Publisher:
Random House India
Category:
Fiction
Genre:
Crime Thriller
Number
of Pages: 448
First
look at the title and the cover and one can easily figure out that the book has
thriller written all over it. But the catch is change in the setup which brings
the Private series to our very own tinsel town Mumbai. The cover image giving
the befitting start to the story.
The first thing
I noticed about the book was that it was thick and had 470 pages and that it
was signed by the author. Thanks to Blogadda!
Private India ticks
all the boxes required for a thriller. Private India is not restricted to a
main plot. It is wrapped up with the sights, sounds and smells of iconic
places in Mumbai. It has detailed descriptions of advanced
technologies used by Private India as well as explanations for complicated
stuff like DNA evidence.
The
main story is brilliant. The ending was least expected and unique in a way of
its own. But the book is let down by its amateur execution. Some twists are
straight out of Bollywood movies, the side plots and the language was equally
disturbing.
Most
of the book is a narrative, but the chapters involving the killer are in first
person. It was distracting and disturbing at the same time. At times, it did
not feel that it all was a part of the same book. Unnecessary angles take away
the essence of the main story, which is a stand out in itself.
This
book is a tedious read. It needs a lot of edits and could have easily been
contained under 300 pages. I don't know how this co-authoring thing works, who
writes what and whose ideas are prominent. But at the end of the day, this one
sure is a good book but with a good scope of improvement.
The
book is fast paced and the chapters are just two or three pages long,
which means every time you feel like putting the book down a little voice says:
But the next chapter is just 3 pages! And so you continue and it takes immense
self disciple to put down the book as you need to do some real
world work too. The book is very easy to read as the large font
size helps one to read faster!
Also
along with the familiar streets of Mumbai, we see subtle glances of Indian
Mythology weaved intricately into the story line, which was a first and
interesting twist.
This
is the first - and I sincerely do hope the last - co-authored book by Ashwin
Sanghi and James Patterson. Despite it being a page-turner, I am deeply
unimpressed. There are innumerable horrendous bloopers that fill the book.
These bloopers take the fun away, cause irritation - even while the story keeps
you turning the pages. The net result is that as you complete the book, the
normal satisfaction one has on reading a great book is absent.
The
constant use of pejoratives and bad words is also totally unlike classic
Sanghi, who by-and-large writes clean stuff. The explicit sexual scenes and
pointless formulaic vulgarity add nothing to the story, and make for poor
reading. These admittedly small points lessen the enjoyment of an otherwise
fast-paced action thriller!
Rating:
3.5 out of 5.
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