The good times are short-lived though as the story is supposed to be a tale of unrequited love and is narrated through flashbacks of Rahul, who is currently based somewhere in Philadelphia. I have seen major authors fail while doing this but Kazi handles it naturally right since the start where the prologue causes you anguish enough to generate curiosity about the story. in the first person and then in the subsequent chapters, looks at the same feelings from a distant mirror. A good example is when the author makes humorous statements with respect to the music in Rahul’s ears, the butterflies in his stomach, etc. in the protagonist’s (Rahul’s) voice and you can almost see the difference in the mature and confusing states in both the POV’s. Mainly the story has been told through the third person narrative but at times, the author moves in the first person narrative, i.e. For a moment, I thought how can a teenager make statements like that in the middle of adolescence but the author has cleverly used multiple POVs to overcome that aspect. And as it so happens with first love, they both fall for each other without declaring their feelings.Įverything seems to be sailing smoothly and at this stage you realize the author’s expertise as he ditto replicates the feeling of first love on paper. Flamboyant, egoistic, over smart and overconfident are suitable adjectives for him, all until he meets Seema-who as the author says is his female equivalent- a girl from a junior grade who is a crush of all the young hearts in school.
Rahul is the brilliant student, no one in school can dream of becoming. It’s a tale of the love of two teenagers in different parts of the world and how each landed up being where they are. ‘Truly, Madly, Deeply…memoirs of a broken heart’s first love’ is supposed to be a light read but draws heavily on your emotions. The book is a joy to read for all those people who have experienced love first-hand. I picked up this book after seeing the endorsements and hype it has generated recently including the brilliant soul-stirring promo tune composed by some Bollywood music director for the story, said to be the first such incident ever for a novel. ‘ Truly, Madly, Deeply!’ – One of the best romance sagas from an Indian writer.
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