Author: Dhruthik Shankar
Publisher: Flipping Pages
What would you
do if you only had an hour to live?
The Hour of
Life by Dhruthik Shankar is the story of Jeeva, who
is a 14-year old girl who is lying on a hospital bed, and almost on her
deathbed when her estranged father Aryan comes to meet her. She had never met
him before as he let her mother when she was born and this was their first
meeting. While talking to her, she asks him what life is and he decides to narrate
the same. What happens next forms the story.
The storytelling
pattern is quite unique as it has stories and poems within the umbrella of the
story. each of the story or the poem talks about a specific aspect of life and
Dhruthik has basically used the stories as fables to deliver a life lesson. Each
of the story and poem deals with a specific point and through the pages of the
book we get to see his perspective on love, life, respect and a lot more. The
short stories are engaging and quite relevant to the overall concept of the
book. Coming to the poems in the book, they are composed beautifully that
convey the point that the author wants to make in a good manner. The climax of
the book was good and something quite fresh.
The characters
in the book are crafted with precision and they have quite remarkable lives. The
way Jeeva represents the frail nature of life and Aryan represents the fact
that things change in the life is quite interesting.
Overall, it is worth
reading for its content and unique storytelling.
The book scores a 3.81/5 for me.
Grab a copy of the book here.
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