Review: A Voyage Called Life

About The Book

A Voyage Called Life, a collection of eight short stories, doesn't showcase a perfectionist approach to life. Life strives for success in all aspects: professional, personal, relations, friendship, and a connection with self. Success is a relative term. In this pursuit of success, man sometimes leaves behind the entity called LIFE. Little do we realize at what cost we have wrenched ourselves free from the grip of life.

A bouquet of emotions that sizzle through the stories marks the unity in diversity theme. If one character is low on emotions, another is irresistibly loving and caring; if one is grief-stricken, the other has something to celebrate. The characters are coloured by humour, grief, pleasure, sympathy, disgust, envy, fear, admiration, surprise, and nostalgia.

'Reversal’ is a commentary on life's paradoxes. Strangely, a girl living a luxurious life yearns for a cozy little house where the walls do not separate the inmates. Ironically, the girl living in shambles finds herself dreaming of life in the luxurious bungalow.

Interspersed with light-hearted comedy, A Unique Love Story and Much Ado About Nothing lighten the heaviness caused by the tragedy in The Last Touch. This collection of short stories is a tapestry of smiles and tears. Just as tears start trickling down the cheeks, a smile washes away the sorrow.

Isn't life all about a journey through various emotions?

My Thoughts

This was a beautiful collection of stories that really resonated with me on many different levels. The variety in the subjects of each story made it a very good and entertaining read and the fact that the stories were not too long made it easier for me to finish it in one go. My favourite stories from the collection are A unique love story, reversal, much ado about nothing and the last touch.

I did not quite like bridging the gap. That's the only story I felt was undercooked. The rest were awesome. Will recommend it.