The Soft Target | Book Review
The Soft Target
Author: Kalyan Nanda
Pages: 212
Publisher: Notion Press
‘The Soft Target’ by Kalyan Nanda is a book about a boy named Mohan who continually suffers the wrath of God, though no fault of his he continually suffers all that comes his way and challenges God to do whatever he can do to make him suffer, nothing would stop him. Does Mohan win against God?
The story begins by narrating the life of Mohan who has a rare disease from birth due to which he cannot speak up his mind, but fully understands everything. In fact, he is very intelligent and always tops his school and college. He even secures AIR 2nd Rank in IIT entrance exam which was held just a week after his parents died in a car accident. After getting admission in IIT Mumbai he meets Brij and Nikhil. Brij comes from a small town named Azamgarh and is filmy and stylish and Nikhil is a rich boy who has all the comforts a person can dream of having but he suffers from stammering problem.
Soon, the three find out that they are roommates and form an unbreakable bond. They all understand each other and knows each other’s strengths and weaknesses and they all are for each other in times of happiness and also in times of need. Everything is going smoothly but then there is a twist in the story.
Meanwhile, there’s a builder who wants to vacate a plot of land famously known as Dagdi Chawl. The builder i.e. Sunny Tawade would go to any extent to get his way and even kill anybody who comes between him and the land. Our protagonist Mohan is also having some strange dreams about some person who he doesn’t know and is a bit worried about the dreams.
The two stories eventually get intertwined and there is a lot of action going on.
Will Mohan be able to solve the unsolved mystery of his dream and will Sunny Tawade be able to get his hands on the piece of land that he has been eyeing since long ago? Who is this man from Mohan’s dream? To know more read The Soft Target.
My Views:
The characters are well written and well developed. I loved Mohan’s character who even after going through so much suffering is all determined to face the world and let God know that he has not lost yet and that he is going to give all the best that he can give. There’s surely a lot that we can learn from Mohan like despite of his disabilities he is all determined to do his best and never give up and face all the challenges that comes in his way.
The writing style of the author is very engaging. The language is simple and lucid. Once I started reading the book I was quite curious to know what is happening next and the plots were also somewhat different and the readers would surely be wanting more once the book is over.
Overall, I liked the book and would surely recommend the book to those who are looking for something with mystery and crime related novels.
My Rating: 4.5/5
Author: Kalyan Nanda
Pages: 212
Publisher: Notion Press
‘The Soft Target’ by Kalyan Nanda is a book about a boy named Mohan who continually suffers the wrath of God, though no fault of his he continually suffers all that comes his way and challenges God to do whatever he can do to make him suffer, nothing would stop him. Does Mohan win against God?
The story begins by narrating the life of Mohan who has a rare disease from birth due to which he cannot speak up his mind, but fully understands everything. In fact, he is very intelligent and always tops his school and college. He even secures AIR 2nd Rank in IIT entrance exam which was held just a week after his parents died in a car accident. After getting admission in IIT Mumbai he meets Brij and Nikhil. Brij comes from a small town named Azamgarh and is filmy and stylish and Nikhil is a rich boy who has all the comforts a person can dream of having but he suffers from stammering problem.
Soon, the three find out that they are roommates and form an unbreakable bond. They all understand each other and knows each other’s strengths and weaknesses and they all are for each other in times of happiness and also in times of need. Everything is going smoothly but then there is a twist in the story.
Meanwhile, there’s a builder who wants to vacate a plot of land famously known as Dagdi Chawl. The builder i.e. Sunny Tawade would go to any extent to get his way and even kill anybody who comes between him and the land. Our protagonist Mohan is also having some strange dreams about some person who he doesn’t know and is a bit worried about the dreams.
The two stories eventually get intertwined and there is a lot of action going on.
Will Mohan be able to solve the unsolved mystery of his dream and will Sunny Tawade be able to get his hands on the piece of land that he has been eyeing since long ago? Who is this man from Mohan’s dream? To know more read The Soft Target.
My Views:
The characters are well written and well developed. I loved Mohan’s character who even after going through so much suffering is all determined to face the world and let God know that he has not lost yet and that he is going to give all the best that he can give. There’s surely a lot that we can learn from Mohan like despite of his disabilities he is all determined to do his best and never give up and face all the challenges that comes in his way.
The writing style of the author is very engaging. The language is simple and lucid. Once I started reading the book I was quite curious to know what is happening next and the plots were also somewhat different and the readers would surely be wanting more once the book is over.
Overall, I liked the book and would surely recommend the book to those who are looking for something with mystery and crime related novels.
My Rating: 4.5/5
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