A Myna Flies | Book Review

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A Myna Flies
Author: Sidharth Kanattil
Pages: 524



                ‘A Myna Flies’ by Sidharth Kanattil is a book that is set during the East India Company times i.e. in 1850 and revolves around Amar Singh Chaudhary. Amar Singh Chaudhary who is a wealthy landlord is also working as an informer for one of the British Official. He has much land in his name but is still not satisfied. To further increase his properties he ends some decisions which have adverse effects on everybody. To know more about Amar Singh Chaudhary and various people related or surrounding to him  read ‘A Myna Flies’.

My Thoughts:
This is a debut novel of the author and I must say that I enjoyed it a lot. The plot was crisp and well planned. It is an intricately woven plot with many subplots and the author has done a great work with the whole story. The story flow is perfect and very well researched. I must say that I was hooked to the story right from the first page.

                The characters are well developed and relatable. We all must have surely encountered Amar Singh Chaudhary in our lives. People act greedily to be in the good books of somebody never thinking about the consequences. This can be seen in the story were well. The only thing that I felt that there were many characters and it might be confusing for some people.

                Language is simple and lucid and I must say that the narration is done beautifully.  The places and the situations are very well described which makes us more involved in the story.

                The book cover is very beautiful and the title of the book is also very interesting. I am sure people would be curious to know what the story is all about.

                Overall, I must say that it is a very well written novel and the readers will surely enjoy it.

My Rating: 5/5



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