Book Review #57: Simple Things Make Luv Yet Bollywood, Mafia, Power, Money Cannot Stop It !: Komal Thakur

Blurb:
Yogi thought that winning Oscars was his only one unfulfilled desire. With Niti, his wife and his luck charm, in his life he has achieved everything else. So after 12 yrs of 'successful' marriage why would Niti forsake him one day leaving a letter behind? The quest of answers and a haunted feeling of wanting her more than ever brings Yogi to a compromising situation where he realizes that all his life, he was looking at a mirage.

Niti is not beautiful in a traditional way. She is dusky and born with such a magnetic sex appeal that whoever loves her one time, loves her forever. To Yogi, she is an orphan with no family ties. However, she has a tragic secret in her past. In the past, her name was Kinnari.

Kinnari has no interest in going to college. She drinks, smokes, works in a call-centre and wants to live life as simply as possible. Though outwardly against love, her only secret desire is to fall in love and when she does, life plays a game with her. A game of loving and losing. She realizes that her life was a illusion and hides herself behind the securely that only Yogi could provide her.

Simple things make Luv is a larger-than-life picture of illusions where the search is orphic and love is dicey.

My Take:

The book starts on an interesting note, but loses its pace in the middle. The character of Niti sounded weird, where in she just disappears and Yogi has to go exploring the reasons why she did so. I found the chase predictable, as in a sad story, or broken heart etc.

The good thing about the book was the character of Niti was well etched.She had layers in her personality which made her the person she is. 

Could have done a better job with the story line I felt.

I would rate this 2/5.

Verdict:

Can skip reading this and you won't miss anything much.

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