Review: dissent

dissent by Deepak Kaul
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

First thing’s first. Anthologies that do not follow a particular theme feel weird. At least, that’s how it is for me. And this one is no exception. All the stories with different themes made it really tough to get engrossed in the book.
The main drawback of the book is that the stories are very short and you never get into them. Though the writing was fairly good, there were a few typos here and there and as a reader, that isn’t something you expect from a book. “To write is human. To edit is divine” - Stephen King wrote in his book ‘On Writing’. This was missing in the book.
One thing that I really had a problem with this book is that all the stories began well and just when you begin to enjoy the story, it gets anti-climactic. The concepts touched upon in each story were interesting but they never seemed to materialize.
This book might interest people who prefer having a light, quick read.
I received a free copy from Writersmelon in exchange for an honest and unbiased review


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