Writer: Mona Mohanty
Paperback: 144 pages
Publisher: Authorspress (2018)
Thankyou @hbb for the review copy, Mona’s
book Volcanic Moments is a book comprising of 25 short stories. The stories vary
in length but one thing remain common is persuasive story telling. Mona has
weaved stories out of convoluted human relations and deals with ordeal the
character faces. Her writing style is poignant and reflects the vitality. She
has mooted some of evil menaces prevailing in our society and reflects on strange
and complicated human mind and behavior. Her stories represent a mixed bag of
emotions. Mona’s command on language make her readers aware of the scholar she
is and her love of writing. She as a writer never leaves you wanting for more
and each 25 stories have a perfect and beautiful end.
Book: Language-4/5, storytelling 4/5, cover
3/5
My 1st perception of the book
was not satisfactory, I thought the cover doesn’t add to the appeal. But as I progressed
through the book my fallacy of judging the book by its cover went out of the
window. The cover justifies beautifully the title and the stories. Each of the
25 stories are distinctly weaved. Different characters show acrid emotions and
reflect how tyrant an individual can be. The stories typify the various abuse
and demeanor prevailing in the society.
The Makeover : one particular story that outshines, it deals
with the life and challenges of acid attack victim.
