's make me to hook with the novel is "Road trippers" as from seeing it makes me to travel along its not a novel which says normal romantic tale it stands unique, Not a fast or slow pace in narrations its gone straight way what requires not in anyway confuses with characters, the characterisation is good and a simple English when language and vocabulary concerns.
As Abhay is being alone from childhood his jealousy over Sasha and his relationship with Unnati or the friendship of Abhay & Sasha or Sasha and Unnati's romance, altogether their adventure in journey at Corbett safari, as Sasha being foodie and Unnati remains with wonderful voice-over in 10*5 Ford Ecosport its give lively experience even without exploring the places out there.
Colorful notions, a journey, an trip of three youngsters and their lifestyle and trips adventures.
Its cover Spiritually, Patriotically and craziness of being adventures, foodie experiences, moreover it would be fun read :)
Their trip has been sponsor for movie purpose and jealousy growth in Abhay by Sasha and Unnati relationship, Car breakdowns, Highway robbery, Border crossing and near to dead bcz of Sher knan (tiger) of forest it will be delight with its unique twists and turns, mostly recommend to all readers and who crave for difference.
Surely the readers will enjoy India's uniqueness in their place.
Story starts in Delhi when two childhood friends Abhay and Sashank decided for a real road trip and convince Sasha's uncle permission to leave with Sasha's friend Unnati. As their plans head to 25 places across India starts from New Delhi to Corbett park and ends Jama Masjid, Delhi by covering most of the tourist spots in North India to South India.
What's make me to hook with the novel is "Road trippers" as from seeing it makes me to travel along its not a novel which says normal romantic tale it stands unique, Not a fast or slow pace in narrations its gone straight way what requires not in anyway confuses with characters, the characterisation is good and a simple English when language and vocabulary concerns.
As Abhay is being alone from childhood his jealousy over Sasha and his relationship with Unnati or the friendship of Abhay & Sasha or Sasha and Unnati's romance, altogether their adventure in journey at Corbett safari, as Sasha being foodie and Unnati remains with wonderful voice-over in 10*5 Ford Ecosport its give lively experience even without exploring the places out there.
Colorful notions, a journey, an trip of three youngsters and their lifestyle and trips adventures.
Its cover Spiritually, Patriotically and craziness of being adventures, foodie experiences, moreover it would be fun read :)
Their trip has been sponsor for movie purpose and jealousy growth in Abhay by Sasha and Unnati relationship, Car breakdowns, Highway robbery, Border crossing and near to dead bcz of Sher knan (tiger) of forest it will be delight with its unique twists and turns, mostly recommend to all readers and who crave for difference.
Surely the readers will enjoy India's uniqueness in their place.
December 19, 2016
4.5 stars
Got a personal copy from the author via Goodreads giveaway..!! EEEks moment for me, yes ! Thank you, sir. It was a whimsical move on my part to enter that giveaway but, I'm really glad I did, for this is a story worth reading. :)
This is a story of three friends, who have friendship in common and a lot in contradiction.. who venture out to travel across the country. Honestly, I kinda liked the entire journey. The characters so real, very few cheesy and filmy bits. A book that actually gave love a backseat and let friendship take the center stage. I'm a person who is more partial towards romance but, even for me it didn't lag anywhere, I was completely into the book. For a debut, this was a remarkable job done by the author. Keeping it real was what worked for this. Playing with haunted forts, border adventures and extreme abrupt dangers.. with all this the plot could have easily gone off rail but, the author had a vision so precise, the entire book kept true to its core start to finish. That is something to be lauded.
4.5 because, towards the end I started to feel like things are being rushed. Especially the finish, it was like.. this was this.. that was that so yeah end! For the mood that was created while reading, it didn't do justice.
Perhaps an extended epilogue could have helped or maybe Ab's letter to that elderly couple who took care of them could have been featured at the last recounting their lives two to three months after they reached Delhi.. Just a thought, but honestly that was the only thing that I can say 'maybe' for the book, rest all was so good.
Hearty wishes for this book to do good.. and Good luck for all your works in progress sir,
Thank you :)
Got a personal copy from the author via Goodreads giveaway..!! EEEks moment for me, yes ! Thank you, sir. It was a whimsical move on my part to enter that giveaway but, I'm really glad I did, for this is a story worth reading. :)
This is a story of three friends, who have friendship in common and a lot in contradiction.. who venture out to travel across the country. Honestly, I kinda liked the entire journey. The characters so real, very few cheesy and filmy bits. A book that actually gave love a backseat and let friendship take the center stage. I'm a person who is more partial towards romance but, even for me it didn't lag anywhere, I was completely into the book. For a debut, this was a remarkable job done by the author. Keeping it real was what worked for this. Playing with haunted forts, border adventures and extreme abrupt dangers.. with all this the plot could have easily gone off rail but, the author had a vision so precise, the entire book kept true to its core start to finish. That is something to be lauded.
4.5 because, towards the end I started to feel like things are being rushed. Especially the finish, it was like.. this was this.. that was that so yeah end! For the mood that was created while reading, it didn't do justice.
Perhaps an extended epilogue could have helped or maybe Ab's letter to that elderly couple who took care of them could have been featured at the last recounting their lives two to three months after they reached Delhi.. Just a thought, but honestly that was the only thing that I can say 'maybe' for the book, rest all was so good.
Hearty wishes for this book to do good.. and Good luck for all your works in progress sir,
Thank you :)
December 28, 2016
An exquisite mix of a travelogue and fiction, the sort of book I have come across for the first time.
The story revolves around three buddies who are high on ambitions and having different family backgrounds.
I totally loved the idea behind the book, a travelogue which covers the India north to south and east to west and carries a heart warming story containing all the flavors humor, drama, emotions like icing on the cake. Writing style and prose cannot be better for a debut author Mohit Goyal. He literally takes you aboard the eco-sport along the three musketeers and gives you the feel of the places, the food and the culture of every place they visit.
I loved the character of Shasha (Shashank) over Ab (Abhay) and Unns (Unnati). Shasha is a friend that everyone like us have.
Some highly dramatic events like the chaos they created at Waghah border, the rave party and being beaten up by the goons while reaching Delhi is like a pinch of salt and fills the excitement in the story.
Overall a lovely book that lives upto it's name, has all the colors of life and entertains you all the way it travels.
A must read book for every bibliophile. A debut cannot be better than this for an author.
The story revolves around three buddies who are high on ambitions and having different family backgrounds.
I totally loved the idea behind the book, a travelogue which covers the India north to south and east to west and carries a heart warming story containing all the flavors humor, drama, emotions like icing on the cake. Writing style and prose cannot be better for a debut author Mohit Goyal. He literally takes you aboard the eco-sport along the three musketeers and gives you the feel of the places, the food and the culture of every place they visit.
I loved the character of Shasha (Shashank) over Ab (Abhay) and Unns (Unnati). Shasha is a friend that everyone like us have.
Some highly dramatic events like the chaos they created at Waghah border, the rave party and being beaten up by the goons while reaching Delhi is like a pinch of salt and fills the excitement in the story.
Overall a lovely book that lives upto it's name, has all the colors of life and entertains you all the way it travels.
A must read book for every bibliophile. A debut cannot be better than this for an author.
December 29, 2016
My last book review for 2016 !
If you have never done a road trip, I bet after reading this book you will be super charged to do it.And if you have done it before , then also you would like to repeat it.
Get ready for a bumpy ride and yes for a very unconventional climax.
If you have never done a road trip, I bet after reading this book you will be super charged to do it.And if you have done it before , then also you would like to repeat it.
Get ready for a bumpy ride and yes for a very unconventional climax.
September 17, 2017
India is a big country and to cover it and depict it is a hefty task. When I found this roadtrippers tried the same I had to go for it. The concept was good and so was the story line of three friends love jealously finding the inner you folded in the knot of journey. I liked the story how it folded out, the characters .
But at the same time I felt that there were some places where the story , the dialogue could have been cooked properly. I wished at the same time that Mohit should have done a bit research about places like he mentioned about Puri. There are many significant factors associated with the temple, but what captured him was the heat.
My rating is 3.0 for this book and I hope to read more from Mohit.
But at the same time I felt that there were some places where the story , the dialogue could have been cooked properly. I wished at the same time that Mohit should have done a bit research about places like he mentioned about Puri. There are many significant factors associated with the temple, but what captured him was the heat.
My rating is 3.0 for this book and I hope to read more from Mohit.
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March 7, 2017First of all, thanks for sharing the autographed book "Colorful Notions : The Roadtrippers 1.0" for a read Mohit. The book is a very interesting read!
Similar to a movie plot where you start with a thrilling journey to start with... getting the rider ready for the journey... the pace moves in correct speed... and then at the end I felt it ended rather fast.
also, their stay at the Bhangad fort was short... some more masala could have made it even more spicier...
But as we finish the book, the interest to travel somewhere atleast... even if not those 10000 kms... atleast some 300-400 kms... develops.
the book serves its purpose of engaging the reader completely. Kudos on that!
overall liked the book very much.
Similar to a movie plot where you start with a thrilling journey to start with... getting the rider ready for the journey... the pace moves in correct speed... and then at the end I felt it ended rather fast.
also, their stay at the Bhangad fort was short... some more masala could have made it even more spicier...
But as we finish the book, the interest to travel somewhere atleast... even if not those 10000 kms... atleast some 300-400 kms... develops.
the book serves its purpose of engaging the reader completely. Kudos on that!
overall liked the book very much.
December 28, 2016
Colorful notions is a road trip novel. Three friends, one girl and two boys go on a road trip. When so is the case, a love triangle is inevitable. Did I forget to mention that they are making a video of their trip as well. May be because the writer too forgets it most of the times. Soon a TV producer takes the project under its wings. Our trippers have their past too. Ab is distanced from his mother or has his mother distanced herself from him. The dying Nani has left him a sealed message. Then comes a Buddhist monk or lama who distributes pearls of wisdom to our troubled friends. Needless to say this drama set on roads has a happy ending where not only the lovers but also the mother-son are reunited.
The first three fourth of the book tries to step into too many territories and fails. You are confused as to what you are reading. Is it a travelogue? Is it a love story? Is it a family drama. The road trip takes us to Jim Corbett park, Ladakh, Wagah, Bhangarh, Goa, Hyderabad, Sunderbans. I guess the author hasn’t visited all of these places. The same is evident from his writing. It appears patched and borrowed.
In the final quarter the plot becomes clearer and hence interesting. It is here that all the drama unfolds. I liked the writer showing a whoring mother. This is something new and hence bold. It shows that even mothers are prone to commit mistakes sometimes. It is only for this character of an erring mother, I recommend reading Colorful Notions.
The first three fourth of the book tries to step into too many territories and fails. You are confused as to what you are reading. Is it a travelogue? Is it a love story? Is it a family drama. The road trip takes us to Jim Corbett park, Ladakh, Wagah, Bhangarh, Goa, Hyderabad, Sunderbans. I guess the author hasn’t visited all of these places. The same is evident from his writing. It appears patched and borrowed.
In the final quarter the plot becomes clearer and hence interesting. It is here that all the drama unfolds. I liked the writer showing a whoring mother. This is something new and hence bold. It shows that even mothers are prone to commit mistakes sometimes. It is only for this character of an erring mother, I recommend reading Colorful Notions.
January 18, 2017
It's a fun enthralling journey involving a group young people, three enthusiasts, ready to get steered up by the road trip they decided to take. This trip is not only a dream for them to make it come true but also brings up some unresolved things in their lives that they never thought would ever come up with and be totally unexpected.
Apart from the story being revolved around the three protagonists Abhay, Shashank and Unnati, it also connects to their previous lives, what they did, what their thoughts were, what their individualistic ambitions were and of course all the people involved in it and the people they come across on the trip.
The ups and the lows could be witnessed as these three musketeers visited each new place, totally unaware of what adventure was waiting for them and revolved around new experiences, challenges and fun according.
Somewhere, I felt like this was leading to a typical Bolly-movie sequence involving two heroes and a heroine, but thankfully I was not at all disappointed. You just get to discover that there's something else to it.
During the entire process of this road-tripping, the author has successfully captured the conflicts arising in human nature, how they respond to it, how they evolve from it and sometimes even seek for help from the outside ultimately leading to inner self-discovery.
That is what leads you to the beautiful Buddhist philosophies explained in the book in a very simplistic way..it's here where I felt really touched.
Even after conflicting human emotions arising in us, we tend to resolve them and contribute towards greater good by forgiving each other and one's own self.
The best part about the book is it involves everything in it..drama, tidbits, masala :P, emotions, puns, humour, friendship, love, travel and life.
At the end, it's able to connect to the readers we have a filling that our journey came to an end with them.
There are so many lovely quotes in this book, one of which I'd like to mention-
Your journey itself becomes your reward and your notions find their true colours.
This book is a tale of some ordinary individuals just like us yet being extraordinary in their own ways to discover happiness, the purpose in their lives and how they come up in terms of facing different aspects of their lives during the whole journey and after that.
I'd suggest to go forward and have a light and fun read to all of you who are looking forward to reading it, you can easily finish it in a reading or two.
P.S. A++ for the author to capture different cultural diversities, foods and essence of different parts our country in a captivating manner, it's really something worth appreciating.
Apart from the story being revolved around the three protagonists Abhay, Shashank and Unnati, it also connects to their previous lives, what they did, what their thoughts were, what their individualistic ambitions were and of course all the people involved in it and the people they come across on the trip.
The ups and the lows could be witnessed as these three musketeers visited each new place, totally unaware of what adventure was waiting for them and revolved around new experiences, challenges and fun according.
Somewhere, I felt like this was leading to a typical Bolly-movie sequence involving two heroes and a heroine, but thankfully I was not at all disappointed. You just get to discover that there's something else to it.
During the entire process of this road-tripping, the author has successfully captured the conflicts arising in human nature, how they respond to it, how they evolve from it and sometimes even seek for help from the outside ultimately leading to inner self-discovery.
That is what leads you to the beautiful Buddhist philosophies explained in the book in a very simplistic way..it's here where I felt really touched.
Even after conflicting human emotions arising in us, we tend to resolve them and contribute towards greater good by forgiving each other and one's own self.
The best part about the book is it involves everything in it..drama, tidbits, masala :P, emotions, puns, humour, friendship, love, travel and life.
At the end, it's able to connect to the readers we have a filling that our journey came to an end with them.
There are so many lovely quotes in this book, one of which I'd like to mention-
Your journey itself becomes your reward and your notions find their true colours.
This book is a tale of some ordinary individuals just like us yet being extraordinary in their own ways to discover happiness, the purpose in their lives and how they come up in terms of facing different aspects of their lives during the whole journey and after that.
I'd suggest to go forward and have a light and fun read to all of you who are looking forward to reading it, you can easily finish it in a reading or two.
P.S. A++ for the author to capture different cultural diversities, foods and essence of different parts our country in a captivating manner, it's really something worth appreciating.
December 27, 2016
The full review can be found here.
I won this book in a Goodreads giveaway so a huge thank you goes to the author and the publisher. And it is author signed. Woop woop!
As the title of the book suggests, Colorful Notions : The Roadtrippers 1.0, is primarily a book in which the characters go on a road trip which ultimately leads to a journey of self discovery. There is something undeniably exciting about a road trip book/movie done right.
The story at hand is a story of three friends : Abhay, Shashank and Unnati, who are all Delhi born and bred. They venture into a road trip across India and decide to make a documentary out of it. Abhay has had a misguided past. Shashank and Unnati are in a serious relationship. All three of them are not satisfied with the current status of their lives and want to achieve more. After laying all of these foundations, the actual story begins. The plot is really good. Three young people just living it up : that's a life goal right there. The story line never slows down and there is something new at each turning. The part that wasn't very relatable for me was this : how easy it was for them. They don't really have any "travel" problems as such. They always happen to have everything already smoothed out. I travel and I know first hand that travelling can never be such a chilled out affair. And also the whole love triangle side to the story. That was such a Bollywood thing to do.
Next, I'd like to focus on the characters. Abhay, Shashank and Unnati are like most young adults : confused, have messed up priorities and a hunger for the unordinary. Honestly, I didn't really get all that attached to the characters. I detested Abhay when he went all commando trying to break up the solid relationship of his friends. Shashank was what you call a "good" character. A bit too naive at times but quite the balance that this story needed. Unnati is a largely sorted out character but there were times when I found her to be extremely dramatic.
I don't read a lot of contemporary Indian novels because the quality of writing usually lets me down. But this is not the case here. The writing is well rounded and extremely easy to breeze through. The book is perfect for a light read. Also, it is going to make you feel optimistic about life, in general. I'd totally suggest picking this book up. Definitely a good experience. Waiting for the sequel already!
I won this book in a Goodreads giveaway so a huge thank you goes to the author and the publisher. And it is author signed. Woop woop!
As the title of the book suggests, Colorful Notions : The Roadtrippers 1.0, is primarily a book in which the characters go on a road trip which ultimately leads to a journey of self discovery. There is something undeniably exciting about a road trip book/movie done right.
The story at hand is a story of three friends : Abhay, Shashank and Unnati, who are all Delhi born and bred. They venture into a road trip across India and decide to make a documentary out of it. Abhay has had a misguided past. Shashank and Unnati are in a serious relationship. All three of them are not satisfied with the current status of their lives and want to achieve more. After laying all of these foundations, the actual story begins. The plot is really good. Three young people just living it up : that's a life goal right there. The story line never slows down and there is something new at each turning. The part that wasn't very relatable for me was this : how easy it was for them. They don't really have any "travel" problems as such. They always happen to have everything already smoothed out. I travel and I know first hand that travelling can never be such a chilled out affair. And also the whole love triangle side to the story. That was such a Bollywood thing to do.
Next, I'd like to focus on the characters. Abhay, Shashank and Unnati are like most young adults : confused, have messed up priorities and a hunger for the unordinary. Honestly, I didn't really get all that attached to the characters. I detested Abhay when he went all commando trying to break up the solid relationship of his friends. Shashank was what you call a "good" character. A bit too naive at times but quite the balance that this story needed. Unnati is a largely sorted out character but there were times when I found her to be extremely dramatic.
I don't read a lot of contemporary Indian novels because the quality of writing usually lets me down. But this is not the case here. The writing is well rounded and extremely easy to breeze through. The book is perfect for a light read. Also, it is going to make you feel optimistic about life, in general. I'd totally suggest picking this book up. Definitely a good experience. Waiting for the sequel already!
January 17, 2017
Hi Mohit, first of all thanks for sending me a free copy of your beautiful novel, selected through goodreads giveaways.
now coming to your book, well i must say a good read of course, not boring. i completed reading it in just one go while i was on shatabdi express, travelling from jhansi to delhi. i started the novel as i took my train from jhansi and completed it just few minutes before i came out of train in delhi. so it took me around 4 hours to complete it, given some time of train to dinner n snacks n some chat with fellow travellers.
actually reading this book while travelling myself made it even more interesting, as you have weaved ur story in travelling different places of india only.
the narration is awesome, ur grip on words is brilliant. what i found missing was, the description, it seemed as if you were in a hurry to finish the novel. as it was a story of 3 friends visiting places, it should have been a bit more descriptive, a more vivid details of the places, to bind the readers with the book, and keep the interest going. you should have explained the places vividly, the aura and beauty of beautiful places, so that with your writing the readers could have got the feeling as if they are visiting those places themselves. many times it seemed as if one is simply giving reply to someone's question, "ok where did you go? oh ya i went there, saw this and that, did this and that and came back" kind of reply. being a reader, i wanted to get engaged in the trip, but i could not,because of the flat description, i wanted to feel the protagonists mindset, but could not, as you never tried to delve in the heart and the mind of the protagonist to make it open to the readers. you could not build the chemistry among the characters , could not make it interesting much.
rest all was good, the storyline was interesting, the lesson towards the end how to live life was an eye opener, so overall was a good fun read.
now coming to your book, well i must say a good read of course, not boring. i completed reading it in just one go while i was on shatabdi express, travelling from jhansi to delhi. i started the novel as i took my train from jhansi and completed it just few minutes before i came out of train in delhi. so it took me around 4 hours to complete it, given some time of train to dinner n snacks n some chat with fellow travellers.
actually reading this book while travelling myself made it even more interesting, as you have weaved ur story in travelling different places of india only.
the narration is awesome, ur grip on words is brilliant. what i found missing was, the description, it seemed as if you were in a hurry to finish the novel. as it was a story of 3 friends visiting places, it should have been a bit more descriptive, a more vivid details of the places, to bind the readers with the book, and keep the interest going. you should have explained the places vividly, the aura and beauty of beautiful places, so that with your writing the readers could have got the feeling as if they are visiting those places themselves. many times it seemed as if one is simply giving reply to someone's question, "ok where did you go? oh ya i went there, saw this and that, did this and that and came back" kind of reply. being a reader, i wanted to get engaged in the trip, but i could not,because of the flat description, i wanted to feel the protagonists mindset, but could not, as you never tried to delve in the heart and the mind of the protagonist to make it open to the readers. you could not build the chemistry among the characters , could not make it interesting much.
rest all was good, the storyline was interesting, the lesson towards the end how to live life was an eye opener, so overall was a good fun read.
December 19, 2016
The book promises a lot but somehow falls short in delivery. The premise of the story is extremely interesting where 25 year old’s decide to go on a road trip covering 10000 kms. Where it lacks for me is the detailing.
The book starts with etching out each individual’s role while on the road trip. Ab or Abhay is the financer, owner of the vehicle and the person who came up with this idea. It’s his handycam that they record the journey with. Sasha or Shashank is the foodie of the group and he has joined the roadtrip as he would get to taste the cuisines of all over India and spend some alone time with his girlfriend Unnati. Also the fact that he is stuck in a mundane family business in which he has no interest makes it all the more easy to take this decision. Unnati is Sasha’s girlfriend and an Assistant Radio Jockey. She wants to figure out where her relationship with Sasha is headed and is officially the voice for this documentary. So it has all the right ingredients for a good read there’s travel, life experiences, food, lost youngsters trying to figure out the purpose of their life, underlying family problems that nobody wishes to face, but it kind of loses focus somewhere in between. Also the poor editing is a damper.
- It can be called as cross between rom-com and BFF novels, with random locations sprinkled in between. The story line is true to human nature. Nobody is shown as near perfect and hence some traits can make you smile and remind you of someone you know. The pace is quick. Some parts of the story stand out in terms of life experiences and insights. The proceeds from the book are being pledged to CRY. A light read and a decent attempt for a debut novel.
To read the complete review visit - www.contentwriterneha.wordpress.com
The book starts with etching out each individual’s role while on the road trip. Ab or Abhay is the financer, owner of the vehicle and the person who came up with this idea. It’s his handycam that they record the journey with. Sasha or Shashank is the foodie of the group and he has joined the roadtrip as he would get to taste the cuisines of all over India and spend some alone time with his girlfriend Unnati. Also the fact that he is stuck in a mundane family business in which he has no interest makes it all the more easy to take this decision. Unnati is Sasha’s girlfriend and an Assistant Radio Jockey. She wants to figure out where her relationship with Sasha is headed and is officially the voice for this documentary. So it has all the right ingredients for a good read there’s travel, life experiences, food, lost youngsters trying to figure out the purpose of their life, underlying family problems that nobody wishes to face, but it kind of loses focus somewhere in between. Also the poor editing is a damper.
- It can be called as cross between rom-com and BFF novels, with random locations sprinkled in between. The story line is true to human nature. Nobody is shown as near perfect and hence some traits can make you smile and remind you of someone you know. The pace is quick. Some parts of the story stand out in terms of life experiences and insights. The proceeds from the book are being pledged to CRY. A light read and a decent attempt for a debut novel.
To read the complete review visit - www.contentwriterneha.wordpress.com
December 25, 2016
Would you give up your high-paying job and comfortable life to drive ten thousand kilometers across India? Just for fun!
The heart says YES, the mind says NO.
I like books about roadtrips and travelling, throw in a bunch of interesting characters and you've got a book I'll definitely enjoy. Colorful notions: The RoadTrippers 1.0 is a travelogue that takes us across twenty-five different places starting from New Delhi covering Manali, Jaipur,Goa, Kanyakumari and much more with our three-musketeers Ab(Abhay), Shasha (Shashank) and Unns (Unnati).
The book focuses more on the lives of of these characters and their relations with each other as well as their individual story rather than the places they visit.
The places are still described beautifully and road trip is the main theme along with the movie they are making, but it is more character-oriented.
There are laughs, fights and fair-share of drama (Because no good book is complete without at least some obstacles making it difficult for the characters to be happy).
I would say that these characters went for a life-changing trip and it literally was life changing for them.
The book had a steady-pace and was delight to read. Reading books like these makes me want to pack up my bags and go on a trip with my friends too. It gives you that taste of wanderlust which is pretty hard to resist.
The heart says YES, the mind says NO.
I like books about roadtrips and travelling, throw in a bunch of interesting characters and you've got a book I'll definitely enjoy. Colorful notions: The RoadTrippers 1.0 is a travelogue that takes us across twenty-five different places starting from New Delhi covering Manali, Jaipur,Goa, Kanyakumari and much more with our three-musketeers Ab(Abhay), Shasha (Shashank) and Unns (Unnati).
The book focuses more on the lives of of these characters and their relations with each other as well as their individual story rather than the places they visit.
The places are still described beautifully and road trip is the main theme along with the movie they are making, but it is more character-oriented.
There are laughs, fights and fair-share of drama (Because no good book is complete without at least some obstacles making it difficult for the characters to be happy).
I would say that these characters went for a life-changing trip and it literally was life changing for them.
The book had a steady-pace and was delight to read. Reading books like these makes me want to pack up my bags and go on a trip with my friends too. It gives you that taste of wanderlust which is pretty hard to resist.
December 1, 2016
Colorful Notions: The Roadtrippers 1.0 by Mohit Goyal, is an extraordinary book for all adventure lovers. To be honest, I love the fact that the reason this whole idea was thought out by the protagonist was because of his love for adventure. The 25 places that he and his companions set out to cover, meant a great deal, because the number “25”, symbolized something massive to him. It was pretty amazing that this emotional aspect was well thought-out.
The backgrounds of the main characters are well portrayed and relatable in a few aspects.
The fact that it’s a travelogue, really keeps you engrossed. At one point, you feel like you’re present in the book. It feels as though you’re experiencing all the emotions that the characters feel.
The author really paints a picture in your head! The general vibe while reading is rather exciting!
As far as I’ve understood, this book encourages its readers to take chances in life, and live life. Like really live, and make memories.
I won a review copy of this book from The Tales Pensieve as part of Reviewers Programme. Thank you for the opportunity.
The backgrounds of the main characters are well portrayed and relatable in a few aspects.
The fact that it’s a travelogue, really keeps you engrossed. At one point, you feel like you’re present in the book. It feels as though you’re experiencing all the emotions that the characters feel.
The author really paints a picture in your head! The general vibe while reading is rather exciting!
As far as I’ve understood, this book encourages its readers to take chances in life, and live life. Like really live, and make memories.
I won a review copy of this book from The Tales Pensieve as part of Reviewers Programme. Thank you for the opportunity.
January 11, 2017
It is rightly said that the world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page. The prowess to do something different is bestowed only upon a few, the rest follow the blind alleyway. In our field, where ‘Romance genre’ has become the new blind alleyway, something out of the box quenches our thirst for something fresh on the platter. And Mohit Goyal has successfully catered to the interest of the reader to a certain extent. Why you may ask? It is because ‘Colourful Notions’ is a book that offers an insight into the lives of people who think like us, the readers. Having excluded the mundane mushy love angle, the author has put in sincere efforts to draft a plot that might be liked by the majority.
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December 28, 2016
The story revolves around three friends Sashank, Abhay and Unnati. They undertakes a journey across India and decides to make a documentary of it. This is the kind of book that makes you travel without moving your feet. Right from the first page to the last my enthusias remains the same. The story is simple and fun and full of real world knowledge.The book surely has the power to win heart. I highly recommend this book as a fun light reading.
** I Received a review copy of the book from writersmelon in excgange for an honest and unbiased review **
** I Received a review copy of the book from writersmelon in excgange for an honest and unbiased review **
December 21, 2016
This story is about three friends especially 2 boys and a girl. This story tells about the relationship between your closed ones like your parents, your soulmate. Being a travelling adventure book it has also shown the values of relationship. The good thing about the book is the mention of food in each and every place they travel. This book is a motivation to people showing you can face many problem in your life but you can tackle it only by facing it. Overall a beautiful book to read
April 18, 2017
The story revolves around 3 friends and their 10 thousand kilometer road trip covering 25 places across India. The book is just as smooth as the highways they have taken in story. The page turning adventures of the characters keep a tight grip on the book. Book was entertaining, I couldn't put it down, and now waiting for the next book of the series.
December 15, 2016
This is the first travelogue I have read and I loved it. Get ready for a cool adventure with three friends. If you are a travel bug as I am, you will relate to most of the situations that these friends encounter on their epic journey across our country. Eagerly waiting for 2.0 .
All the Best Mohit!
All the Best Mohit!
January 15, 2017
I just finished this book and oh my it was amazing! I didn't expect anything from it but by the end I was filled with so many emotions and it was such a good and satisfying read, I really loved it...
It had so many cute little instances in it of redemption and just a fresh start that it kind of inspired me and I just loved it!
It had so many cute little instances in it of redemption and just a fresh start that it kind of inspired me and I just loved it!
December 30, 2020
A story about three friends who take a roadtrip around in India. It shows how each of them encounter their life issues and make a choice that change their life peacefully.
Filled with adventures of the gang which gives you a idea of taking your own trip with your gang.
If you need a plan for your roadtrip, you can refer this book.
Filled with adventures of the gang which gives you a idea of taking your own trip with your gang.
If you need a plan for your roadtrip, you can refer this book.
June 23, 2017
“Colorful Notions” is the book written by Mohit Goyal. It’s a really very good book to read I’d like to say. Thanks to Mohit Sir for writing this beautiful book thus we got the chance to go through the journey as well.
The front cover of the book is really good to look at (specially the color and the illustrations) and it has completely justified the content of the book. Among my collections, it’s the 20th book published by Srishti Publishers & Distributers.
The title “Colorful Notions” along with the subtitle ‘The Roadtrippers 1.0’ is pretty much unique, and completely apt for the story.
The language is very lucid, and simple in the aspect of vocabulary. The narration is plain and simple and thus it is quite easily connectable to the readers.
The theme of the book includes many things like love, friendship, important life lessons, adventure, exploring etc.
All the characters are portrayed here very well with fine necessary details by the author and all of them did justify to their respective role throughout the entire story.
The story started and based upon the journey of three youngsters named Sashank aka Sasha, Abhay aka Ab (Sasha’s best childhood buddy) and Unnati (Sasha’s lady love). Ab planned to go on a super adventurous road trip with Sasha & Unnati covering a list of 25 places across India (a drive of ten thousand kilometers) by his own car (SUV EcoSport). They wanted to make the road trip different and extra ordinary by capturing and recording their activities, adventures and all the places through Camera and to make their journey into a documentary film. As an RJ, it’s Unnati who was to give her voice for the live description and all, Ab was the one to shoot all the places and their journey through as he got some skills in camera (he was the planner, director, producer, editor as well), and you know what was Sasha specialized for? Three things…Foods, foods, and foods… ! (“The Food Manager”…Jokes A Part!)
After they started, as their journey continues, they explored the entire heritage and listed places one after another and faced various kind of experiences, situations, lots of travel, adventure and they did rejoice their lives with new lessons, wisdom, and culture and with lots of emotions and relationships. To go through their journey and to explore the places, please pick this book up and have a read.
Author has narrated their journey with no exaggerations and with every necessary detail. The mental conflict that Ab was dealing with his conscience regarding the relationship between Unnati and Sasha, is really portrayed very neatly. In the middle the pain and loneliness of Ab has shown very aptly by presenting the past interactions between Ab and his father and step mother. The pain really touched me. The emotional phase and the mental strength of Ab at different phases of the journey (especially when it comes to bring back the relation between Sasha and Unnati) have taught me quite an important lesson. The effort and most importantly Ab has played the parent and brother figure to Sasha entirely. I laughed quite a lot at some scenes and the incident in border got my nerves and gave me Goosebumps really. Author has portrayed both the serious and light incidents with equal efficiency. The way Sasha put the effort and succeeded to won the heart of Unnati again after that unpleasant separation, the proposing style touched me, he is a really adorable personality I must say. The way he showed his feelings for Unnati (“I Love you, Unnati. Please don’t be mad at me, I can’t take it!”- this particular line brought tears in my eyes) really commendable. The conversation between Ab and his father was very deep realization. Finally everything was on the right track again between Unnati and Sasha and I really the way the book ended in such a positive note in reunion and by joining the shattered pieces together. Felt very happy for Ab that he got the mental peace and got all that he craved for…mother’s love.. This book is full of life lessons that can guide us at various stages of life. Author has given the descriptions to the point and I’d like to mention the place of “Bhangarh Fort” specially as I personally know quite a lot of this place and the history in lots of details. But, let it be, because my personal knowledge is not relevant in the review.
I loved to read this book a lot and will surely recommend it to all the traveloholic people and others who loves to explore the world. Thank you.
The front cover of the book is really good to look at (specially the color and the illustrations) and it has completely justified the content of the book. Among my collections, it’s the 20th book published by Srishti Publishers & Distributers.
The title “Colorful Notions” along with the subtitle ‘The Roadtrippers 1.0’ is pretty much unique, and completely apt for the story.
The language is very lucid, and simple in the aspect of vocabulary. The narration is plain and simple and thus it is quite easily connectable to the readers.
The theme of the book includes many things like love, friendship, important life lessons, adventure, exploring etc.
All the characters are portrayed here very well with fine necessary details by the author and all of them did justify to their respective role throughout the entire story.
The story started and based upon the journey of three youngsters named Sashank aka Sasha, Abhay aka Ab (Sasha’s best childhood buddy) and Unnati (Sasha’s lady love). Ab planned to go on a super adventurous road trip with Sasha & Unnati covering a list of 25 places across India (a drive of ten thousand kilometers) by his own car (SUV EcoSport). They wanted to make the road trip different and extra ordinary by capturing and recording their activities, adventures and all the places through Camera and to make their journey into a documentary film. As an RJ, it’s Unnati who was to give her voice for the live description and all, Ab was the one to shoot all the places and their journey through as he got some skills in camera (he was the planner, director, producer, editor as well), and you know what was Sasha specialized for? Three things…Foods, foods, and foods… ! (“The Food Manager”…Jokes A Part!)
After they started, as their journey continues, they explored the entire heritage and listed places one after another and faced various kind of experiences, situations, lots of travel, adventure and they did rejoice their lives with new lessons, wisdom, and culture and with lots of emotions and relationships. To go through their journey and to explore the places, please pick this book up and have a read.
Author has narrated their journey with no exaggerations and with every necessary detail. The mental conflict that Ab was dealing with his conscience regarding the relationship between Unnati and Sasha, is really portrayed very neatly. In the middle the pain and loneliness of Ab has shown very aptly by presenting the past interactions between Ab and his father and step mother. The pain really touched me. The emotional phase and the mental strength of Ab at different phases of the journey (especially when it comes to bring back the relation between Sasha and Unnati) have taught me quite an important lesson. The effort and most importantly Ab has played the parent and brother figure to Sasha entirely. I laughed quite a lot at some scenes and the incident in border got my nerves and gave me Goosebumps really. Author has portrayed both the serious and light incidents with equal efficiency. The way Sasha put the effort and succeeded to won the heart of Unnati again after that unpleasant separation, the proposing style touched me, he is a really adorable personality I must say. The way he showed his feelings for Unnati (“I Love you, Unnati. Please don’t be mad at me, I can’t take it!”- this particular line brought tears in my eyes) really commendable. The conversation between Ab and his father was very deep realization. Finally everything was on the right track again between Unnati and Sasha and I really the way the book ended in such a positive note in reunion and by joining the shattered pieces together. Felt very happy for Ab that he got the mental peace and got all that he craved for…mother’s love.. This book is full of life lessons that can guide us at various stages of life. Author has given the descriptions to the point and I’d like to mention the place of “Bhangarh Fort” specially as I personally know quite a lot of this place and the history in lots of details. But, let it be, because my personal knowledge is not relevant in the review.
I loved to read this book a lot and will surely recommend it to all the traveloholic people and others who loves to explore the world. Thank you.
August 17, 2017
Review by Sohinee Dey
Colourful Notions is a book written by Mohit Goyal which can be considered as a travelogue. Three young adults commences on a journey full of new experiences – both heart felt and nerve-chilling situations. From thrilling experiences to adventurous moments, Colourful Notions cleans up nice!
Abhay (Ab), Sashank ( Sasha), and Unnati (Unn) decide to travel across ten-thousand kilometres of India, a travel escapade where they leave their high-paying jobs and comfortable personal life to confront nature at its best, visiting almost twenty five destinations and sustaining on the high adrenaline rush; a handy cam to record all the events. They start their journey from Corbett National Park and end it at Jama Masdid. The plan was of Abhay’s, but Sashank and Unnati being his friends tagged along in this road-trip! Unnati being an RJ is asked to give voice to their entire escapade and record it. These trio of youngsters hence begin their journey in the 2010 mini-ecosport. From spooky times at Bhangarh Fort, strange escapades at Wagah Border and Sundarbans, car breakdowns, being attacked by wild animals, near-death experiences and highway robbers, these adrenaline junkies experiences it all.
Before I discuss the main context, let me take a moment to gawk at the cover and and say that how good it is. The cover could not have been any better and it gives an insight to the title and an idea about the plotline. The book is divided into chapters with different titles. Each chapter describing each visit. The narration was very laid back with a casual undertone. The characters kept developing with each chapter. They were cheerful, at times sad and most importantly, they behaved like humans and not puppets. I have come across many plotlines where the characters appear to be dancing to the author’s tune, but I am happy to say that Goyal lived up to my expectations of good character build-up. The language was very easy without bordering on the amaeturish level. There wasn’t much vocabulary play but that’s a good thing for readers who prefer books with easy fluid language. But, I personally like books with a grain of mastered vocab.
So, the book is a work of fiction and yes, some of the events presented in this book are real but mostly it comprises of character experiences and should not be taken for real facts about the places mentioned. Also, I felt that the scene descriptions were explained a bit too much and the dialogues fell short in contrast to the scene descriptions. So, maybe if the scenes were described through the eyes of the characters and cutting it short on the paragraphs, it would have been smoother and more livelier. That was the only thing I felt. But other than that everything was good. The storyline was refreshing and didn’t concentrate on just one main theme. I loved the fact that the plotline didn’t revolve around jus one single character. All the characters shared equal space in the plotline. To top it off, I didn’t find any grammatical errors! Yay!!
My Final Verdict—
This can definitely be read by everyone. People who are looking for a light read with easy language can definitely give it a try. Also, this book book will surely add a refreshing touch to a reading schedule, diverging from the mainstream romance books where the plotline only revolves around one protagonist.
Colourful Notions is a book written by Mohit Goyal which can be considered as a travelogue. Three young adults commences on a journey full of new experiences – both heart felt and nerve-chilling situations. From thrilling experiences to adventurous moments, Colourful Notions cleans up nice!
Abhay (Ab), Sashank ( Sasha), and Unnati (Unn) decide to travel across ten-thousand kilometres of India, a travel escapade where they leave their high-paying jobs and comfortable personal life to confront nature at its best, visiting almost twenty five destinations and sustaining on the high adrenaline rush; a handy cam to record all the events. They start their journey from Corbett National Park and end it at Jama Masdid. The plan was of Abhay’s, but Sashank and Unnati being his friends tagged along in this road-trip! Unnati being an RJ is asked to give voice to their entire escapade and record it. These trio of youngsters hence begin their journey in the 2010 mini-ecosport. From spooky times at Bhangarh Fort, strange escapades at Wagah Border and Sundarbans, car breakdowns, being attacked by wild animals, near-death experiences and highway robbers, these adrenaline junkies experiences it all.
Before I discuss the main context, let me take a moment to gawk at the cover and and say that how good it is. The cover could not have been any better and it gives an insight to the title and an idea about the plotline. The book is divided into chapters with different titles. Each chapter describing each visit. The narration was very laid back with a casual undertone. The characters kept developing with each chapter. They were cheerful, at times sad and most importantly, they behaved like humans and not puppets. I have come across many plotlines where the characters appear to be dancing to the author’s tune, but I am happy to say that Goyal lived up to my expectations of good character build-up. The language was very easy without bordering on the amaeturish level. There wasn’t much vocabulary play but that’s a good thing for readers who prefer books with easy fluid language. But, I personally like books with a grain of mastered vocab.
So, the book is a work of fiction and yes, some of the events presented in this book are real but mostly it comprises of character experiences and should not be taken for real facts about the places mentioned. Also, I felt that the scene descriptions were explained a bit too much and the dialogues fell short in contrast to the scene descriptions. So, maybe if the scenes were described through the eyes of the characters and cutting it short on the paragraphs, it would have been smoother and more livelier. That was the only thing I felt. But other than that everything was good. The storyline was refreshing and didn’t concentrate on just one main theme. I loved the fact that the plotline didn’t revolve around jus one single character. All the characters shared equal space in the plotline. To top it off, I didn’t find any grammatical errors! Yay!!
My Final Verdict—
This can definitely be read by everyone. People who are looking for a light read with easy language can definitely give it a try. Also, this book book will surely add a refreshing touch to a reading schedule, diverging from the mainstream romance books where the plotline only revolves around one protagonist.
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