Sunday, March 3, 2013

Memory Keeper's Daughter - Kim Edwards

                         Story is about a girl who has down's syndrome who had been given away in her birth, and about her father who tells the wife that the daughter died in infancy. Carrying this secret all his life. Shows the deepest secrets which every family has and how these secrets would finally get revealed on its own. Apart from these two factors, the whole book could be concluded in just one word "trash"!! The book is filled with irrelevant characters and unimportant incidents. Author, just for the sake of making the read more sentimental creates sad incidents which would make the reader just giggle with sarcasm not cry. Any person with sense would find the book extremely boring and scientifically incorrect.

                     One humble request to all the ladies, please avoid this book because it teaches you on how to be infidel. The Mother of the girl, Norah Henry who apparently thinks that her daughter is dead starts sleeping around with all the men who comes across her way and at the same time suspects her husband who happens to be a beloved doctor. Never knew that this is what American wives do when they find that their infant is dead. And also there is a thirteen year old boy who sneaks in his Dad's study and smokes marijuana with his friends.When his dad finds out, he just stays silent and forgives the child. Wonder what would have happened if the Dad had been an Indian..!  Strange world, indeed. Thirteen and grass and in Dad's study...?? you must be kidding me..!! Though the story is about a girl, nothing much is said about her in the novel. She is like a guest, appearing now and then, reminding the readers, " people, read on.. I am still here..somewhere". The book is a collection of poorly crafted incidents which have been intended towards nothing but increasing the volume.

                  Dear Author, bribing book reviewers and making them write its a deeply moving one is utter cheapness and a marketing technique. Your book is dead slow and will make the readers curse themselves for picking it up. Please stop writing and be in some business where you can mint a lot of money. Writing is for the illuminated souls and please do acknowledge this fact. If it had been a best seller its just because you have portrayed all the male characters as good for nothing, selfish pricks who doesn't even utter a word when they catch their wives cheating on them.. Which apparently any woman would love to read.

           My dear friend (who suggested this book to me), u hate me so much is  it ?

                                                                                                     - Nisanth Thomas

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