The Distance by Saborna Roychowdhury

The Distance by Saborna Roychowdhury
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

You can make it out by the author that the book is written by an Indian. Sometime back I was asked how many Indian authors' book have I read. My answer was none. I felt that the novels written by Indian authors would be inferior to those which I read; I will not enjoy the book thoroughly like I enjoy other writers. Well, I was wrong.

When I read this book, I felt home. Indian authors use words which only Indians can understand and relate to. That thought warms me. Indians have a better understanding about what is going on in the head of the author. They can easily picture the scene and relate to it. They can understand the pain of the characters because its the same pain their fellow Indians suffer from. When writers mention corruption, they know what they are talking about because they have experienced that corruption. When, outside India, Indians put India down, they know why are they doing so, and sometimes their feelings may be hurt. India maybe corrupt, it may suffer from the status of developing, it may suffer from poverty, illiteracy, harassing, abusing, etc. But its our motherland. We cannot stand it, nor can we stay away from it. That is what this book tries to tell us. India can never be underestimated' it can never be ill treated by anyone, be it another fellow Indian. So when you read this book, you will know what Im talking about and you will see your brothers' and sisters' life reflect in three characters. It will be unspoken for you. You will know what to do after you read the book.

((Im not criticizing any other author or country by writing this review.))


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