Till We Meet Again-Shibaji Bose

Book: Till We Meet Again

Author: Shibaji Bose

Publisher: Srishti Publications

Everyone aims to stand out from the crowd, and in the race to do that, we forget that each decision that we make, each pass that life makes at us, makes the story extraordinary.

Till We Meet Again by Shibaji Bose is the story of Aryan, who has an extraordinary zeal to discover himself. His story begins when is father becomes a victim of political violence. Set in Kolkata, the story is of a sleepy neighborhood which is evolving into a modern-day city and how life of Aryan and his life changes as the times change. It is a story of how life teaches him with experience and in his quest, he meets some very interesting women who change his outlook on life. It is a story of resilience and determination, with a cocktail of familial bonds, hope, deceit, vengeance and love.

Till We Meet Again by Shibaji Bose is told in a linear manner with Aryan’s life in focus. His life is narrated with respect to the sociopolitical changes around him and its impact on his life. The story is also a commentary on the changing political situation in the country and many characters and incidents can be correlated to have been influenced from some very real events. The story is impactful, though I missed a certain zest in the plot. Adverse situations develop but are sorted the very next moment and thus things seem a bit rushed. I personally felt that too much information was presented in a very short period, making things foggy. The book ends on a very abrupt note and a bit more work on the climax would have made the book a bit better.

Talking about the character development, since the book focuses on Aryan, we see a good character curve for him. He moves from an average guy, berated by his family to the man of the house, holding on to the family. This character development is nice though some parts could have been developed further. His relationship with Kavya was very abrupt and I expected something interesting to come out of it. His encounter with Ahana was very sudden and made no sense, special the curve the plot took after that. The story of Raghav was untouched and I was surprised as it was a major plot point in the beginning. Talking about Rhea and Rohan, they have their moments but suffer the same fate as other characters.

Overall, a good read with some really good moments.

The book scores a 3/5.