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Rootless
Shahil Kabir, a young IT professional has grown up in a middle class family with his father and grandmother. His peaceful 9 to 5 job is more than enough to make him happy until his grandmother passes away. He discovers a bunch of personal letters, reading them he senses that his biological grandfather can be someone else than he knows. He decides to visit his grandmother's birthplace in Bangladesh to solve the puzzle of his grandfather's identity.
Will he succeed in resolving his identity crisis? Will the journey turn his life topsy-turvy?
Based on facts and lives, this novel reveals the brutal cold-blooded massacre of millions of innocents and the series of assassinations of National Heroes even after the independence of a newborn country, Bangladesh.
Will he succeed in resolving his identity crisis? Will the journey turn his life topsy-turvy?
Based on facts and lives, this novel reveals the brutal cold-blooded massacre of millions of innocents and the series of assassinations of National Heroes even after the independence of a newborn country, Bangladesh.
135 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 22, 2018
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Kaushik Roy
73 books12 followersKaushik Roy is Reader in History at Jadavpur University, India and Global Fellow of the Peace Research Institute Oslo, Norway. He is the author of many articles and books, including Military Manpower, Armies and Warfare in South Asia (2013), The Army in British India (2012) and The Oxford Companion to Modern Warfare in India (2009). He is also the co-author of Armed Forces and Insurgents in Modern Asia (2016; with Sourish Saha) and the co-editor, along with Scott Gates, of War and State-Building in Afghanistan (2015).
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November 30, 2018
A plot is like a glacier.
And like a river born off the frozen depths of its glacial womb, a story too, gets unfurled from deep within a plot.
The pages are the soils where she meanders and flows. The chaotic presence of a newborn torrent fizzles out gradually down the slopes. She stretches, yawns and grows, much like a story. Vast, impactful, wise.
Civilizations start thriving along her banks and she grows aware of her own impact. Characters are steadily building themselves up in her wake. Dimensions, shades, emotions emerge and permute of their own accord. More characters are brought to existence. Conversations ensue. She gives in to the flow.
The book breathes.
Rootless was not supposed to be any different. And to a great extent, it isn't. It had an intricately knitted plot and the characters, too had their fair share of diversities. But for a book to etch its way into readers' memories, it needs to speak out eloquently. To draw an analogy, it is like listening to the sweetest burbles of a stream. The book stumbles in this particular aspect. Frankly speaking, the editing could have been ameliorated quite a few notches. And if this had been taken cared of, I'd go as far to tag it as one of the best debut I have and might ever come across.
Putting this to a conclusion, I wouldn't be so harsh as to badge Rootless as some lost potential. But somehow it feels that the wholesomeness has been reined in to a fair extent due to the flabby prose. There is ample room for improvement and I really look forward to the author attending to it in his next work.
Had the scale been of ten stars, I'd have given a seven. It's a 4 out of 5 from me!
And like a river born off the frozen depths of its glacial womb, a story too, gets unfurled from deep within a plot.
The pages are the soils where she meanders and flows. The chaotic presence of a newborn torrent fizzles out gradually down the slopes. She stretches, yawns and grows, much like a story. Vast, impactful, wise.
Civilizations start thriving along her banks and she grows aware of her own impact. Characters are steadily building themselves up in her wake. Dimensions, shades, emotions emerge and permute of their own accord. More characters are brought to existence. Conversations ensue. She gives in to the flow.
The book breathes.
Rootless was not supposed to be any different. And to a great extent, it isn't. It had an intricately knitted plot and the characters, too had their fair share of diversities. But for a book to etch its way into readers' memories, it needs to speak out eloquently. To draw an analogy, it is like listening to the sweetest burbles of a stream. The book stumbles in this particular aspect. Frankly speaking, the editing could have been ameliorated quite a few notches. And if this had been taken cared of, I'd go as far to tag it as one of the best debut I have and might ever come across.
Putting this to a conclusion, I wouldn't be so harsh as to badge Rootless as some lost potential. But somehow it feels that the wholesomeness has been reined in to a fair extent due to the flabby prose. There is ample room for improvement and I really look forward to the author attending to it in his next work.
Had the scale been of ten stars, I'd have given a seven. It's a 4 out of 5 from me!
September 15, 2018
Book Title: Rootless
Author: Kaushik Roy
Format: Kindle
Book Title:
The title of the book is different, abstract and the reader will be clueless about the story of the book.
Book Cover:
The cover image of the book is an outline of a young man’s head with text in it. The names of different places, events, incidents, and props related to life. It seems every word has a story in itself.
Plot:
The story starts with the speaker of the story, Shahil traveling and in the airport happens to meet his long lost friend. When they meet and converse with each other they realize that they are traveling to different cities and both have only 3 hours left to talk. When Shahil is asked about his grandmother, his reaction and the statements given later startles his friend. When his friend understands that Shahil is going through a mental block, he tries to ease him and extract the hidden agony from his thoughts.
Shahil then opens up and illustrates the events happened after the college, how his life has taken a big U-turn and the aftermath repercussions of certain realities. When Shahil says the realities are found in form of handwritten letters after his grandmother’s death, his friend gets surprised, and he gets even more stunned when he is told about the content of the letters.
The author has beautifully woven a story with past incidents that are still the burning issues of our country along with neighboring countries, the loss people suffered personally and economically, and the common people becoming a prey in the political games. For more details, well reading the book is the only option
What I like:
1. The title and the cover image is very new and intriguing.
2. The plot and the storyline.
3. The flawless narration
4. Many unknown things about the people who live in the abandoned places in the country borders.
What I didn’t like:
There is absolutely nothing to dislike. The story may seem to be a drama for people who are more into sci-fi or non-fiction genre.
Characters:
All the characters in the story are very beautifully plotted and maintained throughout the story.
Narration:
A very good beautiful and gripping narration is observed.
Language & Grammar:
A very English language and good vocabulary are used.
My Final Verdict: An interesting, gripping and a good story that paces back into history.
Book Title: 4/5
Book Cover: 4/5
Plot: 4/5
Characters: 4/5
Narration: 4/5
Language & Grammar: 4/5
Final Rating: 4/
Author: Kaushik Roy
Format: Kindle
Book Title:
The title of the book is different, abstract and the reader will be clueless about the story of the book.
Book Cover:
The cover image of the book is an outline of a young man’s head with text in it. The names of different places, events, incidents, and props related to life. It seems every word has a story in itself.
Plot:
The story starts with the speaker of the story, Shahil traveling and in the airport happens to meet his long lost friend. When they meet and converse with each other they realize that they are traveling to different cities and both have only 3 hours left to talk. When Shahil is asked about his grandmother, his reaction and the statements given later startles his friend. When his friend understands that Shahil is going through a mental block, he tries to ease him and extract the hidden agony from his thoughts.
Shahil then opens up and illustrates the events happened after the college, how his life has taken a big U-turn and the aftermath repercussions of certain realities. When Shahil says the realities are found in form of handwritten letters after his grandmother’s death, his friend gets surprised, and he gets even more stunned when he is told about the content of the letters.
The author has beautifully woven a story with past incidents that are still the burning issues of our country along with neighboring countries, the loss people suffered personally and economically, and the common people becoming a prey in the political games. For more details, well reading the book is the only option
What I like:
1. The title and the cover image is very new and intriguing.
2. The plot and the storyline.
3. The flawless narration
4. Many unknown things about the people who live in the abandoned places in the country borders.
What I didn’t like:
There is absolutely nothing to dislike. The story may seem to be a drama for people who are more into sci-fi or non-fiction genre.
Characters:
All the characters in the story are very beautifully plotted and maintained throughout the story.
Narration:
A very good beautiful and gripping narration is observed.
Language & Grammar:
A very English language and good vocabulary are used.
My Final Verdict: An interesting, gripping and a good story that paces back into history.
Book Title: 4/5
Book Cover: 4/5
Plot: 4/5
Characters: 4/5
Narration: 4/5
Language & Grammar: 4/5
Final Rating: 4/
September 15, 2018
Nice book with a touch of emotion information and facts. Writing is not that well executed. Overall a good book to read
October 10, 2021
If you are a historical fiction fan then this book will suit your taste bcoz besides history this book has mystery,
Rootless
The attachment of love is above everything once you bond with a person bcoz of love even death can't make you apart from that special person. That kind of love makes you stronger and courageous, and makes you do the craziest things. You need not be a lover for that believe me on this.
Shahil Kabir, a young IT professional, has grown up in a middle-class family with his father and grandmother. He loses his mother at a young age and so the grandmother is the one whom he is most attached to. A 9 to 5 job and small lovely family is the paradise of Shahil.
But chaos always finds a way into paradise and the same happens with Shahil when his grandmother passed away. He discovers some personal letters from her and reading them he smells that his biological grandfather can be someone else.
He decides to visit his grandmother's birthplace in Bangladesh to dwell deep into the mystery to unreveal the real identity of his grandfather.
Will he succeed in resolving his identity crisis? Will the journey turn his life topsy-turvy?
Based on true facts and lives, this book contains a lot of brutality and blood baths. Millions of people loses their life and the series of assassination of national heroes even after the independence of a new born Nation, Bangladesh.
My review
Mostly I read romance and thriller genres. So it is my first experiment where I opt to read something out of my interest and believe me I didn't get much disappointment. The book Rootless by Kaushik Roy is a brilliant book if we talk about the facts, miniscule details and dates.
If you see this book as a collection of information about Bangladesh it's way much better than history books. It is the writing of the book which makes the reading a plain sailing experience but if we talk about the story here the author's writing lacks a connection with me. In the whole story I didn't feel the agony, pain and the tension which was there but the way the author portrayed them, was missing the intensity of the scenario.
The author did a great research to give readers the perfect picture of the massacre and patriotism of Bangladesh's citizens. The brutality of the razakars and pakistan army was heinous. Bangladesh's citizens' patriotism was as high as the smoke of the lava. Every citizen who dreamt about the independence of their Nation, they were ready to sacrifice their life without thinking twice.
There were riots going on when Shahil landed on the Bangladesh, he was risking his life to know the truth, not bcoz his grandmother hid it for them bcoz he was too attached to his grandmother that he wants to know about her everything. So basically he was putting his life in danger to live a bit more with his grandmother. These things weren't meticulously described in the book though I reckon that It could be the best thing if The author tried to emphasize the emotional attachment more precisely.
If you are a historical fiction fan then this book will suit your taste bcoz besides history this book has mystery, love story, patriotism, and many more lovely happy things which you cannot expect between a war but those things are happening in the book and definitely gonna stay with you even after the end of the story.
-Abhi Panwar
To read more reviews from us
Kindly visit our blog https://bucketfulread.blogspot.com/?m=1
Rootless
The attachment of love is above everything once you bond with a person bcoz of love even death can't make you apart from that special person. That kind of love makes you stronger and courageous, and makes you do the craziest things. You need not be a lover for that believe me on this.
Shahil Kabir, a young IT professional, has grown up in a middle-class family with his father and grandmother. He loses his mother at a young age and so the grandmother is the one whom he is most attached to. A 9 to 5 job and small lovely family is the paradise of Shahil.
But chaos always finds a way into paradise and the same happens with Shahil when his grandmother passed away. He discovers some personal letters from her and reading them he smells that his biological grandfather can be someone else.
He decides to visit his grandmother's birthplace in Bangladesh to dwell deep into the mystery to unreveal the real identity of his grandfather.
Will he succeed in resolving his identity crisis? Will the journey turn his life topsy-turvy?
Based on true facts and lives, this book contains a lot of brutality and blood baths. Millions of people loses their life and the series of assassination of national heroes even after the independence of a new born Nation, Bangladesh.
My review
Mostly I read romance and thriller genres. So it is my first experiment where I opt to read something out of my interest and believe me I didn't get much disappointment. The book Rootless by Kaushik Roy is a brilliant book if we talk about the facts, miniscule details and dates.
If you see this book as a collection of information about Bangladesh it's way much better than history books. It is the writing of the book which makes the reading a plain sailing experience but if we talk about the story here the author's writing lacks a connection with me. In the whole story I didn't feel the agony, pain and the tension which was there but the way the author portrayed them, was missing the intensity of the scenario.
The author did a great research to give readers the perfect picture of the massacre and patriotism of Bangladesh's citizens. The brutality of the razakars and pakistan army was heinous. Bangladesh's citizens' patriotism was as high as the smoke of the lava. Every citizen who dreamt about the independence of their Nation, they were ready to sacrifice their life without thinking twice.
There were riots going on when Shahil landed on the Bangladesh, he was risking his life to know the truth, not bcoz his grandmother hid it for them bcoz he was too attached to his grandmother that he wants to know about her everything. So basically he was putting his life in danger to live a bit more with his grandmother. These things weren't meticulously described in the book though I reckon that It could be the best thing if The author tried to emphasize the emotional attachment more precisely.
If you are a historical fiction fan then this book will suit your taste bcoz besides history this book has mystery, love story, patriotism, and many more lovely happy things which you cannot expect between a war but those things are happening in the book and definitely gonna stay with you even after the end of the story.
-Abhi Panwar
To read more reviews from us
Kindly visit our blog https://bucketfulread.blogspot.com/?m=1
January 21, 2019
The very name "Rootless" gives us a flavour of existentialism, and the cover of the book aptly supports the name and main theme of the novel. In our apparently “safe”, self-centered bubbles, we cannot possibly imagine the destructive, all-encompassing effect the little three-letter word “WAR” has, on its direct eyewitnesses. “Rootless” by Kaushik Roy aims to give us a small insight into such a family that had to endure first-hand gruesomeness of the 1971 liberation war of Bangladesh.
Intrigued by a personal question, suddenly emerged from a bunch of old letters, Shahil Kabir visits Bangladesh and finds that all relations should not necessarily be connected with blood, and, in the broader picture, it actually does not matter.
Though the language could be improved in some places, Shahil's journey is a overall pleasure to read as it is not only physical, but is also about one's mental growth, about how mutual love and understanding can make our surroundings a more beautiful place to live. Letters form a major part of the narrative and the novel takes us back to an old-world, where unconditional love and tolerance were not such alien words, like now.
Intrigued by a personal question, suddenly emerged from a bunch of old letters, Shahil Kabir visits Bangladesh and finds that all relations should not necessarily be connected with blood, and, in the broader picture, it actually does not matter.
Though the language could be improved in some places, Shahil's journey is a overall pleasure to read as it is not only physical, but is also about one's mental growth, about how mutual love and understanding can make our surroundings a more beautiful place to live. Letters form a major part of the narrative and the novel takes us back to an old-world, where unconditional love and tolerance were not such alien words, like now.
October 25, 2018
Just 24 years after the British left the Indian subcontinent, separating it into two nations recognised exclusively by their lion's share beliefs, the two parts of Pakistan entered a wicked clash, bringing about Bangladesh's freedom.
Roy's nuanced, all around looked into book analyzes the reasons for this contention - monetary, social, political, semantic - and its horrendous human cost, a vast, expanding wound that Bangladesh is as yet nursing.
Notwithstanding being about the war, the book zooms out and looks at the two- its outcome and its causes. By reporting the crumple in the post-war's state's strength, the nation's recuperating procedure and its character emergency, the book encourages you to understand the battles Bangladeshis experienced in 1971.
There are a few books that you mostly read, and afterwards, there are a few books that hold you in their enchantment and you begin breathing them.. The Rootless by Kaushik Roy is one such book that you should grab up.
Shahil Kabir, a young Bengali Indian was happily living with his grandmother and father. Suddenly his grandmother died and he discovered a branch of personal letters from where he got to know that his biological father could be someone else!!! He travelled to Bangladesh to find out his origin. The climax is pretty exciting. At one point in time, the author made the reader believe that the Shahil Kabir might be the successor of any of Pakistani soldiers who raped millions of women in Bangladesh during 1971 war. But he breaks that stereotype climax and builds something new which is much more important to understand for our future generation. We must learn to love. Our origin doesn't determine anything, but our upbringing does!!! That's the entire message of this whole book. Too many philosophical concepts are elaborated and explained so beautifully wrapping in heart compelling emotions that is really appreciating.
A curved story of destruction and destiny, Rootless is a blend of two stories, one that has been going at present and the other which begins with the segment of India and Pakistan.
The sort of research that Author more likely than not go for composing this book can be effectively deciphered in every 10 pages. The last chapter reflects how he moves himself to write something that individuals won't anticipate. What's more, this goes about as an additional incentive for the peruser.
It deals with Bengali culture and Heritage. The author directly uses a lot of Bengali phrases, words and slangs. You may struggle a bit until you discover that there is a glossary of all words at the end of this book. IT IS THE BEST THING I HAVE EVER SEEN FOR A FICTIONAL NOVEL.
Few Drawbacks: Though I rate it as 5starts because of its wonderful plot and story presentation, still a few drawbacks are there. The editing and proofreading could have been better. The story had much potential to make a mark on Indian Literature. But because of less experience of the author as well as the publishing house spoiled that golden opportunity. The first three chapters are a little bit rough in reading- that could have been smoother! But once the story picks up its pace, readers have bearly any more chance to observe anything else, like- sentence construction and all.
Overall you would not regret if you read this book. You must give it a try. It will change your perspective towards war, war victims and religious conflicts.
Roy's nuanced, all around looked into book analyzes the reasons for this contention - monetary, social, political, semantic - and its horrendous human cost, a vast, expanding wound that Bangladesh is as yet nursing.
Notwithstanding being about the war, the book zooms out and looks at the two- its outcome and its causes. By reporting the crumple in the post-war's state's strength, the nation's recuperating procedure and its character emergency, the book encourages you to understand the battles Bangladeshis experienced in 1971.
There are a few books that you mostly read, and afterwards, there are a few books that hold you in their enchantment and you begin breathing them.. The Rootless by Kaushik Roy is one such book that you should grab up.
Shahil Kabir, a young Bengali Indian was happily living with his grandmother and father. Suddenly his grandmother died and he discovered a branch of personal letters from where he got to know that his biological father could be someone else!!! He travelled to Bangladesh to find out his origin. The climax is pretty exciting. At one point in time, the author made the reader believe that the Shahil Kabir might be the successor of any of Pakistani soldiers who raped millions of women in Bangladesh during 1971 war. But he breaks that stereotype climax and builds something new which is much more important to understand for our future generation. We must learn to love. Our origin doesn't determine anything, but our upbringing does!!! That's the entire message of this whole book. Too many philosophical concepts are elaborated and explained so beautifully wrapping in heart compelling emotions that is really appreciating.
A curved story of destruction and destiny, Rootless is a blend of two stories, one that has been going at present and the other which begins with the segment of India and Pakistan.
The sort of research that Author more likely than not go for composing this book can be effectively deciphered in every 10 pages. The last chapter reflects how he moves himself to write something that individuals won't anticipate. What's more, this goes about as an additional incentive for the peruser.
It deals with Bengali culture and Heritage. The author directly uses a lot of Bengali phrases, words and slangs. You may struggle a bit until you discover that there is a glossary of all words at the end of this book. IT IS THE BEST THING I HAVE EVER SEEN FOR A FICTIONAL NOVEL.
Few Drawbacks: Though I rate it as 5starts because of its wonderful plot and story presentation, still a few drawbacks are there. The editing and proofreading could have been better. The story had much potential to make a mark on Indian Literature. But because of less experience of the author as well as the publishing house spoiled that golden opportunity. The first three chapters are a little bit rough in reading- that could have been smoother! But once the story picks up its pace, readers have bearly any more chance to observe anything else, like- sentence construction and all.
Overall you would not regret if you read this book. You must give it a try. It will change your perspective towards war, war victims and religious conflicts.
February 4, 2019
I've been meaning to read Rootless for a long time after listening to all the rave reviews it received. So, when I got to know that the book is running free I thought it best to grab the opportunity and dive into it. I am elated that I made a right pick there!
Rootless is an evocative tale bringing out the story that lingers in the past and is waiting eagerly to catch us. A story which has love, patriotism, sacrifice, humanity, and friendship! A story which speaks of the many lost lives, of the many bruises people have on their hearts, of the many bitter memories, of the many entanglements of religion and nation, of the many atrocities the people were subjected, of the many dreams that were put to test and rest!
Shahil Kabir, a young IT professional, is in search of his true identity. He wants to determine the truth behind his biological grandfather. He wants to dig in the graves of the past to know the truth of her grandmother. He desires to uncover the past and so he did, he did it tirelessly. He makes efforts, the pieces of the puzzle are found and put together as the truth jostles for space, the reality hits hard. It is bewildering, emotional, and soft. The events unfolding themselves one by one makes is heart-warming. It is beautiful.
I am in no mood of giving the spoilers so go and check out the book for yourself. And why do I loved it? Here's why:
1. It dwells on a topic which hasn't been read by me before. It revolves around the events leading to the Liberation War of 1971, the Bhasa Andolan, the partition, the religion, and brings out the substance very well. By the way, have you heard of the 'war child?'
2. The narrative is compelling. The author has woven a story about a girl falling in love and then escaping the shackles of religion beautifully. What is more beatific is something which the book is primarily about - the Rootless. It points toward one thing - Humanity is above Blood! The message is clear and piques our interest with full strength and then the book finishes off in style.
3. It brought me the old charm of letters. Aah! It is so amazing to behold the writing that goes to and fro with the exchange of letters. The author has deftly carved out a story through them. He looked into the history with them.
4. The narration is fine and detailed. It is developed very carefully along with absolutely amazing characterization. Yet, there were points where I felt that the story could have been tightened. Perhaps, a round of editing would do it well.
5. Lastly, it is pretty much unconventional and emotional and a thing like this, should not be left behind. So, go and pick this book up!
If historical fiction is your genre, if emotions appeal you, if you want suspense and mystery, if you want intensity, then go for this intricately woven book.
Rootless is an evocative tale bringing out the story that lingers in the past and is waiting eagerly to catch us. A story which has love, patriotism, sacrifice, humanity, and friendship! A story which speaks of the many lost lives, of the many bruises people have on their hearts, of the many bitter memories, of the many entanglements of religion and nation, of the many atrocities the people were subjected, of the many dreams that were put to test and rest!
Shahil Kabir, a young IT professional, is in search of his true identity. He wants to determine the truth behind his biological grandfather. He wants to dig in the graves of the past to know the truth of her grandmother. He desires to uncover the past and so he did, he did it tirelessly. He makes efforts, the pieces of the puzzle are found and put together as the truth jostles for space, the reality hits hard. It is bewildering, emotional, and soft. The events unfolding themselves one by one makes is heart-warming. It is beautiful.
I am in no mood of giving the spoilers so go and check out the book for yourself. And why do I loved it? Here's why:
1. It dwells on a topic which hasn't been read by me before. It revolves around the events leading to the Liberation War of 1971, the Bhasa Andolan, the partition, the religion, and brings out the substance very well. By the way, have you heard of the 'war child?'
2. The narrative is compelling. The author has woven a story about a girl falling in love and then escaping the shackles of religion beautifully. What is more beatific is something which the book is primarily about - the Rootless. It points toward one thing - Humanity is above Blood! The message is clear and piques our interest with full strength and then the book finishes off in style.
3. It brought me the old charm of letters. Aah! It is so amazing to behold the writing that goes to and fro with the exchange of letters. The author has deftly carved out a story through them. He looked into the history with them.
4. The narration is fine and detailed. It is developed very carefully along with absolutely amazing characterization. Yet, there were points where I felt that the story could have been tightened. Perhaps, a round of editing would do it well.
5. Lastly, it is pretty much unconventional and emotional and a thing like this, should not be left behind. So, go and pick this book up!
If historical fiction is your genre, if emotions appeal you, if you want suspense and mystery, if you want intensity, then go for this intricately woven book.
October 24, 2018
Blurb- Story starts when the author met his childhood friend Shahil Khan after a long time on the airport. Then they started discussing about their life. This book is basically about life story of Shahil Kabir.
He grew up with his father and grandmother. After death of his grandmother, he found out few letters and in search of his biological grandfather, he visits Bangladesh. Read the book for further plot.
My take-
▶️ I loved the book
▶️ Plot is really unique and amazing.
▶️ Page turner.
▶️ Book holds your attention till the last.
▶️ The incidents of 1972, partition pf east Pakistan are really heart wrenching.
▶️ Every emotions and incidents are carved perfectly.
▶️ Unpredictable suspense.
▶️ Inspite of Fiction genre, it truly describes few incidents of historic significance and war.
▶️ Must read!!
January 9, 2019
Kaushik Roy is an amazing and one of the few authors in historical fiction genre in India. The cover is amazing and is the first thing that attracts the reader. The blurb is crisp to make reader go for the book. This is one of the best historical fictions on Bangladesh. Congratulations! Author for this book.
January 9, 2019
All the characters in the book are carefully plotted and the flow of story is maintained throughout the chapters. This book server the purpose to people who are not fans of history. Every part of the 1971 war in Bangladesh is shown to the reader through a story. Surely this book is emotional enough to make everyone shed tears.
January 9, 2019
This book was a whole new experience for me. It made me cry, made me empathize with the characters at the point of their unbearable struggles, made me look at the life of an immigrant and those who have to face the consequences of war, brutality, bullying and all that in a whole different way. Loved it, Loved it and Loved it till the core. Strongly recommend.
January 12, 2019
The book in itself is so soulful that I began to experience the lives of the characters right from the first page. The book makes you dive into it and make you believe as everything is happening right in front of your eyes. Indeed, it is one of the best books I have read and I thank my stars that I found this book in my recommendations list the other day. Highly recommended!
January 12, 2019
One of those rare novels that make you feel you have perhaps become a slightly better person after reading it, because you now understand something about people who may be outwardly different from you but ultimately are ruled and controlled by the same emotions, fears and pleasures.
Must read in 2019
Must read in 2019
January 12, 2019
Devastating. That's the only word I can think of to describe the book.
The author pens an epic. Each page could a weave a story unto itself, so profound is the impact of his words. By the end, you'll, without a doubt, find yourself weeping into the book. If this book didn't make you cry, I don't know if you are human.
The author pens an epic. Each page could a weave a story unto itself, so profound is the impact of his words. By the end, you'll, without a doubt, find yourself weeping into the book. If this book didn't make you cry, I don't know if you are human.
January 12, 2019
This book will make your heart ache for the atrocities cast upon women and children in war torn countries. Took long time to finish this book because felt emotionally drained after every few chapters but I am glad I read it.
What I took back from this book?
New found gratitude for life and all it has to offer.
What I took back from this book?
New found gratitude for life and all it has to offer.
March 9, 2019
Author has expressed the intensity of revolutionary acts in crisp based on facts of history with no unnecessary clamours. He kept picturing us the seriousness of executions and inhumane events of wars of different religions and regions evidently due to politics through the bunch of letters.
Recommended
Recommended
March 9, 2019
Recently, I have been reading a lot on Partition and communal riots. I was able to deduce that there was unrest on both sides regardless of their religion. People were very much attached to their homes. For them, it was not a mere structure of stones and bricks but an abode of beautiful memories. Love and humanity still penetrated through barbed wires
March 9, 2019
The book cover the story of 1971 libration war.... quite easy language and slection of words is also so easy to connect with reader and i would love to pay High note of thanks because after reading this i got to know more about the fact related to our history and how eastern and Western bangal called as eastern Pakistan of then
March 9, 2019
After reading this book i came to know so many facts about the 1971 liberation war.
This is the best book on war victims and human suffering. Well written book and strong narrative👍After reading this book i came to know so many facts about the 1971 liberation war.
This is the best book on war victims and human suffering. Well written book and strong narrative👍
This is the best book on war victims and human suffering. Well written book and strong narrative👍After reading this book i came to know so many facts about the 1971 liberation war.
This is the best book on war victims and human suffering. Well written book and strong narrative👍
January 9, 2019
The author is spot on with his research and the way he recaptures the horrific story of the 1971 liberation war is commendable. It is a brilliant writing that gives the struggles and agony of the refugees. Honestly, I learnt a lot from this book.
January 9, 2019
The only special thing about this is raw emotions of the characters. Rather than writing from any political perspective the author has written it from point of people who have suffered in their life during 1971 war of liberation. All in all this is a great book.
January 9, 2019
I have always loved the reading the historical fiction and this one is pure work of dedication as it deals with the 1971 War of Liberation of Bangladesh and is work by an author of Indian origin. Kudos to the author of penning this book.
January 9, 2019
I cried so hard reading this book... it's the best and my absolute favorite...a truly heart wrenching story with themes like loyalty, guilt, redemption and with all of it the scenario of a torn Bangladesh after the war of liberation This author has the power to move hearts with his words.
January 9, 2019
I never knew about the situation of people in Bangladesh before reading this book. I thank author to bring this my mind. Rootless is must read and will fill your heart with compassion and love for fellow beings.
January 12, 2019
It's deeply disturbing how every story originating from Bangladesh is marked by loss, death, war and tragedy. This one penned by Kaushik Roy is no different. Ups and downs galore, it's heartbreaking to see what we have done to a heaven on the earth and its people.
January 12, 2019
The book just steals your heat and fills it with enormous weight and puts it back. Felt emotionally attached to the characters though the lead roles were children. And at the end, it gives you the short smile after heartbreak.
January 12, 2019
This book deserves nothing less than 5 stars. In love with the writing style of the author. Sometimes, he starts describing things/people too much in details but that's fine. Rest, the book is so captivating. Its events occupied my mind even after 2 days of finishing the book.
January 12, 2019
This was probably the best book I have ever read in the recent times. The author has added so much compassion to his words that you step into the character yourselves and feel the pain of them. Every hour spent reading was worth it.
March 9, 2019
The cover looks beautiful. It justifies the title and the story in true sense.
The title is good for the story.
The blurb of the book describes the core of the story perfectly.
The language of the book is simple enough to connect with the readers.
Looking forward to read more from the Author
The title is good for the story.
The blurb of the book describes the core of the story perfectly.
The language of the book is simple enough to connect with the readers.
Looking forward to read more from the Author
March 9, 2019
After reading this book I got to know there was one liberation that had happened in Bangladesh in 1971 & it gave me new learning.
The story is well narrated nd character Shahil Kabir an IT professional has described well.
Book will take you through emotions & reality.
The story is well narrated nd character Shahil Kabir an IT professional has described well.
Book will take you through emotions & reality.
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