The book starts with a story of two couples who are trying to cope with the modern lifestyle. They want to pursue their dreams but end up doing something else in order to sustain themselves. Later, it shows the journey of a person who has nothing, but with the help of his hard work and luck, becomes rich and famous. Then how his lineage turns out is covered in the book. As the story progressed, I felt the title of the protagonist also changed from one person to another. It was so seamless that I stopped bothering about the previous one, but I could feel their presence throughout.
The book revolves around waste management and how it can affect our environment if we won't start taking a step toward reducing waste. It gives you a feel of a dystopian novel where everything is going wrong. You get a glimpse of the amount of waste we are creating at an individual level. And how industries and the developed countries try to take advantage of it by dumping everything to small and developing nations. The book makes us aware of the current waste system that is depleting the environment and how we are responsible for it. We know certain products or things to make the environment clean we tend to do the opposite. And always forget about the bigger picture. You can see the impact on a global scale through this book.
The author is passionate about environmental issues, and this passion can be seen in the book by the way of his research work. At first, the title looked a little offbeat. But, once I came across the meaning and reason behind it, everything started making sense. Also, the highlight was how he weaves the story and joins the beginning to the end. I didn't expect it, and it made me curious. While flipping through the pages, I happened to read the last line of the book (it was written in big bold letters), but it didn't ruin the ending for me. So, the ending looked abstract to me.
You should read it because
- It tells you the importance of hard work
- one should always be farsighted if one plans to take risks
- it shows success comes with a price to pay
- it will make you aware of waste and waste management
- it shows many crucial people are working behind the face of the company to run it properly. it is always about teamwork in the long run
Thank you Rupa Publications for the review copy. I'm glad that I got the opportunity to read this book.
Rating - 4/5
Genre - Contemporary Fiction
Nice review! 😍😍
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