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The Cloudburst: "The will to survive is a force that never discriminates."
After fifteen-year-old Ganpu Aapla and his parents lose everything they own, including their beautiful ancestral home in Katalveldurwadi Dabhol, India, to a forced takeover by America's Enrone Corporation, they move to Mumbai in search of justice. Ganpu's family takes up residence in a temporary shack that doubles as a chai shop near the Bandra Kurla Complex in a Mumbai suburb.One day during monsoon season, when Ganpu's parents are out working, a harmless drizzle suddenly turns into a torrential downpour, which quickly floods the streets.Julie, Rick, James, and Saira, four international students whose parents all live in India, are supposed to be taking a boat trip to the Elephant Caves, but the unexpected cloudburst dampens their plans. After the tour group heads back to land, their guide leaves them with a stranger--a local teacher named Anu--at a bus stop while he looks for help.Local teens Siva, Javed, and Xinmin, enthralled by the Mumbai rains, decide to venture out into the city instead of going straight home after school and find themselves also stranded at the bus stop.This ragtag group of mixed classes, races, and genders is forced to seek shelter with one another in Ganpu's family's shop. While they wait, the intensity of the rain increases, threatening their survival. With no way of contacting their frantic parents, the group reluctantly waits together to be rescued.When it appears an outside rescue might be impossible, Ganpu wholly commits to saving the lives of his guests despite their distrust of him, a lowly roadside hawker. In order for his plan to work, though, he must destroy his family's only home and livelihood, while each one of the stranded must overcome personal demons and prejudices.Terrified and left with no other way out, Anu must conquer her own fears and motivate the kids to work together, or else the whole crew will face certain death.This thrilling, edge-of-your-seat story demonstrates how courage, heart, and integrity is necessary to change our lives and the world around us. Based on true events. The Cloudburst in Mumbai and the atrocities in Dabhol, Maharashtra.
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Published October 17, 2018
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April 3, 2019
Book Review "The Cloudburst" by Rajesh Naiksatam
Overall Verdict:- Light, soulful and could be better
A purplish cover highlighted by lightening, floods and stick men like children raising their arms and a colophon describing floods, peril, Mumbai and survival; there was a huge gap between the impact left by the two as the latter clearly overshadowed the former.
“The Cloudburst” revolves around 9 individuals, consisting mostly of teens of various origins and ethnicity, stuck in sudden torrential floods caused by heavy rains in Mumbai. Their initial mutual dislike, past, their mutual differences form the plot of the story as they battle for survival which changes their outlook towards life and each other.
The book is written in third person narrative. The author superbly captures Mumbai floods with his words. The books starts off slow initially, with all characters being introduced, but gradually picks up the pace. There is a lot of switching between the main and the subplots, however still the flow is maintained. The inclusion of illustrative pictures in chapters adds an appeal to the story line as the author successfully works on the readers mind.
Ganpu, the main protagonist of the novel is depicted superbly. His childish innocence, quick thinking, tolerant and patient nature and his moving forward with life forward is captured flawlessly. Anu as the adult among the group plays her role well and leaves a lasting impression. Be it Xinmin’s zen like attitude, Javed’s spoilt brat nature or Siva’s stress eating the author captures them well. Julie, Rick and James could had been explored more. The other characters, especially the parents play their supportive role well and their emotions, helplessness and struggles are captured elaborately.
Personally, I felt the ending to be rushed and a little chaotic. A proper editing towards the start and end would had made it a lot better.
For Rajesh Naiksatam’s maiden initiative, my overall rating would be 3.5/5.
Detailed Review Link - https://chevusread.blogspot.com/2019/...
Overall Verdict:- Light, soulful and could be better
A purplish cover highlighted by lightening, floods and stick men like children raising their arms and a colophon describing floods, peril, Mumbai and survival; there was a huge gap between the impact left by the two as the latter clearly overshadowed the former.
“The Cloudburst” revolves around 9 individuals, consisting mostly of teens of various origins and ethnicity, stuck in sudden torrential floods caused by heavy rains in Mumbai. Their initial mutual dislike, past, their mutual differences form the plot of the story as they battle for survival which changes their outlook towards life and each other.
The book is written in third person narrative. The author superbly captures Mumbai floods with his words. The books starts off slow initially, with all characters being introduced, but gradually picks up the pace. There is a lot of switching between the main and the subplots, however still the flow is maintained. The inclusion of illustrative pictures in chapters adds an appeal to the story line as the author successfully works on the readers mind.
Ganpu, the main protagonist of the novel is depicted superbly. His childish innocence, quick thinking, tolerant and patient nature and his moving forward with life forward is captured flawlessly. Anu as the adult among the group plays her role well and leaves a lasting impression. Be it Xinmin’s zen like attitude, Javed’s spoilt brat nature or Siva’s stress eating the author captures them well. Julie, Rick and James could had been explored more. The other characters, especially the parents play their supportive role well and their emotions, helplessness and struggles are captured elaborately.
Personally, I felt the ending to be rushed and a little chaotic. A proper editing towards the start and end would had made it a lot better.
For Rajesh Naiksatam’s maiden initiative, my overall rating would be 3.5/5.
Detailed Review Link - https://chevusread.blogspot.com/2019/...
April 12, 2019
Book name : The Cloudburst
Author: Rajesh Naiksatam
Publisher Story Vision Magic Inc
The Cloudburst is by set against the background of Mumbai rains . It narrates 9 individual who belong which social strata and have varied background .
The protagonist of the book is Ganpu who is the son of a tea seller .
The book begins with the introduction to all the characters and where on the set of the rains / cloudburst .
The book also touches on the social issues as slums , construction and dis regards for the ecological system by the big firms
The story then proceeds to narrate how these individuals come together and with help of the protagonist escape safely from the disaster.
The story was nice . The Mumbai rains and the effects well researched and narrated
The characterisation was complex as there were a large number of character and each of them was a given a background and a story.
The book was narrated from a third person view .
The beginning felt a bit tedious and slow , while the middle was action packed . However the ending was hurried and pale
Accordingly to me , the concept behind the story was quotidian and required some more thoughts . And I editing could have been done in a better to the catalog kind feeling in the beginning .
Overall it was average book and would recommend to people who are fine with reading a book containing a lot of characters.
Author: Rajesh Naiksatam
Publisher Story Vision Magic Inc
The Cloudburst is by set against the background of Mumbai rains . It narrates 9 individual who belong which social strata and have varied background .
The protagonist of the book is Ganpu who is the son of a tea seller .
The book begins with the introduction to all the characters and where on the set of the rains / cloudburst .
The book also touches on the social issues as slums , construction and dis regards for the ecological system by the big firms
The story then proceeds to narrate how these individuals come together and with help of the protagonist escape safely from the disaster.
The story was nice . The Mumbai rains and the effects well researched and narrated
The characterisation was complex as there were a large number of character and each of them was a given a background and a story.
The book was narrated from a third person view .
The beginning felt a bit tedious and slow , while the middle was action packed . However the ending was hurried and pale
Accordingly to me , the concept behind the story was quotidian and required some more thoughts . And I editing could have been done in a better to the catalog kind feeling in the beginning .
Overall it was average book and would recommend to people who are fine with reading a book containing a lot of characters.
April 9, 2019
" The will to survive is a force that never discriminates "
A story of being strong , hopeful , the willingness to survive and break away from the self bondage of confidence, going forward from being fearful to collaborate with others and survive fighting the most adverse condition life can put someone into . The story revolves around the back drop of mumbai rains which are ppopular for flooding the city life out.
There are 4-5 beautiful pictures inside this book. Check my blog .Chapters are short and each are subdivided into smaller parts. The best part is the characters are so vividly described you can imagine them easily before your eyes and that adds to the beauty of the fiction. It is a enjoyable different kind of read. Language is easy yet author has used nice collection of words. Only thing is the coverthough is keptthoughtful with people trying to survive the drowning rain is yet not that significant to catch eyes. Price is fine and book length is 178 that makes it a fast read.
A story of being strong , hopeful , the willingness to survive and break away from the self bondage of confidence, going forward from being fearful to collaborate with others and survive fighting the most adverse condition life can put someone into . The story revolves around the back drop of mumbai rains which are ppopular for flooding the city life out.
There are 4-5 beautiful pictures inside this book. Check my blog .Chapters are short and each are subdivided into smaller parts. The best part is the characters are so vividly described you can imagine them easily before your eyes and that adds to the beauty of the fiction. It is a enjoyable different kind of read. Language is easy yet author has used nice collection of words. Only thing is the coverthough is keptthoughtful with people trying to survive the drowning rain is yet not that significant to catch eyes. Price is fine and book length is 178 that makes it a fast read.
April 6, 2019
Book :- The cloudburst
Author :- Rajesh Naikashtam
Publisher :- Story vision magic Inc
My ratings :- ⭐⭐⭐🌠/5
Blurb :-
After fifteen-year-old Ganpu Aapla and his parents lose everything they own, including their beautiful ancestral home in Katalveldurwadi Dabhol, India, to a forced takeover by America’s Enrone Corporation, they move to Mumbai in search of justice. Ganpu’s family takes up residence in a temporary shack that doubles as a chai shop near the Bandra Kurla Complex in a Mumbai suburb.
One day during monsoon season, when Ganpu’s parents are out working, a harmless drizzle suddenly turns into a torrential downpour, which quickly floods the streets.
Julie, Rick, James, and Saira, four international students whose parents all live in India, are supposed to be taking a boat trip to the Elephant Caves, but the unexpected cloudburst dampens their plans. After the tour group heads back to land, their guide leaves them with a stranger—a local teacher named Anu—at a bus stop while he looks for help.
Local teens Siva, Javed, and Xinmin, enthralled by the Mumbai rains, decide to venture out into the city instead of going straight home after school and find themselves also stranded at the bus stop.
This ragtag group of mixed classes, races, and genders is forced to seek shelter with one another in Ganpu’s family’s shop. While they wait, the intensity of the rain increases, threatening their survival. With no way of contacting their frantic parents, the group reluctantly waits together to be rescued.
When it appears an outside rescue might be impossible, Ganpu wholly commits to saving the lives of his guests despite their distrust of him, a lowly roadside hawker. In order for his plan to work, though, he must destroy his family’s only home and livelihood, while each one of the stranded must overcome personal demons and prejudices.
Terrified and left with no other way out, Anu must conquer her own fears and motivate the kids to work together, or else the whole crew will face certain death.
My review :-
Human is an intelligent creature. From being a nomad to creating wonders of the world, we humans have come a very long way. But are we capable of anything and everything ? What happens when humans forget that they are living their life at the mercy of the Nature. ? How strong and powerful is the nature to break the strength of the strong and intelligent creatures. This book gives you an hindsight about the power of nature and also the value of human emotions and much more.
The book 'The Cloudburst' by Rajesh Naikashtam is a story of fight for survival. The cover page of the book is simple and good, but it's not eye catching and could have been made better. The title of the book is appropriate and gives you the idea of what's coming in the book and what to expect. The writing style of the author is good and the English is simple and makes it an easy read. The story starts a bit slow but picks up pace with time.
The story is mainly about 9 characters stuck in a tea stall during a heavy cloudburst and don't find a way out. How they work together, think and care about each other inspite of all the differences between them is what the story is all about. It's written well and has been carried throughout with a gripping narration.
The main features of the book is the way author has tried to explain the life in Mumbai and also the type of people and their behaviour and also the calamities taking place there which we keep hearing all the time. It's written in the opinion of a third person and has good message for the society.
A few drawbacks of the book is that there are a few mistakes in the beginning of the book which needs a bit of editing work and also the story ends in a rush. Could have had a different ending or may be a bit of smooth flow which was missing.
Overall, it's a good fiction with some nice narration and writing and a worth a read.
Author :- Rajesh Naikashtam
Publisher :- Story vision magic Inc
My ratings :- ⭐⭐⭐🌠/5
Blurb :-
After fifteen-year-old Ganpu Aapla and his parents lose everything they own, including their beautiful ancestral home in Katalveldurwadi Dabhol, India, to a forced takeover by America’s Enrone Corporation, they move to Mumbai in search of justice. Ganpu’s family takes up residence in a temporary shack that doubles as a chai shop near the Bandra Kurla Complex in a Mumbai suburb.
One day during monsoon season, when Ganpu’s parents are out working, a harmless drizzle suddenly turns into a torrential downpour, which quickly floods the streets.
Julie, Rick, James, and Saira, four international students whose parents all live in India, are supposed to be taking a boat trip to the Elephant Caves, but the unexpected cloudburst dampens their plans. After the tour group heads back to land, their guide leaves them with a stranger—a local teacher named Anu—at a bus stop while he looks for help.
Local teens Siva, Javed, and Xinmin, enthralled by the Mumbai rains, decide to venture out into the city instead of going straight home after school and find themselves also stranded at the bus stop.
This ragtag group of mixed classes, races, and genders is forced to seek shelter with one another in Ganpu’s family’s shop. While they wait, the intensity of the rain increases, threatening their survival. With no way of contacting their frantic parents, the group reluctantly waits together to be rescued.
When it appears an outside rescue might be impossible, Ganpu wholly commits to saving the lives of his guests despite their distrust of him, a lowly roadside hawker. In order for his plan to work, though, he must destroy his family’s only home and livelihood, while each one of the stranded must overcome personal demons and prejudices.
Terrified and left with no other way out, Anu must conquer her own fears and motivate the kids to work together, or else the whole crew will face certain death.
My review :-
Human is an intelligent creature. From being a nomad to creating wonders of the world, we humans have come a very long way. But are we capable of anything and everything ? What happens when humans forget that they are living their life at the mercy of the Nature. ? How strong and powerful is the nature to break the strength of the strong and intelligent creatures. This book gives you an hindsight about the power of nature and also the value of human emotions and much more.
The book 'The Cloudburst' by Rajesh Naikashtam is a story of fight for survival. The cover page of the book is simple and good, but it's not eye catching and could have been made better. The title of the book is appropriate and gives you the idea of what's coming in the book and what to expect. The writing style of the author is good and the English is simple and makes it an easy read. The story starts a bit slow but picks up pace with time.
The story is mainly about 9 characters stuck in a tea stall during a heavy cloudburst and don't find a way out. How they work together, think and care about each other inspite of all the differences between them is what the story is all about. It's written well and has been carried throughout with a gripping narration.
The main features of the book is the way author has tried to explain the life in Mumbai and also the type of people and their behaviour and also the calamities taking place there which we keep hearing all the time. It's written in the opinion of a third person and has good message for the society.
A few drawbacks of the book is that there are a few mistakes in the beginning of the book which needs a bit of editing work and also the story ends in a rush. Could have had a different ending or may be a bit of smooth flow which was missing.
Overall, it's a good fiction with some nice narration and writing and a worth a read.
May 7, 2019
This story is about a fifteen-year old Ganpu Aapla. The book opens up with a hearttouching conversation between Ganpu's Parents Rama and Savitri who are discussing about their guilt of not able to bring Ganpu his favourite wooden airplane toy. Through their conversation, readers get to know how this poor family lost their good old life and their beautiful home in Katalveldurwadi, Dabhol, India because of the forced takeover by America's Enrone Corporation. They moved to Mumbai in search of justice. They takes up residence in a temporary shack that doubles as a chai shop near the Bandra Kurla Complex in a Mumbai suburb.
As the story progresses, many characters from different social backgrounds are introduced. Julie, Rick, James, and Saira, four international students whose parents all live in India, are supposed to be taking a boat trip to the Elephant Caves, but the unexpected cloudburst disturbed their plans. They had to come back from the tour and their guide leaves them with a stranger- a local teacher Anu at a bus stop while he looks for help. Local teens Siva, Javed, and Xinmim, enthralled by the Mumbai rains, decide to venture out into the city and they find themselves also stranded at the bus stop.
This group of mixed classes, races and genders is forced to seek shelter in Ganpu's family shop. Ganpu makes best effort to keep his these little guests comfortable as he had an offbeat sense of values. But all these students who should feel grateful to Ganpu disrespects him, considering him as lowly roadside hawker. While they wait, the intensity of the rain increases, threatening their survival. There was no way to contact their parents and it appeared that an outside rescue might be impossible. Ganpu wholly commits to saving the lives of his guests and as the story progresses you will find yourself engrossed and something changes in you with turning turning of every page. Ganpus big acts of kindness will give every reader valuable lessons of life, to respect everyone because no one is small and no one is big. After the story ends, you'll find yourself ready to see the people in a new way with more compassionate eyes ( and not through the eyes of gender, class and caste discrimination)
As the story progresses, many characters from different social backgrounds are introduced. Julie, Rick, James, and Saira, four international students whose parents all live in India, are supposed to be taking a boat trip to the Elephant Caves, but the unexpected cloudburst disturbed their plans. They had to come back from the tour and their guide leaves them with a stranger- a local teacher Anu at a bus stop while he looks for help. Local teens Siva, Javed, and Xinmim, enthralled by the Mumbai rains, decide to venture out into the city and they find themselves also stranded at the bus stop.
This group of mixed classes, races and genders is forced to seek shelter in Ganpu's family shop. Ganpu makes best effort to keep his these little guests comfortable as he had an offbeat sense of values. But all these students who should feel grateful to Ganpu disrespects him, considering him as lowly roadside hawker. While they wait, the intensity of the rain increases, threatening their survival. There was no way to contact their parents and it appeared that an outside rescue might be impossible. Ganpu wholly commits to saving the lives of his guests and as the story progresses you will find yourself engrossed and something changes in you with turning turning of every page. Ganpus big acts of kindness will give every reader valuable lessons of life, to respect everyone because no one is small and no one is big. After the story ends, you'll find yourself ready to see the people in a new way with more compassionate eyes ( and not through the eyes of gender, class and caste discrimination)
April 7, 2019
Rating : 3/5
Received this book for review purpose from Team V-Influencer.
The book is written in third individual story. The creator brilliantly catches Mumbai floods with his words. The books begins off moderate , with all characters being presented, however bit by bit endeavored to hurry up. There is a great deal of exchanging between the fundamental and the subplots, anyway there is something is absent. I sometimes found it too monotonous to describe all characters’ which lost the gripping of the plot.
The main features of the book is the way author has tried to explain the life in Mumbai and also the type of people and their behaviour and also the calamities taking place there which we keep hearing all the time. It's written in the opinion of a third person and has good message for the society.
Cover : The cover of the book is purplish , the picture of cloudburst and goes well with the plot. The blurb of the book has written briefly and for all kind of readers.
Story-line : The story is mainly about 9 characters stuck in a tea stall during a heavy cloudburst and don't find a way out. How they work together, think and care about each other inspite of all the differences between them is what the story is all about. It's written well and has been carried throughout with a gripping narration.
Ganpu, the fundamental hero of the novel is delineated brilliantly. His adolescent guiltlessness, snappy reasoning, tolerant and quiet nature and his pushing ahead with life forward is caught perfectly. Anu as the grown-up among the gathering assumes her job well and leaves an enduring impression. Be it Xinmin's zen like frame of mind, Javed's spoilt minx nature or Siva's pressure eating the creator catches them well. Julie, Rick and James could had been investigated more. Different characters, particularly the guardians assume their strong job well and their feelings, powerlessness and battles are caught intricately.
Story Plot : After fifteen-year-old Ganpu Aapla and his parents lose everything they own, including their beautiful ancestral home in Katalveldurwadi Dabhol, India, to a forced takeover by America’s Enrone Corporation, they move to Mumbai in search of justice. One day during monsoon season, when Ganpu’s parents are out working, a harmless drizzle suddenly turns into a torrential downpour, which quickly floods the streets. Julie, Rick, James, and Saira, four international students whose parents all live in India, are supposed to be taking a boat trip to the Elephant Caves, but the unexpected cloudburst dampens their plans.Local teens Siva, Javed, and Xinmin, enthralled by the Mumbai rains, decide to venture out into the city instead of going straight home after school and find themselves also stranded at the bus stop.
This ragtag group of mixed classes, races, and genders is forced to seek shelter with one another in Ganpu’s family’s shop. While they wait, the intensity of the rain increases,threatening their survival. With no way of contacting their frantic parents, the group reluctantly waits together to be rescued. When it appears an outside rescue might be impossible, Ganpu wholly commits to saving the lives of his guests despite their distrust of him, a lowly roadside hawker.
In order for his plan to work, though, he must destroy his family’s only home and livelihood, while each one of the stranded must overcome personal demons and prejudices.
Overall light read and you can give it a try.
Received this book for review purpose from Team V-Influencer.
The book is written in third individual story. The creator brilliantly catches Mumbai floods with his words. The books begins off moderate , with all characters being presented, however bit by bit endeavored to hurry up. There is a great deal of exchanging between the fundamental and the subplots, anyway there is something is absent. I sometimes found it too monotonous to describe all characters’ which lost the gripping of the plot.
The main features of the book is the way author has tried to explain the life in Mumbai and also the type of people and their behaviour and also the calamities taking place there which we keep hearing all the time. It's written in the opinion of a third person and has good message for the society.
Cover : The cover of the book is purplish , the picture of cloudburst and goes well with the plot. The blurb of the book has written briefly and for all kind of readers.
Story-line : The story is mainly about 9 characters stuck in a tea stall during a heavy cloudburst and don't find a way out. How they work together, think and care about each other inspite of all the differences between them is what the story is all about. It's written well and has been carried throughout with a gripping narration.
Ganpu, the fundamental hero of the novel is delineated brilliantly. His adolescent guiltlessness, snappy reasoning, tolerant and quiet nature and his pushing ahead with life forward is caught perfectly. Anu as the grown-up among the gathering assumes her job well and leaves an enduring impression. Be it Xinmin's zen like frame of mind, Javed's spoilt minx nature or Siva's pressure eating the creator catches them well. Julie, Rick and James could had been investigated more. Different characters, particularly the guardians assume their strong job well and their feelings, powerlessness and battles are caught intricately.
Story Plot : After fifteen-year-old Ganpu Aapla and his parents lose everything they own, including their beautiful ancestral home in Katalveldurwadi Dabhol, India, to a forced takeover by America’s Enrone Corporation, they move to Mumbai in search of justice. One day during monsoon season, when Ganpu’s parents are out working, a harmless drizzle suddenly turns into a torrential downpour, which quickly floods the streets. Julie, Rick, James, and Saira, four international students whose parents all live in India, are supposed to be taking a boat trip to the Elephant Caves, but the unexpected cloudburst dampens their plans.Local teens Siva, Javed, and Xinmin, enthralled by the Mumbai rains, decide to venture out into the city instead of going straight home after school and find themselves also stranded at the bus stop.
This ragtag group of mixed classes, races, and genders is forced to seek shelter with one another in Ganpu’s family’s shop. While they wait, the intensity of the rain increases,threatening their survival. With no way of contacting their frantic parents, the group reluctantly waits together to be rescued. When it appears an outside rescue might be impossible, Ganpu wholly commits to saving the lives of his guests despite their distrust of him, a lowly roadside hawker.
In order for his plan to work, though, he must destroy his family’s only home and livelihood, while each one of the stranded must overcome personal demons and prejudices.
Overall light read and you can give it a try.
March 23, 2019
"The will to survive is a force that never discriminates."
After fifteen-year-old Ganpu Aapla and his parents lose everything they own, including their beautiful ancestral home in Katalveldurwadi Dabhol, India, to a forced takeover by America’s Enrone Corporation, they move to Mumbai in search of justice. Ganpu’s family takes up residence in a temporary shack that doubles as a chai shop near the Bandra Kurla Complex in a Mumbai suburb.
One day during monsoon season, when Ganpu’s parents are out working, a harmless drizzle suddenly turns into a torrential downpour, which quickly floods the streets.
Julie, Rick, James, and Saira, four international students whose parents all live in India, are supposed to be taking a boat trip to the Elephant Caves, but the unexpected cloudburst dampens their plans. After the tour group heads back to land, their guide leaves them with a stranger—a local teacher named Anu—at a bus stop while he looks for help.
Local teens Siva, Javed, and Xinmin, enthralled by the Mumbai rains, decide to venture out into the city instead of going straight home after school and find themselves also stranded at the bus stop.
This ragtag group of mixed classes, races, and genders is forced to seek shelter with one another in Ganpu’s family’s shop. While they wait, the intensity of the rain increases, threatening their survival. With no way of contacting their frantic parents, the group reluctantly waits together to be rescued.
When it appears an outside rescue might be impossible, Ganpu wholly commits to saving the lives of his guests despite their distrust of him, a lowly roadside hawker. In order for his plan to work, though, he must destroy his family’s only home and livelihood, while each one of the stranded must overcome personal demons and prejudices.
Terrified and left with no other way out, Anu must conquer her own fears and motivate the kids to work together, or else the whole crew will face certain death.
This thrilling, edge-of-your-seat story demonstrates how courage, heart, and integrity is necessary to change our lives and the world around us.
My Verdict:
As the title and the cover suggests, this book involves water, a lot of it. The book is set in contemporary India comprising of global issues. The book holds within a very important message for us all. A rainy night, compelling 9 individuals to introspect and dig deeper into their respective lives.
This book was an okayish read for me.
After fifteen-year-old Ganpu Aapla and his parents lose everything they own, including their beautiful ancestral home in Katalveldurwadi Dabhol, India, to a forced takeover by America’s Enrone Corporation, they move to Mumbai in search of justice. Ganpu’s family takes up residence in a temporary shack that doubles as a chai shop near the Bandra Kurla Complex in a Mumbai suburb.
One day during monsoon season, when Ganpu’s parents are out working, a harmless drizzle suddenly turns into a torrential downpour, which quickly floods the streets.
Julie, Rick, James, and Saira, four international students whose parents all live in India, are supposed to be taking a boat trip to the Elephant Caves, but the unexpected cloudburst dampens their plans. After the tour group heads back to land, their guide leaves them with a stranger—a local teacher named Anu—at a bus stop while he looks for help.
Local teens Siva, Javed, and Xinmin, enthralled by the Mumbai rains, decide to venture out into the city instead of going straight home after school and find themselves also stranded at the bus stop.
This ragtag group of mixed classes, races, and genders is forced to seek shelter with one another in Ganpu’s family’s shop. While they wait, the intensity of the rain increases, threatening their survival. With no way of contacting their frantic parents, the group reluctantly waits together to be rescued.
When it appears an outside rescue might be impossible, Ganpu wholly commits to saving the lives of his guests despite their distrust of him, a lowly roadside hawker. In order for his plan to work, though, he must destroy his family’s only home and livelihood, while each one of the stranded must overcome personal demons and prejudices.
Terrified and left with no other way out, Anu must conquer her own fears and motivate the kids to work together, or else the whole crew will face certain death.
This thrilling, edge-of-your-seat story demonstrates how courage, heart, and integrity is necessary to change our lives and the world around us.
My Verdict:
As the title and the cover suggests, this book involves water, a lot of it. The book is set in contemporary India comprising of global issues. The book holds within a very important message for us all. A rainy night, compelling 9 individuals to introspect and dig deeper into their respective lives.
This book was an okayish read for me.
April 25, 2019
In this development era, human beings often think that they can surpass the strength of mother nature but mother nature proves us all wrong. She truly is a mother. We do anything and everything for our own sake not caring about her but she never stops providing. However, when she is at rage, we tiny tiny humans have nothing in our power that can stop her except her own lessons - courage, love, and integrity. This is the essence of this book.
The Cloudburst is about a time when the Mumbai city had been hit by a cloudburst and 9 people are stuck in an old vadapav shack. These people are a group of 8 children - Ganpu being the shack owner - and one teacher who teaches in the school nearby. The parents of these children are troubled at their own locations. This book takes us on a roller coaster ride of if and how they are saved, what their parents do and what the condition of our mother nature and India is.
The title and the cover of the book are both disappointing. There are no efforts put into the cover of the book, it is not attractive at all, moreover it may compel you to not buy the book (don’t get influenced by it though). The title is relevant to the concept of the book but it’s not very catchy.
The language is easy with relevant glossary, can be easily understood. It is well-structured too. The content is very stretched. The number of pages could easily have been reduced because of which the impact could have been greater. The character development and description too, is super great but there are too many characters and describing all of them with so many details just makes the entire reading process more tiering.
The content touches upon some really important issues related to the country, mother nature and human nature in general. The sarcastic way of putting down certain events, reflection upon the current scenario in our country and portraying how a human being’s ego can be brought down to nothing is all greatly done. The best element of the book was the constant emotional touch to the entire book which was very gripping.
In the end, I would say that the concept of the book, even though a little predictable and stretched is good but it can be boring and so, I recommend it as a one time read but not very highly.
The Cloudburst is about a time when the Mumbai city had been hit by a cloudburst and 9 people are stuck in an old vadapav shack. These people are a group of 8 children - Ganpu being the shack owner - and one teacher who teaches in the school nearby. The parents of these children are troubled at their own locations. This book takes us on a roller coaster ride of if and how they are saved, what their parents do and what the condition of our mother nature and India is.
The title and the cover of the book are both disappointing. There are no efforts put into the cover of the book, it is not attractive at all, moreover it may compel you to not buy the book (don’t get influenced by it though). The title is relevant to the concept of the book but it’s not very catchy.
The language is easy with relevant glossary, can be easily understood. It is well-structured too. The content is very stretched. The number of pages could easily have been reduced because of which the impact could have been greater. The character development and description too, is super great but there are too many characters and describing all of them with so many details just makes the entire reading process more tiering.
The content touches upon some really important issues related to the country, mother nature and human nature in general. The sarcastic way of putting down certain events, reflection upon the current scenario in our country and portraying how a human being’s ego can be brought down to nothing is all greatly done. The best element of the book was the constant emotional touch to the entire book which was very gripping.
In the end, I would say that the concept of the book, even though a little predictable and stretched is good but it can be boring and so, I recommend it as a one time read but not very highly.
January 14, 2021
Set in Mumbai, this is a well-paced, tense tale, which hits upon many themes important in today's world.
Ganpu lives with his parents and helps out as much as he can at their Thai shop in attempt to keep the family afloat after losing everything to the bigger corporations. When a storm moves in, he helps more than a couple stranded teens find shelter in the shop, but the rain doesn't cease, and they find themselves in increasing danger. Ganpu does his best and will sacrifice everything to try to help everyone survive...even if they look down upon him.
A large variety of teens come together in a very unexpected place and are forced to confront several harsh realities. While the main plot centers around the storm, the author allows the various issues and baggage of the teens to float right along side as they work their way through other obstructions. They need to learn to step beyond normal borders of race, gender, and social status, and in the process, might see past stereotypes and manufactured differences. Especially Ganpu has tons of heart and comes across as very natural with the twists and personality kinks someone of his age tends to carry. He's a wonderful hero.
The book is written in multiple points of view and switches back and forth quite a bit, sometimes after only a page or two. This allows the parents and others' worries and situations to also come to light. While interesting, it also jolted and always took a moment to figure out who's viewpoint it was. Unfortunately, it also allowed little time for much depth to build with any of the characters outside of Ganpu. World building and backgrounds also suffered. If it weren't for the illustrations sprinkled through-out the pages, it would have been very difficult to picture the scenes and surroundings. Which is too bad, since this does take place in Mumbai and would give especially young readers a chance to broaden their horizons along the way a bit more.
This read definitely fulfills its purpose and through a edge-of-the-seat situation, shows that bonding occurs even when it seems impossible.
I received a complimentary copy.
Ganpu lives with his parents and helps out as much as he can at their Thai shop in attempt to keep the family afloat after losing everything to the bigger corporations. When a storm moves in, he helps more than a couple stranded teens find shelter in the shop, but the rain doesn't cease, and they find themselves in increasing danger. Ganpu does his best and will sacrifice everything to try to help everyone survive...even if they look down upon him.
A large variety of teens come together in a very unexpected place and are forced to confront several harsh realities. While the main plot centers around the storm, the author allows the various issues and baggage of the teens to float right along side as they work their way through other obstructions. They need to learn to step beyond normal borders of race, gender, and social status, and in the process, might see past stereotypes and manufactured differences. Especially Ganpu has tons of heart and comes across as very natural with the twists and personality kinks someone of his age tends to carry. He's a wonderful hero.
The book is written in multiple points of view and switches back and forth quite a bit, sometimes after only a page or two. This allows the parents and others' worries and situations to also come to light. While interesting, it also jolted and always took a moment to figure out who's viewpoint it was. Unfortunately, it also allowed little time for much depth to build with any of the characters outside of Ganpu. World building and backgrounds also suffered. If it weren't for the illustrations sprinkled through-out the pages, it would have been very difficult to picture the scenes and surroundings. Which is too bad, since this does take place in Mumbai and would give especially young readers a chance to broaden their horizons along the way a bit more.
This read definitely fulfills its purpose and through a edge-of-the-seat situation, shows that bonding occurs even when it seems impossible.
I received a complimentary copy.
April 11, 2019
Full review on my blog:
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Ganpu, a smart young boy and his parents, migrate to Mumbai after losing their own land in a distant village due to the greed of some businessmen. They make ends meet by running a small tea stall which doubles as their home as well. On one uneventful day, Ganpu’s parents leave him at the stall and go out for work, when a small drizzle slowly grows into a heavy rain.
A group of kids out on a picnic with their tour guide, few kids from a neighboring school, a teacher from the same school, all get caught in this sudden thunderstorm and coincidentally reach Ganpu’s tea stall to take shelter. Each of them also have to overcome their own past insecurities and apprehensions to stay alive in the middle of this tragedy. All those who start off as strangers become life time friends when death seems to be staring in their face. Will the kids be able to survive and accomplish such a herculean task of escaping this sudden cloudburst? Is there a message for their parents at the end of this evening, forms the rest of the story.
This is the story of human emotions, ability to handle crisis, selfless attitude and how common people turn heroes in the face of adversity. The backdrop is also unique, as the writer picks a past real incident of cloudburst that happened in Mumbai a few years ago and weaves a thrilling story with fictional characters. The process of trying to stay safe by the main characters has been beautifully illustrated which adds greatly to the narration.
The main protagonist Ganpu has a wonderful characterization and a beautiful graph that only keeps growing on the reader. During the initial few pages the writer keeps giving a very detailed description of each character which at times sounds redundant and could have been edited in a better way. Pick this one for a unique but relatable story based on true incidents which keeps the reader hooked till the end.
https://medium.com/kiranmayi-g/book-r...
Ganpu, a smart young boy and his parents, migrate to Mumbai after losing their own land in a distant village due to the greed of some businessmen. They make ends meet by running a small tea stall which doubles as their home as well. On one uneventful day, Ganpu’s parents leave him at the stall and go out for work, when a small drizzle slowly grows into a heavy rain.
A group of kids out on a picnic with their tour guide, few kids from a neighboring school, a teacher from the same school, all get caught in this sudden thunderstorm and coincidentally reach Ganpu’s tea stall to take shelter. Each of them also have to overcome their own past insecurities and apprehensions to stay alive in the middle of this tragedy. All those who start off as strangers become life time friends when death seems to be staring in their face. Will the kids be able to survive and accomplish such a herculean task of escaping this sudden cloudburst? Is there a message for their parents at the end of this evening, forms the rest of the story.
This is the story of human emotions, ability to handle crisis, selfless attitude and how common people turn heroes in the face of adversity. The backdrop is also unique, as the writer picks a past real incident of cloudburst that happened in Mumbai a few years ago and weaves a thrilling story with fictional characters. The process of trying to stay safe by the main characters has been beautifully illustrated which adds greatly to the narration.
The main protagonist Ganpu has a wonderful characterization and a beautiful graph that only keeps growing on the reader. During the initial few pages the writer keeps giving a very detailed description of each character which at times sounds redundant and could have been edited in a better way. Pick this one for a unique but relatable story based on true incidents which keeps the reader hooked till the end.
March 31, 2019
The book is based on the cloudburst incident plotted in Mumbai, where the author has tried to focus on the living standard and types of people. Mumbai has a mixed crowd where there are people spotted running around in buses and some people rolling up the window of their luxurious cars on the streets of crowded Mumbai. The story is about a boy named as Ganpu, who is there helping out his parents in their hardship by running a shop serving hot Vada pavs and chai. In the beginning, it was difficult to understand the plot with so many characters being introduced in a go. But, eventually, the characters connected after the cloudburst accident featured in the story. I liked the way how the author created a thriller backdrop, managing reactions from every character in the plot. Anu, Julie, Rick, James, Javed, Xinmin.... and so on.... the list of the characters runs long. Anu was the character who helped in connecting the lives of other characters, all thanks to her profession of teaching which helped her building a strong team fighting the hardship. Although, I thought the character Amol was neglected in the plot. He was patient throughout while handling parents of the kids on the tour. But, after he went out of the van looking for help he wasn't mentioned anywhere in the plot. He should have given a bit more room in the plot, as he was managing the bunch of kids on the tour and being their tour guide he deserved more applause in the story. Overall, the story ended on a happy note, bridging gaps between classes.
September 24, 2020
Hiya bookish people!
As someone who doesn’t know a lot about the Mumbai floods . . . this book made me feel scared, threatened, and hopeful along with the characters. The plot was strong and captivating, and while there were tiny little side adventures or little paths going off from it, I didn’t feel jerked around or misled before going back to the main point, which sometimes feels like a very common thing. I was stuck in a reading loop, unable to put it down. I wanted more and more and more and more and then it ended. Just like that. Remember the ending to The Fault in Our Stars? I had the same feeling of incompletion. The ending could have been so much stronger with another two or three pages, but instead I got the slight impression that by the end, the author just wanted it to be over.
The chapters are rather short, meaning I felt like I was making heaps of progress and making the points of the story really punchy.
When I first read that this book had nine main characters, I was worried. How can an author give all nine main characters their own personalities? Will there be favouritism? And the answer is no. All the characters were fleshed out super well and I was amazed at the talent that Naiksatam has shown. This book could easily be used for a report in school, as it just has that much story and meaning to it.
Overall, this isn’t a book I would normally pick up for myself, however I really enjoyed it. If you’re looking for an easy yet captivating read, this is it.
As someone who doesn’t know a lot about the Mumbai floods . . . this book made me feel scared, threatened, and hopeful along with the characters. The plot was strong and captivating, and while there were tiny little side adventures or little paths going off from it, I didn’t feel jerked around or misled before going back to the main point, which sometimes feels like a very common thing. I was stuck in a reading loop, unable to put it down. I wanted more and more and more and more and then it ended. Just like that. Remember the ending to The Fault in Our Stars? I had the same feeling of incompletion. The ending could have been so much stronger with another two or three pages, but instead I got the slight impression that by the end, the author just wanted it to be over.
The chapters are rather short, meaning I felt like I was making heaps of progress and making the points of the story really punchy.
When I first read that this book had nine main characters, I was worried. How can an author give all nine main characters their own personalities? Will there be favouritism? And the answer is no. All the characters were fleshed out super well and I was amazed at the talent that Naiksatam has shown. This book could easily be used for a report in school, as it just has that much story and meaning to it.
Overall, this isn’t a book I would normally pick up for myself, however I really enjoyed it. If you’re looking for an easy yet captivating read, this is it.
April 5, 2019
This story is about fifteen year old Ganpu who moves to Mumbai with his parents after their ancestral home and property is taken over by America's Enrone Corporation. They move to the city of dreams Mumbai to seek justice. Meanwhile Ganpu's parents open up a tea stall to earn their daily bread and butter.
This story is about the time when a slight drizzle turns into a torrential downpour. People of vastly different backgrounds and ethnicities seek refuge under Ganpu's little tea stall.
The kids are separated from their parents and there is no way they can contact them as the rain gets even more intense.
Will these children survive? Will Ganpu's courage and determination be able to protect the lives of his 'guests'?
This story is about courage and determination and never losing hope.
What I loved about this book: Apart from the fact that this story is about being optimistic and looking at the brighter side of life, the characters are very well etched and described. From the colour and size of bindis to their figures, the description will lead to floating of pictures in front of you. Very well written.
This story is about the time when a slight drizzle turns into a torrential downpour. People of vastly different backgrounds and ethnicities seek refuge under Ganpu's little tea stall.
The kids are separated from their parents and there is no way they can contact them as the rain gets even more intense.
Will these children survive? Will Ganpu's courage and determination be able to protect the lives of his 'guests'?
This story is about courage and determination and never losing hope.
What I loved about this book: Apart from the fact that this story is about being optimistic and looking at the brighter side of life, the characters are very well etched and described. From the colour and size of bindis to their figures, the description will lead to floating of pictures in front of you. Very well written.
May 13, 2019
‘The cloudburst’ is a fictional story about trouble in Mumbai city due to heavy downpour. 9 strangers (mostly children in their teenage), from different backgrounds and ethnicities, meet under peculiar circumstances when a slight drizzle turns into a torrential downpour. The weather caused them to seek refuge under Ganpu's little tea stall and forced them all to introspect, deeply about their lives, past, future and present.
This book is a good read and moves at a constant pace. Chapters are brief and orderly. It is a tale of courageous and astute, Ganpu along with eight other strangers. Ganpu along with his parents, stays at a shack in Mumbai, helping them run a tea stall. Stranded at his tea stall, due to heavy downpour, the primary characters contemplate about their lives. They unveiled their experiences and thoughts in an inspiring way.
Despite being clear and elaborated description of all the characters, it is rather confusing because of the involvement of so many characters. I struggled a lot while reading the initial few chapters, but eventually caught up as I moved forward.
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This book is a good read and moves at a constant pace. Chapters are brief and orderly. It is a tale of courageous and astute, Ganpu along with eight other strangers. Ganpu along with his parents, stays at a shack in Mumbai, helping them run a tea stall. Stranded at his tea stall, due to heavy downpour, the primary characters contemplate about their lives. They unveiled their experiences and thoughts in an inspiring way.
Despite being clear and elaborated description of all the characters, it is rather confusing because of the involvement of so many characters. I struggled a lot while reading the initial few chapters, but eventually caught up as I moved forward.
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September 1, 2020
I really enjoyed The Cloudburst. I found myself thinking about the characters when I wasn’t reading the book, which is always a good sign! At first, however, I found it hard to get into. The character descriptions were too long-winded for me, and I did not think they added anything to the story. Once the story got on its way, I found it to be a worthwhile read.
The first few chapters set the scene of life going on as normal in Mumbai. The author, Rajesh Naiksatam, introduced the characters as they appeared in the story. Due to a storm nine characters, from diverse backgrounds, were forced together in a rundown shack with Ganpu, the hero of the story.
Anu, a teacher, encouraged the children to share a happy event from their lives. For me, this is when the story came to life. I could visualise each story told and felt the emotions coming from the pages of the book. Each of the children had a fear to overcome, and the event that took place helped the children to address their fears and prejudices. This is a fictional story with some truth. It tells the story of courage, hope, friendship and kindness.
I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
The first few chapters set the scene of life going on as normal in Mumbai. The author, Rajesh Naiksatam, introduced the characters as they appeared in the story. Due to a storm nine characters, from diverse backgrounds, were forced together in a rundown shack with Ganpu, the hero of the story.
Anu, a teacher, encouraged the children to share a happy event from their lives. For me, this is when the story came to life. I could visualise each story told and felt the emotions coming from the pages of the book. Each of the children had a fear to overcome, and the event that took place helped the children to address their fears and prejudices. This is a fictional story with some truth. It tells the story of courage, hope, friendship and kindness.
I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
April 13, 2019
This book was a fairly average read for me.
I personally love reading such stories however this book was simply not for me.
The concept is good, but its not executed well.
The cover is good, but it could have been designed better.
The language was easy going and lucid, the writing style is pretty much average, but it failed to keep me engaged in reading it.
The arrangement of the scenes and the array of characters required lots of improvements.
The characters were well developed.
The storyline was indeed a very thoughtful one, the plot was weak, it also takes a slow pace in the between and at times you find that theres a lot of info dumping in it.
The only part that i liked is the descriptions of the scenes and places, its done quite intricately.
I liked how ganpus frailty, valour and courage is described, it definitely touched my heart.
Overall, this was an average read that required lots of improvements.
I personally love reading such stories however this book was simply not for me.
The concept is good, but its not executed well.
The cover is good, but it could have been designed better.
The language was easy going and lucid, the writing style is pretty much average, but it failed to keep me engaged in reading it.
The arrangement of the scenes and the array of characters required lots of improvements.
The characters were well developed.
The storyline was indeed a very thoughtful one, the plot was weak, it also takes a slow pace in the between and at times you find that theres a lot of info dumping in it.
The only part that i liked is the descriptions of the scenes and places, its done quite intricately.
I liked how ganpus frailty, valour and courage is described, it definitely touched my heart.
Overall, this was an average read that required lots of improvements.
May 9, 2019
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As the blurb suggest, fate makes the eight children meet each other in Ganpu’s shack and as the flood takes it toughest form in one Mumbai night, they are stuck together, helping one another, although reluctantly at first, to brace the calamity.
The author has very deftly added societal differences, economic and class differences, prejudice and parental issues in this short novel and presented all of these in a book. Not to forget, the core of the book is about teamwork and courage.
Not gonna lie but my first impression of this book was very poor because of the book cover. It's nothing artful and looks like it was rather lazily made. But the author's narration and the plot which is really innovative caught my attention and I finished the book in a day.
As the blurb suggest, fate makes the eight children meet each other in Ganpu’s shack and as the flood takes it toughest form in one Mumbai night, they are stuck together, helping one another, although reluctantly at first, to brace the calamity.
The author has very deftly added societal differences, economic and class differences, prejudice and parental issues in this short novel and presented all of these in a book. Not to forget, the core of the book is about teamwork and courage.
Not gonna lie but my first impression of this book was very poor because of the book cover. It's nothing artful and looks like it was rather lazily made. But the author's narration and the plot which is really innovative caught my attention and I finished the book in a day.
June 17, 2019
Title - The Cloudburst
Author - Rajesh Naikshatam
Review copy by - @vinfluencers
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🌵When I picked up this book, I was partly clear about the theme of the story because of the title. It's about the nature's curse that can turn up whole living form upside down.
🌵The cover is not at all catchy and seems that work hadn't done on it.
🌵Yet story is full of emotions of courage, desire to live & survive.
🌵Though while trying to express all these things, I felt that author has created a buzz of characters (almost 9),which was a bit hefty for me.
🌵The pace of the the story was bit slow in beginning and rushed at the end.
🌵Hence writing style is simple and suitable for beginners.
🌵The whole plot is being optimistic and not to lose hope in negative situation.
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🌵Rating- 3/5
Author - Rajesh Naikshatam
Review copy by - @vinfluencers
.
🌵When I picked up this book, I was partly clear about the theme of the story because of the title. It's about the nature's curse that can turn up whole living form upside down.
🌵The cover is not at all catchy and seems that work hadn't done on it.
🌵Yet story is full of emotions of courage, desire to live & survive.
🌵Though while trying to express all these things, I felt that author has created a buzz of characters (almost 9),which was a bit hefty for me.
🌵The pace of the the story was bit slow in beginning and rushed at the end.
🌵Hence writing style is simple and suitable for beginners.
🌵The whole plot is being optimistic and not to lose hope in negative situation.
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🌵Rating- 3/5
April 10, 2019
Nine strangers from different social and economic backgrounds.
Nature played the role of making them come under same roof.
A boy working at a tea stall, a school teacher, 3 students from same school and 4 international students who came to visit India.
Huge rains are pouring in Mumbai. Roads are blocked. These people got stuck at this tea shop. They all have negative feelings about the boy at tea shop, Gappu. Only the teacher, Anu, acts as a force to bind them together. They work together and help each other to survive from this natural disaster.
In the end, they come out as a completely different person. They didn't only survive from the flood, but also lost their fears and misconceptions about other people.
This story is very beautiful and inspiring. It talks about kindness. Even if you don't have anything to offer, offer some kindness and love to others.
And most important, take care of nature otherwise nature will show her anger on mankind in form of various disasters.
Nature played the role of making them come under same roof.
A boy working at a tea stall, a school teacher, 3 students from same school and 4 international students who came to visit India.
Huge rains are pouring in Mumbai. Roads are blocked. These people got stuck at this tea shop. They all have negative feelings about the boy at tea shop, Gappu. Only the teacher, Anu, acts as a force to bind them together. They work together and help each other to survive from this natural disaster.
In the end, they come out as a completely different person. They didn't only survive from the flood, but also lost their fears and misconceptions about other people.
This story is very beautiful and inspiring. It talks about kindness. Even if you don't have anything to offer, offer some kindness and love to others.
And most important, take care of nature otherwise nature will show her anger on mankind in form of various disasters.
May 17, 2022
Interesting story of survival that breaks down barriers!
I almost stopped reading this character-driven story because the descriptive technique
used for each character was exactly the same, which I found tedious. But once the flood began and it became clear that the diverse characters could no longer hold tight to their prejudices, I wanted to see how the story would unfold. I considered giving it a 3 but in the end I enjoyed it.
I almost stopped reading this character-driven story because the descriptive technique
used for each character was exactly the same, which I found tedious. But once the flood began and it became clear that the diverse characters could no longer hold tight to their prejudices, I wanted to see how the story would unfold. I considered giving it a 3 but in the end I enjoyed it.
April 10, 2019
The cover is nice but could have been better.
The title is catchy.
I have never been to Mumbai during monsoons or floods but the narrator does the work of giving you glimpses pretty well.
The protagonist will win your heart(Ganpu).
The pace is smooth through out but suddenly there’s a rush to finish the book somehow thus damaging the entire feel in the end.
The title is catchy.
I have never been to Mumbai during monsoons or floods but the narrator does the work of giving you glimpses pretty well.
The protagonist will win your heart(Ganpu).
The pace is smooth through out but suddenly there’s a rush to finish the book somehow thus damaging the entire feel in the end.
December 12, 2019
A bunch of teenagers from vastly different cultures and economic statuses are thrust together by a massive deadly flood in Mumbai duiring monsoon season.
They will have to learn to work together if they have any hope top survive. Will they be rescued? Or will they have to figure out how to save themselves?
Great read for a 12 year old.
They will have to learn to work together if they have any hope top survive. Will they be rescued? Or will they have to figure out how to save themselves?
Great read for a 12 year old.
March 26, 2019
The Cloudburst is an interesting read about 9 strangers meeting under a peculiar circumstance.
A rainy night forces them all to introspect, deeply on their lives, past future, and present.
Ganpu Appla is 15 years old and has lost his ancestral home to Capitalists in Dabhol. Now he stays in a shack in Mumbai with his parents, helping them run a tea stall near the BKC.
This story is about one night when a heavy downpour of rain strands 9 strangers under the battered roof of Taplu Tea Stall.
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A rainy night forces them all to introspect, deeply on their lives, past future, and present.
Ganpu Appla is 15 years old and has lost his ancestral home to Capitalists in Dabhol. Now he stays in a shack in Mumbai with his parents, helping them run a tea stall near the BKC.
This story is about one night when a heavy downpour of rain strands 9 strangers under the battered roof of Taplu Tea Stall.
Read the full review at my blog
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