Apoorva's Review Journal

Book: Long Short Stories Author: Chetan Soni Publisher: Half Baked Beans Genre: Short Stories My Rating: 3.6 / 5 Stars "Sometimes, just sometimes, you need that phone call, which restores belief in your logic and tells you that somebody cares." Review: As I advance in my literary trip, I notice that I love short stories; not that I dislike others, it's just that short stories are full of punch; they say so much succinctly. I can't help but seek more of short story related books actually, that's how I discovered 'Long Short Stories' by Chetan Soni. I feel good having come across this one since it was such a light and fast-paced read. It's a fabulous book with riveting narratives. This book has Five Short Stories, all of them revolving around the present-day terminology/language of romance. Each story has a cliffhanger, where you can't help but feel like, "Oh! What happens next?" In that way, it stands true to the blurb t

"Revolt of the Lamebren," Doesn't the title instantly grab your attention? Like, it must be something to do with extra-terrestrial beings and all sci-fi stuff. My interests were already piqued the moment I saw the title; I prepared myself for a good roller coaster ride, and honestly, what a super joyride it was. Three cheers to Manjiri's imaginative and creative ideas; I couldn't help but find a slight relevance to our present-day world.   I adored the fact that there is a map and hierarchy world depicted at the very start of the book. The first couple of chapters were a little bewildering with all the number-names, the characters, and the places; I had to go back and keep checking my notes about whos who. But once I got into the flow of reading, it was very smooth and enjoyable. The writing is uncomplicated, with the perfect amount of details entailed. Altklugs, Lamebrens, Preceptors, Commanders, each and every character described in the story, I could find a con