Book: Stories of Us
Author: Bobby Sachdeva
Publisher:
Pan Macmillan India
Do you believe
that the issues that plague us socially are inherently because of our own
faults?
Stories of Us by Bobby Sachdeva is written in the voice of a common man, with
each of the 41 stories dealing with a specific aspect of a social evil from
greed, to lust to social segregation. The author has questioned the everyday
practices in an unorthodox manner. The stories are sure to motivate the reader
and rethink the existing social practices one follows.
Stories of Us by Bobby Sachdeva is written in a simple and lucid manner that is
easy to read. The stories are bite sized and can be read, understood and ingrained
easily. The plot of the stories seem to be derived from everyday life of a
common man and the situations can very easily be observed around each of us. With
a storytelling format, the plot is presented in the presented tense, which
however does not seem right with the plot. Another thing that did not work for
me was the length of the stories. The stories are too short to completely make
the point they intend to do. They start and end too fast, even before the story
sinks in. This was a major drawback for me as I did not feel content after
finishing them. Instead of cramming 41 stories in a book with such short
lengths, had there been lesser number of stories but more content, I think it
would have come out better.
Being a short
stories, there are no central characters, but in each of the stories, the characters
are drawn from the common life around us and seem relatable. The plots are
quite short to establish an arc, but they relate well with the concept they are
trying to portray.
Overall, a
decent book but could have been better.
This one scores a 3.13/5.
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