The Diary on the Fifth Floor | Book Review
The Diary on the Fifth Floor
Author: Raisha Lalwani
Pages: 184
Publisher: Rupa Publication
‘The
Diary on the Fifth Floor’ by Raisha Lalwani is a fascinating tale of a twenty
five year old woman who is dealing with some sort of problem when she decides
to see the doctor more precisely a psychiatrist. With constant emails to the
doctor she finally manages to get an appointment and she arrives at the doctor’s
place. The story begins when she enters the doctor’s clinic on the fifth floor
of a hospital. The woman informs the doctor that she is here for her sister and
that her sister is behaving weirdly these days and is not being herself. She is
terrified to open up in front of the doctor and hence is constantly creating a
web of lies. The woman is carrying a blue diary with her and tells the doctor
that it is her sister’s diary where she makes her daily entry of events that
she has experienced or heard of. But the doctor confronts her and tells her to
accept that it is not her sister that she is talking of but herself. At that
moment she is in a dilemma if she should hand over the diary to the doctor or
not. She has a fear that the people might not understand her and will declare
her insane if the doctor gets to read her diary. But the doctor’s calm demeanour
makes her feel comfortable and she finally hands over her diary to the doctor.
What does this diary contain? What is the story of this woman? What secrets lie
in the pages of her diary? And the most important question what happens on the
fifth floor? To know more read The Diary on the Fifth Floor.
My Thoughts:
I loved the writing style of the
author. It would surely get to the heart of the readers. She has handled the
most important issues that we are currently facing. The book shows us how
insensitive people have become in today’s time. They have become self-centered
and don’t care about what is happening in other’s life. Through her book the
author has indirectly asked us many questions, such as:
1. When did people become so
insensitive towards others?
2. Why is it that we have become
self-centered and not think what other people might feel or get hurt due to our
behaviour?
3. Why do we judge people and not look
how are we behaving to them?
The characters are well constructed.
I loved the protagonist the values that she hold and the way she is disturbed
with the world around her and the insensitiveness of the people towards others.
The doctor too is very poised and is
determined to answer every question that the woman has and never loses her calm.
The characters are relatable.
I really loved the book and the
concept of the book. It is basically a collection of story and a glimpse at the
real life situation how people truly behave and how the world the used to be
previously and what the world and the people living in it have now become. I
would surely recommend this book to all who are looking to read something
fiction but at the same time cover the real life situations that we all go
through or experience.
My Rating: 5/5
Disclaimer: This book was sent to me by VInfluencer in exchange for
my honest review.
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