'The Wednesday Soul' is nothing like you have read before. It is funny, sarcastic, doesn't try too hard, simply written, and a whole lot of afterlife. Yes! You heard that right. The book is about the afterlife, or as the tag line goes, "the afterlife, with sunglasses".
The protagonist, Nyra Dubey, dies in the first chapter and that’s where the story takes off. Nyra – the infamous vigilante, the Delhiite who knows how to deal with its men, is reduced to yet another corpse. Of course, she doesn't want that. She wants vengeance and from none other than Death's masters for the love she has had to leave behind on planet Earth. Things lead to more things and there are creatures' unknown, mighty eagles and bad puns that have the power to kill.
The plot has never been heard of. It is too experimental, some might say. I loved the book. The writing could not have been simpler and Pant knows how to inject humour in every page. Death to him is not a tragedy; it is just another topic that can be written about keeping funny in mind. The writing is taut and perfect. The right amount of sarcasm and sometimes somewhere an emotion will take you by surprise. Sorabh Pant knows his audience and also what they expect out of him. A sequel is in the offing so I am definitely most excited about it, as somewhere some characters had too short a span in this one and I for one wanted to know more about them.
Sample this: "Living in India you automatically earn an honorary PhD in Queues. You study them closely as you wait for licenses, liquor, movies, and brides ie shaadi.com" See what I mean! This is how he writes. I would definitely recommend, 'The Wednesday Soul' to one and all.
Author: The Wednesday Soul; Publisher: Westland; Pages: 226; Price: Rs 250
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