Book Review: Aham

Most of the present day writers prefer writing about their lives and experiences or whatever observations they have made of the world around them or perhaps the everyday issues that bother a person which makes the readers feel strongly connected to the characters created by the author as they leave a lasting impression on their minds. 

Then there are a different stream of writers who try their hand at a completely different category of books. They try to write about wars, battles, combats, Gods, demons and humans. In the gadget free era when brute force and strength of body and soul were main focus, Gods and demons actually appear as characters. This is visible in Nihar Sharma's "The Dark Lord", Vivek Kumar's "Arthala" and now also in Sarabh Thakur's "Aham". Aham comes across as one of the most interesting books due to it's highly provocative imagination and ability to ignite the creative brain of the reader. The book has elements of mythology and fantasy. It is more like an introduction to the fertile imagination of the author which brings him to the A-List of contemporary writers. Thakur has artistically narrated and built up a good number of characters in one book which in itself makes it a landmark in Indian literature writing.

The reader can begin reading the story from the inception of human beings which is captivating enough to invite the reader to flip through the pages and staying glued to the book till the end. There are strong and well developed characters of Vanee and Rekhyt who appear to be lively and realistic to the core. The other characters make their share of contribution and make their mark. 

The language of the book is friendly to the vocabulary of the reader and the plotline moves at a fine pace without leaving any scope for the reader to get bored or compel him to leave the book in between. Mythological fiction is one genre that has possibilities of being explored at length in the future and to have "Aham" in the bookshelf is kind of necessary for the lovers of this genre.