“Why on earth
Is clarity such a tragedy
RIOT in my head
RIOT in my head”

- Mythological Crumbs by Ajay Patil

Mythological Crumbs is the debut poetry book by Ajay Patil. At 164 pages, it is a light and quick read. The book also features some of the writer’s original artwork.
The writer attempts to ‘manifest an experience’ which is quite an enormous task to undertake and I think it’s great that he undertook it.

Though the language is easy to understand, I felt that the book lacked refinement.
As it was a debut book, I can cut some slack to the writer but I felt that it needed a substantial amount of editing - both grammar and material wise. Overall, the book was lacklustre and tedious for me.
That being said, I do think that the author has promise and potential. Perhaps I can resonate with his next book much more than I did with this.