Ebbs & Flows
Title: Ebbs & Flows
Author: Amitava Chaudhuri
Publisher: Blackbuck Publications
ISBN: 978-163102219-7
Number of Pages: 125
Price [INR] : 100
Genre: Fiction (Short Stories)
Imagine.
A person you have wronged years ago suddenly returns to haunt your life. Or-you are faced with a situation where fate challenges you to dare follow the lofty things you had so openly preached. Or-a man who shamelessly boasts of his achievements suddenly finds his lie turning into a beautiful reality. Or-you discover a rather sinister side of the person you had secretly worshipped.
These situations can be faced by any of us. Correction-probably by none of us. That is because we are common people, destined to lead an ordinary life. However, no power in the world can stop even the most common of common men from imagining.
The answer to these imaginations is a tide of emotions-some joyful, some slightly depressing. But then, that is life-ebbs and flows of emotion.
Ebbs & Flows is a collection of 14 short stories which explore the various emotions we experience in the ebb and flow of life. The highs and the lows… the bitter and sweet, the grey days and the bright sunny days. And all these ups and downs, just like the tides, make our life interesting and worth living.
Almost all the stories in Ebbs & Flows, which are a slice of life of a common man, has some take-away, something to ponder on and something that touches you as a reader. What I liked about the stories is that they are all very realistic. The writing is simple and crisp and to the point with smooth narrative.
Some of the stories which I liked the most are, Man and Beast, The Cripple, All in Your Mind, Doubts, The Little Boy and His Goddess.
I wish the cover and feel of the book was more appealing and the book had more stories.
Ebbs & Flows is a quick breezy read and an ideal for a short journey.
Rating : [usr 3.5 text=”false” size=20]
May 5, 2014 9:40 am|
Sounds like an interesting book!
May 6, 2014 10:18 am|
It surely is 🙂
May 5, 2014 10:28 am|
This sounds like a book I would love to read (and write maybe 😉 ) Did I tell you I am planning a book? Fiction, probably. These reviews help me, both as a reader and a potential writer. Thanks for the insight, Shilpa!
May 6, 2014 10:11 am|
Wow! That’s so cool, Shailaja! Looking forward to your book 🙂
Glad you liked this review 🙂
May 5, 2014 10:39 am|
Maybe I will pick up this book soon 🙂 Thanks for the review 🙂
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May 5, 2014 10:45 am|
Maybe I will pick up this book soon 🙂 Thanks for the review 🙂
I like your blog. So I am nominating you for the Liebster Award 🙂 Please check my post for further details
May 6, 2014 10:12 am|
Do that, Swathi! I am sure you will enjoy it too!
Thanks for sharing the Liebster Award with me. Touched 🙂 ♥
May 5, 2014 4:27 pm|
Someone is on a spree of reading and reviews:) Brilliant one and I shall look for this one:)
May 6, 2014 10:14 am|
Yes, a lot of backlog of book reading! Hopefully will catch up in a few more days! 🙂 Do check this one, Vishal. The stories do touch a chord and it is breezy read too 🙂
May 5, 2014 4:34 pm|
Shilpa you write such beautiful reviews that i get tempted to read all those books, but unfortunately my library does not stock so many asian authors. will mark this.
May 6, 2014 10:20 am|
Aww! You are too kind, Asha! Thanks for your encouraging words! Hope you get to read this one soon 🙂 ♥
May 5, 2014 4:38 pm|
First of all I am amazed at your reading speed 😮
And as for the book, it sounds like a good read and yes, an interesting cover and blurb is very important for a book to be picked up, esp if it is a new author. 🙂
May 6, 2014 10:23 am|
LOL 😀 I have a goal of reading and reviewing a book a day. And I have a huge pile of unread books. So attacking them with a happy vengeance 😀
The short stories in this book are really interesting and make you think too! So go for it, whenever you can 🙂
May 5, 2014 5:57 pm|
Sounds like a must read. It is going into my long long “to read” list too. 🙂
May 6, 2014 10:14 am|
It is an enjoyable read! Do check it out, Jyothi 🙂
May 5, 2014 6:40 pm|
Sounds like a lovely collection of short stories! Great job on the review. ♥
May 6, 2014 10:24 am|
Thank you, Kathy 🙂 ♥
May 5, 2014 7:30 pm|
A story of trail and forgiveness…exactly my kind!!
May 6, 2014 10:15 am|
🙂
May 5, 2014 10:56 pm|
Thanks for the review. Will check the book out.
BTW, I am amazed at the pace you are managing so many reviews so rapidly :-).
May 6, 2014 10:16 am|
Thanks Jayanta! Glad you liked this review! My aim is to read and review one book a day 😀
May 7, 2014 3:31 am|
Slice of life stories can either be really good, holding your interest till the end or sometimes they can disappoint you big time.
May 10, 2014 5:53 pm|
This one is thankfully a good one 🙂
May 8, 2014 12:52 pm|
This book I find quite intriguing. And I like it that it is short enough to be read in one evening probably 🙂 When reading fiction I don’t like to spread the reading across too many days 🙂
Thanks Shilpa. You are doing a great job with these reviews. Enjoy the great reading summer you are having 🙂
May 10, 2014 6:03 pm|
Yes, I prefer to read in one or 2 sittings as well. But then some books keep lying untouched for months with few pages being read every now and then. This one is a short one, and you can certainly finish it in an hour. Thank you Beloo. Glad you are liking these reviews and yes, I am having a great time reading all these books too 🙂
May 9, 2014 8:42 am|
A nice review.
May 10, 2014 6:04 pm|
Thank you Ma’am 🙂