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A Lover who could not be a Dater
It is not to inspire. It is not to bring change. It is not to make you fall in love. Rather it is a story that will throw questions at you. And you will search for the answers.
A fictional account of reality. It is the story of Arun.
"Why are you running away from love?” The cupid asks.
“Because I fear that my loyalty will again get betrayed. I don’t want to lose my faith in love by falling in love again." Arun sighs.
“But this happens; right? It is a part of life. We all love and move on with other relationships. Then get married to someone and claim to settle down. The daily grueling chores of life takes over the romance that once tugged at your heartstrings. The reality hits you. And then you work hard and live for the future. Is not it that simple? Everyone loves. Some have future and some do not. So why complain?” The cupid throws the societal rule book at Arun.
“No. It is not that simple. So how much reality do you know? Will you be the same person if you get to know what lies beneath the life you are living? What if you find out the behind the scenes maneuvers? Will you be able to believe the way you once believed? Can you really forget everything and accept life as it is?” Arun asks. But Why? To know, read his story.
A fictional account of reality. It is the story of Arun.
"Why are you running away from love?” The cupid asks.
“Because I fear that my loyalty will again get betrayed. I don’t want to lose my faith in love by falling in love again." Arun sighs.
“But this happens; right? It is a part of life. We all love and move on with other relationships. Then get married to someone and claim to settle down. The daily grueling chores of life takes over the romance that once tugged at your heartstrings. The reality hits you. And then you work hard and live for the future. Is not it that simple? Everyone loves. Some have future and some do not. So why complain?” The cupid throws the societal rule book at Arun.
“No. It is not that simple. So how much reality do you know? Will you be the same person if you get to know what lies beneath the life you are living? What if you find out the behind the scenes maneuvers? Will you be able to believe the way you once believed? Can you really forget everything and accept life as it is?” Arun asks. But Why? To know, read his story.
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Published April 21, 2019
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May 8, 2019
Love story felt more than true: not because they tell us that true love exists, but it’s the writer who given life to the lover the chief character through stupendous penning...
May 9, 2019
I had read couple of Sasa Acharya's blogs (http://sasaacharya.blogspot.com) and when my friend urged me to read Sasa's first novelette 'A Lover who could not be a Dater', I did.
'A Lover' is to be read in one sitting (a cozy afternoon), and as you do, memories from your past will sprout (definitely), for me they did.
The protagonist faces an age old dilemma in love, being naive. The book traces his journey in the forbidden land of 'Love', where our protagonist faces that sudden rush of feelings, questions and constant thoughts that only someone in "Love" has experienced, which is going to change his view on Life and People.
I reduced one star because I found the prose of the book a bit inconsistent; though the story is narrated well. Sasa has good vocabulary and structure, but at some places, the grammar and a few words were confusing - maybe "lost in translation" as any Non-English speaker say some things in their first language (Hindi) which mean really different in English.
Read this book to get a first hand look in the mind of a person experiencing "Love" for the first time and his never ending struggle with reality. Will he ever be the same again?
'A Lover' is to be read in one sitting (a cozy afternoon), and as you do, memories from your past will sprout (definitely), for me they did.
The protagonist faces an age old dilemma in love, being naive. The book traces his journey in the forbidden land of 'Love', where our protagonist faces that sudden rush of feelings, questions and constant thoughts that only someone in "Love" has experienced, which is going to change his view on Life and People.
I reduced one star because I found the prose of the book a bit inconsistent; though the story is narrated well. Sasa has good vocabulary and structure, but at some places, the grammar and a few words were confusing - maybe "lost in translation" as any Non-English speaker say some things in their first language (Hindi) which mean really different in English.
Read this book to get a first hand look in the mind of a person experiencing "Love" for the first time and his never ending struggle with reality. Will he ever be the same again?
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