BOOK REVIEW

Slices of Life by Richa Gupta

A Taste of the Emotions

The book is a collection of stories that depict many emotions and feelings. There is love, there is distress, there is jealousy, there is death, there is sadness, there is greed and there is wrongdoing.

Book Title:

Endearing and interesting

Book Cover:

A colorful picture of slices from various fruits with the title

What To Expect:

Slices of life is a book that will appeal to serious readers as well. What it sometimes lacks in pace in some stories but can be complemented up by its beautiful story-telling and setting.

The first story, ' The Young Visitor ' showcases the difficulties of a middle-class family who depend on a maid because of the stringent timelines and stress due to work and status. This story depicts a typical middle class or upper-middle-class family who can afford a maid or rather a cook with a busy husband and grown-up children. The narration of the story is very realistic and relatable.

The next stories are very well are woven with elements that gauge human emotions and relationships. If one story is about love, extramarital affair, and divorce that leads to fatal results another is about friendship, rivalry, and togetherness. If the next story talks about jealousy another story showcases duty, drug addiction issues, and compassion. If the following story talks about good deeds and cares towards the poor and underprivileged, the next story immediately talks about the COVID -19 crisis and woes of the migrant labor that recently was witnessed by the whole country.

In this way, author Richa has touched every walk of life and presented it with great writing skills and honesty.

My Final Verdict -

A socio realistic drama.Expect a lot of relatable narration and some great perspectives coming straight from the future.

Rating

Final Rating: 3.5/5

Swapna worked as SAP Consultant for 10 years in Major IT companies. Reading has always been her passion and occasional painting her hobby. She decided to quit her job, look after the family and pursue her hobby of reading and painting in a larger way. Thus, her big leap into book reviewing has paved a way and has been successful to date. Reading challenges interest her a lot and visiting book fairs is her favorite thing. She believes that there is no good back or bad book, but only books. Writing unbiased reviews is her strength and she is appreciated by fellow reviewers and readers for the same. An anthology of musings with her paintings is her pending dream!

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