It's Complicated...Love Triangle (Book Review)

Book: Waterboarding

Author: Bragadeesh Prasanna

Publisher: Self Published

Waterboarding takes you to the life of the main character, Ved, who loses a part of his memory in a bike accident. Life isn't the same anymore for Ved, as he slowly discovers what his past looked like and how he ended up in this state. Bits and pieces of information come to him through his friends and family, however it still remains a distant puzzle that cannot be solved. 

If he endured physical pain to the fullest, he also has to face distant reality about loving a woman who is no longer with him and another woman who wants to be with him. Maya is from her past whom he is curious about and don't remember much about the relationship they had. Sara is the only bridge between him and his past, but memory-loss can be a manipulative tool to play with emotions and instill new memories that are unreal in order to achieve something. In this case, Ved's togetherness and love. 

The narration seems a bit slow and the author is trying to emphasize on minute details. He delves deep into the characters, their past and various situations that bought them to current state.

Memory loss can be a terrible thing. The author tries to shed light on the fact that a person suffering from this has to deal with multiple factors such as the incident that led him to lose his memory, the past that cannot be recalled completely, the future that looks bleak as normalcy is yet to return, and foremost, people who might want to manipulate him by planting false memories and using him as a tool to achieve something. Only time will heal this but it will be too late for the victim. 

You will love this book for its story, the curiosity it builds with every page, the main character's dilemma, what unfolds in the end, and to top it all, the topic of memory loss itself.

My Ratings: 3 out of 5

I received a review copy of the book from on behalf of the author from The Book Club in exchange for an honest and unbiased review.

About The Guest Reviewer:

Varun N Rao is a Senior Content Specialist at a US-based software company in Bengaluru. In his 'strictly me' time, he creates realistic portraits with pencils and paints, paintings and funny caricatures. He also creates digital works and explores new trends in the art world both, digital and fine art. Follow his works at www.facebook.com/vartoonss/

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