Review by Tirtharaj -- Mock My Words by Chandra Shekhar

[Tirtharaj]

[Following is a volunteer review of "Mock My Words" by Chandra Shekhar.]

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4 out of 4 stars

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Welcome to the world of a man who has difficulty speaking in English but is a literary genius behind this easily deceptive cloak. David Tan, a soft and kind hearted Mandarin speaker, teaches English at John Steinbeck University. The story portrays his life which ranges from the utter humiliation he faces in his English teaching sessions to becoming a humbly proud author of one of the best-selling literary works of the decade. Mock My Words, written by Mr. Chandra Shekhar takes us the through the painful academic, marital life of David, slow but progressive evolution of Melissa regarding a business deal and a tough, challenging professional life of his wife Laura handling a major security breach in her company, the public being at stake.

Mock My Words presents David who struggles to adjust to an American environment. His anguish can be observed in the marital sphere of his life. His wife Laura, who is depicted as a public relations manager of a big media company, has always been harsh on him with occasional bouts of sweet, blissful moments. Her temper owes partly to her nature and greatly to her heavily stressful professional life. She yearns love and kindness but also craves for a manly husband, which she cannot find in David. Ultimately ending up in divorce, abruptly initiated by a straightforward Laura; to David's consternation, his life is in ruins. David becomes indifferent but his politeness remains intact. On another front, we see David's literary interaction with a student producing a brilliantly edited business plan which eventually attracts twelve million dollars in funding. The story ends with the bloom of a blissful connection between these two.

The first and foremost thing about Mr. Chandra Shekhar's work that I liked is his brilliant way with words. He is absolutely brilliant at articulating difficult feelings. His language is simple and at no point did I find the book boring. I learnt a lot of new English and non-English words. I found the chapter titles to be systematically and skillfully presented. I learnt a lot about management operations of a company and could relate to it. I also found the snooping of NSA on public data interesting.

From a crystal clear presentation to flawless editing, everything about the book is amiable. The only aspect of dislike stems from a character in the book named Laura, which is mentioned earlier. One thing I found disagreeable is that the author finds some odd feminine logic in Laura feeling wronged, the worse she treated David. I feel it is completely normal to feel guilty in such a case instead of it being an odd feminine logic.

In the author's words, Mock My Words is a tale of digital, marital and grammatical conflict. I urge all readers to pick up and read this enjoyable book. It is absolutely flawless in editing. It contains profane words which are not impactful and striking by today's standards but may offend some. Mr. Chandra Shekhar is a brilliant author and his creativity flows impressively. His book strongly deserves 4 out of 4 stars.

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[ankushavhad]

Great review Tirtharaj,
Well, the Mock my Words seem a slate what blessed David to grow high, far from usual aspirants do. Looks interesting novel, I should mark it to read in near future.
regs.,
~ Ankush