Introduction
ISBN #978-0-670-08684-9
Category: Fiction
Publishers : Penguin India
Price : Rs. 399/-
Indian Fiction happens to be my
all time favourite reads always for various reasons. One easy to connect,
understand and most importantly feel the characters with the story. I
accidently happened to read a review of this book in The Times of India and
fell in love with it. Just to clarify I am not those type of persons who pick
up a book just like that. It has to click with me somewhere to make me read it.
And this one did that, with that mind blowing review.
I feel Indian fiction has some
wonderful tales hidden in those beautiful dialects that we are surrounded with.
And this gem happened to be in one such which got translated for readers like
me. I pray and hope that more of such gems are translated in future too.
Behind
the Book
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About
the Author
Jerry Pinto's debut novel, Em and the Big Hoom, won the 2012 Hindu Literary Prize. He also won the National Award for Helen: The Life and Times of an H-Bomb.
'Me'
Thinks
Homosexuality as an issue is very
close to my heart; especially because I have known someone who is very close to
me. I respect them for their choices and admire them for having the guts to
listen to their heart. Cobalt Blue is a tale of 3 individuals - a paying guest
and two siblings who fall in love with him. The entire story is how both of
them are devastated after he has left and try to cope up with their lives.
The book is divided into two
parts. One the brother’s experiences and second the sister’s. The topic is very
sensitive as it involves homosexuality as an angle but it has been dealt with
amazing grace and dignity. The narration is extremely heart touching and at
places moved me to tears.
The depth of his feelings, the
extreme love that he feels and the way it crumbles him down like a pack of
cards is purely a sight to behold. You can just awe the way the author has
built the tempo to make you reach that point and then break it all, completely.
When I read the female version I
could almost see a reflection of myself there. Hidden somewhere amongst those pages
and all I could think was wish I had half the courage this girl had, maybe my
life would have been different today. I was appalled at the way the author
could do perfect justice to both the characters with such an ease. The
emotions, the feelings were just perfect at the right places. Nowhere would you
feel them going over board or making you cringe.
I would not recommend this book
for people who love typical love stories and are looking for some romance. This
book has the realities of today’s times imbibed in it; pick this one up only
and only if you are in a mood for some heavy doses of emotions and sentiments.
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This book is like a cup of hot chocolate with marsh mellows. Yummy, goey, chocolately, leaving you all warm inside and full!