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A review by deepan2486
The Kitty Party Murder by Kiran Manral
2.0
"The Kitty Party Murder" is somewhat everything apart from a novel of the mystery genre, which it was supposed to be. Initially the idea was perhaps to have a book which was parallely humorous as well as thrilling, but it all muddles up together into a mess.
The humour part of the book seemed outstretched and overdone. After a point, a reader will most probably have no choice but to give up on the hope that the book will fulfill any of the expectations that had been anticipated. In an attempt to swerve away from the classic way of telling a crime novel, the author presumably had resorted to a more laid back writing style. However, the book ceases to provide any sort of excitement after a while.
The plot which starts off with a promising note, almost soon becomes a truckload of gossip, chattering and far-fetched judmentalism of everyone around. Surrounding itself around kitty parties, the protagonist tries to weave mild satires and humour in the dialogues, but it seldom works out. The thrill or the suspense swiftly becomes invisible from the storytelling and a blatant stereotype mindset of each and everything quickly creeps in.
"The Kitty Party Murder" had the potential of becoming a fast-paced and promising story which could have gifted us humour in the most unconventional of ways. However, it has actually seen a plain bad execution.
Thanks HarperCollins India for the book.
The humour part of the book seemed outstretched and overdone. After a point, a reader will most probably have no choice but to give up on the hope that the book will fulfill any of the expectations that had been anticipated. In an attempt to swerve away from the classic way of telling a crime novel, the author presumably had resorted to a more laid back writing style. However, the book ceases to provide any sort of excitement after a while.
The plot which starts off with a promising note, almost soon becomes a truckload of gossip, chattering and far-fetched judmentalism of everyone around. Surrounding itself around kitty parties, the protagonist tries to weave mild satires and humour in the dialogues, but it seldom works out. The thrill or the suspense swiftly becomes invisible from the storytelling and a blatant stereotype mindset of each and everything quickly creeps in.
"The Kitty Party Murder" had the potential of becoming a fast-paced and promising story which could have gifted us humour in the most unconventional of ways. However, it has actually seen a plain bad execution.
Thanks HarperCollins India for the book.