BOOK REVIEW:HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD

Language: English

Authors: J K Rowling, Jack Throne, John Tiffany

Publisher: Little Brown

Published Year: 2016

VERDICT: 7/10

This is the eight book of the Harry Potter series. A story that happens 17 years later.

AIM
This book was published as a result of an attempt to satisfy the unquenchable desire of the Harry Potter fans worldwide. The story tries to showcase what happened to Harry Potter after the Battle of Hogwarts. How he managed his job, his family life etc. It also makes us realize the difficulties of the son of the saviour for the magical world. The expectations to achieve something but failing to do so.

STORYLINE
The book is in drama form. It starts where the 7th book, Deathly Hallows, ended. Harry's second son Albus is placed in Slytherin, the House which is supposed to be more evil and he befriends Scorpius Malfoy, son of Draco Malfoy, Harry's school enemy. His School years passes and he distances himself from his father, as he isn't able to achieve anything in life. Then he starts realizing that his father is not perfect and he wants to achieve something by redoing his father's mistake. So he decides to save Cedric Diggory, who died in vain. For that he finds a time turner and moves back in time with help of Scorpius and Delphi, a nurse taking care of Amos Diggory, father of Cedric. This leads to unthinkable consequences.
To know what happens read the book.........................

MERITS:
>Included many parts from fans fictions, which had showed many of the elements in this play far before
>Was able to satisfy Harry Potter fans
>The story was able to showcase the mindset and feelings of characters well

DEMERITS:
> Basic principles coined in the first 7 books about time travel is entirely
>The Script format was unexpected and many readers were not happy with it
>The story was too much for audience to aphrehend

OVERALL
It was good to read the eight book though it failed to keep with the standards of its predecessors. The theme went above the heads of many Harry Potter fans as the basic principles laid down in previous books was abandoned

BOOK REVIEW:THE SIALKOT SAGA

Language: English

Author: Ashwin Sanghi

Publisher: Westland Ltd

Published Year: 2016

VERDICT: 6/10

AIM:

This Book like other books are aimed at showcasing the greatness of India and its history to the world with the help of fiction. Its starts with Ashoka, the celebrated warrior King of  Mauryan Empire and his "nine unknown men" the secret society supposed to be formed by him.

STORYLINE:

The Story goes by describing the life of Aravind, the son of a well off businessman from Calcutta and Arbaaz, the son of a dock labourer from Bombay. Aravind grows on to become a businessman and grows fast using dirty plots to trap successful businessmen to support his growth and creates many enemies on the way. Arbaaz becomes the henchman of Abdul dada, a notorious but helpful Don of Bombay. Fate makes them enemies in the first instance that they meet. Aravind's girlfriend was married by Arbaaz and Aravind marries another girl. After the death of Abdul dad Arbaaz becomes the new head and he enters politics and moves his illegal activities underground. Eventually Arbaaaz, a supporter of Congress party goes on to become the Cabinet minister while Aravind becomes a strong business aid of BJP. Their lives come to a crossroad when Aravind's son and Arbaaz's daughter marries.

In betwwen the stories of Arbaaz and Aravind some odd events related to famous kings through the ages are also showed. Also showcased is the character Adyapika Jyothi, who is lady sage involved in helping the downtrodden. 

MERITS

>Historical  events and persons are showed somewhat accurately

>Showcases Indian situations well

>The pride of India and its historical Knowledge is upheld.

DEMERITS

>Story line is not very captivating

>Ending of the story became very unrealistic

>Narration style had too much of Jeffrey Archer narration style

OVERALL

The  was not a bad read but at many points "Dan Brown of India"(Ashwin Sanghi is nicknamed so) adopted Jeffrey Archer style of narration. After reading this I would say he is "Jeffrey Archer of Indiia with a small hint of Dan Brown narration style.