Book:
The Backbenchers (Unusual Fellows)
Author:
Sachin Garg
Publisher:
Grapevine India
What is
the most drastic step you can take to advance towards your goals?
The Backbenchers
(Unusual Fellows)
by Sachin Garg is a story of Jigyaasu Lele, a teenager, about to join a new
school in 11th standard, in New Delhi, along with his childhood
friend, Radhika. A person with big dreams, he wants to become the Head Boy of
this new school and has a set agenda. His only rule, all rules are sacred.
Laasya Khurana, however, couldn’t have cared less about rules. All that
mattered to her was rights and her freedom. How these people coexist in Pragati
Vidyalaya, Rohini is the story of the book.
The Backbenchers
(Unusual Fellows)
by Sachin Garg has a very fresh take on school life, its challenges and the
rules that schools have. Sachin has taken up some very typical Indian teenagers
who have lofty dreams, but their fiefdom is their school. Jigyaasu’s journey as
a newcomer in the school, his struggles and information peddling, the
bootlicking and the haughtiness of being a topper is the highlight of the book.
On the other hand, Laasya Khurana is a known figure in the school because of
her antics and the way he has worked on that storyline is interesting as well. I
loved the treatment of the plot, simplistic yet brilliant. The ending makes the
reader wanting for more and I, for one, want to see how things unfold in Pragati
Vidyalaya.
The
characters in the book are interesting and each of them has a unique vibe. Jigyaasu
is a studious, ambitious and clever guy, who’s friends with Radhika, a simple
backbencher who likes to enjoy life. Laasya is a girl who believes in standing up
for what is right, no matter the price, and we have Noel, a character who’s a
recent addition to Laasya’s life, but becomes her anchor, her moral support for
her beliefs.
Overall,
I loved the book and The Unusual Fellows of The Backbenchers walk away with 4.13/5 marks.
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