Stories of Us | Book Review

Stories of Us

Author: Bobby Sachdeva

Pages: 244

                ‘Stories of Us’ by Bobby Sachdeva is a collection of 41 short stories that revolves around various issues that we face in our day to day life. We get to read on topics like superstition, Demonetization, human thinking process and his tendency, etc. While reading the stories they made me contemplate on how everything actually revolves around us we hardly ever think about what consequences others would have to face and usually mistreat others too. The author has also shown us how we blindly follow some myths and believe some god men blindly and don’t question the logic behind some customs which were followed by the society. To know more read ‘Stories of Us’.

                Some of my favourite stories are as follows:

·         Notebandi

·         The Small Man

·         Dinner Date

·         Property

·         Horoscope

·         Nirvana

My Thoughts:

The plot is well developed and the author has put forth some questions which will actually allow the readers to reflect on what they actually thought about the stories and if they can actually relate to them in their real life. The questioning part is the best because it will surely make the readers ponder and might also make some of us even change our thought process and behave in a righteous manner.

The characters are well developed and thought provoking. They are totally relatable as we ourselves have these qualities or have encountered people who are similar to them. I must say that the author has done a wonderful job of portraying realistic characters.

The cover page is very creative and relates to the stories. The title of the book is also apt as all the stories.

Language is simple and lucid.

Overall, I totally loved reading this book and would recommend it to all.

My Rating: 5/5