Which Life Are You From?: Story 1-Bunny's Burrow by Mayank Gaur
Which Life Are You From?: Story 1-Bunny's Burrow
by Mayank Gaur
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My Ratings 4.5/5
Synopsis
Lieutenant Colonel S.S. Narula, a.k.a. Sunny has been staggered by a series of bizarre coincidences since he arrived in Mhow cantonment in Central India this morning. As he gazes with moist eyes at his childhood bestie's tombstone, the giant of a man has no idea of the extraordinary turn his life is about to take. Little Bunny had shaken up the sleepy army cantonment, when she had arrived in town with her English mum, Debbie, and her Anglo-Indian daddy, Major Robert Hudson, in the late '70s. She was blonde, beautiful, a bundle of mischief and a reservoir of compassion. She was also mildly dyslexic and occasionally made vague allusions that sounded like memories from other lives. Love, wealth, expensive toys, the freedom to be naughty - Bunny had plenty and more of everything, except time. When she passed away, everyone was devastated, but one young lad becomes obsessed with her return; Vikram, the teenaged elder brother of her dear friend Vaani. But why? Being a hosteller, he had hardly even met her; and teenagers don't much care for little kids anyway. Could it be that since the mind cannot remember what the soul cannot forget, Vikram was grieving the loss of a soulmate without even knowing about it? Thirty years later, as the new age of spiritual awakening begins, Bunny's Invisible Observer sets up amazing coincidences that will bring her scattered soul family together. And everyone who wept over her grave will smile again, when Bunny returns.
My Thoughts
First of all I want to mention that Which Life Are You From?: Story 1-Bunny's Burrow by Mayank Gaur is as absorbing on a second reading as it is on the first, this is the type of assured, rich first novel most writers can only dream of producing.
It is a rare and great pleasure to find a fantasist writing ... with true music in the words. The characters are real and the magic is truely masterful ... There is a beauty to Mayank's writing that defies description and [Makes] you think he's inventing the genre, instead of reinventing it.
Fantastic read. I`m an instant Mayank Gaur fan after reading this book. There are so many twists and turns, and emotional ups and downs, that I was a wreck by the time I reached the last page. But couldnt wait to pick up the next one. This is, as described by the main character, a metaphysical tale. But unlike so many other books, it is not filled with page after page of misery. There are genuine moments of happiness and joy, but equally, there are heartbreaking moments, and through it all, I felt absolutely invested in the characters I was introduced to.
I've just completed my 7th or 8th re-read, I've lost count now, but still managed to spot things I missed before. Truly a work of genius in so many different ways; it is not only a brilliant, epic fantasy, it also questions the nature of stories and story-telling, human nature, and many other things.
The flow is good and it is well-written and described. Cannot rate this book highly enough and look forward to the next in the series.
Highly Recommended!
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