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Made Of Stardust: A Pursuit of Love, Liberty and Life
The Mumbai 26/11 terror attack, an event that shocked the entire nation, also witnessed ordinary men and women displaying extraordinary bravery. “Made Of Stardust’ is a story of four such individuals, all shackled by their minds, rising to a disastrous occasion to protect their most intimate belonging, and thereby finding ways to confront their inner demons.
Ramesh, a responsible son of a typical lower-middle-class family, grows up well aware of his family’s struggle to make a living. An ordinary person like any other finds his passion with the help of his college friend Vidya, falling for her in the process. Being the only son to amazing parents, who had dedicated their lives towards their child’s education, Ramesh shuns his heart and surrenders to a more stable and less risky profession unwilling to risk his parent’s happiness. Citing circumstantial excuses, Ramesh’s mind tears apart when he further gets cornered to give up his love.
Elene, the one who always claims she does not fit in, leads another log in the river life. Pained by the demise of her only confidante, she refuses to acknowledge the void created by it. Once she reaches her settling point in career, she accepts to take the plunge in her personal life hoping to fill the emptiness in her heart. As she readies herself to relinquish her desires undermining her capability, she finds herself in a place where her innate nature unveils.
Anuj, an employee of a Corporate Social Responsibility division of a famous FMCG company, unable to come to terms with reality, undertakes an intense meditation program named Vipassana in Pondicherry. As he revisits his childhood through the program, his complex life unravels and presents to himself. Shaken with guilt, he heads on a journey to repent for what he had not done when his actions were needed the most.
Mithila, a reputed stalwart in steel industry whom young employees look up to has always kept her personal life private. Admiring Mithila’s success, a young intern Radhika joins her for a project in a steel plant willing to learn from her. As Mithila opens up like never before, she discovers that her life is not so perfect as she had thought. Conquered by pride, she refuses to do what is necessary to make her life better.
Life turns sour during mid-twenties. It is then we realize that some of our dreams will remain as dreams no matter how hard we try. We either succumb to the pressure accepting it as reality or we keep trying even in the face of adversity. This story shows how four individuals overwhelmed by fear, pride, guilt, and shame became their truer selves at the moment it was needed the most.
Ramesh, a responsible son of a typical lower-middle-class family, grows up well aware of his family’s struggle to make a living. An ordinary person like any other finds his passion with the help of his college friend Vidya, falling for her in the process. Being the only son to amazing parents, who had dedicated their lives towards their child’s education, Ramesh shuns his heart and surrenders to a more stable and less risky profession unwilling to risk his parent’s happiness. Citing circumstantial excuses, Ramesh’s mind tears apart when he further gets cornered to give up his love.
Elene, the one who always claims she does not fit in, leads another log in the river life. Pained by the demise of her only confidante, she refuses to acknowledge the void created by it. Once she reaches her settling point in career, she accepts to take the plunge in her personal life hoping to fill the emptiness in her heart. As she readies herself to relinquish her desires undermining her capability, she finds herself in a place where her innate nature unveils.
Anuj, an employee of a Corporate Social Responsibility division of a famous FMCG company, unable to come to terms with reality, undertakes an intense meditation program named Vipassana in Pondicherry. As he revisits his childhood through the program, his complex life unravels and presents to himself. Shaken with guilt, he heads on a journey to repent for what he had not done when his actions were needed the most.
Mithila, a reputed stalwart in steel industry whom young employees look up to has always kept her personal life private. Admiring Mithila’s success, a young intern Radhika joins her for a project in a steel plant willing to learn from her. As Mithila opens up like never before, she discovers that her life is not so perfect as she had thought. Conquered by pride, she refuses to do what is necessary to make her life better.
Life turns sour during mid-twenties. It is then we realize that some of our dreams will remain as dreams no matter how hard we try. We either succumb to the pressure accepting it as reality or we keep trying even in the face of adversity. This story shows how four individuals overwhelmed by fear, pride, guilt, and shame became their truer selves at the moment it was needed the most.
188 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 23, 2017
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Arun Kumar
3 books2 followersThere's a little of me to write.
Like most of the authors, I'd found solace in writing because at one point in time I did not have anyone to confide in.
From then, I've been inclined to writing. The best thing I like about writing is that in the process of describing an event to readers I've become more observant of my surroundings and people.
I work as a marketing manager in Jindal Steel and Power Limited.
Like most of the authors, I'd found solace in writing because at one point in time I did not have anyone to confide in.
From then, I've been inclined to writing. The best thing I like about writing is that in the process of describing an event to readers I've become more observant of my surroundings and people.
I work as a marketing manager in Jindal Steel and Power Limited.
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May 28, 2018
First of all I want to thank author for giving opportunity to review the book. I am really obliged. The book is about four individuals Elene, Ramesh, Vidhya and Mithila. The story revolves around life these four people, their struggles, dreams, circumstances and how they overcome and follow their passion. So book title Made of stardust totally justify that. Nice and easy writing. Easy to read and understand. On few pages I found typing mistakes but that is negligible. Story touches our day today life. We can connect ourselves through that but I felt the more correlation between these four characters can be done, so with the plot and twists. Overall nice read for beginners who want to read light!!
April 14, 2018
3.5🌟
"We all are tiny specks of stardust in the universe and what we consider as our problems only exist in mind. When we are tiny specks, how big our problems can be."
Made od Stardust tells the tale of 4 people who are not interconnected. But all 4 of them are going through a phase of some sort of dilemma.
Elene, a fashion designer, is happy with her job and loves adventure. She is a darling of his parents and her grandmother Anne,who is like her personal diary. After Anne's death Elene feels her world crashing down and starts her journey alone. She is seeing a guy whom her parents have chosen for her.. though she likes him she is not ready to marry yet . In her last conversation with her mother she informs of her meeting with an American team on the Taj hotel regarding her job.
Ramesh is a simple guy whose aim is to make his parents happy by getting a job in an IT industry. When he comes to Delhi for higher studies he comes across the love of his life Vidhya, who brings out the best version of him and he gets a new identity. Now that he has settled and has a job, he is in a dilemma about his job and also about how to disclose his relationship with his parents. He decides to confess them on their visit to Mumbai at his place.
Mithila is one of the most successful business women and she is either envied or respected by others. When he comes across Radhika, a new employee under her, she finds an older version of herself in Radhika. They soon become close friends and while Radhika succeeds in career with the help of Mithila, Mithila too gets to know about the importance of relationship and family with Radhika's help. The age old grudge that she had on her father that had kept her from her family, had taken all her happiness from her life, and now she decides to give it a chance for the sake of her own happiness . She decides to go to his father. She and Radhika decide to celebrate the success of their project in a cafe the next evening.
Anuj is a successful man but something is missing from his life.he goes to vipasana and undergoes introspection and decides to give importance to simple things and also apologize to his beloved Alia.
Everything was going well when fate brings a challange before them. They all face the fateful attack of 26/11
What happens to their lives? Read the story to find out.
I liked the story overall. As a debut novel the author has done a great job. But the last two chapters seemed a little too fast paced .. overall a good light read ❤
"We all are tiny specks of stardust in the universe and what we consider as our problems only exist in mind. When we are tiny specks, how big our problems can be."
Made od Stardust tells the tale of 4 people who are not interconnected. But all 4 of them are going through a phase of some sort of dilemma.
Elene, a fashion designer, is happy with her job and loves adventure. She is a darling of his parents and her grandmother Anne,who is like her personal diary. After Anne's death Elene feels her world crashing down and starts her journey alone. She is seeing a guy whom her parents have chosen for her.. though she likes him she is not ready to marry yet . In her last conversation with her mother she informs of her meeting with an American team on the Taj hotel regarding her job.
Ramesh is a simple guy whose aim is to make his parents happy by getting a job in an IT industry. When he comes to Delhi for higher studies he comes across the love of his life Vidhya, who brings out the best version of him and he gets a new identity. Now that he has settled and has a job, he is in a dilemma about his job and also about how to disclose his relationship with his parents. He decides to confess them on their visit to Mumbai at his place.
Mithila is one of the most successful business women and she is either envied or respected by others. When he comes across Radhika, a new employee under her, she finds an older version of herself in Radhika. They soon become close friends and while Radhika succeeds in career with the help of Mithila, Mithila too gets to know about the importance of relationship and family with Radhika's help. The age old grudge that she had on her father that had kept her from her family, had taken all her happiness from her life, and now she decides to give it a chance for the sake of her own happiness . She decides to go to his father. She and Radhika decide to celebrate the success of their project in a cafe the next evening.
Anuj is a successful man but something is missing from his life.he goes to vipasana and undergoes introspection and decides to give importance to simple things and also apologize to his beloved Alia.
Everything was going well when fate brings a challange before them. They all face the fateful attack of 26/11
What happens to their lives? Read the story to find out.
I liked the story overall. As a debut novel the author has done a great job. But the last two chapters seemed a little too fast paced .. overall a good light read ❤
April 28, 2018
Made of Stardust – A Pursuit of Love, Liberty and Life
Pages: 188
Author: Arun Kumar
‘Made of Stardust’ is a story of 4 people Elene, Ramesh, Mithila and Anuj that run parallel but all are interconnected with each other with a common tragedy that takes place in their life. They are not related to each other in any manner and they are all dealing with their own problems and trying to overcome them in their own way.
Elene, a successful fashion designer who loves her job and is the apple of eye of her whole family and she is very close to her grandmother Anne and shares each and every details of her life with her grandmother. She spends one weekend every month with her grandmother and fills in with all the details and asks her for advice as well. Her grandmother is always happy to help her and suggests her to stop taking life seriously and enjoy it to the fullest and even suggests her to go on date and meet people and give a chance to them and decide for herself who she wants to be with. But due to some unfortunate event Elene’s grandmother takes to bed and leaves everybody soon after the unfortunate event. Soon, Elene starts thinking what her grandmother had advised her and decides to leave life as her grandmother used to live and wished for Elene to live. Will Elene be able to survive her grandmother’s loss and move on and give her life another chance?
Ramesh, is from a middle class family who has seen his parents struggle to make ends meet and to provide their all the necessities in life along with good education. Until Ramesh makes it to the college his whole world used to revolve around his mom ‘Iniya’ and dad ‘Madhavan’ until he meets the love of his life ‘Vidya’ who shows him his true self and completely changes him over a span of time from a shy boy she shows him or tells him how standing comedy is for him and he is good at it and instead of taking up a job he should rather do something what he is good at and would enjoy in life. But Ramesh is sceptical about making a decision would he take Vidya’s succession or taking in view his parents happiness he would rather do something that makes his parents happy?
Mithila, a reputed stalwart in the steel industry whom young women look up to but not everything looks as it is. Mithila is growing through a rough patch in her life and having trouble with her father who has remarried to some other women and Mithila just can’t forgive him. She just can’t get over the death of her mother and has become workaholic as it tends to keep her busy and away from these thoughts of her family. When it comes to work she is always the first to complete it and is never afraid to take on new challenges. She meets Radhika who is an intern in the company and they both are working on a project currently and they become friends after which Radhika makes an attempt to get to know why Mithila is so reserved and doesn’t talk about her family. When she learns the truth Radhika tells Mithila to give a chance to the people around her and make an effort to make wrong things correct. Will Mithila be able to follow Radhika’s advice and make an effort to start a new life with her family?
Anuj, works in the CSR wing of an FMCG company is a person who strives to make every work he is into perfect and he is always striving to do something for the well being of the less fortunate and help them in every possible way to make their life a little meaningful. He is currently facing problems with his girlfriend Alia and due to his strong will to strive for something better and doing something different he is not ready to compromise and give a chance to his relationship. To deal with his behavioral problem he joins Auroville and find peace with his mind. Will Anuj be able to overcome with his work & family problems and find the peace which he is in search of? To know this read Made of Stardust – A Pursuit of Love, Liberty and Life.
My thoughts: The characters are realistic, they have their own flaws and have made mistakes at some point in their life and they are even trying to rectify their mistakes and learn from them and one can easily relate to them. The language is simple and easy to comprehend. The plot is also good. The book is a light read and one can complete it in one sitting. The cover is also nice. The book would have been great but it still needs editing there were many errors in the book. But, overall it is a good read.
My Rating: 4/5
Disclaimer: I received this book from the author in exchange for my honest review.
Pages: 188
Author: Arun Kumar
‘Made of Stardust’ is a story of 4 people Elene, Ramesh, Mithila and Anuj that run parallel but all are interconnected with each other with a common tragedy that takes place in their life. They are not related to each other in any manner and they are all dealing with their own problems and trying to overcome them in their own way.
Elene, a successful fashion designer who loves her job and is the apple of eye of her whole family and she is very close to her grandmother Anne and shares each and every details of her life with her grandmother. She spends one weekend every month with her grandmother and fills in with all the details and asks her for advice as well. Her grandmother is always happy to help her and suggests her to stop taking life seriously and enjoy it to the fullest and even suggests her to go on date and meet people and give a chance to them and decide for herself who she wants to be with. But due to some unfortunate event Elene’s grandmother takes to bed and leaves everybody soon after the unfortunate event. Soon, Elene starts thinking what her grandmother had advised her and decides to leave life as her grandmother used to live and wished for Elene to live. Will Elene be able to survive her grandmother’s loss and move on and give her life another chance?
Ramesh, is from a middle class family who has seen his parents struggle to make ends meet and to provide their all the necessities in life along with good education. Until Ramesh makes it to the college his whole world used to revolve around his mom ‘Iniya’ and dad ‘Madhavan’ until he meets the love of his life ‘Vidya’ who shows him his true self and completely changes him over a span of time from a shy boy she shows him or tells him how standing comedy is for him and he is good at it and instead of taking up a job he should rather do something what he is good at and would enjoy in life. But Ramesh is sceptical about making a decision would he take Vidya’s succession or taking in view his parents happiness he would rather do something that makes his parents happy?
Mithila, a reputed stalwart in the steel industry whom young women look up to but not everything looks as it is. Mithila is growing through a rough patch in her life and having trouble with her father who has remarried to some other women and Mithila just can’t forgive him. She just can’t get over the death of her mother and has become workaholic as it tends to keep her busy and away from these thoughts of her family. When it comes to work she is always the first to complete it and is never afraid to take on new challenges. She meets Radhika who is an intern in the company and they both are working on a project currently and they become friends after which Radhika makes an attempt to get to know why Mithila is so reserved and doesn’t talk about her family. When she learns the truth Radhika tells Mithila to give a chance to the people around her and make an effort to make wrong things correct. Will Mithila be able to follow Radhika’s advice and make an effort to start a new life with her family?
Anuj, works in the CSR wing of an FMCG company is a person who strives to make every work he is into perfect and he is always striving to do something for the well being of the less fortunate and help them in every possible way to make their life a little meaningful. He is currently facing problems with his girlfriend Alia and due to his strong will to strive for something better and doing something different he is not ready to compromise and give a chance to his relationship. To deal with his behavioral problem he joins Auroville and find peace with his mind. Will Anuj be able to overcome with his work & family problems and find the peace which he is in search of? To know this read Made of Stardust – A Pursuit of Love, Liberty and Life.
My thoughts: The characters are realistic, they have their own flaws and have made mistakes at some point in their life and they are even trying to rectify their mistakes and learn from them and one can easily relate to them. The language is simple and easy to comprehend. The plot is also good. The book is a light read and one can complete it in one sitting. The cover is also nice. The book would have been great but it still needs editing there were many errors in the book. But, overall it is a good read.
My Rating: 4/5
Disclaimer: I received this book from the author in exchange for my honest review.
April 15, 2018
Arun Kumar's MADE OF STARDUSST A PURSUIT OF LOVE , LIBERTY, AND LIFE a novella talks about the lives of four individuals Eleena, Ramesh, Mithhulia and Anuj s .
Elene ,an engineering graduate has settled in well- paying job. She is so fond of her grandmother she visits her village at the week end and spends time with her. Her parents want her to get married .
Ramesh meets Vidya from Delhi and thy are in love. After his graduation he gets a placement with an IT company. His parents are looking for a girl suitable for him .
Mithila a chief consultant in the steel industry aged 35 and she meets Radhika a 23 year old intern . They visit a plant situated n a remote town of North-East India. to develop strategies to solve their problem.
Anuj works in the CSR wing of an FMGG company m Mumbai.. He goes to Auroville , a small township in Union Territory Pondicherry to study about meditation namely Vipassana. He is in love with Alia .
The book deals with their the happiness as well as pain , their fate and relationship with their parents. Their anxious moments in their respective profession are widely discussed.
The beauty of the tale is that the author has chosen the MCs all educated highly placed professionals in the urban backdrop very much contemporary and at the verge of getting married. At this vulnerable stage they take to many a good activities in spending their time..
I am happy to read about the fondness of Elene towards her grandmother Anne
Mithila childhood days could melt our heart.. Her desire to adopt a girl child is a good idea.
The great solace in reading this book is that despite the fact it talks about the youth touching the good aspects of life. Like social service , attending meditation classes for relieving stress. . The story is neat and soul centric many times conveying several messages.
The tittle and sub tittle are good. Cover design by Hammad is nice.
I like the author Arun’s definition of love
One is in love when she is ready to prioritize her partner’s needs over hers.
What i feel is that there is no depth in this social drama and the plot is thin and events are predictable The language is poetic, some times mundane. .Editing needs improvement.
The book is a light read for romance fans.
Elene ,an engineering graduate has settled in well- paying job. She is so fond of her grandmother she visits her village at the week end and spends time with her. Her parents want her to get married .
Ramesh meets Vidya from Delhi and thy are in love. After his graduation he gets a placement with an IT company. His parents are looking for a girl suitable for him .
Mithila a chief consultant in the steel industry aged 35 and she meets Radhika a 23 year old intern . They visit a plant situated n a remote town of North-East India. to develop strategies to solve their problem.
Anuj works in the CSR wing of an FMGG company m Mumbai.. He goes to Auroville , a small township in Union Territory Pondicherry to study about meditation namely Vipassana. He is in love with Alia .
The book deals with their the happiness as well as pain , their fate and relationship with their parents. Their anxious moments in their respective profession are widely discussed.
The beauty of the tale is that the author has chosen the MCs all educated highly placed professionals in the urban backdrop very much contemporary and at the verge of getting married. At this vulnerable stage they take to many a good activities in spending their time..
I am happy to read about the fondness of Elene towards her grandmother Anne
Mithila childhood days could melt our heart.. Her desire to adopt a girl child is a good idea.
The great solace in reading this book is that despite the fact it talks about the youth touching the good aspects of life. Like social service , attending meditation classes for relieving stress. . The story is neat and soul centric many times conveying several messages.
The tittle and sub tittle are good. Cover design by Hammad is nice.
I like the author Arun’s definition of love
One is in love when she is ready to prioritize her partner’s needs over hers.
What i feel is that there is no depth in this social drama and the plot is thin and events are predictable The language is poetic, some times mundane. .Editing needs improvement.
The book is a light read for romance fans.
April 22, 2018
Title and cover: The cover of the book although looked aesthetic but I couldn't relate it much to what has held within the book the beautiful stories and everything else within it.The title though is appropriate because somewhere or the other each individual was having their own pursuits and hade different effects of Stardust.
Summary of the story: The book revolves around four people who do not cross each other's sphere in any manner of nature or work or any other thing. These people have different stories and different ambience of work and not to forget have an entire set of problems and aspirations for themselves. What makes their stories intertwined is one incident that occurs to all of them. 26/11 attack that took at various places in Mumbai in India and had an enormous impact on different lives and families that day, whether they lost someone or not everyone was affected by this attack and had a significant setback in their experience. The individual stories are beautiful and tell various phases of human nature as well responsibilities.All over the story is really great.
Review of the book: Personally I loved various lines in the book and have highlighted them to make the caption of my multiple pictures because a few lines are just beautiful. I love how the stories show a person's nature by how they have grown up. How they have related there pasts with there present actions because somewhere or the other that's true, we might have ignored a few things in our childhood, but they do affect us and mould us the way we have become and treat people in our present. After a long time, this story has made me attach to my roots, it might not be an entirely new story, but it's worth a read and makes one wonder the wrong path they have chosen in the past or actually think about themselves.The words in this book are just beautiful, and so are each and every character of the book as they are positive, right and help the other one that belongs with them to outshine.
Summary of the story: The book revolves around four people who do not cross each other's sphere in any manner of nature or work or any other thing. These people have different stories and different ambience of work and not to forget have an entire set of problems and aspirations for themselves. What makes their stories intertwined is one incident that occurs to all of them. 26/11 attack that took at various places in Mumbai in India and had an enormous impact on different lives and families that day, whether they lost someone or not everyone was affected by this attack and had a significant setback in their experience. The individual stories are beautiful and tell various phases of human nature as well responsibilities.All over the story is really great.
Review of the book: Personally I loved various lines in the book and have highlighted them to make the caption of my multiple pictures because a few lines are just beautiful. I love how the stories show a person's nature by how they have grown up. How they have related there pasts with there present actions because somewhere or the other that's true, we might have ignored a few things in our childhood, but they do affect us and mould us the way we have become and treat people in our present. After a long time, this story has made me attach to my roots, it might not be an entirely new story, but it's worth a read and makes one wonder the wrong path they have chosen in the past or actually think about themselves.The words in this book are just beautiful, and so are each and every character of the book as they are positive, right and help the other one that belongs with them to outshine.
April 18, 2018
"NOT ONLY DO WE LIVE AMONG THE STARS, THE STARS LIVE WITHIN US"
The Story is about 4 individual who are not connected but faced a very famous terrorist attack that happened in Mumbai on 26/11/08.
Ramesh, a responsible son of a typical lower-middle-class family, grows up well aware of his family’s struggle to make a living. An ordinary person like any other finds his passion with the help of his college friend Vidya, falling for her in the process, where further he had to choose between his career and his love. To tell his parent's about Vidya, he thinks that he will inform them when they visit him in Mumbai.
Elene, a fashion designer and nature lover. She was her parent's beloved child and her grandmother's companion as well, when she losses her great friend, her grandmother, she had to continue her journey alone where she was unable to decide whether get married or live her life a little more, she used to always proceed thinking if her grandmother would have been in this situation what she must have done, and after talking to her mother, she said she had to go to a meeting in Taj hotel, Mumbai.
Anuj, an employee of a Corporate Social Responsibility division of a famous FMCG company, unable to come to terms with reality, Saying goodbye to his beloved alia, undertakes an intense meditation program named Vipassana in Pondicherry. As he goes to flash back of his past, he always feels guilty for his actions, thinking as if he would have done something that time then this day wouldn't had come to his life.
Mithila, a reputed lady in steel industry, where young employees sometimes fear for her blunt and egoist nature. Admiring Mithila’s success, a young intern Radhika joins her for a project in a steel plant willing to learn from her. As Mithila sees her younger self in Radhika, she opens up like never before, she discovers that her life is not so perfect as she had thought. Conquered by pride, she refuses to do what is necessary to make her life better.
But when they come face to face with terror and fear, each and everyone had handled that situations according their will, but was that enough to save their life? Did they overcome their fear? Or did they survive that attack? Well, i would suggest you to read this book.
There were some editing mistakes like some words were joined but being a debut author, it was a tremendous job to write such a book, a very different way of writing and that i loved it.
Last two chapters were too small and fast, i think it should have been a little long as previous chapters. But overall i love it.
The Story is about 4 individual who are not connected but faced a very famous terrorist attack that happened in Mumbai on 26/11/08.
Ramesh, a responsible son of a typical lower-middle-class family, grows up well aware of his family’s struggle to make a living. An ordinary person like any other finds his passion with the help of his college friend Vidya, falling for her in the process, where further he had to choose between his career and his love. To tell his parent's about Vidya, he thinks that he will inform them when they visit him in Mumbai.
Elene, a fashion designer and nature lover. She was her parent's beloved child and her grandmother's companion as well, when she losses her great friend, her grandmother, she had to continue her journey alone where she was unable to decide whether get married or live her life a little more, she used to always proceed thinking if her grandmother would have been in this situation what she must have done, and after talking to her mother, she said she had to go to a meeting in Taj hotel, Mumbai.
Anuj, an employee of a Corporate Social Responsibility division of a famous FMCG company, unable to come to terms with reality, Saying goodbye to his beloved alia, undertakes an intense meditation program named Vipassana in Pondicherry. As he goes to flash back of his past, he always feels guilty for his actions, thinking as if he would have done something that time then this day wouldn't had come to his life.
Mithila, a reputed lady in steel industry, where young employees sometimes fear for her blunt and egoist nature. Admiring Mithila’s success, a young intern Radhika joins her for a project in a steel plant willing to learn from her. As Mithila sees her younger self in Radhika, she opens up like never before, she discovers that her life is not so perfect as she had thought. Conquered by pride, she refuses to do what is necessary to make her life better.
But when they come face to face with terror and fear, each and everyone had handled that situations according their will, but was that enough to save their life? Did they overcome their fear? Or did they survive that attack? Well, i would suggest you to read this book.
There were some editing mistakes like some words were joined but being a debut author, it was a tremendous job to write such a book, a very different way of writing and that i loved it.
Last two chapters were too small and fast, i think it should have been a little long as previous chapters. But overall i love it.
April 9, 2018
One can say for sure - Arunkumar has written a perfect book. Expertly researched and thought-provoking, yet a perfectly paced, page-turner love story - thriller in its own right. Just the right number of characters, all complex, imperfect, and beautifully drawn. Many times I had to remind myself that this book is fiction, and must be taken as such, which I consider a tribute to Mumbai Terror attack victims.
This brilliant book is not a difficult read. It’s surprisingly slow-moving and low on action. Which is true until the very end? Nothing happens and nothing happens and then everything happens. The story moves very slowly, and things really only start to happen in the final act, yet I was never bored by this book.
Made of Stardust isn’t a suspense novel or a spy thriller or a crime caper. It's a character drama filled with Love, emotions, affections, with a bunch of interesting young, well portrayed characters. These youngsters are having their own mind sets and problems and how they choose their career paths is well narrated in this book.
Ramesh : A middle class youngster, his parents struggles to manage his higher studies. At one stage Ramesh even decides to sacrifice his love for their parents. Thru Ramesh life Arunkumar give us a clear picture about the youngster who takes responsibilities about their parents and their happiness.
The other characters Anuj, Mithila and Elene all are in their Mid-twenties giving us a point to think about life.
The story takes a U turn in the final stages and these youngsters’ takes responsibilities and with confidence and maturity acts courageously and saves few innocents’ people’s lives.
For me the story remains totally absorbing, totally gripping, and despite all the questions i raised about the pacing, this one is a nice read.
This brilliant book is not a difficult read. It’s surprisingly slow-moving and low on action. Which is true until the very end? Nothing happens and nothing happens and then everything happens. The story moves very slowly, and things really only start to happen in the final act, yet I was never bored by this book.
Made of Stardust isn’t a suspense novel or a spy thriller or a crime caper. It's a character drama filled with Love, emotions, affections, with a bunch of interesting young, well portrayed characters. These youngsters are having their own mind sets and problems and how they choose their career paths is well narrated in this book.
Ramesh : A middle class youngster, his parents struggles to manage his higher studies. At one stage Ramesh even decides to sacrifice his love for their parents. Thru Ramesh life Arunkumar give us a clear picture about the youngster who takes responsibilities about their parents and their happiness.
The other characters Anuj, Mithila and Elene all are in their Mid-twenties giving us a point to think about life.
The story takes a U turn in the final stages and these youngsters’ takes responsibilities and with confidence and maturity acts courageously and saves few innocents’ people’s lives.
For me the story remains totally absorbing, totally gripping, and despite all the questions i raised about the pacing, this one is a nice read.
April 21, 2018
We are all nothing but tiny specks of stardust, a figment of imagination. A part of the greater good. Leaves & branches of the same everlasting immortal tree.
Our pains, our
endless sufferings,
our lives, our deaths
mean nothing in front
of the vast expanse
that lie in front of us. It's nothing in comparison to the vast immortal universe that surrounds us.
It is as 'Carl Sagal' once said, "Our planet is a lonely speck in the great enveloping cosmic dark. Our lives are insignificant & meaningless in contrast to the cosmic realm that we dwell in."
It is as 'Sidney Sheldon' once said, "The stars shine down & watch us live our little lives & weep for us."
Coming to the review, this book is a good motivational read. Can be read during weekends. It describes a lot of things related to our everyday lives & can be finished in a day. Though at certain places I felt the book & the short stories were kind of monotonous. The book comprises of the story of 4 people who struggle with their own individual lives & wish to do something about it.
Language is simple, easy to read. Narration is good.
What irked me at times were the typesetting errors that can be found everywhere across the book. The book needs a proper editing & proofreading, the lack of which makes it irritating to finish. Nonetheless, it's a good one time read.
Recommended to the ones who wish to read a motivational book.
Our pains, our
endless sufferings,
our lives, our deaths
mean nothing in front
of the vast expanse
that lie in front of us. It's nothing in comparison to the vast immortal universe that surrounds us.
It is as 'Carl Sagal' once said, "Our planet is a lonely speck in the great enveloping cosmic dark. Our lives are insignificant & meaningless in contrast to the cosmic realm that we dwell in."
It is as 'Sidney Sheldon' once said, "The stars shine down & watch us live our little lives & weep for us."
Coming to the review, this book is a good motivational read. Can be read during weekends. It describes a lot of things related to our everyday lives & can be finished in a day. Though at certain places I felt the book & the short stories were kind of monotonous. The book comprises of the story of 4 people who struggle with their own individual lives & wish to do something about it.
Language is simple, easy to read. Narration is good.
What irked me at times were the typesetting errors that can be found everywhere across the book. The book needs a proper editing & proofreading, the lack of which makes it irritating to finish. Nonetheless, it's a good one time read.
Recommended to the ones who wish to read a motivational book.
April 22, 2018
Made of Startdust by Arun Kumar is a tale of four people that run parallelly but are connected with each other with a tragedy that happened on 26/11 in Mumbai. These four lives are in no manner related to each other. It’s the tragedy that stays as the common thread in their lives.
The author has done a very good job in handling all the four individual story and not loosing the control over the plot. The idea of the book is very nice and realistic.
The characters are realistic and one can easily relate with them. They are also developed well.
The narration is lucid and the language is simple & easy to comprehend. The book is a captivating read that contains several subtle messages for the readers. I liked the one liners used by the author in the description.
The book is a light and fast read. It’s uncomplicated yet powerful. As a debutante, the author has done a great job in penning the book. Though the book has its share of faults and shortcomings, but I am sure the Arun Kumar will come up with even better books in future.
The cover is nice and soothing. However, it does not succeed in conveying the theme of the book. I loved the title of the book which is apt considering the plot.
Overall, Made of Stardust is a light and enjoyable read, just fit for the weekend. I recommend it to everyone who are looking for reading books with positive messages. I rate the book a 3.5 stars and a half star for the efforts put by the author.
The author has done a very good job in handling all the four individual story and not loosing the control over the plot. The idea of the book is very nice and realistic.
The characters are realistic and one can easily relate with them. They are also developed well.
The narration is lucid and the language is simple & easy to comprehend. The book is a captivating read that contains several subtle messages for the readers. I liked the one liners used by the author in the description.
The book is a light and fast read. It’s uncomplicated yet powerful. As a debutante, the author has done a great job in penning the book. Though the book has its share of faults and shortcomings, but I am sure the Arun Kumar will come up with even better books in future.
The cover is nice and soothing. However, it does not succeed in conveying the theme of the book. I loved the title of the book which is apt considering the plot.
Overall, Made of Stardust is a light and enjoyable read, just fit for the weekend. I recommend it to everyone who are looking for reading books with positive messages. I rate the book a 3.5 stars and a half star for the efforts put by the author.
May 28, 2018
There are times when it takes an event to trigger us to confront our inner demons, which we sometimes don’t even know exist. In this book, a similar thing happens with the four main characters of the book – Elene, Ramesh, Mithila and Anuj. The event that helps them break free from the bondage of their inner demons is the attack of 26/11. The story of all these characters proceeds in a parallel manner, and the only common ground between them are these attacks and a quandary that they are all facing, with respect to their lives. As the blurb of the book also explains:-
Elene loses her grandmother, Anne, and undergoes a transformation in her personal life – which leads to her defying the societal views and standing for what she truly believes in. Ramesh, a responsible son from a conservative middle-class family, discovers his passion with the help of his college friend Vidya falling for her in the process. While he attains some stability with his job, he has to eventually compromise with his love situation as well. Mithila, a reputed stalwart in the steel industry whom young women look up to, discovers her life is not as perfect as she thought. But her pride refuses to bring amendments to her life. Anuj, a young employee who is unable to cope with reality, attends a 10-day meditation program. As he revisits his childhood through the program, his complex life unravels and presents to himself. Shaken with guilt, he heads on a journey to repent for what he had not done when his actions were needed the most.
The best thing about this book has been how the writer has done justice to each and every character in the book. This is especially commendable, since the stories run in parallel and also common grounds. Additionally, since the language used is lucid and easy-flowing, the reader remains captivated for most part of the story, making it quick and easy to pace through this 188-paged book.
The cover of this book has a very subtle allusion to what the story stands for – a person’s liberation from despair, pride, guilt and fear (which the protagonists of this story face). It appears to be simple, but is deceptively so. The only minor plaint that I have is that the end was a bit rushed. Maybe the author did not wish to make the story sound monotonous, due to which the end of the story was slightly hasty, but all in all, the story was done justice to. For a debut novel, Arun Kumar has done a great job.
My review would be incomplete if I don’t applaud the author for choosing a quote of Carl Sagan to start his narration with, which goes as:
“The nitrogen in our DNA, the calcium in our teeth, the iron in our blood, the carbon in our apple pies were made in the interiors of collapsing stars. We are made of starstuff.” (Carl Sagan, Cosmos)
Elene loses her grandmother, Anne, and undergoes a transformation in her personal life – which leads to her defying the societal views and standing for what she truly believes in. Ramesh, a responsible son from a conservative middle-class family, discovers his passion with the help of his college friend Vidya falling for her in the process. While he attains some stability with his job, he has to eventually compromise with his love situation as well. Mithila, a reputed stalwart in the steel industry whom young women look up to, discovers her life is not as perfect as she thought. But her pride refuses to bring amendments to her life. Anuj, a young employee who is unable to cope with reality, attends a 10-day meditation program. As he revisits his childhood through the program, his complex life unravels and presents to himself. Shaken with guilt, he heads on a journey to repent for what he had not done when his actions were needed the most.
The best thing about this book has been how the writer has done justice to each and every character in the book. This is especially commendable, since the stories run in parallel and also common grounds. Additionally, since the language used is lucid and easy-flowing, the reader remains captivated for most part of the story, making it quick and easy to pace through this 188-paged book.
The cover of this book has a very subtle allusion to what the story stands for – a person’s liberation from despair, pride, guilt and fear (which the protagonists of this story face). It appears to be simple, but is deceptively so. The only minor plaint that I have is that the end was a bit rushed. Maybe the author did not wish to make the story sound monotonous, due to which the end of the story was slightly hasty, but all in all, the story was done justice to. For a debut novel, Arun Kumar has done a great job.
My review would be incomplete if I don’t applaud the author for choosing a quote of Carl Sagan to start his narration with, which goes as:
“The nitrogen in our DNA, the calcium in our teeth, the iron in our blood, the carbon in our apple pies were made in the interiors of collapsing stars. We are made of starstuff.” (Carl Sagan, Cosmos)
September 3, 2018
A genuine book on what the millennials going through now.
I liked the book very much.
And thanks to the Author Arun.
That book might not let me sleep today.
I liked the book very much.
And thanks to the Author Arun.
That book might not let me sleep today.
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April 21, 2018
Made Of Stardust
By Arun Kumar
Here in the story there are Four main charecters Elene Ramesh Mithila and Anuj. They are not interconnected but bind by one thread .
Elene is a happy go lucky girl and enjoying her job of Fashion designing. But after the death of her Grandma Anny lonliness hugged her.
Ramesh is someone simple with an aim to be IT professional . He wants to make his parents happy and in order to let them know about his girlfriend he comes to Mumbai .
Mithila is one of successful business woman . In her office she comes know about Radhika. She can relate her past to her .Her dark past echoed . She decided to resolve it .
Anuj is another successful man but without satisfaction in life . He goes to Vipassana for introspection and decided to apologize to his beloved .
All of them attracted to a centre point on 26/11.
What I like in the story
1.The story telling is easy going
2.Easy to read and feel
3 . The cover is also good
I give it a 3.5/5
Made Of Stardust
By Arun Kumar
Here in the story there are Four main charecters Elene Ramesh Mithila and Anuj. They are not interconnected but bind by one thread .
Elene is a happy go lucky girl and enjoying her job of Fashion designing. But after the death of her Grandma Anny lonliness hugged her.
Ramesh is someone simple with an aim to be IT professional . He wants to make his parents happy and in order to let them know about his girlfriend he comes to Mumbai .
Mithila is one of successful business woman . In her office she comes know about Radhika. She can relate her past to her .Her dark past echoed . She decided to resolve it .
Anuj is another successful man but without satisfaction in life . He goes to Vipassana for introspection and decided to apologize to his beloved .
All of them attracted to a centre point on 26/11.
What I like in the story
1.The story telling is easy going
2.Easy to read and feel
3 . The cover is also good
I give it a 3.5/5
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