Hello Friends!
What are your thoughts about short stories books? Do you like short stories? Well, I bring you a novel that is in that genre.
“Strangers in the Night“, written by Puneet Kumar, is a Short Stories compilation novel, published on June 14th 2018.
I received a complimentary copy of this book thanks to Puneet Kumar. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.
Synopsis
Within this book, you will find twelve stories, each a snapshot taken of life. From Strangers in the Night to The Widow, each snapshot offers the reader a chance to observe life as it happens.
In Strangers in the Night, we enter the dark world of prostitution as our intrepid protagonist hires a street woman for a night of passion. Unexpectedly, a mystery buried deep in his past is unraveled before his very eyes.
One Morning in a Cemetery is the story of a man who falls asleep in a graveyard and dreams that those buried there hold a conversation with him. But does their wisdom get through to him?
A drunkard takes a brothel’s whores To Hell and Back as he gets violent and then violently ill.
Parents fight when they believe their child is asleep in Fight Against Them. Will new generations learn from the past or keep making the same mistakes?
In Homecoming, a wealthy businessman finds that love for career does not replace the love of a woman. He has to make a decision whether or not to return to his wife after finding his life without her lonely.
Joseph White is a freelance writer with a dark secret. But what is the secret that is harbored within Joseph the Writer?
In Jealous, Jason has been ill for years, but he takes a walk that makes him think about Teresa. A new dimen-sion is added when Ronny, a young boy Jason regards as a fool, teaches him what kind of a person he really is.
A neighbor listens as a woman tells about her hus-band and how their relationship has fallen apart. As the young lady’s tale unfolds, the neighbor comes to realize that Misery Loves Company.
John relives an argument as he drinks himself to death in Season of Betrayal.
A young lady is gang-raped by rich, arrogant young men then married off to her friend in an attempt to keep the rape quiet in The Story of My Life.
Alex adores the lover he spends every night with in the very erotically charged Suddenly for Someone.
In The Widow, a man learns the price for having an affair when a past lover leaves him a note before she dies.
I hope you get a lot out of reading these stories. And if you like them enough, do leave a review.
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My Review
This was the first novel I have ever read of this author, and since I like short stories books, I was very curious about the book.
Each story is different, so it’s hard to review a book that is a compilation, since the all have their own twists and turns, as well as their own voices and perspectives. All the short stories follow various characters through journeys and challenges. Honestly it’s that difference that I like about when I read a book like this.
All the topics that are talked about in this book are very interesting and made me question somethings about our society, life and people’s actions, and the good thing is that if you don’t like a character or their storyline, you can just go to the next story and it’s okay. Personally, I liked some story more than others, it happens.
The stories I likes, for example, One Morning in a Cemetery, that I quite enjoyed, had the connectivity I needed in that moment, they made me thing more, and I was curious about the characters.
Overall, I loved all the elements in this novel and how it opened topics up to conversation. And if you like short stories, you may want to check this book out.
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