Journey of a Lifetime by Prateek Sharma

“Journey of a Lifetime”, I loved the title. I was happy to hold the book as it didn’t speak about Love story, romance and broken relationships in the first go. Sorry to say, I am not really against any love stories however the way they are written now a day are not really leaving any scope for even a perfect writer to make any mark on anyone. Love story market is spoiled.

I didn’t like the quality of the book cover, it looked below average. Book cover is the identity of a book and with looking at the book, a reader judges the capacity if any book. It should give a reflection of the story; it should highlight what a reader can expect from a book. It failed, big time. Paper quality is good and the print is also clear. Once the reader will start to read, it will not be a problem however just looking at the cover design, colour combination and confusing synopsis, will hit the sales. Why will someone pay Rs. 150 without even knowing what he is going to read? If the book is going for re-print, the Author and the Publisher should think of looking at these things to make it better sold in the market.

Story line is good; it doesn’t grip however it flows. I liked it.

There are a couple of evident flaws in writing style however a reader will not be impacted till he is not really trying to find errors. However the editor must have had a tough time editing this book. It is evident that the book is written on Microsoft Word and the Author freely used right clicks to get ‘synonyms’ to get some power packed replacements of his words. It was evident as at times the usage of words was not complementing the script. I have observed this trend with many debut authors now days. 

They are under pressure to make their book like an international standard however they should not forget that their initial market will be India.

At times, the story was meeting eyes and I was expecting a boom however every time it was just missed.

It is a decent read and I recommend it to people who are looking for a decent read over a weekend. The author can do really well; he has got a good flow and imagination. He should work towards reading more before he put on his hands on writing some other book. 

I will look forward to read more work from this Author.