Review: A book I happily recommend to everyone
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 20, 2012
It is the story of Collossus that is narrated through this story. We follow him through his numerous adventures - right from quitting his job to finding love to his depressions. From the highest point to the lowest of low point of his life, Collossus realizes that no matter what, one cannot stop life from moving on. This is a story of the highs and the lows, of love and of loneliness, of laughter and of tears and it will have you riding through all of it with a smile on your face - whether hysterical laughter or just a sad smile.The book begins with Collossus's letter to the `management' informing them that he is quitting the job. And with that very letter I got hooked on. There's been so many times in our lives that we have wished we could say a few choice of words to our bosses/colleagues but never could manage. Reading that letter just cracked me up. Then there is his love interest, Lily, who captured & trampled on his heart. But his dedication towards her is remarkable. His interaction with other characters in the book are also quite interesting. Then there's also a segment about drug addiction/alcoholism. Though under the influence, he lands himself in quite a few predicaments - all of a sudden not everything was funny anymore - at least for me. Overall though, the message in the book was very optimistic.The author's style of writing is pretty simple yet indulging. By writing in first person, Craig Stone has managed to add a personal touch to the story. His sense of humour is really something. I have cracked up laughing at the most appropriate and inappropriate places. At the same time he managed to touch that sentimental & emotional chords of my heart with his portrayal of what `reality' is like.I love getting lost in mystery/thrillers and in the fantasy world of magic, faeries and werewolves. This book was a good change as it managed to bring me back right into the real world where disappointment, failure and heartache awaits everyone. When `life knocks' & it invariably will, we can choose to hide or welcome with open arms. The important thing is how we deal with it. We just need to take the lemons and make a lemonade out of it.