Title:
S.O.A.R- Success over Adversity Reigns
Author-
Abir Mukherjee
Book
type- paperback
Rating: ****/*****(4/5)
About
the Author- Abir Mukherjee was born and brought up in Bardhaman, a small town
of West Bengal. He is currently based in U.S.A having completed more than 8
years as an IT professional. He has completed his B.E in computer science and
engineering in 2005 and started working in different software MNC’s. “S.O.A.R”
is his second novel. Blackbuck publication has published his first novel, ‘As
Life Has No Undo’.
About
The book- I got this book from Author Paradise. Thank you, Tushti Bhatia. I was
sleeping at my room when this book arrived. I had heard from social networking
that the book is good and so on, but I never bothered to read it. It was a lazy
afternoon and I thought—“let’s have a look at it”. I started to read it, and
trust me, I couldn’t put down the book till its end…and it’s not just about the
fact that the storyline and the plot is unique, and the narration was also
good, but due to the similarities it struck with my life and my other 3 friends
at my college. We 4 people are also aspiring for having a startup in our
future, so did the characters in the book. But the coincidence does not finish
here, the main twist is—the idea of the startup that was narrated in the book,
that is, an interactive website for schools—schoolyard, was just as similar to
our idea of starting up (except, we are going to do it for colleges). Therefore
the storyline of the whole novel was actually related to our lives. I got this
book almost a month before, I usually don’t take much time to read a book, and
I read it in just 3 days, but I wanted my friends to have a read of this great
book. So technically, you can consider it as a review of four people. And Abir
sir, if you are reading this, then you would be happy to know that you’ve
earned four new fans that also happen to be future entrepreneurs.
Pros
of the book:
·
The plot and the storyline was something
out of the box. You don’t see a novel focusing around startups coming out every
day. The story was not about how successful an idea could be, but it was about
what sacrifices you have to do when you stand by that idea. (If it includes the
love of your life too).
·
The language was simple and crisp, easy
to understand and the words seem to fit the situation completely.
·
Characters of Uday, Adhyayan were
beautifully portrayed and every conversation of them fits the scene.
Cons
of the book:
Ø Cover
of the book could be much better as a lot of people purchase a book on the
basis of their cover.
Ø Sneha’s
character could be drawn to some more detail.
Ø Some
spelling mistakes and typos are there but as an author myself, I can understand
that happening here and there, but it really needs to be checked.
Overall
this book is a must read for everyone who wants to do what they believe in,
pick up this book, and you will not be disappointed.
