Book Review: Men and dreams in the dhauladhar by kocheri C Shibu

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Hello there everyone, thank you so much for giving this post your time.  I'm back today with another book review titled Men and dreams in the dhauladhar by kochery C Shibu.

LANGUAGE: English 
GENRE: Fiction
LENGTH: 283
PUBLISHER: Niyogi books
PUBLISHED: 3 August.  2015

DESCRIPTION/ SYNOPSIS: 
A hydelpower project in the remote Himalayas. Three people brought together by fate. Nanda, an engineer from Kerala at the dam construction site hiding from his past, from the law, torn between the love of his dear ones and the traditional kalari code of revenge. Khusru, a boy displaced from his native village in Kashmir, a gambit in the terror plot threatening to blow up the dam, working as a labourer at the site. Rekha, a Kathak dancer in heart, a doctor by profession, arrives at the campsite as the consort of Khusru. A village that accepts the dictates of modernity with a heavy heart, its population steeped in superstitions and religious beliefs.

All throng the campsite like moths to a flame, some escape untouched, successful; some, miss a step, and perish. Each has a story to tell and a dream to realise. Men and Dreams in the Dhauladhar is about the aspirations of these people with their cares and worries woven into the site life. The fury of nature and the hardships of project life have no mercy for the weak and no time for the dead. Like an eternal spectator the Dhauladhar watches as men risk life and limb in a quest to fulfill their dreams.[sic]




OVERVIEW/ MY OPINION: 

I had mixed feelings while reading this book.
Firstly the concept is fresh and innovative.
The character backgrounds were really well developed. I could connect with the characters well.  The writing style was good and the language used was easy going and lucid.
Now coming to the part where the book required some improvements, firstly this is a character driven book i.e a lot of attention is paid to the development of the characters, however I found the plot to be weak, I wish that the amount of time that was given to the character development, would be given to the plot as well. Secondly though the writing style was good there were too many abusive words / native words used which made it a bit difficult to get in.
The technical aspects/ chapters of the book made it a bit boring at times, secondly the book takes a very slow pace in the between.
Lastly the climax was rushed and the book ended quite abruptly which kinda took out the soul of this book.

Now coming to the part that i absolutely loved,
I loved the way to emotions of each character is crafted, its raw, pure , passionate & dedicated to their loved ones
I loved the way the life of the commoners living in the northern part of India is shown,
Their dreams their difficulties all are highlighted very well. I really appreciate the time, effort and research put in this book.
Considering the fact that this is the authors debut novel, he has done a really good job.
 Definitely a very insightful read!

Overall this was a good read and definitely worth giving a try once! But this is definitely not a read for beginners...tho it has something  for everyone, pick it up only after you've read a good no. Of books.


MY RATING: 3.5/5💫

In case you wish to give this book a try: 


Men and Dreams: In the Dhauladhar https://www.amazon.in/dp/9385285009/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_YjiUBb5QFB2MJ

Special thanks to the author for sending me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review!

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