I PLAYED A GAME WITH LIFE by RICHARDSON SUSAIRAJ, is a story of 21 years old SAM JOHN, a Chennaite, who's a great movie freak, big time TV fanatic, adores acting, and his excruciating journey of 3 odd months. He is confused,stupid, idiotic & intelligent in his own way. The novel is about LIFE playing a game with SAM, that teaches him the lessons of his life and his dream of getting enrolled in The Tiffany School of Film, situated in Los Angeles.
Other novels alike, this novel evidently starts off on a promising note, where the writer has taken every minute details into consideration while making the readers familiar with the situations and the plot in precise & facetious manner. The writer has used juvenescent words sarcastically to get instantly connected with the target reader- YOUNGSTERS. Witty and amorous dialogues are indeed the soul of the narration, which, albeit slow, at times dragging but Mr. Writer has done a fantastic job in maintaining the authenticity of the narration by the use of petite WORDS that compliment the ongoing. I must add that the writer has strong hold on English language and has bravura writing style. His writing has also seemed to have inspired from movies, be it South Indian, Hollywood or Bollywood. Some of the scenes seem to have taken straight from the movies. The chapters namely WHY THIS KOLAVERI DA ?, I WON'T TELL BUT I CAN SHOW, PREETHIS'S PLAN and LIFE'S GOING TO KICK YOU DOWN have been executed with utmost sincerity, dedication, maturity and concreteness that the readers can be proud of the writer. The subtle way of explaining the love making is indeed the highpoint of the enterprise which is truly touching that it outnumbered the flaws in the novel. The concluding chapters are the most heart-wrenching chapters, where the readers would throw their hearts to SAM. The extolments in the pre concluding scenes are filmy yet captivating and mesmerizing.
On the flip side, the narration is dragging at times, checks the readers patience in between the ongoings and the twists in the tale are virtually predictable. The scenes have been fitted snugly but minute handling of separating the chapters have been mislayed, which, in turn, gives the feeling of confusion as well and the writer sometimes failed to evoke interest because of the introduction and execution of unwanted scenes which are in abundance. The narration could have been crispier for much better impact, particularly when the writer seemed to have forgotten to focus on the main topic. There is not much happening also in some of the chapters in between. The novel seemed to have stood still in the middle. There are roughly 3-4 chapters which are aptly explained according to their chapter names.
On the whole, I would recommend this novel for a one time read merely for the sincere & honest effort of the first time writer Mr. Richardson. Don't expect the moon, have patience and hopefully the readers would end it with a brimming smile on their faces. Keep it up.
AN HONEST EFFORT. 3 stars
Other novels alike, this novel evidently starts off on a promising note, where the writer has taken every minute details into consideration while making the readers familiar with the situations and the plot in precise & facetious manner. The writer has used juvenescent words sarcastically to get instantly connected with the target reader- YOUNGSTERS. Witty and amorous dialogues are indeed the soul of the narration, which, albeit slow, at times dragging but Mr. Writer has done a fantastic job in maintaining the authenticity of the narration by the use of petite WORDS that compliment the ongoing. I must add that the writer has strong hold on English language and has bravura writing style. His writing has also seemed to have inspired from movies, be it South Indian, Hollywood or Bollywood. Some of the scenes seem to have taken straight from the movies. The chapters namely WHY THIS KOLAVERI DA ?, I WON'T TELL BUT I CAN SHOW, PREETHIS'S PLAN and LIFE'S GOING TO KICK YOU DOWN have been executed with utmost sincerity, dedication, maturity and concreteness that the readers can be proud of the writer. The subtle way of explaining the love making is indeed the highpoint of the enterprise which is truly touching that it outnumbered the flaws in the novel. The concluding chapters are the most heart-wrenching chapters, where the readers would throw their hearts to SAM. The extolments in the pre concluding scenes are filmy yet captivating and mesmerizing.
On the flip side, the narration is dragging at times, checks the readers patience in between the ongoings and the twists in the tale are virtually predictable. The scenes have been fitted snugly but minute handling of separating the chapters have been mislayed, which, in turn, gives the feeling of confusion as well and the writer sometimes failed to evoke interest because of the introduction and execution of unwanted scenes which are in abundance. The narration could have been crispier for much better impact, particularly when the writer seemed to have forgotten to focus on the main topic. There is not much happening also in some of the chapters in between. The novel seemed to have stood still in the middle. There are roughly 3-4 chapters which are aptly explained according to their chapter names.
On the whole, I would recommend this novel for a one time read merely for the sincere & honest effort of the first time writer Mr. Richardson. Don't expect the moon, have patience and hopefully the readers would end it with a brimming smile on their faces. Keep it up.
AN HONEST EFFORT. 3 stars
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