Life is what you make it : My Review

For those who haven’t read this book yet.

Its a story of an attractive, smart intellectual, simple girl Ankita who tried hard to live with her parent's conservative beliefs. Who also love to be loved and taken care of her feelings.  She had the fortitude and set her goals in life to reach the zenith of corporate world. In pursuit of her dreams she passes the MBA entrance exam and ensures her selection in the the best business schools in India. This story contains the truth about how life can turn in to a scariest nightmare in a day, when your mind starts playing the games. Same happened with Ankita who very soon found herself struggling in the Mental Hospital room. Her life journey teaches the lesson of internal happiness and values of Love and Friendship.

                                                                                                          

I liked the book very much, well written expressions, simple language and one can easily brush-up his/her vocabulary. I personally like the art of indulging humor in a writing form and Preeti Shenoy…the author is quite good at that. Metaphors she used are another thing which I like while reading the book……like

“If guilt was a stone tied to my ankles, I would have sunk easily to the bottom of the sea. But I wore it easily on my sleeve”.

She further added some light sentences which finely reflects the Indian values…like

“Year of schooling in the system which drilled Indian values in you, like respect for the elderly, was hard to do away with”.

One can easily get introduced to some tradition, customs and also some words of local language of Kerala by reading the first half of the story.

like…..

“Kerala custom, that there should be welcoming lamp at the doorway, to usher the Goddess of wealth and good fortune in”.

Local language words like……

Molle, Appacha, Thatu Kada….etc

Overall this book indeed make a good read, you can complete the book in one sitting also…..though for me it took three days…which I thoroughly enjoyed.

Happy reading!!!!