Title: Rapescars…:
They Never Heal…
Author: Gaurav Sharma
Publisher: Petals
Page Count: 150
My Rating: 3/5
Author: Gaurav Sharma
Publisher: Petals
Page Count: 150
My Rating: 3/5
Blurb: A girl is raped! Her parents insist to
report. Police tries to scuttle the case. Her fathers influence works! Doctor,
the fourth man, sees her bare. The defense lawyer encounters with obnoxious
questions. As if, she had inveigled the innocent boys. As if, shes the one
accused and her violators are seeking justice against her. She feels & experiences
being raped in public again. Her lawyer manages to seek conviction! Akriti wins
the case but refuses her culprit to have imprisonment.
Why does she do this?
What does she decide
then?
Is this the decision
of her or raped mind?
Rape Scars is the
voice of a rape survivor who thrives to stand against the violation of her
persona.
Verdict: ‘Rapescars…: They Never Heal…’ is the second successful
novel by Gaurav Sharma. ‘Love@Air Force’ was his first novel and I must say I
loved reading that book and that raised my expectations for this
book. This book is a brave attempt of the author on a sensitive use of current
times.
The cover is one of the finest designs
I have seen in recent times. I quite obviously don’t judge a book by its cover
but now a days
the cover looking good has become one of the mandatory requirement for a
book to be hit among the readers because of the huge options they have in a
single genre. The front cover of this book is a pure head turner. One thing I
have to mention is the sheer callousness of the publisher or the designer for
not translating the text on the cover to English. The blurb of the book is
average and doesn't
raise much urge among the readers to buy the book. Overall the first impression
is good.
Coming to the storyline, the author
has
chosen a sensitive topic for his second novel. Rape, the word itself is enough
to tingle the sensitive chord among the readers. The book starts
with Akriti, a girl in her college life, being brutally gang raped by
her boyfriend and his friends. And then follows the aftermath. The readers will
love reading the court scenes. I loved what Akriti demands as the punishment to
his rapist. The characterization was good and the author has described them
efficiently which helps the readers to visualize the scenes better.
The narrating style is average and doesn't
match the level of the author’s previous book. The chosen words are not good
enough and disturbs the feel of the scenes. I was expecting a lot on the rape
scene but the description was not up to the mark.
The storyline is good but could
have been framed in a better way. The narrating style and the chosen words are
also one of the flaws of the book. Apart from this, the book is one good
attempt to raise an important question to the society. I would love to read
more books from this author in future and hope he will work on the mentioned
flaws in his future endeavours.
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