Graffiti by Joanie Pariera
My Review:
The novel starts with the story of Vipin.
Vipin is grieving the death of his wife,Pournami. He was the one behind the
wheels, when the accident happened. The accident also took the lives of two
more people, who were his neighbours. He couldn’t belive that he is now the
accident survivor. He doesn’t know how to overcome his survivor’s guilt.
Next, we are introduced to two new
characters, Rene and Upi. They are close friends, and they work together in
Bangalore. Here we get to know that Rene is still dealing with her breakup from
her boyfriend, Agni. Her boyfriend left her suddenly after many wonderful times
spent together, and Rene doesn’t know why Agni left her so suddenly, when they
were about to be married. Upi is worried for Rene.
Then out of nowhere, she meets Agni again
after three years. He has come to explain his reasons for leaving her. And
those were not what she was expecting from him.
Then we meet Mark, the ad executive who
first met Rene for his infomercial shooting. He was hooked on to her right from
the first sight. He wants to meet Rene. He tries his luck through Hari, who is
the husband of Upi. Upi opposes this, and as a result the plan of Mark fails
there. But, he gets help through Daisy, his interior designer. She does help
him. But both of them doesn’t know that it will be a catastrophe in the future,
both for Mark, and a well-known actor, who gets caught in the trap.
The novel picks up speed from that point,
and takes us forward in an engaging read. The characters are well crafted. Each
has some adversity to face or hide. You don’t get to see your typical
protagonist, who faces everything with a smile. Here, we get to see normal
persons, with real difficulties, which we can all relate to in various forms.
The author must be applauded for the effort. And with such characters facing
all the difficulties, the story is bound to have its bumps. The characters
failing to cope with the sorrows have been portrayed the way it should have
been. Some manner of coping was difficult to understand. But, it could be said
that not all humans react to the same difficulty in the same way. Each one has
a different reaction to everything. That is why the world is how it is, and as
the famous words go, ‘To each, his own’. So, seeing them face and fight against
life might feel close to heart.
The author’s writing skills made me read
some paragraphs more than the number of times necessary to understand the
passage. They touched the ‘quote reader’ in me, and I am not complaining. It
was all very good.
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