Review: A Surprising Young Author
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 03 4, 2014
Ventkatesh Krish writes with remarkable grace and authority for one of his relative youth.  His English prose is marvelously well done and simply worded for beginning readers (ages 8 to 12), to whom "My Brother The Alien" may appeal.  The central plot premise seems more than a bit similar to "E.T. The Extraterrestrial" though with a different setting and action. With time and work, his story plotting and attention to detail will improve.  While this novella does have its inconsistencies and literary problems -- chief among them  a naivete on the part of the adults which is not credible to older readers -- the piece also offers promise for what the author may do with a bit more seasoning.  Keep at it, Venkatesh -- you have potential.