Thursday, January 3, 2019

Magic Square


Magic Square: Shlini Vineeth
Format: Kindle Edition
File Size: 4432 KB
Print Length: 62 pages
Sold by: Amazon Asia-Pacific Holdings Private Limited
Language: English

Magic Square is a fast gripping tale of discovering a mystery. The mystery that starts with a book and the puzzle intensifies and the pieces are difficult to fit in. Magic square is Shilini Vineeth’s debut novel and boy she did have command on plot and characters and had readers attention throughout. The story is well plotted and the characters are minimal yet realistic and pragmatic throughout the story and shows vitality as the story grows. Shalini’s internment approach of starting a novel from a shabby computer lab and taking us on a journey is an eloquent way of storytelling.
Amudha as a character shows persistent determination and her journey from interview session to research lab is humorous. Your stint with puzzles at placement interview and the super chilled central AC is what I encountered most of the time. Though Amudha is stuck in wrong job that requires arduous labor she yet somehow manages to be cheerful and resourceful in spite of all the pittance. Dheeraj is a research fellow and shares a lab with Amudha and they share a cool vibe. Dheeraj is a genius who gave up a high paying job to change the world by joining research and aspired to be a Phd. In spite of his hard work he somehow managed to irk Dr. Murty and can’t get his thesis done.
With Dr. Murty summoning Dheeraj to the office and assigning him with some set of difficult mathematical problem. In tumultuous effort to get this problem done and get his research done they tried everything. With failing miserably, the last resort was an old book shop in hope of finding some solution. They did stumble upon a book that did have all the solution but the owner was not known and a beautiful poem was scribbled at the back of the book. The uncertainty in finding the owner of the book added to the puzzle. The more Amudha tried the cobwebs surrounding the book intensifies. The book eluded Amudha from her priorities and she take a journey to solve the puzzle. The journey is well described and thrilling. This Novella is a perfect read.



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