Saturday, July 20, 2013

Review: I am Heartless: A Real Confession by Vinit K Bansal

Some love stories never die. Some are written in blood and some are filled with some gory details. Vinit K Bansal in his debut novel has adopted an unique style of confession in which the lead protagonist goes back into time and unfolds his life in front of his loved ones which ultimately led to his downfall. But is this confession enough to make it a readable love story? Let's find out. 

“This is not only a story rather it is real confession of a lover”
The story revolves around VIREN who is a day dreamer, an egoistic, a hopeless romantic and an attention seeker afflicted with a bizarre madness and arrogance engulfing him. It is the story of his life which encompasses love, dedication, eccentricity, friendship and overall his discovery of his true love and also the anguish of losing it due to his obstinacy and self-centeredness. It is a repertoire of moments coated with velvetiness of love and bruised by the thorns of betrayal. It highlights the situations which ultimately turn him into a devil, who wants to annihilate the whole world with his impiety, consequences being the least he cares about; and eventually loses his happiness, identity and even himself in this process.
I could neither speak in words, nor could ever write it down
The loneliness, the emptiness your absence left behind....
Those moments spent in the warmth of your cuddle Still linger in a cruel heart...... in a guilty mind!!!
Whenever I dream, I see you so tranquil Can I trace the reason of my going away and getting back never?
If by closing my eyes I see you happy sweetheart, I promise I shall close my eyes FOREVER! 


The cover is excellent and full of emotions and the blurb has been written very well. It gives an idea about the protagonist who has been defined with the help of few adjectives by the author. All three of these things are very important in order to catch the readers grasp and the author has made sincere efforts in order to catch the attention of the readers. 

The story revolves around Viren and his college and professional life. His journey from a shy boy to an arrogant soul. His carefree attitude. His unnecessary indulgences. His love tryst. His compatibility issues, his confusions and in the end his defeat at the hands of destiny which he chooses for himself. The characters involved in the story be his imaginary Pari or his college friends Max, Jiya or his one and only best friend Manasi they are the characters which have taken equal weight in the story. Manasi will assume a role of friend, philosopher, guide and a lovely soul which will make some readers mesmerized at the end of the book. 

The narration of the story in the first half of the book is simple and there's nothing extraordinary about it. It all changes in the second half when Manasi steps in Viren's life. From there on the flow of the book, the emotions, the heart crunching dialogues and the selfless love will leave the readers hooked to it. The author has chosen a simple yet very serene style of writing which makes the readers heart pump. Some conversations between Manasi & Viren are worth reading again and again. The emotional ending and prologue are written keeping in mind the exact amount of emotions required in the story. 

Lovers can get some real life lessons from this story. Manasi is a very inspiring character in it. Whatever charm the book lacks in the first half, is made up for in the second half. It's really not a confession it's a heart crying out at it's ignorance, unnecessary arrogance and craving for those lost moments once again. The soul of the readers will be dipped in it for quite sometime. 

RATINGS: 

4 OUT OF 5. 

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