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Book Review: Almost Single ( JustMyThoughts )

 Almost Single

          - by Advaita Kala

A tangy-novel written by Adavita Kala, it is a story of a lady, 29 years old, unmarried and, wait  do you think she is so-work-focused that she didn't marry, busy following her ambition? Well, that's not the case. She hates her job. She hates her boss. She hates her bank-balance. Also, she isn't really proud of her appearance but the one thing that makes her unique is her confidence and acceptance of what's happening around her and her desperate-need of making things work her way. We all need that, right?

The whole story tales her experiences, from being one-of-the-unmarried 29 year old, fighting with the social-frown ( not literally, though), in the same 'raft' as her friends to the one…….. Well, read it !.


The story is written in a brutally-honest way which shows off the vulnerable and I-don't-know-stuff-and-that's-okay in addition to the heroic moments of the narrator and her acquaintance.  

The book is not very well accepted by the audience and I say this after reading its reviews on Goodreads. It may sound like a cheezy  and predictable read but as a reader unaware of what's the book is going to unfold, you may or may not like it. It's that simple. No other option.

There is always something new in everything you read. Something that may or may not be related to the plot itself but it comes up so unexpectedly that you actually feel something new.

Let me know what do you think of this work !



Thank you.

ANU.


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