Still Loved… Still Missed!-Mridula

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.

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