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A review by rohit09
Darkness by Ratnakar Matkari
3.0
This book is translated from Marathi to English and has short stories with a paranormal element. Not all stories are horror. Few have very interesting concepts about parallel universe, vampire, premonition, etc. But it were the endings that disappointed me the most.
Out of 18 stories, I found only a few stories interesting and which were able to make me uncomfortable. It's not that the stories were not interesting, but almost all the stories had an ambiguous end. There was no explanation and sometimes the events didn't make any sense, at all! It was like things were just happening. I think that's why I am more disappointed. You know, when the build up is good, the concept is interesting and you are deep into the story, and then it just ends, there is no closure and there is a feeling of incompleteness, most of the stories end like this.
Read if you want to read something different in paranormal genre but be prepared for abrupt endings.
Out of 18 stories, I found only a few stories interesting and which were able to make me uncomfortable. It's not that the stories were not interesting, but almost all the stories had an ambiguous end. There was no explanation and sometimes the events didn't make any sense, at all! It was like things were just happening. I think that's why I am more disappointed. You know, when the build up is good, the concept is interesting and you are deep into the story, and then it just ends, there is no closure and there is a feeling of incompleteness, most of the stories end like this.
Read if you want to read something different in paranormal genre but be prepared for abrupt endings.