Lost in Pattaya  (English, Paperback, Modak Kishore)

The book is an interesting casual read with good narrations and character built up. It is narrated from the eyes of Palash, the lead character, father of a young girl, broken, drug addict and most of the time in drunken state. The way he thinks is not expected to be too sane, and so it took time for me to understand his point of view. There were places where I hated him and felt justified for his loss as it was difficult for me to put myself in the shoes of the narrator.

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This one is a surprise package, filled with all flawed up and wrecked characters who come together in a magical confluence of perfection.

Awesome story, with lots of adult themes like - aging, loss, spirituality and sexuality. Awesome writing, well paced yet builds vividly the few out-of-place and misfit characters that this story has. Just a very breakaway kinda book in the hordes of romance, mythology and corpo-life books that we are used to seeing these days.

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Story-line : The story-line is strong and relevant. One can easily connect to the hell a parent goes through on realizing that his/her child is lost, maybe forever. The drift that follows between two people on account of the loss or sudden disappearance of the one link that keeps them together in a sea of uncertainty, is something on can relate to easily. The menace of prostitution, drug addiction and the ruthlessness of the drug cartel/ mafia that run the trade are things relevant not only t...