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How About A Sin Tonight? (2012)

by Novoneel Chakraborty(Favorite Author)

3.47 of 5 Votes: 10

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English

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Young Adult Fiction

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Ebury Press, Random House, India.

review 1: From the most beautiful space in their souls to the most confused portion of their hearts and the dirtiest corners of their minds… Love.Took.Them.EverywhereIn the rat-race of IIT-IIM writers we see that almost everyday there is a new book release. Apart from story line everything seems to be new in these books –cover-page, the writer and publisher. Most of these books will either revolve around protagonists (read: author’s) college life plus love life plus breakup plus sex life and in some rare cases marriage life. But, this book is different and bold –all for good sake.This book is third by Chakraborty and second of his work that I am reading. The story revolves around five individuals who were bound to meet some or other day among these flashy lights of glamour w... moreorld. All that they do and all that is done to make them meet each other, makes this book a must read. From fantastic one-liners to good narration, this book has all in it for you to be glued and wait to know- what happens next?A living legend Shahraan, who fell in love with a prostitute; Nishani- the ‘star-kid’; Reva and Neev- new comers to industry with a common purpose and Kaash- the guy who loved only one women and made love to many. Welcome to ‘How About a Sin Tonight?’ A book, as mentioned at back is truly a beguiling tale of love, ambition, jealousy and betrayal.Set on the backdrop of bollywood and TV industry this book is a bold step by Chakraborty. The story line is different and fresh. And has great sense of maturity in it. The characters are crystal clear and one can easily relate to them. For me I had many instances when I could relate myself to Kaash. And could think of people I know personally who were almost like many other characters in the book.Chakraborty’s style of writing is informal and consist all sought of ‘F’ words and going a little forward this book now also have ‘C’ words of Hindi dictionary. It is divided in three-books- Book One: 1986-2010, Book Two: 2012 and Book Three: 2013. The book is very much capable to connect with its indented audience and author was brilliantly able to define its concepts clearly. The language used is far better than what we see in a typical-CB-fiction-novel. Chakraborty at few instances used very good use of metaphor. (Pg. 4 …Happened to notice the haphazard blotch on the wall)A lot of dialogues and phrases used in the book are worth appreciation. To me most of them were new and Chakraborty deserves a pat on his back for this, Kudos.1) When a man is desperate, he injures others. When a woman is desperate, she hurts herself the most. (pg 3);2) Sex is everybody’s home, nobody’s address (pg 3);3) But when loves sit in silence, it’s never quiet. The glances seemed like flying kisses, the abrupt eye contacts were tight hugs, and the averting of it was a love bite. (pg 42)4) That’s the life of a woman in every prostitute and the prostitute in every woman. Men come and light a fire in some corner of us and we keep burning till we turn into insignificant ash and thereafter slave to the wind of destiny that carries us as per its desires. (pg 8)5) Hailing from a middle-class family, money is the only ugly thing I find sexy. (Pg 83);6) When a wife sleeps with another man, she is a whore. But when a whore decides to sleep with only one man for rest of her life, she still remains a whore. (pg 53) ; and now my favorite;7) I am Neev Dixit. And I want to be an actor. That’s all I know about myself. Everything else about me, except my sexuality is in state if confusion (pg 62)And to talk about my favorite character- Nishani, I would say that she is outrageously good. She is bold and aggressive. She knew how to feed the infant of interest so that it grows into a man of obsession.About most funny character; a minor character- Rakesh, all I can say is he is way to Mommy’s boy. Imagine: He once said he would talk to his mother, to ask if he should have sex or not. And in the other instance when he says that his mother is trying to strike a deal for their honeymoon where she will accompany the couple.Though everything seems flowery in this book, I also think there were many instances throughout the book where the connection between previous and next set of narration was completely absent. Suddenly a character would drop in and one had to flip pages to check if one had missed out anything about that character in last few pages; only to find out that no- nothing of that sought happened.Only one thing that I am curious to ask author:1) On page 161: “…They went to Marine Drive, India Gate, and lastly to Flora fountain” Please explain when and how India Gate was shifted to Mumbai from New Delhi?
review 2: “HOW ABOUT A SIN TONIGHT?”Needless to say, the book has a really interesting title, capable enough to attain a second gaze by the readers. Complexity, uniqueness, ethnicity- this novel just has it all. The writer of this book, Novoneel Chakraborty has penned two bestsellers in the past and this would surely be the third bestseller from his pen. In his earlier books, he portrayed black and white characters but this time, he defined how a grey character should be. All the characters had the flaws of their own and this is what made them more realistic.The story has bollywood in backdrop and people there seem to be portraying characters, even off screen. It shows the struggle to reach to the top, the fall from there which takes away everything, the hidden truth of the life which is seen as being glamorous. This is a story of five individuals with their different motives, different dreams and different ambitions and how their lives take sharp turns once love enters. All his characters have a uniqueness in them and the dialogues are something to watch out for. And the best thing about his writings is that it never seem to you that the story is written by a man, he gives a proper space to his female characters to cast their influence. In this novel, the characters of Nishani and Reva have the traits which most of the women would find in themselves. After reading each page, you are left with a curiosity to turn the page and know more. Plus, there are superb one liners and awesome quotations which makes it all a treat for eyes.Like all his novels has a supernatural touch in them, the first one had the concept of rebirth, the second one had the concept of identical faces, even this one ended with a supernatural element- it showed the feelings of Nishani which further helps to give the story a perfect ending. The Editors have also done their job well and it reflects in the book.So, this is a must-read for all the people who want to explore the meaning of love, the meaning of life and the joy of reading.P.s- I am not a book reviewer but this book is so awesome that it compelled me to write this review. Trust me, you won’t ever regret buying it! less

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