What do you think?
Rate this book
String in the Garland
As an anthology of short stories by debutante and early authors, 'String in the Garland', is extraordinary; being one of the only known such collection being produced by a book club in India for its members, and the promise the authors' show with a different story each.
These young storytellers brood over a diverse range of a young aspiring actress forced into prostitution, a young girl losing interest in studies after being gifted an iPad, the options for a schizophrenic husband torn apart from his wife because of an imagined lover, losing a daughter to a domestic crime, loss of innocence, a placing of an unusual suspense in a small everyday incident... twisting plot with dexterity in engaging prose with sharp characters who will be remembered long after the book has been read.
A good read, with each writer a potential writer to watch out for in the future.
-- Sriram Karri
Author of Autobiography of a Mad Nation, longlisted for MAN Asian Literary Prize.
These young storytellers brood over a diverse range of a young aspiring actress forced into prostitution, a young girl losing interest in studies after being gifted an iPad, the options for a schizophrenic husband torn apart from his wife because of an imagined lover, losing a daughter to a domestic crime, loss of innocence, a placing of an unusual suspense in a small everyday incident... twisting plot with dexterity in engaging prose with sharp characters who will be remembered long after the book has been read.
A good read, with each writer a potential writer to watch out for in the future.
-- Sriram Karri
Author of Autobiography of a Mad Nation, longlisted for MAN Asian Literary Prize.
63 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 22, 2018
2 people want to read
Ratings & Reviews
Friends & Following
Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!
Community Reviews
Displaying 1 of 1 review
November 8, 2018
Strings in the the garland
Presented by The Rise of Literati
The book was gifted to me by Gautam Sasidharan. Thank you. The book is an anthology containing 8 pieces of work each unique in its own way. The stories take you to a journey of different emotions that leaves you thinking at the end of each story. Some stories even seem to connect to the reader’s life. A brief review of the book goes so
Redemption by Keya Kulkarni- Based on money and deception. Well-defined plot and intriguing. The author indirectly proposes a takeaway morale at the end of the story. Rating 3.5/5
Forever by Sharad Raj C: Based on love and emotion. Well defined and suspensive. The author manages to flick a twist at the end that turns the mundane love story emotional. Rating: 3.5/5
Innocence lost by Devika Das: Based on family relationships today. Predictable and loosely framed. The story starts interesting but falls short in maintaining the pace towards the end. Rating: 2/5
Mandakini by Alekhya Shiv: Based on family love. Emotional, contented but yet predictable. A travelogue with a father-daughter love with mixed emotions at the end. Rating: 3/5
Maya’s Maya by Rajesh Kumar: Based on love, deception and faith. Suspenseful and well plotted. The story takes you on a ride of love, doubts and ends it with a positive faith note. Rating: 3.5/5
Meaning by Gautam Sasidharan: Based on innocence of a school boy. Funny, captivating without a definitive plot to interest. The author tries to define the meaning of a young school boy. Rating: 3/5
The Curse by Himanshu Singh: Based on father-daughter love and loss. Well written with stagnating story and sudden end. The author describes the feelings of a work laden father on the death of his daughter. Rating: 3/5
Words left unsaid by Jisha John: Based on love, deception and a tinge of horror. A suspense story that leaved you horrified at the end. The story is perfect end to the book like a dessert describing a deception through a ghost’s eyes. Rating: 3.5/5
The book is a confident and optimistic effort from the authors and is worth reading. I give an overall rating of 3/5. Happy reading.
https://scienceofcandidity.blogspot.c...
Presented by The Rise of Literati
The book was gifted to me by Gautam Sasidharan. Thank you. The book is an anthology containing 8 pieces of work each unique in its own way. The stories take you to a journey of different emotions that leaves you thinking at the end of each story. Some stories even seem to connect to the reader’s life. A brief review of the book goes so
Redemption by Keya Kulkarni- Based on money and deception. Well-defined plot and intriguing. The author indirectly proposes a takeaway morale at the end of the story. Rating 3.5/5
Forever by Sharad Raj C: Based on love and emotion. Well defined and suspensive. The author manages to flick a twist at the end that turns the mundane love story emotional. Rating: 3.5/5
Innocence lost by Devika Das: Based on family relationships today. Predictable and loosely framed. The story starts interesting but falls short in maintaining the pace towards the end. Rating: 2/5
Mandakini by Alekhya Shiv: Based on family love. Emotional, contented but yet predictable. A travelogue with a father-daughter love with mixed emotions at the end. Rating: 3/5
Maya’s Maya by Rajesh Kumar: Based on love, deception and faith. Suspenseful and well plotted. The story takes you on a ride of love, doubts and ends it with a positive faith note. Rating: 3.5/5
Meaning by Gautam Sasidharan: Based on innocence of a school boy. Funny, captivating without a definitive plot to interest. The author tries to define the meaning of a young school boy. Rating: 3/5
The Curse by Himanshu Singh: Based on father-daughter love and loss. Well written with stagnating story and sudden end. The author describes the feelings of a work laden father on the death of his daughter. Rating: 3/5
Words left unsaid by Jisha John: Based on love, deception and a tinge of horror. A suspense story that leaved you horrified at the end. The story is perfect end to the book like a dessert describing a deception through a ghost’s eyes. Rating: 3.5/5
The book is a confident and optimistic effort from the authors and is worth reading. I give an overall rating of 3/5. Happy reading.
https://scienceofcandidity.blogspot.c...
Displaying 1 of 1 review