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| Cover | Short Story | The Red Thread by Debeshi Gooptu PC - Amazon.in |
Title: The Red Thread
Type: Short Story
Genre: Romance
Format: Kindle
I came across this book, The Red Thread, on Twitter
when the author shared it on her timeline. I am fond of the writer a lot and
having read her previous work, The Gurgaon Diaries, few months back, I didn’t
waste much time before going ahead and buying the Kindle version that is
available on Amazon.
This is a typical short story about a poor boy named,
Adnan, falling in love with a wealthy girl next-door named Rai. The romance was
just beginning to blossom when the one of them dies. And the story ends there. Often
in stories like these we know there can be two possible endings: either a happy
ending or a sad one. This story trends down the second path in a rather
matter-of-fact manner.
For a short story, characters are often set in a
predefined milieu and they exist there (well, mostly!) for the entire length of
the story. There is not much scope for the characters to flourish or change their behavior patterns. Moreover, they
have must hit the ground running right from the start to keep the readers engaged.
The Red Thread manages to create the milieu. It manages
to grab your attention. However, it gets over before the emotional
bond develops with the characters.
I found climax of the story a little rushed. Maybe, I was
looking for the romance to blossom and take a certain shape before the catastrophe
could hit them?
I would not like to give away anything further and urge you to buy the book online.
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