Anant Dot Com - Govind Sharma Review

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Hello Readers...

I'll like to thank the author of this book "Dr. Govind Sharma" for providing a copy of his book through goodreads.

Here is a brief synopsis of the book before beginning with the review:

" For Mohan, it all begins in his second year at Saint John's College, a low-profile college in Dharampur, a small town in foothills of Shivalik. Mohan is from a religious family of kathavachaks (Those who receite Scriptures). His grandfather wants to expose him to western education system as he believes that those with the traditional background should be familiar with the modern thought process, and the westernized Indians should take interest in the ancient Indian teachings so as to have a balanced outlook on life. Mohan shares accommodation with Anant who is from a very rich family. Anant is not studious but he has a passion for sports. There is another interesting character, Baldev, who is from a dysfunctional family. Is he worthy of Mala's affection? As the story unfolds, there appear other interesting characters like Panther, Sudha, Nalini, Sayeeda, Posci, Verma SIr and Mamaji. The story also contains scenes involving Bollywood, Match Fixing and Betting. All the characters and incidents have been invented by imagination. In this novel, author Dr. Govind Sharma conveys important messages contained in the Indian Scripture Ram Charit Manas to offer a look at duty, sacrifice, and the joint family system. The narrator Mohan tells the story of his friends; and in between the scenes, the narrator gives the key message of Ram Charit Manas by way of his recitals."

First thing first, this book is extremely short. So those who are like me who loves to read short books, you will definitely get attracted to this point. Also I really liked the message which the book was trying to convey through the story of Anant. This book is quite different from most of the books which you might find in the present days. Also the way the author has used to tell the preaching of the "Ram Charit Manas" is pretty amazing.

However, this book didn't interest me much as I felt many things were lacking. There were too many characters and I was kind of lost and found it difficult to keep up with the story of each and every character. Also the way the story progresses and in the narration particularly, I felt it lacked smoothness in the transitioning. It was like chain of events were just listed out and the link between each events were missing. Also the attention to the details or rather I should say the clarity of the details were missing, though the narration was done in simple words so that most of the people would easily understand the theme and the concept of this book.

So to conclude, Yes some of you might like this book but this book is definitely not for me. This book could have been a way better and much more interesting. To rate it, I would give this book 1 out of 5 stars. Still you want to try this one out, here are the links to the Amazon from where you can get this book:

India: Anant Dot Com by Govind Sharma

Outside India: Anant Dot Com by Govind Sharma

So, this is what I feel after reading this book. Do let me know in the comment section what do you feel about the book. Guys if you like this review, do hit the like button and share it among your fellow readers and if you don't, do mention the reason in the comment section below as it will help me to get better and do SUBSCRIBE to the blog to get all the reviews right into your mail box.

So until next time, this is me Sushant signing off. You guys have a great day.

CIAO.