Title : The Last Seen Romantic
Author : Arjun Dutt
Author : Arjun Dutt
Book Blurb : A chance meeting in the office elevator, a chance encounter on a hiking trip and a third chance encounter in the office parking lot are enough to make 25 year old Aryan fall head over heels in love with the beautiful, popular, intriguing Tanvi Kapoor. Thwarted by Raghav and Kunal, the two men who never seem to leave her side, Aryan is unable to confess his feelings for Tanvi before she and her colleagues head to the UK for a year long project. A lovestruck Aryan connects with Tanvi through social media, and discovers that the object of his affection is constantly at the centre of male attention. To make matters worse, Aryan strongly suspects that Raghav is Tanvi's boyfriend, a notion shared by Nath, Aryan's best friend and confidante.
With the odds stacked against him and despite strong discouragement from Nath, Aryan is convinced that he must try to win Tanvi over. With social media and instant messaging services the only way for Aryan to keep in touch with Tanvi, The Last Seen Romantic explores how Aryan's virtual world and real world merge into one and the impact of this on his real life. But more importantly, does Aryan finally get Tanvi?
Reader's View :
Story-line:This story would more or less make you feel the essence of social networking sites (especially Facebook).The frequent visits to someone-special's profile, when your last seen are meant to check that someone-special's last seen, and to keep track of all the updates of the person is what you would actually get to see in the story.The hoard of 'last seen' did irritate me at many places.If it would have been for one or two person,then it would be fine,but the queue goes on until protagonist (Aryan) checks of all the people who are a part of the story.
The plot may confuse the reader a bit while progressing towards the end.The end, is what not I expected it to be.To me, the end is a bit dull, I presumed that author would bring an interesting turn to the story, but he did disappoint me.
Writing Fashion : Although 'The Last Seen Romantic' is Arjun's debut book, he plays with words with great ease.There's a connection between the events he narrates, and the reader could easily switch the events without any hindrance.For a newbie reader, or for the one who loves to deal with modern-romantic tale, this book could entertain you.
Characterization : As the story mainly focuses on four characters: Aryan, Tanvi,Nath and Aditi, the reader could cover the journey smoothly with the amount of information author provides.As at some places, some more characters pops in and pops out, and through the words of the exemplar, one could easily prepare a image at the back of his/her mind.
Extras : The reader could notice the amount of humor sprinkle in the book.The hilarious anecdotes and the comparisons could bring a cute-little smile at the reader's face.
Expectations : As I enjoyed his narrating fashion , a more interesting plot is what I expect from his next novel.
Overall : It's a light read and a modern-age romantic tale!
Rating : 3.3/5
Reviewer : Shweta Kesari
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