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The Script
Rudra Shekhar, a management consultant is at emotional crossroads with his life oscillating between an extremely demanding professional life, long-distance relationship with school time girlfriend, Lasya and a dream to write a book depicting Mahabharat from the lens of its most destiny deprived character, Karn. His obscene obsession with Karn's life was a subtle reflection of his failures in life in early teens that converted him from a dreamy-eyed boy into a God-abhorring teenager. As he starts penning down the chapters of his book unfolding the events of Mahabharat from Karn's perspective, his life begins to take dangerous turns. Rudra is perplexed, disturbed and shattered. Was he scripting his destiny? Was his obsession with Karn and his abhorrence of God responsible for the events happening in his life? He stumbles upon some chanced yet interesting rendezvous with people on his quest to seek his answers on life, death, reincarnation, and self-discovery.
227 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 28, 2020
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September 23, 2020
Rudra Shekhar, a management consultant is at emotional crossroads with his life oscillating between an extremely demanding professional life, long-distance relationship with school time girlfriend, Lasya.
When I first read the blurb I was intrigued because reading about an individual who is a mythology fanatic and wants to write a story on Karn is something I could relate to. Rudra's fascination and drive to explore a character made him such an interesting character with immense depth. We basically get to see the life of a writer from the inside. The writing style is different and not in a good way as the book keeps jumping from one time period to another and from one city to another in the same chapter and that wasn't really a nice thing to experience. I wish instead of jumping from year to year in the same chapter they were divided into various chapters to avoid confusion and for better reading experience. Not a lot of things happen throughout the story. We get an insight into Rudra's and Lasya's lives and how Rudra's passion for writing overshadows with his personal life. The story is quite monotonous and the constant switching made the pacing weird and inconsistent taking away all the fun from it.
Overall, it was a one time read for me. The concept was good but I wish the execution was better.
When I first read the blurb I was intrigued because reading about an individual who is a mythology fanatic and wants to write a story on Karn is something I could relate to. Rudra's fascination and drive to explore a character made him such an interesting character with immense depth. We basically get to see the life of a writer from the inside. The writing style is different and not in a good way as the book keeps jumping from one time period to another and from one city to another in the same chapter and that wasn't really a nice thing to experience. I wish instead of jumping from year to year in the same chapter they were divided into various chapters to avoid confusion and for better reading experience. Not a lot of things happen throughout the story. We get an insight into Rudra's and Lasya's lives and how Rudra's passion for writing overshadows with his personal life. The story is quite monotonous and the constant switching made the pacing weird and inconsistent taking away all the fun from it.
Overall, it was a one time read for me. The concept was good but I wish the execution was better.
September 17, 2020
The Script By Aashutosh Sinha
This book is quite interesting and the way the author weaved mythology with this story that impressed me a lot.
The Story is about Rudra Shekhar, a management consultant ,his life is just like a roller coaster ride ,whatever he thinks of he didn't get it or say all his beloved leave him alone. His childhood love affair with Lasya broke after 10 long years and after that his mother also left him which completely broke him.
But he has a dream to write a book on Karna, a character from Mahabharata which is the best part of the book for me because I'm a mythology lover.
He has always been fascinated with the karna character since childhood, he believes that Krishna did injustice with him. This book is written in three different parts one in past ,one in present and story of Karna which Rudra wrote through Karna's perspective. Language used by the author is also very simple and lucid .There are not many characters so the story goes pretty smooth.
Overall the book is a wonderful read and easy language makes it a quick read because I finished this book in one sitting.
This book is quite interesting and the way the author weaved mythology with this story that impressed me a lot.
The Story is about Rudra Shekhar, a management consultant ,his life is just like a roller coaster ride ,whatever he thinks of he didn't get it or say all his beloved leave him alone. His childhood love affair with Lasya broke after 10 long years and after that his mother also left him which completely broke him.
But he has a dream to write a book on Karna, a character from Mahabharata which is the best part of the book for me because I'm a mythology lover.
He has always been fascinated with the karna character since childhood, he believes that Krishna did injustice with him. This book is written in three different parts one in past ,one in present and story of Karna which Rudra wrote through Karna's perspective. Language used by the author is also very simple and lucid .There are not many characters so the story goes pretty smooth.
Overall the book is a wonderful read and easy language makes it a quick read because I finished this book in one sitting.
December 12, 2020
The Script follows the life of Rudra Sekhar, a management consultant who has a hectic and tiring life leaving him no time for himself or his girlfriend Lasya. Rudra has always followed his father's wishes, which caused Rudra a mundane existence. With so much emotional turmoil in himself, Rudra finally decides to fulfill his one true wish - to write a book. He chooses a very unconventional topic to write. He writes about the Mahabharata from Karn's perspective. But as he pens down his book, he realizes that the events in his life follows the events in Karn's life that he writes about.
The Script has an interesting script. Though the plot falls flat in the middle, it has an interesting premise overall that made me continue the book. The to and fro the past and present scenarios were confusing at first but then you get accustomed to it.
Apart from the story, I liked the characters in the story. The disciplined and strict father, the caring and kind mother, added to Rudra's character-building. Even Lasya plays an important role in Rudra's life. A tiring long distance relationship, and Lasya's obvious weariness from a lackadaisical Rudra, makes this story very realistic. Overall it was a good read.
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The Script has an interesting script. Though the plot falls flat in the middle, it has an interesting premise overall that made me continue the book. The to and fro the past and present scenarios were confusing at first but then you get accustomed to it.
Apart from the story, I liked the characters in the story. The disciplined and strict father, the caring and kind mother, added to Rudra's character-building. Even Lasya plays an important role in Rudra's life. A tiring long distance relationship, and Lasya's obvious weariness from a lackadaisical Rudra, makes this story very realistic. Overall it was a good read.
Read a detailed review here https://www.diaryofabookgirl.in/2020/...
October 5, 2020
This is quite an interesting read. It flows between two plots. The present day and as the protagonist prepares the draft for his book on Karn , the one character of the Indian epic Mahabharata who was played upon with politics and was deprived of his rights. Here Rudra is entangled in his life . Being a management consultant he is totally busy in his career alongside his personal life that had become a roller coaster ride. Amidst all this he has set to write write Mahabharat through the eyes of Karn. Why Karn ? Because somewhere he feels very much connected to him.
In the back of his mind he connects Karn's fate with his own series of failures. But there comes a twist. As he sets to write the script his own life starts to set in a mysterious way . Events feel coincidental. Dangerous turns come up. He also meets many people through whom he slowly gets his answers.
Bit slow paced. It is a suspenseful , dramatic and fresh plot.Lovely cover.
In the back of his mind he connects Karn's fate with his own series of failures. But there comes a twist. As he sets to write the script his own life starts to set in a mysterious way . Events feel coincidental. Dangerous turns come up. He also meets many people through whom he slowly gets his answers.
Bit slow paced. It is a suspenseful , dramatic and fresh plot.Lovely cover.
July 25, 2021
Michael Madhusudan Dutt wrote Meghnaad-vad-kavya. Rabindranath Tagore wrote Karna-kunti-Sangbad. I personally have had a soft corner for these characters. I have always struggled to categorise them. Are they heroes? Are they villains? Could they become heroes if they were born on the right side of Dharma? I was very happy to know that a school friend of mine has made an attempt to write a book on Karna. I particularly like the closure in the book. It gave me the clarity that I have been in search of ever since I first read the abridged version of the epic.
Many congratulations and thanks to you Ashutosh for publishing this book. You made the world richer by articulating your understanding about a complex social truth; a truth that is unfortunately present in India even today.
Many congratulations and thanks to you Ashutosh for publishing this book. You made the world richer by articulating your understanding about a complex social truth; a truth that is unfortunately present in India even today.
December 18, 2020
This is a normal romance novel where the central protagonist, Rudra is on a tangled brim of life where he worked as a management consultant which is quite tiresome for him as it's highly demanding instead of demonstrably desirable. Things seemed to be going fine in his favour until his long-term long-distance relationship with his school-time girlfriend, Lasya was in shackles as it wasn't working out well.
He aspires to be a writer while at the same time he shares a keen interest in the Hindu mythology, especially the character sketch of Suryaputra Angraj Karn, from the great legendary epic Mahabharata. He believes he's just like Karna from Mahabharata. Hence, the book has been portrayed realistically & potentially in such a way that we find a stark similarity between the two of them connecting the two over many instances. This is the only thing which made me pick up this book as I'm a huge fan of Kuntiputra Karna. Otherwise, I wouldn't have bothered at all. Nonetheless, I expected a bit too much from this book.
The book portrays the life of a writer. Things seemed good upto a moment in the novel where it felt interesting. However, it started to fail drastically midway. The transition of transcript between timelines was amyss as it came out to be a turnoff when we traverse between one lifetime to another or from one scenary to another. Thus making the overall sense of storytelling monotonous, unpleasant & tiresome.
Writing style is okay. Narration is okay. Language is simple. It lacks the effervescence & the impact which may leave readers wanting for more. Though the author tried to touch upon many topics at the same level of threshold, he failed to accomplish this feat. The execution of things could've been better considering the level of extrapolation involved. Nevertheless, a dissapointing read!
He aspires to be a writer while at the same time he shares a keen interest in the Hindu mythology, especially the character sketch of Suryaputra Angraj Karn, from the great legendary epic Mahabharata. He believes he's just like Karna from Mahabharata. Hence, the book has been portrayed realistically & potentially in such a way that we find a stark similarity between the two of them connecting the two over many instances. This is the only thing which made me pick up this book as I'm a huge fan of Kuntiputra Karna. Otherwise, I wouldn't have bothered at all. Nonetheless, I expected a bit too much from this book.
The book portrays the life of a writer. Things seemed good upto a moment in the novel where it felt interesting. However, it started to fail drastically midway. The transition of transcript between timelines was amyss as it came out to be a turnoff when we traverse between one lifetime to another or from one scenary to another. Thus making the overall sense of storytelling monotonous, unpleasant & tiresome.
Writing style is okay. Narration is okay. Language is simple. It lacks the effervescence & the impact which may leave readers wanting for more. Though the author tried to touch upon many topics at the same level of threshold, he failed to accomplish this feat. The execution of things could've been better considering the level of extrapolation involved. Nevertheless, a dissapointing read!
September 25, 2020
The cover is stunning and I was intrigued by how intelligent it was. It was a short read which I completed in two sittings. The plot is very unique and I related to the main character Rudra, multiple times in the book. His fascination with Karn, who no doubt has not only a very deprived state in the epic but also is not given enough voice or POV is intriguing enough. I did not like how the book started by Rudra yelling in Hindi, I think the beginning could've been better. It was off to a rocky start. The time periods were not clear and I was getting perplexed several times thus breaking my concentration. The different POVs, of different times, could've been distinctly divided or executed properly. Lasya's emotions and her attitude towards everything, for example, her mother who did not hold very high expectations from someone from Bihar, was relatable. The book has potential but lacks emotion. I was not feeling empathetic towards the characters at all, even when they were a crisis, for example, when his mother is in pain and she's yelling, I couldn't feel a single ounce of helplessness that the protagonist was feeling. The turmoil of the protagonist as a writer was well thought of.
Overall, it was a book with huge potential, which could've avoided this dry narrative and been executed well.
Overall, it was a book with huge potential, which could've avoided this dry narrative and been executed well.
October 10, 2020
The Script by Aashutosh Sinha is a romance novel where we see Rudra Shekhar, a management consultant at a crossroad in his life. His long distance relationship isn't working out with his school time girlfriend, Lasya.
He wants to become a writer and depict the Hindu mythology character Karn, from Mahabharata. We see alot of connections between the lives of both of the characters here. I liked how we get to read the first two chapters of Rudra's book in this book itself.
He is then set on a journey and meets a psychologist. His long time best friend Anamika is always on her side and advises her to visit a psychologist. The conversations between the two were also interesting.
The end was quite an unusual one and I liked that part. However, the book was kinda stretched in between but it was overall a good read. But switching between the timelines actually made it quite irritating after a point. I would have appreciated if we would have heard more from other characters in the book like Rudra's parents and friends.
He wants to become a writer and depict the Hindu mythology character Karn, from Mahabharata. We see alot of connections between the lives of both of the characters here. I liked how we get to read the first two chapters of Rudra's book in this book itself.
He is then set on a journey and meets a psychologist. His long time best friend Anamika is always on her side and advises her to visit a psychologist. The conversations between the two were also interesting.
The end was quite an unusual one and I liked that part. However, the book was kinda stretched in between but it was overall a good read. But switching between the timelines actually made it quite irritating after a point. I would have appreciated if we would have heard more from other characters in the book like Rudra's parents and friends.
October 24, 2020
The script by Ashutosh Sinha is a romance novel with a twist of mythology .
It revolves around the life of the main character ,Rudra Shekhar who is a management consultant and is struggling a lot with his professional and personal lives. His long distance relationship with his school time sweetheart isn't going great and he is obsessed with writing.
He wanted to write a novel from karna's perspective as his character resonated a lot with his own life and relationships . Soon ,we see the lot of similar things start to happen in his life as he writes . What happens further leaves him in a confused frustrated state of mind.
The ending is unexpected and written well . At some points the book gets bit slow . The mythological references were really interesting . Though the cover of the book could have been better and the switching of timelines can be made more easier and smooth .
Overall its a short good read , perfect to pick up on a weekend .
It revolves around the life of the main character ,Rudra Shekhar who is a management consultant and is struggling a lot with his professional and personal lives. His long distance relationship with his school time sweetheart isn't going great and he is obsessed with writing.
He wanted to write a novel from karna's perspective as his character resonated a lot with his own life and relationships . Soon ,we see the lot of similar things start to happen in his life as he writes . What happens further leaves him in a confused frustrated state of mind.
The ending is unexpected and written well . At some points the book gets bit slow . The mythological references were really interesting . Though the cover of the book could have been better and the switching of timelines can be made more easier and smooth .
Overall its a short good read , perfect to pick up on a weekend .
October 15, 2020
Sparkling brilliance!
If you are into reading books by contemporary Indian authors, you must pick up this book.
https://www.amazon.in/Script-Aashutos...
The honesty which emanates from each page of this book is so refreshing. The protagonist, the guy next door from the middle class, is a dreamer and believer. However, his life derails from the track of pure dreams due to a series of incidences. He finds his way back through his faith and the people he meets in life. The book is a refreshing and realistic take on life as an amalgamation of good and bad times. We are not defined by the times but how we sail through both. Rudra is no hero but a brutal honest witness of his own life, subconsciously weaving his failure through pessimism in his thought process. It is a take on how he survives the dismay and changes his thoughts for his good.
If you are into reading books by contemporary Indian authors, you must pick up this book.
https://www.amazon.in/Script-Aashutos...
The honesty which emanates from each page of this book is so refreshing. The protagonist, the guy next door from the middle class, is a dreamer and believer. However, his life derails from the track of pure dreams due to a series of incidences. He finds his way back through his faith and the people he meets in life. The book is a refreshing and realistic take on life as an amalgamation of good and bad times. We are not defined by the times but how we sail through both. Rudra is no hero but a brutal honest witness of his own life, subconsciously weaving his failure through pessimism in his thought process. It is a take on how he survives the dismay and changes his thoughts for his good.
November 8, 2020
This one was a layered work. I really loved reading it. The writing was simple. The passion of the character for the Karna and the subsequent events was quite evident. Definitely makes for a good read
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