Book: The Four Patriots
Author: Sumit Agarwal
Genre: Fiction
Publisher: Rupa Publications
Pages: 296
Price: 250
Blurb:
Have you ever fallen victim to the system? Felt humiliated
and helpless? Have you fought back?
Meet four such patriots: Varun, an NRI software engineer; Salman, CEO of Coffee Moments; Raghav, a virtuous politician and Aditya, an altruistic businessman.
Meet four such patriots: Varun, an NRI software engineer; Salman, CEO of Coffee Moments; Raghav, a virtuous politician and Aditya, an altruistic businessman.
Fate brings these four lives together at a crossroads,
pushing these unlikely heroes out of their comfort zones to fight a seemingly
unstoppable evil force which wants to hold our country captive. The four
companions, who have always had each other’s back, will now come face-to-face
with the biggest challenge of their lives—a labyrinthine plot rife with
perilous twists and wicked turns. With the nation’s future at stake, will they
be able to destroy the Chakravyuh intricately laid down by the enemies of India?
Will they come out of it alive?
A story about friendship, faith and courage, replete with
romance and patriotism, The Four Patriots is a racy, contemporary thriller sure
to give you goose bumps. Pick this book if you do not believe ‘is desh ka kuch
nahin ho sakta’; and if you think all is not lost, this is a must-read!
Review:
It is hard to say no to a book when you can hear bells of
patriotism. But it is harmful to contemplate the main idea before diving in the
book yourself. The blurb of the book is interesting, very refreshing and shows
you a path to high drama and complexity. The cover of the book is ravishing and
stylish. But whenever the hopes are high things tend to fall badly but not in
this case.
If a reader needs to pick the book then “The Four Patriots”
excel in all the three spheres, a great blurb, an interesting name and a
beautiful cover.
The starting of the book is wonderful in all respects. It
was intriguing to find out the base of something so big. I mainly loved the
tale of Raghav and Salman and how they got so infuriated by everything that
happened with them. Varun was a different case altogether. His side of the
story was funny from the very start.
So the author did the best thing to keep a reader busy with
the basic introductions in a very different way, making the story gripping with
every change it inspected. Stories of main leads were different very different
from each other. There was a love affair that didn’t succeed; a marriage that wasn’t
doing well, a society that needed a change and an office that didn’t promote good
work.
The Book 1 ended on a very high note. It was so interesting,
so meaningful and it had many moments that gave me Goosebumps. There was no
loose end; there were no characters that were added just for the sake of
filling places. I didn’t like all the ladies in the book because they had no
part to play anywhere, any major part. So it was like a Bollywood movie where
the actress doesn’t have even half part as the actor. Disappointing.
I wasn’t expecting what I read in the Book 2. It was like a
roller coaster ride in the book 2, so much of action, so much of emotions that I
was almost drained after I completed 200 pages. There were so many things happening that I needed
a good break. A lot of action is not bad but extreme action is also not very
good. I think as compared to part 1 part 2 was over ambitious.
Also I felt that the protagonists were favored way too much.
I don’t like reading a very goody good kind of book. There was a strong need of
more action from the antagonists. It was evident that they were there no doubt
but they were lazy characters, not in their proper form, in dialogues or in
action. They posed problems but not of sort which can blow one’s mind. So that
was a negative point for me.
The characters were more enhanced in the second part. A great
thing was that the story moved in the same way as it moved in part 1. Every character
had a story, had a part to play. The author kept everything very clean and organized
by giving chance to every character at a proper time. By that the story wasn’t confusing
even for a second. But I do got a little confused by so many names in the start;
I had to re-read few pages of everyone’s life to keep my mind clear about who
was who.
The writing style of the author is good, not great not
average. Narration was very smooth, dialogues were not very powerful but they
left an impact when a good turn supported them.
All in all the book was a good read and it was a quick read
too though it was good 290 pages long and it was because of its gripping story.
Recommendation:
This is a must read if you like the movie Nayak and get
inspired by the action and adventures. This book will give you an equal high.
Eye-Catchers:
- “A love confessed and lost is half as burdensome as a love one could never show.”
- “It is better to at least try your hand at something you fancy rather than just watch and appreciate others do it.”
About the Author:
A graduate from IIT Kanpur, Sumit Agarwal is a successful
businessman. He is also a music composer, lyricist, singer, actor and writer.
His music videos can be viewed on his YouTube channel, or on his website
www.sumitagarwal.net.
Sumit runs an NGO, Prerna (www.prernaa.org). Among its many social welfare initiatives, the NGO has adopted ten government primary schools, in order to facilitate quality education. He is also the founder of Kasauti, a consortium of NGOs formed to aid clean and answerable politics.
Connect with the author:
Facebook: sumitsvoice
Twitter: sumitagarwal17
Email: info@mlagroup.com
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