This is a collection of short stories written in tamil by Sujatha borrowed from an online library.
Maya, the title of the first story as well as that of the book, was a wonderful story, revolving around a godman. A story straight out of the Ganesh - Vasanth series by the author, no words to describe his story telling abilities, and his neat presentation. Something like every word written had a purpose to serve, no words wasted, no moving away from the core of the story, and the climax, where the title just stabs you like that was why it was christened so. You don't need to stop twice at any page to read between his lines, it is all very apparent, everything there, right before you.
A very quick read for me, though the style stands out.
To keep the length of words in check, the central plot not deviated from, and keep the reader interested, is too difficult a task. Even a general write up like blogging becomes something like a drag. At times keeping these criteria in mind, leads to a very short blog, and sometimes, the original intention or idea behind the writing vanishes completely, while I pursue some side story to the central idea. Writing short stories is really challenging, some times too much of details, and too much stress on emotions, can cause a wandering story line.
Maya, the title of the first story as well as that of the book, was a wonderful story, revolving around a godman. A story straight out of the Ganesh - Vasanth series by the author, no words to describe his story telling abilities, and his neat presentation. Something like every word written had a purpose to serve, no words wasted, no moving away from the core of the story, and the climax, where the title just stabs you like that was why it was christened so. You don't need to stop twice at any page to read between his lines, it is all very apparent, everything there, right before you.
A very quick read for me, though the style stands out.
To keep the length of words in check, the central plot not deviated from, and keep the reader interested, is too difficult a task. Even a general write up like blogging becomes something like a drag. At times keeping these criteria in mind, leads to a very short blog, and sometimes, the original intention or idea behind the writing vanishes completely, while I pursue some side story to the central idea. Writing short stories is really challenging, some times too much of details, and too much stress on emotions, can cause a wandering story line.
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