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A review by jainandsdiary
The Extra in Ordinary by Ashutosh Marathe
4.0
The extra in ordinary is a short story collection by author Ashutosh Marathe. It is divided into three parts and every part consists of 13 stories.
The first part is "Intense". As the title suggests, this part was literally intense and stand strongly on the title. The author has literally raised the hope of readers from the first story itself and the author didn’t disappoint the readers. And while reading the stories from the part itself, you can feel the depth of the title of the book. “The extra in ordinary”, how ordinary stories arises from our surrounding and have always some extra meanings for us in our ordinary life.
The second part is “Funny”. The first two stories of this part are my favorite and it was really fascinating that how the author has picked up these stories from our surroundings and the stories reflected the keen observation of the author. But as the other stories continue, the stories have the fun part in it, but apart from that, they have some intense parts as well as some lessons in it too. For some, it might work great, for some it doesn’t. while some people like the funny part with intensity and lessons, some don’t.
The third part is “Inspirational”. This part is my favorite. Generally, many writers write inspirational stories and they have the inspirational part in it but it doesn’t feel so generous but this time, the author in just two to three pages in each story has created magic or I should say, he has observed his life, his past, his experiences and without adding a pinch of species of unrealistic things, he presented it is as real as it is and this is its key factor. I loved the stories as they were not something fictional or extraordinary, they were real, these were the stories that we all see everywhere around us but just ignore. The author should be appreciated for his work.
Honestly saying, this is one of my favorite short story collections of this year. There are many stories that are my absolute favorite and I will visit them very often. These stories will not leave you very easily, they will be with you, whenever you walk, whenever you visit someone, either you will be at someone’s wedding or at the bank, these stories are ordinary, these stories are of ordinary people and just like there is always some extra in everyone’s life, there is extra in these stories. THE EXTRA IN ORDINARY.
I will recommend this book to everyone. If you are looking for a short story collection, whether you are an absolute beginner or have read many other books in the same genre, you will definitely love it. The language of this book is simple and quite beginner-friendly. So, if you are someone who is looking to come to start your reading journey, this book is for you.
The first part is "Intense". As the title suggests, this part was literally intense and stand strongly on the title. The author has literally raised the hope of readers from the first story itself and the author didn’t disappoint the readers. And while reading the stories from the part itself, you can feel the depth of the title of the book. “The extra in ordinary”, how ordinary stories arises from our surrounding and have always some extra meanings for us in our ordinary life.
The second part is “Funny”. The first two stories of this part are my favorite and it was really fascinating that how the author has picked up these stories from our surroundings and the stories reflected the keen observation of the author. But as the other stories continue, the stories have the fun part in it, but apart from that, they have some intense parts as well as some lessons in it too. For some, it might work great, for some it doesn’t. while some people like the funny part with intensity and lessons, some don’t.
The third part is “Inspirational”. This part is my favorite. Generally, many writers write inspirational stories and they have the inspirational part in it but it doesn’t feel so generous but this time, the author in just two to three pages in each story has created magic or I should say, he has observed his life, his past, his experiences and without adding a pinch of species of unrealistic things, he presented it is as real as it is and this is its key factor. I loved the stories as they were not something fictional or extraordinary, they were real, these were the stories that we all see everywhere around us but just ignore. The author should be appreciated for his work.
Honestly saying, this is one of my favorite short story collections of this year. There are many stories that are my absolute favorite and I will visit them very often. These stories will not leave you very easily, they will be with you, whenever you walk, whenever you visit someone, either you will be at someone’s wedding or at the bank, these stories are ordinary, these stories are of ordinary people and just like there is always some extra in everyone’s life, there is extra in these stories. THE EXTRA IN ORDINARY.
I will recommend this book to everyone. If you are looking for a short story collection, whether you are an absolute beginner or have read many other books in the same genre, you will definitely love it. The language of this book is simple and quite beginner-friendly. So, if you are someone who is looking to come to start your reading journey, this book is for you.