Book Review: A Road Not Traveled by J Alchem

Book Name: A Road Not Travelled

Author: J Alchem

No. of pages: 198

Genre: Fiction

Publisher: StoryMirror

 

Blurb: Niorgast Stinvins, a motivational speaker by profession, wakes up one day to a strange phone call from an unknown person asking him to attend a meeting. There he is introduced to two more strangers, Doilin Flenk(Political advisor) and Bakintin Lenit (Journalist) and to a mission: “Can the world be a single country?” Thus begins a journey on a road not traveled, learning new lessons, unlearning a few and finally realizing that life is much more than what you think it is. Accompanying him on this journey are his personal demons, some ghosts of the past and few random memories of the near future with his loved ones. One day he reaches a stage where he doesn’t know if he will be able to live or not. Can the world be a single country? Will they be able to take this mission from a closed room to a goal post? What circumstances are they going to face? How will their journey be?

SumitOfficial’s Review:

It is a great story I read after a long time which is completely based upon revolutionary concept; Can the world be a single country? We have heard and talked about it a lot but couldn’t do anything about it. We think, there is nothing in our hands. Isn’t it? The book is based on that only with loads of twists and turns. And also it a unique topic because it is always easy to describe the things which we can see in our daily life, but it really takes guts to write about something which is not in existence.

I can describe the story or scenes here but that would be an injustice to your imaginations when you will read the book. All I can say for now is, the entire book will make you remember the thing you and I have been doing so far in our lives. The book is an amalgamation of innocent love, politics, suspense, motivation, and the most important part is the climax. Did he able to make the mission complete? Well, I’d suggest you find out by reading the book.

Favourite Quotes from the book-

You don’t get motivated when you see all the people are lethargic around you or people around you skip or linger in their work. You do not get motivated when the people, despite having resources, fails to go ahead and achieve their dreams but when you see an old man having a bucket full of bricks on his head and walking on the street to earn livelihood despite the heat of the weather with his feet burning, you get motivated.

There is no crime as heinous as killing. Unfortunately, almost everyone does it, Some kill time, some relationship, some beliefs, some trust, some people, and some themselves. You should try and not be a killer! Mark it! You should never try to be a killer, and when you are not one, whatever you will become, everyone will be proud of you.

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Interview With J Alchem

In the next post, we’ll be having an interview with the author who has written in several magazines and newspapers and received the appreciation for the same. His stories have been published in numerous Anthologies such as Blank Space, Love Bytes, and Mighty Thoughts. He is actively involved in writing quotes and short write-ups which are often seen being circulated among the youth in Facebook, Whatsapp, and other Social networking sites. Recently he has signed a contract for a short movie on one of his award-winning short stories.

SumitOfficial’s Rating- 4.5/5 Stars

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