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The 365 Days
by Nikhil Ramteke
WHAT I LIKED
1. Good depiction of Malayali culture: This point will also appear in the “What I didn’t like” section but first let’s talk about the positive side. The author has very aptly depicted the culture of Malayalis. For those of you who don’t know what’s a Malayali is- Malayalam is a language spoken in the Indian state Kerala and the people of that state are called Malayali. The exact details of the Malayalis and the people living near the shores, mainly fishermen, was accurate and will tell you many details about the culture of Kerala.
2. An Apt description of Dubai: Dubai is the second place in which the story mainly takes place and the author has used his words beautifully to describe Dubai and its fast and rich life.
3. Heart-breaking description of immigrant workers: The main theme of this book is depicting the truth behind the glorious life of Dubai and basically making aware of the conditions of immigrants workers in that country. All that description was really heart-breaking. You will feel bad for those people after reading the poor conditions in which they were forced to live just because they wanted to earn and send back home some money.
4. The good writing style of the author: I have to confess here that I was going to leave this book in between, at one point but it was the writing style of the author that kept me going.
5. Perfect satire: Author was humorous at times and the satire was perfect when he was saying “how it is a dream of every Malayali to go to Gulf to earn more money.”
6. Simple language and narration: The author has used a very simple language and narration is quite good too. So if you would be interested in such stories, you can complete it quickly.
7. Author has raised some intense issues like human exploitation, recession, suicide etc. That’s is really a good aspect of the story.
WHAT I DIDN'T LIKE
1. Over explanation of Malayali culture: I should explain here that why it is both a good as well as the bad point. It feels good to read about a new culture and its people. But how would you feel if the starting 3-4 chapters are just about that, repeating same things again and again? And it didn’t stop after a few chapters, but it returns after a gap! Now I bet that’s really boring. For me certainly it was!
2. The blurb reveals too much: Yes, in fact the whole story has been revealed there. After finishing the book you will feel as if there was nothing extra in the story apart from the characters description.
3. Weak storyline: This story was character driven. It’s not that I hate the character-driven storyline but there should be at least something in the plot to keep your interest.
4. Boring cover and title: Yes we can judge a book on these aspects too, especially a person like me who proclaims to be a “cover hoarder”
1. Good depiction of Malayali culture: This point will also appear in the “What I didn’t like” section but first let’s talk about the positive side. The author has very aptly depicted the culture of Malayalis. For those of you who don’t know what’s a Malayali is- Malayalam is a language spoken in the Indian state Kerala and the people of that state are called Malayali. The exact details of the Malayalis and the people living near the shores, mainly fishermen, was accurate and will tell you many details about the culture of Kerala.
2. An Apt description of Dubai: Dubai is the second place in which the story mainly takes place and the author has used his words beautifully to describe Dubai and its fast and rich life.
3. Heart-breaking description of immigrant workers: The main theme of this book is depicting the truth behind the glorious life of Dubai and basically making aware of the conditions of immigrants workers in that country. All that description was really heart-breaking. You will feel bad for those people after reading the poor conditions in which they were forced to live just because they wanted to earn and send back home some money.
4. The good writing style of the author: I have to confess here that I was going to leave this book in between, at one point but it was the writing style of the author that kept me going.
5. Perfect satire: Author was humorous at times and the satire was perfect when he was saying “how it is a dream of every Malayali to go to Gulf to earn more money.”
6. Simple language and narration: The author has used a very simple language and narration is quite good too. So if you would be interested in such stories, you can complete it quickly.
7. Author has raised some intense issues like human exploitation, recession, suicide etc. That’s is really a good aspect of the story.
WHAT I DIDN'T LIKE
1. Over explanation of Malayali culture: I should explain here that why it is both a good as well as the bad point. It feels good to read about a new culture and its people. But how would you feel if the starting 3-4 chapters are just about that, repeating same things again and again? And it didn’t stop after a few chapters, but it returns after a gap! Now I bet that’s really boring. For me certainly it was!
2. The blurb reveals too much: Yes, in fact the whole story has been revealed there. After finishing the book you will feel as if there was nothing extra in the story apart from the characters description.
3. Weak storyline: This story was character driven. It’s not that I hate the character-driven storyline but there should be at least something in the plot to keep your interest.
4. Boring cover and title: Yes we can judge a book on these aspects too, especially a person like me who proclaims to be a “cover hoarder”