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Socha Bhi Na Tha - Love, Heart Break & Marriage
t’s heart-breaking, finding the right person at the wrong time.
And worse? Meeting the wrong person when the time is right.
Aditi Narang is an obvious beauty. With her charming personality and magical aura, she steals hearts without much ado. When she professes her love to Shyam, he says ‘No’.
Padma Lakshmi is an average girl, who goes about her life like a routine. There is nothing distinctly remarkable about her, which repels Shyam. But when proposed to marry her, he says ‘Yes’.
Shyam appears quite sorted, well-settled and practical in the way he goes about life, and is the eligible bachelor that any girl would be lucky to marry.
In a fierce battle between his mind and heart, tossing insecurities and juggling fears, Shyam wrongs both the women. But why would he do that?
Socha Bhi Na Tha is a fast-paced, gripping story of love in various hues, extraordinary circumstances, thrilling emotions, and unheard of drama. It leaves us wondering, was it his sanity that prevailed, or his insanity that triumphed?
And worse? Meeting the wrong person when the time is right.
Aditi Narang is an obvious beauty. With her charming personality and magical aura, she steals hearts without much ado. When she professes her love to Shyam, he says ‘No’.
Padma Lakshmi is an average girl, who goes about her life like a routine. There is nothing distinctly remarkable about her, which repels Shyam. But when proposed to marry her, he says ‘Yes’.
Shyam appears quite sorted, well-settled and practical in the way he goes about life, and is the eligible bachelor that any girl would be lucky to marry.
In a fierce battle between his mind and heart, tossing insecurities and juggling fears, Shyam wrongs both the women. But why would he do that?
Socha Bhi Na Tha is a fast-paced, gripping story of love in various hues, extraordinary circumstances, thrilling emotions, and unheard of drama. It leaves us wondering, was it his sanity that prevailed, or his insanity that triumphed?
216 pages, Paperback
First published January 10, 2019
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April 15, 2019
They say some things are bound to happen. A few months back Vishnu messaged me with details of books that I can review. As per our standard understanding, I need to tell him books of my liking. "Socha Bhi Na Tha" was the book I selected that time. After a month when I inquired Vishnu about book, he informed me that the courier didn't deliver and returned. So I thought maybe it was not meant for me. Almost after two months of saying yes, Vishnu sent me a message that book arrived finally. Which means I was actually destined to review it. So here I am discussing "Socha Bhi Na Tha".
"Socha Bhi Na Tha" is the story of Shyam, author's protagonist (not for me). Two parallels of his life are portrayed in the story. The one in 1997 when he was with bold & beautiful girl Aditi. She was in love with Shyam, but Shyam was confused and said no to Aditi. The second parallel was in 2013 when he was married to Padma, an average looking girl. But now Shyam was confused and wanted to divorce Padma. Confused about the story? Yes, so was I. Read the book to know more.
The blurb of Shyam didn't match the actual character. I know it is shown as once he decides something he will do it, but on what bases he is taking those decisions, that part is not clear. This peculiar behavior put him into a dangerous category. I am a girl and thinking about a guy who marries because he is confused and leaves you without reason. How do you feel? What kind of nightmarish situation he may put you into?
Being a girl I felt characters of Aditi and Padma were done great injustice. Still, a light read, one you can take on traveling. Good for beginners.
Detailed Review Link - https://chevusread.blogspot.com/2019/...
"Socha Bhi Na Tha" is the story of Shyam, author's protagonist (not for me). Two parallels of his life are portrayed in the story. The one in 1997 when he was with bold & beautiful girl Aditi. She was in love with Shyam, but Shyam was confused and said no to Aditi. The second parallel was in 2013 when he was married to Padma, an average looking girl. But now Shyam was confused and wanted to divorce Padma. Confused about the story? Yes, so was I. Read the book to know more.
The blurb of Shyam didn't match the actual character. I know it is shown as once he decides something he will do it, but on what bases he is taking those decisions, that part is not clear. This peculiar behavior put him into a dangerous category. I am a girl and thinking about a guy who marries because he is confused and leaves you without reason. How do you feel? What kind of nightmarish situation he may put you into?
Being a girl I felt characters of Aditi and Padma were done great injustice. Still, a light read, one you can take on traveling. Good for beginners.
Detailed Review Link - https://chevusread.blogspot.com/2019/...
February 27, 2019
All of us has been through something which was something like “Socha Bhi Na Tha” and when we look back and realize that was something for the greater good. We also think why it shouldn’t happen earlier than going through the problems we have faced.
The same goes for the Sriman Narayan, “Socha Bhi Na Tha”. The story revolves around the main protagonist Shyam. Shyam is happy go lucky guy. One day he met Aditi in his office, after that they came in contact and their friendship grew become very close friends. Aditi is very beautiful girl, who also follows her heart. Suddenly, one day she propose Shyam, and he says no to her. Then Padma enter the life of Shyam, she asks him to marry her and Shyam said yes. Even though Padma is not what Shyam has expected from her life partner. Due to some battle between the mind and heart, he comes to sense what he had done is wrong to both the women. So what will he do? Will cancel the marriage with Padma and go back to Aditi or marry Padma and regret his decision forms the rest of the story.
The plot and the narration is amazing. The language used is simple and crisp. The ending is “Socha Bhi Na Tha”. It is an amazing book, where the reader thinks that this will happen and the author changes everything.
This book also talks about depression which is very good thing as now a days this is a thing which many people are fighting.
The quote which I really loved in this book is as follows: “If you desire something with all your heart, the entire Universe will conspire to provide it you.” – Paulo Coelho
The same goes for the Sriman Narayan, “Socha Bhi Na Tha”. The story revolves around the main protagonist Shyam. Shyam is happy go lucky guy. One day he met Aditi in his office, after that they came in contact and their friendship grew become very close friends. Aditi is very beautiful girl, who also follows her heart. Suddenly, one day she propose Shyam, and he says no to her. Then Padma enter the life of Shyam, she asks him to marry her and Shyam said yes. Even though Padma is not what Shyam has expected from her life partner. Due to some battle between the mind and heart, he comes to sense what he had done is wrong to both the women. So what will he do? Will cancel the marriage with Padma and go back to Aditi or marry Padma and regret his decision forms the rest of the story.
The plot and the narration is amazing. The language used is simple and crisp. The ending is “Socha Bhi Na Tha”. It is an amazing book, where the reader thinks that this will happen and the author changes everything.
This book also talks about depression which is very good thing as now a days this is a thing which many people are fighting.
The quote which I really loved in this book is as follows: “If you desire something with all your heart, the entire Universe will conspire to provide it you.” – Paulo Coelho
March 18, 2021
Well, to be honest, I am hating to write this review as I hated reading the book.
I picked it up while spending a night at my friend's house. I found it lying amongst some old newspapers and was attracted by the name of the Book and the Indian Writer. Unlike much of my friends, I do prefer to read Indian fiction, its almost like guilty-pleasure of mine. I like to think of it as gaining perspective. A writer's vision is always unique and respectful. They see things that ordinary people lack and mostly ignore. Or so I thought.
I borrowed it from him to keep with me during the week and return it during the weekends. That was my usual routine. After a tiring day at work during the weekdays I generally refresh myself with a good page turner. Reading through these stories takes my tiredness away. But this book, added to it.
From the very beginning the book reeked of a sense of discomfort in the writer, which he relayed in his work and transferred it to his readers. Discomfort. Yes that is the word. The exact way I felt all the while reading through these boring and mundane pages which portrayed the life of an uninteresting person bearing an insignificant life all the while effecting all the people around him. The one star I gave is just to ensure that I could write this review. I would prefer to give it much less, and that would also be more than it deserved.
Let me give away a hint, there's a person who gambles away his father's hard earned money by investing in shares with little to no information regarding the same at all. He furthermore goes on to acknowledge this as rightful education in life. Duh!
He is forcefully led to marrying a girl and thereby leads a miserable life all the while destroying the life of the said girl. Duh! Again.
He talks to his female colleague (who by the way is already engaged) and is egoistically led to believe that she is in love with him and wants to propose marriage, he freaks out from his assumption and directly tells the girl he wasn't ready for marriage any time soon. This drives the girl away from his weird behavior and proclamation. He then decides that he has fallen head over heels in love with that girl and pursues her relentlessly, upto the point of her forceful rejection and his eventual transgression into pseudo depression. The very thought of the protagonist to exploit such a severe psychiatric syndrome and defending the stupid decisions in his life behind the facade of his characteristic reasoning is beyond my capability of sympathising.
It was too tiresome to read through the entire book that I was forced to, mind you, FORCED to read within a night. Not because I was remotely interested in the plot or the life of the protagonist, but because my obsessive compulsion to end the story and to see an end to the idiocracy.
Above all, the most irritating that about the entire book that stuck out like a sore thumb were the description about his jobs and the work he did there wherein he had so gallantly praised himself of his risk taking and innovative ventures. It appeared to be less of a story and more of a creative stunt at a Job Resume.
If this was the the motive, then hats off to him. The author then did a brilliant job of depicting himself as a dedicated worker at any firm of choosing. A really smart move that could get him really good HR interviews.
But when it comes to pleasing a reader with your representation of art, for story writing is an art, I have just these words, which I presume befits him the most from the perspective of a reader:
"You don't seen to meet our requirement. Sorry but you can't be here with us. All the best for your future."
I picked it up while spending a night at my friend's house. I found it lying amongst some old newspapers and was attracted by the name of the Book and the Indian Writer. Unlike much of my friends, I do prefer to read Indian fiction, its almost like guilty-pleasure of mine. I like to think of it as gaining perspective. A writer's vision is always unique and respectful. They see things that ordinary people lack and mostly ignore. Or so I thought.
I borrowed it from him to keep with me during the week and return it during the weekends. That was my usual routine. After a tiring day at work during the weekdays I generally refresh myself with a good page turner. Reading through these stories takes my tiredness away. But this book, added to it.
From the very beginning the book reeked of a sense of discomfort in the writer, which he relayed in his work and transferred it to his readers. Discomfort. Yes that is the word. The exact way I felt all the while reading through these boring and mundane pages which portrayed the life of an uninteresting person bearing an insignificant life all the while effecting all the people around him. The one star I gave is just to ensure that I could write this review. I would prefer to give it much less, and that would also be more than it deserved.
Let me give away a hint, there's a person who gambles away his father's hard earned money by investing in shares with little to no information regarding the same at all. He furthermore goes on to acknowledge this as rightful education in life. Duh!
He is forcefully led to marrying a girl and thereby leads a miserable life all the while destroying the life of the said girl. Duh! Again.
He talks to his female colleague (who by the way is already engaged) and is egoistically led to believe that she is in love with him and wants to propose marriage, he freaks out from his assumption and directly tells the girl he wasn't ready for marriage any time soon. This drives the girl away from his weird behavior and proclamation. He then decides that he has fallen head over heels in love with that girl and pursues her relentlessly, upto the point of her forceful rejection and his eventual transgression into pseudo depression. The very thought of the protagonist to exploit such a severe psychiatric syndrome and defending the stupid decisions in his life behind the facade of his characteristic reasoning is beyond my capability of sympathising.
It was too tiresome to read through the entire book that I was forced to, mind you, FORCED to read within a night. Not because I was remotely interested in the plot or the life of the protagonist, but because my obsessive compulsion to end the story and to see an end to the idiocracy.
Above all, the most irritating that about the entire book that stuck out like a sore thumb were the description about his jobs and the work he did there wherein he had so gallantly praised himself of his risk taking and innovative ventures. It appeared to be less of a story and more of a creative stunt at a Job Resume.
If this was the the motive, then hats off to him. The author then did a brilliant job of depicting himself as a dedicated worker at any firm of choosing. A really smart move that could get him really good HR interviews.
But when it comes to pleasing a reader with your representation of art, for story writing is an art, I have just these words, which I presume befits him the most from the perspective of a reader:
"You don't seen to meet our requirement. Sorry but you can't be here with us. All the best for your future."
January 14, 2019
Socha Bhi Na Tha - Love, Heartbreak & Marriage: Book Review
Section 498A: Husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty.—Whoever, being the husband or the relative of the husband of a woman, subjects such woman to cruelty shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years and shall also be liable to fine.
This Section 498A in the Indian Penal Code is perhaps the least discussed and most abused section in India today. While media and social media give enormous space for the #MeToo victims, we seldom see any stories of men who were harassed by women and their families by blatant misuse or abuse of some of the draconian laws in our legal system.
Sriman Narayanan, who authered "Breath Go Away and Other Stories", has done the unfathomable in "Socha Bhi Na Tha". He has dared to question the gender narrative being dictated by a set of humanity and told the other side of the story. The the story from the perspective of a man. He brings a true to life story of love, marriage, divorce and the cultural differences between how divorces or annulments of marriages happen in India and in the US.
"Socha Bhi Na Tha" is the story of Shyam Venkat, a youth who is strong yet weak, loveable yet hated, intelligent yet dumb and most importantly, opinionated yet honest. He is caught between love-less marriage and marriage-less love. There are three girls in his life. The beautiful and immensely loveable Aditi Narang. The not so attractive and persistent Padma Lakshmi. The giggly, plain and unpredictable Annie Priya.
Sriman chooses a narrative style that reminds us of Venetian blinds. He keeps pulling the strings between Padma and Aditi in two sections, 1 and 2, with chapters that go 1.1 and 2.1 thoroughly interspersed till almost three fourths of the novel. It takes a lot of time for the reader to understand the characters. When we get a hold over the narrative, we are already halfway through the 206 pages long book.
But "Socha Bhi Na Tha" is thoroughly engaging. It doesn't lag and keeps the reader interested throughout. Using simple language and complex narrative technique, Sriman keeps us guessing between Aditi and Padma. Perhaps the need for brevity makes it appear abrupt in certain places.
On the negative side, the narration is pretty confusing till halfway. Shyam doesn't waste any efforts to explain the reasons for his dislike towards Padma. Though the story is narrated by the male protagonist, the readers might end up feeling Padma gets a raw deal in her life as well as the story. But perhaps, that is the real high point of the novel. There is some philosophy and verses from Gita, believed to be mandatory for novels these days.
On the positive side, brevity is the strength of "Socha Bhi Na Tha". Extremely vital facts about divorce laws, section 498A and depression are woven into the story in an informative way without being intrusive. Simple language, short chapters and believable, down to earth characters make "Socha Bhi Na Tha" an endearing read.
An ill-timed mail, an ill-thought message and an ill-placed sentence can make life take the unfathomable "Socha Bhi Na Tha" twist. Why Aditi suddenly distances herself from Shyam remain a mystery till the cathartic epilogue. Over "Socha Bhi Na Tha" is a pretty decent book by a new author and is worth our time and money.
Section 498A: Husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty.—Whoever, being the husband or the relative of the husband of a woman, subjects such woman to cruelty shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years and shall also be liable to fine.
This Section 498A in the Indian Penal Code is perhaps the least discussed and most abused section in India today. While media and social media give enormous space for the #MeToo victims, we seldom see any stories of men who were harassed by women and their families by blatant misuse or abuse of some of the draconian laws in our legal system.
Sriman Narayanan, who authered "Breath Go Away and Other Stories", has done the unfathomable in "Socha Bhi Na Tha". He has dared to question the gender narrative being dictated by a set of humanity and told the other side of the story. The the story from the perspective of a man. He brings a true to life story of love, marriage, divorce and the cultural differences between how divorces or annulments of marriages happen in India and in the US.
"Socha Bhi Na Tha" is the story of Shyam Venkat, a youth who is strong yet weak, loveable yet hated, intelligent yet dumb and most importantly, opinionated yet honest. He is caught between love-less marriage and marriage-less love. There are three girls in his life. The beautiful and immensely loveable Aditi Narang. The not so attractive and persistent Padma Lakshmi. The giggly, plain and unpredictable Annie Priya.
Sriman chooses a narrative style that reminds us of Venetian blinds. He keeps pulling the strings between Padma and Aditi in two sections, 1 and 2, with chapters that go 1.1 and 2.1 thoroughly interspersed till almost three fourths of the novel. It takes a lot of time for the reader to understand the characters. When we get a hold over the narrative, we are already halfway through the 206 pages long book.
But "Socha Bhi Na Tha" is thoroughly engaging. It doesn't lag and keeps the reader interested throughout. Using simple language and complex narrative technique, Sriman keeps us guessing between Aditi and Padma. Perhaps the need for brevity makes it appear abrupt in certain places.
On the negative side, the narration is pretty confusing till halfway. Shyam doesn't waste any efforts to explain the reasons for his dislike towards Padma. Though the story is narrated by the male protagonist, the readers might end up feeling Padma gets a raw deal in her life as well as the story. But perhaps, that is the real high point of the novel. There is some philosophy and verses from Gita, believed to be mandatory for novels these days.
On the positive side, brevity is the strength of "Socha Bhi Na Tha". Extremely vital facts about divorce laws, section 498A and depression are woven into the story in an informative way without being intrusive. Simple language, short chapters and believable, down to earth characters make "Socha Bhi Na Tha" an endearing read.
An ill-timed mail, an ill-thought message and an ill-placed sentence can make life take the unfathomable "Socha Bhi Na Tha" twist. Why Aditi suddenly distances herself from Shyam remain a mystery till the cathartic epilogue. Over "Socha Bhi Na Tha" is a pretty decent book by a new author and is worth our time and money.
February 2, 2019
Heart-break and no mending is this book about!
Talking about the cover, it is good and suits as per the story. A boy is in middle of two girls. But, how the story will end is all surprise.
The story is fragmented in two parts which go in alternate manner. One part deals with situation with Padma and second one with Aditi.
The making up of the story is not good and takes time from reader's point. Once you start getting a grip in part, the next chapter changes it all without giving time to acclimatize with new character.
The story leads are: Shyam, confused, hardworking corporate guy; Padma, an average looking girl with moral values and Aditi, a beautiful modernist girl working in Corporate HR.
The author left a right point to ponder- One is a great problem solver in office need not to be that much sorted for his own life, who knows it can be a mess too.
Shyam was always confused about what he wanted and in his confusion he couldn't admit his love for Aditi. I too suppose it is not love when you weigh down the pros and cons of the person, beauty and no beauty, intelligent or no intelligent, humour or boring. When you do that its obviously you are being materialistic and actually not in love.
The author did not truly explained why he left Padma, it would be stupid to conclude that as she was not good looking, he did not feel attractive towards her. She was a good cook and who says that girls cannot shout to their husbands if they are at fault. Shyam has been shown in such a low light with his thinking of girls being beautiful and submissive. God this is 21st century, the society please wake up!!
The narration is good, language easy to understand.
In the last few pages of the book, I felt wondering what would be the side of story Padma and Aditi had to offer. It should have been part of the book so as to feel complete by the ending, but I think it is bit raw and incomplete. The author has to work in that direction and will be then definitely awaiting his new books.
But I have learnt about the California law divorce procedure and nitty gritty of credit corporate companies- Some takeaway!!
Overall, it is one time light read for the begginers and who is interested in love, heartbreak and marriage!
My ratings:
Overall: 3.5/5
Entertainment: 3/5
Writing: 3.5/5
Character: 3.5/5
Plot : 3.5/5
Talking about the cover, it is good and suits as per the story. A boy is in middle of two girls. But, how the story will end is all surprise.
The story is fragmented in two parts which go in alternate manner. One part deals with situation with Padma and second one with Aditi.
The making up of the story is not good and takes time from reader's point. Once you start getting a grip in part, the next chapter changes it all without giving time to acclimatize with new character.
The story leads are: Shyam, confused, hardworking corporate guy; Padma, an average looking girl with moral values and Aditi, a beautiful modernist girl working in Corporate HR.
The author left a right point to ponder- One is a great problem solver in office need not to be that much sorted for his own life, who knows it can be a mess too.
Shyam was always confused about what he wanted and in his confusion he couldn't admit his love for Aditi. I too suppose it is not love when you weigh down the pros and cons of the person, beauty and no beauty, intelligent or no intelligent, humour or boring. When you do that its obviously you are being materialistic and actually not in love.
The author did not truly explained why he left Padma, it would be stupid to conclude that as she was not good looking, he did not feel attractive towards her. She was a good cook and who says that girls cannot shout to their husbands if they are at fault. Shyam has been shown in such a low light with his thinking of girls being beautiful and submissive. God this is 21st century, the society please wake up!!
The narration is good, language easy to understand.
In the last few pages of the book, I felt wondering what would be the side of story Padma and Aditi had to offer. It should have been part of the book so as to feel complete by the ending, but I think it is bit raw and incomplete. The author has to work in that direction and will be then definitely awaiting his new books.
But I have learnt about the California law divorce procedure and nitty gritty of credit corporate companies- Some takeaway!!
Overall, it is one time light read for the begginers and who is interested in love, heartbreak and marriage!
My ratings:
Overall: 3.5/5
Entertainment: 3/5
Writing: 3.5/5
Character: 3.5/5
Plot : 3.5/5
February 23, 2019
"Your height is your Karma; your weight is your Free will.Life is not all Destiny, it is a combination of Free will & Destiny"
This book was more than "love, breakup & marriage" .When i started reading i was a bit confused about what was actually going on but soon realized that two time periods are shown in alternative chapters. One in the year 2003 where Shyam is already married with Padma and not at all happy with his married life & another one from the year 1997 where he has freshly joined for work and everything related to it. And also about his bond with his friends Annie and Aditi.
It was informative in every aspect. All the happenings in the office are very well described and this gives us an insight on the job profile. As it is from the year 1997 and IT industry in India is just starting to flourish we get to see more of email conversations between the characters which includes hotmail, rediffmail & yahoo.
With the title "Socha bhi Na Tha " the Author in my view tries to bring in the fact that many of the things that happen in our life is "Unfathomable". A lot of events in our life, a lot of decisions we take or the situations we are in just happens in a way we never thought it would be. At times we listen to our mind when we should have listened to our heart and vice-versa and that complicates things further. And we should not blame destiny for everything that happens in our life.It is actually in our free-will , how we work hard , how we put all our effort in achieving something .
Finally the author talks about the monster " Depression". 99% of people in my opinion still doesn't know what depression actually is. I feel depression can be completely understood by a person who have actually battled it or seen their loved one doing so or in the worst case , seen someone die battling it. And severe depression cannot be cured just by counseling it needs a proper medication or else it can be fatal.
So this book had a lot of things in one. Language is understandable. I was just irked my the character Shyam because of his obsession for "good looks with good heart" thing and all the confusions he have created in everyone's life. I liked the book.Recommended.!!
This book was more than "love, breakup & marriage" .When i started reading i was a bit confused about what was actually going on but soon realized that two time periods are shown in alternative chapters. One in the year 2003 where Shyam is already married with Padma and not at all happy with his married life & another one from the year 1997 where he has freshly joined for work and everything related to it. And also about his bond with his friends Annie and Aditi.
It was informative in every aspect. All the happenings in the office are very well described and this gives us an insight on the job profile. As it is from the year 1997 and IT industry in India is just starting to flourish we get to see more of email conversations between the characters which includes hotmail, rediffmail & yahoo.
With the title "Socha bhi Na Tha " the Author in my view tries to bring in the fact that many of the things that happen in our life is "Unfathomable". A lot of events in our life, a lot of decisions we take or the situations we are in just happens in a way we never thought it would be. At times we listen to our mind when we should have listened to our heart and vice-versa and that complicates things further. And we should not blame destiny for everything that happens in our life.It is actually in our free-will , how we work hard , how we put all our effort in achieving something .
Finally the author talks about the monster " Depression". 99% of people in my opinion still doesn't know what depression actually is. I feel depression can be completely understood by a person who have actually battled it or seen their loved one doing so or in the worst case , seen someone die battling it. And severe depression cannot be cured just by counseling it needs a proper medication or else it can be fatal.
So this book had a lot of things in one. Language is understandable. I was just irked my the character Shyam because of his obsession for "good looks with good heart" thing and all the confusions he have created in everyone's life. I liked the book.Recommended.!!
February 8, 2019
Reading some of the reviews, here, It is interesting to see the book evoke sharp opinions of the protagonist, and a sense of disbelief on one of the main themes, a story of forced matrimony. This is not the first time, nor I suspect will be the last , that this story sparks such intense reactions. Many more will find it unfathomable that Shyam or anyone could be forced into a matrimony against his wishes.
Life isn’t plain black and white, and there may be a multitude of reasons that drives, such an event, like any other thing of Life, that probably may be better understood with life experiences, or the ability to soak into the depths of this narrative.
This is one such untold story of a forced matrimony, and paints the potential aftermath to deal with. And also serves as a grim warning to parents, on the perils of forcing their children into a matrimony, and the potential legal consequences to deal with, and to face the angst and emotional upheaval of all family members concerned, and how messy the process of separation can get including a potential abuse of Section 498. Yeah, the abuse of Section 498 happens even in the twentieth century. Or for that matter, how many of you are aware that SC/STs atrocity laws been misused in India ?!
The book touches upon the aspect of Karma, and throws some interesting insights, that Life is not all pre-destined, but it is a combination of both destiny (karma) and free will.
And the other theme, that forms the core of the story in the background is the demons that Shyam has to fight of his own ……Is it his personal handicap or his genetic makeup ? This theme may resonate with many people who have the same demons to deal in their life ….This offers a fresh perspective to look at it.
This book is for the strong hearted, and for those that are open minded to the possibilities and shocks that Life hands over …..After all, it is Socha Bhi Na Tha …..what else can one expect ? !
Easy Read, but Strong Messages, and My rating is 4.5 ...
Life isn’t plain black and white, and there may be a multitude of reasons that drives, such an event, like any other thing of Life, that probably may be better understood with life experiences, or the ability to soak into the depths of this narrative.
This is one such untold story of a forced matrimony, and paints the potential aftermath to deal with. And also serves as a grim warning to parents, on the perils of forcing their children into a matrimony, and the potential legal consequences to deal with, and to face the angst and emotional upheaval of all family members concerned, and how messy the process of separation can get including a potential abuse of Section 498. Yeah, the abuse of Section 498 happens even in the twentieth century. Or for that matter, how many of you are aware that SC/STs atrocity laws been misused in India ?!
The book touches upon the aspect of Karma, and throws some interesting insights, that Life is not all pre-destined, but it is a combination of both destiny (karma) and free will.
And the other theme, that forms the core of the story in the background is the demons that Shyam has to fight of his own ……Is it his personal handicap or his genetic makeup ? This theme may resonate with many people who have the same demons to deal in their life ….This offers a fresh perspective to look at it.
This book is for the strong hearted, and for those that are open minded to the possibilities and shocks that Life hands over …..After all, it is Socha Bhi Na Tha …..what else can one expect ? !
Easy Read, but Strong Messages, and My rating is 4.5 ...
January 26, 2019
This book was sent by the author in exchange of an honest and unbiased review.
My take:
Shyam is a well written character, as only his side of story is shared by the author. Lots of information about female rights, divorce , martial abuse for men and their rights, sections of IPC weaved without being preachy. But I thought the book was half baked as a lot of things are not clear like why he hated Padma? Being a patron gist I still fail to understand why he decided what he decided.Agreed its his point of view but still it doesn't sound convincing.
Shyam was always confused about what he want and in his confusion he chose Padma and left her without any proper reason. He had just shut his mind and didn't wish to see her point of view. He wanted a beauty with brain kind of girl and if he was clear he shouldn't have succumbed to getting married and leaving her in lurch.It somehow did't sound convincing that he married under pressure, in spite of being sure that she does not fit to his idea of an ideal partner. Likewise the author never threw a light on why Aditi distanced herself from him and never reciprocated. I felt this is way one sided as none of the female leads had their say. They had a raw deal.
Everything was his decision and others just moved around that. The story could have been written better with importance to other characters too. It takes time to grow on you as till half way it keeps shuttling between the characters and its only much later you understand what and who it is about. The narration is good, language easy to understand.
At the end of the book, we end up feeling bad for Aditi and Padma , maybe that's what the author meant by Socha Bhi Na Tha. Maybe life is after all, not always about being fair and right.
My Rating:
I would rate this book 3.5/5 as it left me unsatisfied as if there is more to say and the questions remained unanswered till the end.
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January 29, 2019
Socha bhi na tha
Author - sriman narayanan
Publisher - srishti publisher
" The right is to work only , but never to it's fruit"
Let's talk about cover first. Cover is good and suits as per the story. A boy is middle of two girls. But, I believe it can be made little bit more attractive.
The story is quite simple and little bit predictable as we go along with it. Our protagonist shyam is well settled and sorted man. Aaditi is charming girl and padma is avarage looking girl.
There are two stories parallel running in the book. One is at 2000 and other its at 2003. At starting it feels like both the stories are approaching at one point. Aditi is friend of shyam from the office time and they share good bonding with each other. Shyam feels attraction towards her and falls in love with her.
While in at 2003 story shyam is married to padma and starting a new life. But, life is like "socha bhi na tha" after some months they don't find comfort and make decisions to divorce. Padma and shyam family is shocked but they also act with maturity.
At the technology is less available they do conversation over emails. Now the twist is shyam proposed to aditi. Now things what will happen ahead.
Will Aditi accept proposal?
Will padma get divorced?
Will they live happily ?
"Socha bhi na tha"
The plot is well written and hold a grip. But some of the chapter feels dragging. The characters are well developed and described. At the end of book story moves so fast that can be extended little bit.
Overall its a good read for beginner.
I would rate this 3.5/5
#qotd - what you do if you feel depressed ?
Author - sriman narayanan
Publisher - srishti publisher
" The right is to work only , but never to it's fruit"
Let's talk about cover first. Cover is good and suits as per the story. A boy is middle of two girls. But, I believe it can be made little bit more attractive.
The story is quite simple and little bit predictable as we go along with it. Our protagonist shyam is well settled and sorted man. Aaditi is charming girl and padma is avarage looking girl.
There are two stories parallel running in the book. One is at 2000 and other its at 2003. At starting it feels like both the stories are approaching at one point. Aditi is friend of shyam from the office time and they share good bonding with each other. Shyam feels attraction towards her and falls in love with her.
While in at 2003 story shyam is married to padma and starting a new life. But, life is like "socha bhi na tha" after some months they don't find comfort and make decisions to divorce. Padma and shyam family is shocked but they also act with maturity.
At the technology is less available they do conversation over emails. Now the twist is shyam proposed to aditi. Now things what will happen ahead.
Will Aditi accept proposal?
Will padma get divorced?
Will they live happily ?
"Socha bhi na tha"
The plot is well written and hold a grip. But some of the chapter feels dragging. The characters are well developed and described. At the end of book story moves so fast that can be extended little bit.
Overall its a good read for beginner.
I would rate this 3.5/5
#qotd - what you do if you feel depressed ?
February 12, 2019
This book has an interesting story of everyone’s confusions and choices, in the matters of love and heart. I loved the narrative style, wherein the author discloses the various outcomes of the key episodes upfront, and thus inviting the suspense in the reader’s mind as to how the story evolves to get there.
And that is Socha Bhi Na Tha, a story with a roller coaster of drama and upheavals of life. Shyam wrongs both his women ? Or is it Life that hands over a rude shock to Shyam , and he has his own demons to confront ? It’s a story of different shades of wrong. Who is more wrong ? Which is more wrong ? The author raises these thought provoking questions.
Shyam, the protagonist, is the obvious choice for any girl. He is well to do and knows what he wants, or at least pretends to know what he wants. Tying the knot is on his mind but to whom?
Aditi Narang is a very attractive and beautiful girl. She has a charismatic personality and she who has the world behind her is behind Shyam, but Shyam rejects her for reasons only known to him.
Padma Lakshmi is an everyday girl who can fit in well with a crowd, and does not have any distinct features about her. Even though Shyam isn’t attracted to her, he says yes when proposed to marry her. Why would Shyam do that? Why marry Padma and not Aditi?
In the battle between his heart and mind he ends up breaking both their hearts.
Requited love and happy marriages are widely celebrated, and we hear of them frequently in the public domain. But surely, there are many untold , non-glamorous stories of lost love, heart-breaks and broken marriages and Socha Bhi Na Tha is one such bold book, which makes it special and unique
And that is Socha Bhi Na Tha, a story with a roller coaster of drama and upheavals of life. Shyam wrongs both his women ? Or is it Life that hands over a rude shock to Shyam , and he has his own demons to confront ? It’s a story of different shades of wrong. Who is more wrong ? Which is more wrong ? The author raises these thought provoking questions.
Shyam, the protagonist, is the obvious choice for any girl. He is well to do and knows what he wants, or at least pretends to know what he wants. Tying the knot is on his mind but to whom?
Aditi Narang is a very attractive and beautiful girl. She has a charismatic personality and she who has the world behind her is behind Shyam, but Shyam rejects her for reasons only known to him.
Padma Lakshmi is an everyday girl who can fit in well with a crowd, and does not have any distinct features about her. Even though Shyam isn’t attracted to her, he says yes when proposed to marry her. Why would Shyam do that? Why marry Padma and not Aditi?
In the battle between his heart and mind he ends up breaking both their hearts.
Requited love and happy marriages are widely celebrated, and we hear of them frequently in the public domain. But surely, there are many untold , non-glamorous stories of lost love, heart-breaks and broken marriages and Socha Bhi Na Tha is one such bold book, which makes it special and unique
February 22, 2019
Shyam is unhappy in his marriage. Padma is caring, understanding and loving but she is not attractive according to Shyam. Attraction is a very important factor if you want to marry a person, is Shyam's opinion. He was forced to marry Padma by his parents. Shyam loved Aditi. For him she was the one and the only one. But then what happened that Shyam has to marry Padma? Will he at least try to put efforts into this marriage? Or will he leave Padma?
Review-
Reading the summary I thought there would be some kind of twist or tragedy happening in the book but it is not the case. It is a very simple and short book with whatsoever no twist.
Main characters in the book are Shyam, Padma and Aditi. As the book was from Shyam's point of view I could see his character development was quite good. The understanding of love at the time of teenage to being an adult and standing up for own is quite remarkable.
Narration of the story is good. Language is easy to understand. At times I felt there were unnecessary information about his job profile which I don't think added any value to the story.
There was no twist in the story which is a major disappointing factor according to me. It was just a simple narration of Shyam life from his childhood to adult days.
In the starting of the book there is a shift between past and present narrative of the story. Because there was no indication of such I got confused at times.
If you really want to read a simple and easy going book you can go for this book.
Review-
Reading the summary I thought there would be some kind of twist or tragedy happening in the book but it is not the case. It is a very simple and short book with whatsoever no twist.
Main characters in the book are Shyam, Padma and Aditi. As the book was from Shyam's point of view I could see his character development was quite good. The understanding of love at the time of teenage to being an adult and standing up for own is quite remarkable.
Narration of the story is good. Language is easy to understand. At times I felt there were unnecessary information about his job profile which I don't think added any value to the story.
There was no twist in the story which is a major disappointing factor according to me. It was just a simple narration of Shyam life from his childhood to adult days.
In the starting of the book there is a shift between past and present narrative of the story. Because there was no indication of such I got confused at times.
If you really want to read a simple and easy going book you can go for this book.
February 11, 2019
A colorful cover which shows 3 people flying in a hot air balloon. A noticeable thing about the cover is 3 of them are looking in different directions. The Title "Socha Bhi Na Tha" (Never imagined in Hindi) which is apt based on the story line since the of three people with different views yet linked with each other.
The plot revolves around three main characters: Shyam who is an hardworking and well settled guy but little bewildered in nature. Aditi, a bold and beautiful modern girl working who works as an HR. Padma , who is more or less an average looking girl with no so called peculiar attractions in her. What made Shyam nod Yes to the average looking Padma when proposed and reject the far more superior and attractive Aditi. There is always a twist in the tail when life scripts its fate,
The plot had everything in it starting from a corporate work culture, proposal , rejection , marriage , divorce etc. Overall a good one time read which describes the different phases of a mans life who failed in his married life .
The language is simple and easy to understand and taking into consideration of the narration of the plot , its designed in a manner that goes smoothly. The characters correlate with each other is a nice manner. Overall the language used and narration is above par.
The plot revolves around three main characters: Shyam who is an hardworking and well settled guy but little bewildered in nature. Aditi, a bold and beautiful modern girl working who works as an HR. Padma , who is more or less an average looking girl with no so called peculiar attractions in her. What made Shyam nod Yes to the average looking Padma when proposed and reject the far more superior and attractive Aditi. There is always a twist in the tail when life scripts its fate,
The plot had everything in it starting from a corporate work culture, proposal , rejection , marriage , divorce etc. Overall a good one time read which describes the different phases of a mans life who failed in his married life .
The language is simple and easy to understand and taking into consideration of the narration of the plot , its designed in a manner that goes smoothly. The characters correlate with each other is a nice manner. Overall the language used and narration is above par.
February 24, 2019
Love, Heartbreak and Marriage.
Socha Bhi Na Tha by Sriman Narayanan.
Aditi Narang is an obvious beauty. With her charming personality and magical aura, she steals hearts worries much ado. When she professes her love to Shyam, he says 'No'.
Padma Lakshmi is an average girl, who goes about her life like a routine. There is nothing distinctly remarkable about her, which repels Shyam. But when proposed to marry her, he says 'Yes'.
Shyam appears quite sorted, well-settled and practical in the way he goes about life, and is eligible bachelor that any girl would be lucky to marry.
In a fierce battle between his mind and heart, tossing insecurities and juggling fears, Shyam wrongs both women. But why would he do that?
Socha Bhi Na Tha is a fast-paced, gripping story of love in various guess, extraordinary circumstances, thrilling emotions, and unheard of drama. It leaves us wondering, was it his sanity that prevailed, or his insanity that triumphed?
The story is simple and easy to read. The Author narrated how forced arrange marriage can go so wrong very quickly. Shyam finds love at the wrong time, when he was trapped in the insecurities, and lost his love. His mind was muddled with his insecurities, that he gives into the pressure of his parents.
The story and the characters are true-to-life. Overall the story is simple and well-written
Socha Bhi Na Tha by Sriman Narayanan.
Aditi Narang is an obvious beauty. With her charming personality and magical aura, she steals hearts worries much ado. When she professes her love to Shyam, he says 'No'.
Padma Lakshmi is an average girl, who goes about her life like a routine. There is nothing distinctly remarkable about her, which repels Shyam. But when proposed to marry her, he says 'Yes'.
Shyam appears quite sorted, well-settled and practical in the way he goes about life, and is eligible bachelor that any girl would be lucky to marry.
In a fierce battle between his mind and heart, tossing insecurities and juggling fears, Shyam wrongs both women. But why would he do that?
Socha Bhi Na Tha is a fast-paced, gripping story of love in various guess, extraordinary circumstances, thrilling emotions, and unheard of drama. It leaves us wondering, was it his sanity that prevailed, or his insanity that triumphed?
The story is simple and easy to read. The Author narrated how forced arrange marriage can go so wrong very quickly. Shyam finds love at the wrong time, when he was trapped in the insecurities, and lost his love. His mind was muddled with his insecurities, that he gives into the pressure of his parents.
The story and the characters are true-to-life. Overall the story is simple and well-written
April 1, 2019
Socha bhi Na Tha
Author: Sriman Narayanan
Publisher: Srishti
By seeing cover pic and the tag line 'Love, Heartbreak & Marriage', I framed the story would be a triangular relationship where either of couple will be tied and another one will walk away. But it was not like that.
The author tried build two stories simultaneously, but stories are not concurrent. One relationship with Padma is decaying and another with Aditi is ripening. Another integral part of the story is mail conversation, instead of chat or long duration call.
Padma who doesn't have any remarkable quality which can steal Shyam's heart, but circumstances make him to say 'Yes' when she proposed her and gets married. The relationship didn't last long. Aditi is a character of beauty and charming, impresses Shyam easily. But when she professes her love to Shyam, he replies 'No'. Later when Shyam feels 'Love' and expresses his feelings , Aditi refuses to accept. Eventually Shyam gets settled along with Shrisha.
The heart-broken part has been expressed very honestly, you can relate if you have gone through. But
the story has been marinated with too much office stuffs which may not be interesting to everyone. At end of the story you will find out the truth of life, "Your Past is your Destiny. Your future is your
free will. Your present is your prarabdha karma".
Rating: 3.5(5)
Author: Sriman Narayanan
Publisher: Srishti
By seeing cover pic and the tag line 'Love, Heartbreak & Marriage', I framed the story would be a triangular relationship where either of couple will be tied and another one will walk away. But it was not like that.
The author tried build two stories simultaneously, but stories are not concurrent. One relationship with Padma is decaying and another with Aditi is ripening. Another integral part of the story is mail conversation, instead of chat or long duration call.
Padma who doesn't have any remarkable quality which can steal Shyam's heart, but circumstances make him to say 'Yes' when she proposed her and gets married. The relationship didn't last long. Aditi is a character of beauty and charming, impresses Shyam easily. But when she professes her love to Shyam, he replies 'No'. Later when Shyam feels 'Love' and expresses his feelings , Aditi refuses to accept. Eventually Shyam gets settled along with Shrisha.
The heart-broken part has been expressed very honestly, you can relate if you have gone through. But
the story has been marinated with too much office stuffs which may not be interesting to everyone. At end of the story you will find out the truth of life, "Your Past is your Destiny. Your future is your
free will. Your present is your prarabdha karma".
Rating: 3.5(5)
May 22, 2025
(NO SPOILERS)
A tale of one sided love, a failed marriage and self realization about the ways of karma. It was a fast paced novel with 206 pages. it is a non linear story with the past and present timelines. The story was easily understandable and was not confusing. In the past Shyam falls in love with beautiful, intelligent and co worker Aditi through daily exchange of emails, but was the feeling reciprocated by Aditi?. On the other hand the present timeline shows Shyam's arranged married life with Padma being a mess, does Shyam work on his marriage or end it and walk away?
The story starts from 1999 and moves forward and forward. The story takes places in various cities like San Diego, San Francisco, Coimbatore, Cochin, Chennai, Bangalore, Delhi and more. The chapters are short and are much easier to read. The story contains a lot of phrases from Bhagavad Gita and emphasizes the word "UNFATHOMABLE". The book does contain a good ending but could not fall in love with the characters completely.
A tale of one sided love, a failed marriage and self realization about the ways of karma. It was a fast paced novel with 206 pages. it is a non linear story with the past and present timelines. The story was easily understandable and was not confusing. In the past Shyam falls in love with beautiful, intelligent and co worker Aditi through daily exchange of emails, but was the feeling reciprocated by Aditi?. On the other hand the present timeline shows Shyam's arranged married life with Padma being a mess, does Shyam work on his marriage or end it and walk away?
The story starts from 1999 and moves forward and forward. The story takes places in various cities like San Diego, San Francisco, Coimbatore, Cochin, Chennai, Bangalore, Delhi and more. The chapters are short and are much easier to read. The story contains a lot of phrases from Bhagavad Gita and emphasizes the word "UNFATHOMABLE". The book does contain a good ending but could not fall in love with the characters completely.
February 19, 2019
I'm Vidya but posting this review on my mother-in law's behalf :)
"Hi, I'm Treasa, I am writing a review on my daughter in law's account
My daughter in law bought this book, but I started to read it, even before she began to. The book cover and the Hindi title caught my attention.
It’s a fantastic book, and I enjoyed reading it thoroughly. The book touches upon the twists and turns that happen in our lives, and having seen “Life”, I could relate to it. I thank my daughter in law for this book !"
"Hi, I'm Treasa, I am writing a review on my daughter in law's account
My daughter in law bought this book, but I started to read it, even before she began to. The book cover and the Hindi title caught my attention.
It’s a fantastic book, and I enjoyed reading it thoroughly. The book touches upon the twists and turns that happen in our lives, and having seen “Life”, I could relate to it. I thank my daughter in law for this book !"
March 20, 2019
Socha Bhi Na Tha by Sriman Narayanan is a book written from a man's perspective about his Life, Love and Marriage.
Its paced very slow and this made me lose interest in reading further. Its too dramatic. I somehow feel, the Epilogee could have been better and well connected with the plot. It doesn't synchonize at all(at least for me)
I had to complete this book with so much difficulty. Never had such thoughts to any books this date.
Its paced very slow and this made me lose interest in reading further. Its too dramatic. I somehow feel, the Epilogee could have been better and well connected with the plot. It doesn't synchonize at all(at least for me)
I had to complete this book with so much difficulty. Never had such thoughts to any books this date.
January 21, 2019
Socha Bhi Na Tha by Sriman Narayanan is a love story with extraordinary circumstances touching different emotions. Story is so gripping that it keeps you engrossed through out. Characterization, Narration and flow of events are extremely well. Language and vocaboulory are simple but engaging. Overall I found it a good read.
January 25, 2019
Sriman
This is where u disappeared after all these years!!
Nice to feature in your book...never realized after all these years we would meet again in a book!!
Lovely read...I enjoyed every moment. Didn't realize how cheeky I was back then.
Am more sorted now...I gather.
Till your next masterpiece...
This is where u disappeared after all these years!!
Nice to feature in your book...never realized after all these years we would meet again in a book!!
Lovely read...I enjoyed every moment. Didn't realize how cheeky I was back then.
Am more sorted now...I gather.
Till your next masterpiece...
January 27, 2019
It goes smoothly; With the author, mostly describing the workplace scenarios, you may find an insight into the divorce procedures in California as a major takeaway. Also, described with empathy, is the trauma that most men going through a failed marriage have to face.
In all, "Socha Bhi Na Tha" is a non-turbulent, one-sitting novel.
In all, "Socha Bhi Na Tha" is a non-turbulent, one-sitting novel.
February 5, 2019
'Socha bhi na tha ' I must say that the title is really unique and as the title says the story can lead the readers to some extraordinary circumstances and unexpected incidents.
The good part is that the author has portrayed some unique characters. But the narration could have been a little bit better. At some point the story seems slow.
The language is good.
The cover is attractive.
The good part is that the author has portrayed some unique characters. But the narration could have been a little bit better. At some point the story seems slow.
The language is good.
The cover is attractive.
February 23, 2019
Simple cover which is not very attractive.
Since the story is in English, I think the title too could have been in the same language.
Extremely simple plot.
No twists.
Predictable sequence of events.
Lucid language.
Character development of Shyam is good.
Narration is good but could have been bettered with less haphazard- ness.
Slow flow.
Good vocabulary.
Since the story is in English, I think the title too could have been in the same language.
Extremely simple plot.
No twists.
Predictable sequence of events.
Lucid language.
Character development of Shyam is good.
Narration is good but could have been bettered with less haphazard- ness.
Slow flow.
Good vocabulary.
March 23, 2019
Socha bhi na tha was a really boring read and i did not understand the whole pain of the protagonist. It felt like the author wanted to express something through his book but could not succeed. It was a bad read.
January 26, 2019
💜Socha Bhi Na Tha By Sriman Narayanan💜
Genre: Fiction
Publisher: Srishti .
Plot: Aditi Narang is an obvious beauty. With her charming personality and magical aura, she steals hearts without much ado. When she professes her love to Shyam, he says ‘No’. Padma Lakshmi is an average girl, who goes about her life like a routine. There is nothing distinctly remarkable about her, which repels Shyam. But when proposed to marry her, he says ‘Yes’. Shyam appears quite sorted, well-settled and practical in the way he goes about life, and is the eligible bachelor that any girl would be lucky to marry. .
My Opinion: I picked this book because I found the blurb really interesting & eveb I was willing to know more about Shyam's life. Love is not only about looking good together sometimes it all about being happy together. Fights & problems does come in all the relationships the most important thing is to hold on & understand because at the end of the day being together matter more. This is what I learnt from this amazing book. The author has written it with full heart & obviously I loved the characters of the book. The book transfers you to a completely new world where you live with the characters. He tried to combined all the possible emotions in book like love, fear, hate, angry & friendship. I book has twists which made it more interesting. The cover is so beautiful & I love how the hindi title is adding shine to the book.
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Pros: First of all, it's a love story but it's not cheesy like other love stories. Book is really well edited due to which there were no errors. The language is simple & lucid so any one can pick this book even if you are not a reader then this will make you read. It was short & less time consuming read. Everyone should give it a try. A real fun & refreshing read. I do recommend it.
Cons: The book lost spark at places, the author has alot potential which are visible through his writing he can bring more better I guess.
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Rating: 3.85
Genre: Fiction
Publisher: Srishti .
Plot: Aditi Narang is an obvious beauty. With her charming personality and magical aura, she steals hearts without much ado. When she professes her love to Shyam, he says ‘No’. Padma Lakshmi is an average girl, who goes about her life like a routine. There is nothing distinctly remarkable about her, which repels Shyam. But when proposed to marry her, he says ‘Yes’. Shyam appears quite sorted, well-settled and practical in the way he goes about life, and is the eligible bachelor that any girl would be lucky to marry. .
My Opinion: I picked this book because I found the blurb really interesting & eveb I was willing to know more about Shyam's life. Love is not only about looking good together sometimes it all about being happy together. Fights & problems does come in all the relationships the most important thing is to hold on & understand because at the end of the day being together matter more. This is what I learnt from this amazing book. The author has written it with full heart & obviously I loved the characters of the book. The book transfers you to a completely new world where you live with the characters. He tried to combined all the possible emotions in book like love, fear, hate, angry & friendship. I book has twists which made it more interesting. The cover is so beautiful & I love how the hindi title is adding shine to the book.
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Pros: First of all, it's a love story but it's not cheesy like other love stories. Book is really well edited due to which there were no errors. The language is simple & lucid so any one can pick this book even if you are not a reader then this will make you read. It was short & less time consuming read. Everyone should give it a try. A real fun & refreshing read. I do recommend it.
Cons: The book lost spark at places, the author has alot potential which are visible through his writing he can bring more better I guess.
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Rating: 3.85
June 1, 2019
Socha Bhi Na Tha
By Sriman Narayanan @authorsrimannarayanan 🌸 ₹195
🌸206 pages
🌸 Fiction
The story is segmented in two parts which is narrated alternatively by shyam in first person. One part concerning Aditi and other part concerning Padma. It takes place in Us and some parts of India. The story revolves around a love triangle concerning Shyam who is a hardworking office star and well settled person. Padma, an average looking girl, with traditional moral values. There is nothing distinctively remarkable about her whereas Aditi is a modern, beautiful , bold and charming working woman.
The story encompasses different emotions, we get to see in a forced matrimony and the aftermath of it. The legal mess along with the emotional turmoil of everybody concerned.
What appears might not be the truth. Shyam appeared to be sorted and practical all the while harbouring deep insecurities and fears. His confusion messes up not only his life but two other lives along with it. He accepts Padma in a state of confusion and rejects Aditi whom he genuinely liked when she professed her love. Read to find out why did he do so?
PROS- The characterization is good. The characters are unique and detailed. The language and vocabulary is good and engaging. I found the cover attractive and it aptly suits the story. The title 'Socha Bhi Na Tha' even more so. The storyline was good. It was a short story and less time consuming read.
CONS- The story was kinda slow at point. There are too many characters and the narration was haphazard and so it was difficult to follow and bond with the story. The way the story was weaved was not so smooth.
My take- Learnt a great deal about the California divorce laws and all about the credit corporate companies.
By Sriman Narayanan @authorsrimannarayanan 🌸 ₹195
🌸206 pages
🌸 Fiction
The story is segmented in two parts which is narrated alternatively by shyam in first person. One part concerning Aditi and other part concerning Padma. It takes place in Us and some parts of India. The story revolves around a love triangle concerning Shyam who is a hardworking office star and well settled person. Padma, an average looking girl, with traditional moral values. There is nothing distinctively remarkable about her whereas Aditi is a modern, beautiful , bold and charming working woman.
The story encompasses different emotions, we get to see in a forced matrimony and the aftermath of it. The legal mess along with the emotional turmoil of everybody concerned.
What appears might not be the truth. Shyam appeared to be sorted and practical all the while harbouring deep insecurities and fears. His confusion messes up not only his life but two other lives along with it. He accepts Padma in a state of confusion and rejects Aditi whom he genuinely liked when she professed her love. Read to find out why did he do so?
PROS- The characterization is good. The characters are unique and detailed. The language and vocabulary is good and engaging. I found the cover attractive and it aptly suits the story. The title 'Socha Bhi Na Tha' even more so. The storyline was good. It was a short story and less time consuming read.
CONS- The story was kinda slow at point. There are too many characters and the narration was haphazard and so it was difficult to follow and bond with the story. The way the story was weaved was not so smooth.
My take- Learnt a great deal about the California divorce laws and all about the credit corporate companies.
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