About the book:
Like the lyrics of an old song, which keeps repeating themselves in our mind or a fever dormant in the blood or an importunate lover impossible to get rid of, the memories of love or 'love' itself keeps returning in our lives again and again at the oddest of times and the strangest of places.
Randomly, beautifully, haphazardly or passionately, love lives up again—for it has been waiting for you, waiting for this union, waiting to merge with YOU at last.
So, keeping the trend alive and after the roaring success of our novice, Uff Ye Emotions, we are back once again with Uff Ye Emotions-2.
With Love, comes many emotions—some of them being pain, betrayal, hatred, hope and friendship. We fall IN and OUT of love time and again, but we can never be tired of it—because it is one of the only few aspects of life we can’t keep ourselves away from, isn’t it?
Selected and edited by Vinit K. Bansal, this time again 11 touching stories from authors across the country, will be delighting the readers who swear by love stories. And for those who don’t read love stories much, come and discover why they are so engrossing.
About the editor:
Vinit K. Bansal, born in Tohana (Haryana), is fond of reading, writing and composing stories since childhood. He earned his Masters degree from Kurukshetra University and was bestowed awards both at college and university level. He continues to nurture his dream of writing till today and has succeeded in giving shape to his thoughts in his books. As a voracious reader and an avid writer, his vision extends to the realm of social service too. In his own words, “I derive inspiration from India's former President, Prof. APJ Abdul Kalam.” At present, he is working with the State Bank of India in Delhi and loves to pen down his thoughts whenever he finds time.
My Review:
The 11 stories of the anthology have dealt
with human emotions well, digging out crucial aspects of life and bringing to
the fore a concoction of inexplicable emotions.
With the story, The Client, the book kick-started
well. It added a dimension of hitherto unexplored emotions in the initial stage
itself.
The stories have the potential to stir the
soul if you read ardently, both the plots and the honeycomb of thoughts of
characters. But then that is again a challenge because too many of them have
attempted to make an impression, so much so that the attempt to do so dominates
and cloaks the impression that has been created.
There are some stories which, at the risk
of sounding too critical, better be made into a Bollywood movie. Some of them
already have been. The others just seem to be crying for a cinematic
adaptation, a better one of course.
The best story, if I had to choose one,
would be “I'll be there”. The story which succeeded in conveying the social
message that it had to was “Hickey”. “Dilemma” was yet another heart-rending
tale. The anthology ended with the story “Love and sacrifices” which indeed
adorned the ending with the lyrical pieces.
The expressions used by authors blend in
effortlessly and create a realistic picture of the events.
Judgement:
It is not an immaculate
compilation, nor is it the perfect edifice of an anthology, but there certainly
are moments where you feel touched and moved.
Best lines:
The truth remains the same, but people
quarrel in the hope of altering the truth. The truth still doesn’t change and
people use their wit to buy the truth.
I thank the contributor Meghant Parmar for contacting me for review!
