Author: Preeti Rajput
Publisher: Amazon Kindle
Do you believe
that things that happen in one’s life, happen for a reason?
Clean Slate by Preeti Rajput is a collection of 12 short stories that explore
the raw human emotions and take up quite uncommon themes as they go along. A
serial womanizer who is shunned by society decides to start afresh and his son
tells him that he has asked a fairy to watch over him, a professor who is the
target of a revenge plot by a spoilt brat etc. are some of the characters that
we meet in the course of this book. An 8-year-old Urvi falls off the roof of
her house and survives with a mark that seems to change the lives of Urvi and
those around her. We also come across the story of Raghu who is bewildered to
find his stuff missing everyday and discovers a secret no one would like. Like
all graduates, Hari is on the lookout of a job when he receives an email, one
that would change his life forever. Stories like these and more make up the
book as they talk about revenge, love and a lot more.
The stories in
the book are well written and the storyline of each of them is quite
interesting with a flow that would interest a reader. The themes are taken from
the usual stories that we hear around us of jealousy, love, revenge, luck and
what not. Each of the story is quite different from the other which makes it a
fun read as you cannot guess what the next story would talk about. The setting
of the stories is not limited to a particular geography and thus one can easily
relate to them despite being based out of any place. I particularly loved the
stories Mr. Professor, Reincarnation, An Honest Idiot & If I
Could Get a Second Chance. The theme of Reincarnation was amazing,
and it showed a mirror to the society as it behaves around us. I would have
liked if The Story of a laptop had a different ending, but it is still
good.
The characters
are quite relatable, be it Raghu or Urvi’s parents and even Sitaram. Each person
feels as if they are telling a genuine, real story and that is what makes the
stories this special. The way these characters get explored throughout the
stories is commendable and I loved reading each and every moment of the book.
Overall, a good read that scores 4.19/5 for me.
Grab a copy of the book here.
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