Book Review- The Hill Billy by Shivdutt Sharma

Book Name- The Hill Billy
Author- Shivdutt Sharma
Genre- Memoir/Autography
Publisher- India Impressions
Pages- 200
Price- ₹299

BLURB-
A mango ensures the birth of a son…
Ghosts hoot and cackle in a forest…
A tiger strikes terror in the heart of a village…
A boy experiences the first stirrings of desire…

On trips back to his hometown, memories appear, cling, and then fade away like the mist in the Himalayan foothills. Tracing the pangs and pleasures of growing up during the time of missionary schools, wind-up gramophones, hand-pulled designer rickshaws, maharanis in their imitation castles, busty film stars of the black-and-white era – a lone, all-brown boy in an all-white American school comes to grips with his coming of age.

Fast-paced and furiously funny, The Hill Billy zips up the otherwise tranquil, languid, laid-back life in a hill station that hasn’t quite got over the hangover of its British past.

REVIEW-  The Hill Billy is like an autobiography/ memoir of author Shivdutt Sharma. I received pdf copy of this book in exchange of an honest and unbiased review.

Book Cover and Title- Book Title is catchy and give us hint about the content of the book. Cover is designed beautifully. Blurb is short and catchy. Overall First Impression of this book catches the attention of readers.

Language and Narration- Language of this book is impressive and shows the vast vocabulary of Mr. Sharma. Narration is decent and fruitful.

Characterization- All the characters are interesting and relatable. They remind us of our own relatives and how they behave sometimes. Also I liked the character development of author.

Storyline and Plot- Story is based around the time of India's Independence and revolves around a boy and his family. How they move to india from pakistan and all the incidences that take place while he's growing up.

This books lets you experience your childhood again. The real life incidences are interesting and hilarious.

Drawbacks- There are few punctuation errors which should be considered in next edition of the book.

Overall this book is them who want to take a ride to experience childhood again.

RATINGS-
Book Title and Cover- 3.5/5
Language and Narration- 3.7/5
Characterization- 3.2/5
Storyline and Plot- 3/5

Final Rating- 3/5