Wednesday 28 February 2018

Book Review- Borderline by Shabri Prasad Singh

Book Details-
Book Name- Borderline
Author- Shabri Prasad Singh
Genre- Psychological Fiction
Publisher- Bloomsbury
Pages- 256 pages.

Blurb- With this true life narrative turned fictional, delve into the life and thoughts of Amrita Srivastava. 

Harbouring an almost devotional love for her father and unable to cope with the legal separation of her parents, this is the account of how she is subsequently diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder and the powerful story of how she eventually overcomes her demons. 

Having shifted from Chandigarh to New York to study, Amrita has just about begun to adjust to the new city when her life is thrown into disarray by the death of her father. Acting as a trigger, this event leads to a series of abusive relationships. Forced by a breakdown to leave her studies in New York, she tries to make a new life for herself in Delhi. Unsettled by the continuous changes, Amrita descends into a hard partying lifestyle fuelled by alcohol and drugs. Written as part of her healing process, this is a searing confession about the challenges she faces before finally reaching to the process of rehab and therapy. 

Calibrating itself to the turning of the mind’s endlessly churning machinery, this novel gives one the rare opportunity to see it at work. Life affirming and inspiring, this is at the same time a journey that navigates through the loneliness, heartbreak and intensity of Amrita’s approach to life. 

Intimate, forceful and raw, Borderline is the catharsis we all need.

Review- Borderline is a psychological Fiction by Shabri Prasad Singh and she serves us an unique plot. There are many surprises in the book which glues readers with the book.

Book Title and Cover- Book Title is interesting and creates curiosity about the content. Cover goes well with the title and the content and adds curiosity.

Blurb is short, crisp and fine.

Overall, First Impression of the book attracts readers.

Language and Narration- Language of the book is simple and easy to comprehend. Narration is done in first person narrative and is done well.
Book is edited well and is without any grammatical errors.

Storyline and Plot- Storyline of this book is unique and keeps readers hooked with book.

Storytelling skills of Author is amazing and the picturesque and detailed description helps readers imagine scenes in our head.

I liked how author gave us detailed outline of Amrita and how she succumbs to the disease, her suffering and how she deals with it.

It was very painful yet interesting to read.

Rating-
Book Cover and Title- 3.5/5
Language and Narration- 4/5 
Storyline and Plot- 4/5

Final Rating- 4/5

All in all, Borderline  serves us unique plot and storyline. 
I would recommend this book to psychological fiction readers.

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