Well it has really been a while since I have made an entry into this blog, the reason being my temporary detachment from every thing around & then came the birth of my new blog- www.marketingwithakiss.blogspot.com. So here I am after a sabbatical to pen down something in my dear old blog.
Let me start with a recent novel that I read which left a considerable impact on me. Not because it had something influential or stuff like that, but I was totally charmed by the author's writing style. David Baldacci's Divine Justice is the first book of the author that I laid my hands on & is a part, kinda the climax of a trilogy which started with Camel Club, Stone Cold & then Divine Justice. Do not get belied by the name as it has nothing to do with the biblical sense of the word but is a pure masala written in crisp English. The simplicity & lucidity of the author keeps you glued to the content. There are no extensive & unnecessary descriptions of trivial matters around nor of the terrain and is a true page turner with action in each chapter of this 300+ paged novel.
Despite it being the third in line of a trilogy, it wasn't a barricade for me to understand the story as just in a couple of sentences, the author has given a brief recapitulation of Stone's (central protagonist's past). I have read some reviews & came to know that for those who have read Stone Cold, an American Bestseller, this is all the more a treat as is starts precisely where the prior ends. All I can say is that I can't wait to lay my hands on other works by David and the guy seems to be younger than most authors around & has already established a decent reputation with works for two very different genres, both serious, adult stuff as well as light hearted colorful pieces for kids!
