I will not regret losing you- A Review

Finished reading the story ‘I will not regret losing you’ by Abhishek Agrawal a few hours ago. Before I come to the main plot of this piece, let us know the author.

About the author:

Abhishek Agrawal is among the new generation of authors who has created his mark as a writer even before completing his first book. Born in the city of dreams, Kota, Abhishek completed his schooling from Saint Paul School, Kota. Since the beginning of his life, he had a keen interest in writing and reading. Other than being a prolific writer, Abhishek is an anchor and has anchored in a number of book launches, including the likes of Sudeep Nagarkar and Durjoy Datta. At present, he is pursuing his management degree from Kota University and aims to be one of the most successful entrepreneurs of the nation.

He strongly believes in human values and his debut novel “I will not regret losing you” is a glimpse of his effort to serve the mankind.

The book:

The first thing we see in any book is the cover. The front cover of this book shows the face of a girl, and the silhouette of a boy and a leafless mature tree in some lonely place. In the story, we find the protagonist, Aratya, faces betrayal till the end, but doesn’t move away from his ethics. The lonely guy in the cover must be Aratya. The tree in the picture is the one that has lost all its leaves- something that fills it with life. The tree must symbolize the inner self of the protagonist. The girl must symbolize the cause of all the griefs. In this story we come across a number of girls. The face of the girl must be a common reflection of all the girls in the story- or maybe- the inner picture of the girls who came close to Aratya, and later misunderstood/betrayed him.

The back cover shows the silhouette of three guys. In the story, apart from Aratya, we also find Rohit and Gaurav- Aratya’s friends who play a great role. The boys in the back cover may symbolize Aratya and those two guys. While on the other hand, it also may signify Aratya and his friends whom he is nattering the story.

The cover page is okay, but for one thing- something that disappointed me very much. We find error in a spelling of the title.

Coming to the title- we find it very much apt with the story, as the protagonist, though loses his beloveds as well as his best friends, does not get much disheartened, rather takes lesson from it.

The only thing that is negative is the spelling of ‘losing’. It is misspelled as ‘loosing’ in many places. The title is a very crucial thing in a book and it is the thing that is first read in a book. I request the author to get it corrected during reprints.

Coming to the main story now. Here, we find the tale of a boy named Aratya. We find him a good-natured, adventure loving guy who is ready to help people. We also find two other guys named Gaurav and Rohit. They are shown as selfish characters who are stuck in their own love lives. Aratya is seen with them throughout their journey, but is alone whenever he needs them. We also find female characters- the love interests of the three- whom none of them ever get. In the beginning, Aratya loses Ritthima because of a prank played by her friend, leading to misunderstandings. And then, we come across Rohit, who loses his girl because of his own foolery. We then come across Gaurav, who is backstabbed by his girlfriend in a brutal way. And at the end, we see one more girl come in Aratya’s life. This time, however, bitter experiences have made Aratya mature enough to judge the good and the bad. We can clearly understand this from the twist we come across towards the end of the story.

I loved the story, especially the ending chapters- they were the most interesting ones.

The story, however, contains severe, severe grammatical errors. In fact, I am not sure whether the editing is at all done. Apart from this, at many places, I felt, the lines have been directly translated from Hindi. Those lines need to be revised.

As a debut, however, this was more than good! Hats off to Abhishek for his efforts! I believe his next book shall be far better and more gripping than this one. You have a long way to go, brother! All the best!