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This is the 3rd book
of Mr. Anuj Tikku which I have completed reading named “Travelthon Tales”. Anuj
has published it under his publishing banner name “Tikku’s Travelthon”. To
start with, I must say that the Cover Page of the book is very creative and
beautiful which made me pick this e-book for reading. Anuj Tikku has shared his
personal experiences of Traveling through this book which either consists of
his personal account and other short stories which are based upon the people,
locations and the conversation Tikku had with people he met while traveling.
Some chapters are written as fiction stories which are also interesting to
read.
After reading this 3rd
book by Anuj Tikku, I am sure that he should move out of e-book now and start
getting his thoughts published as paperback too because his books share the
kind of experiences and tales I believe I have never found in the work of any
other author. This book is of just 70-odd pages but at the end of it, you shall
feel as if you have read a long autobiographical account of a traveller.
There are few important
chapters/sections that I liked in this book such as the one where the monk and
prostitute’s reference is nicely given. Another chapter is quite spiritual
which is based on a popular monk and tells us about the power of within. It is
very nicely conveyed. The climax of two chapters where sex gets attention is so
nicely scripted that you want to learn what happened after that. Haha! The few
chapters which are based on locations such as Kedarnath, Ganges, Kapil Muni
Temple has done total justice to the background of the spots. Being a
Mumbaikar, reading the chapter on Mumbai which is based in the old times was an
interesting read. The last story which is based on thriller aspect is also interestingly
crafted.
Now, talking about the drawbacks
of the book, I must say that because the book has been projected to be based on
traveling and because the author also owns a Youtube channel based on
traveling, I had expected more about his personal experiences on traveling or
the way he travels different cities differently considering the distinctness of
each of them. The book is very short considering that and very less chapters express
such detailing. Also, author, when, writes Hindi words and sentences in English
generally does not write in the spelling which are popular in Hinglish which
becomes hard to read and enjoy those sentences as they are not always
translated in English by him. Except this, I must say this book is a light read
between heavy literary books if you are on a reading marathon like me. I give
this book 2.75 stars out of 5.
Thanks.
ABHILASH RUHELA!!!
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