Book: Still Loved… Still
Missed!
Author: Mridula
Publisher:
Notion Press
Emotions have a
unique way of travelling to you, whether be it a short story, a poem or a long
novel, haven’t they?
Still Loved…Still
Missed! by Mridula is a collection of 14 stories
and 1 poem that have a mix of characters and emotions. Picturing the
complexities of love, misery and mystery, the stories try to gnaw your heart
like never before. With the power of simple language, this book transports the
readers to a world scarcely thought of in our bustling lives. The allegories
maintain an intense rhythm of life prompting the readers to perceive things
from a unique angle.
Still Loved…Still
Missed! is a unique collection of stories that have
some very interesting ideas. Each of the story was different and had a very
captivating flavor to it. With a broad spectrum of emotions being covered, each
of the story aims to evoke a different emotion in the reader, which it manages
to do. The stories are set across the world, and that being said, the nuances of
the locations are described in detail. While each of the story was a gem in
itself, the ones that I loved were Fly…Flew…Flown!, The Passing, Wedding
Memories and Still Loved…Still Missed!. The language of the book is
quite friendly and easy to comprehend. The author has used a variety of
literary tools such as personification to add a good dimension to the tale and
provide a different perspective to them. The solitary poem in the book was
heart touching and wonderful as well
Coming to the characterization,
as a collection of short stories, the characters were as varied as the stories.
From a flower, to a coracle to humans, Mridula has used different characters to
get her point across to the reader. She has personified the non-living things
to such an extent that unless stated, you will not be able to tell whether it
is a living thing or a non-living thing. She has also used animals as the
central characters to the stories, and some of the quotes by these characters
are memorable.
Overall, this
collection is a definite recommendation for people who love to read and imagine
a world of stories.
The book gets a
4.5/5 from me.
Get your copy of the book here.
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