Story of Tublu  (English, Paperback, Akhtar Jahid)

I liked the story, the innocence of the characters, and the easy plot. It gave me an old world kind of feeling. Though there is not much twist and turn in the storyline, it still keeps the readers’ attention. It is not that eventful, and the plot is predictable, still you’d want to read on and on to know what happens to the characters. I liked Maina, Tublu, their families and all the supporting characters. The language used is simple, aimed at readers of all age groups. But the third person n...

It’s a story of a next door boy getting grown up-creating a world of his own. It was from the boyhood when the story has started-coming to a semi urban town of Assam with his father-from their flood devastated hamlet. Here the son and the father found a haven to the house of Mr.Sharm-the principal of the most prestigious institution of the town.
Not only had our protagonist found a shelter here-but a companion, too! Maina-the daughter of the Sharma’s was able to strike the right note in the ...

This short novel is a centered around Tublu, aka Tanmay Bora, a regular boy-next-door character, just like you and me. Life takes him through multiple twists and turns, but he ultimately succeeds in settling down with the love of his life Maina Sharma. It is a quick and enjoyable read, and is set in Assam, in the washlands of Brahmaputra. Pick this up for a light yet entertaining read. The author Jahid Akhtar presents a good story in a simple language.

This book is a light read. The pace is consistent and the end of every chapter wants you to continue to the next ASAP. Which is the reason why I completed it in 5 hours straight! This is my quickest review!
It is roughly about Engineering, hostel background and most importantly it is about life! The story after education and the struggles in later life are aptly described!
A young, peppy youthful story that has the rustiness of the north east. The environments of the novel are also special ...

Jahid Akhtar’s Story of Tublu is the story of a boy who hails from a village in Assam. As the tagline reads, the book is about “an amazing journey called life”. Jahid has declared in the ‘Acknowledgment’ section of his book, that, it is through blogging he has developed a habit of writing. And, I must admit that if you’re a regular reader of his blog Flashbacks, you’ll clearly understand how congruous the name is with the content of the blog.
In his debut novel also, Jahid has retained his ...

Flipkart delivered the book in just 2 days. Started reading at 6:30 pm yesterday. Finished by 12 o' clock, with just half an hour break in between. So in 5 hours, completed reading the entire book in almost one go!
The story evoked images of innocent childhood days of kids in small towns. Their transformation into wild teenagers, in smaller cities. Their coming of age finally in the big metros. The gripping scenes are sure to lead readers down their own memory lanes...

a ficitional coming of age book. Which sounds terribly autobiographical. Opportunities with the story to create drama essential for the book coming alive is kind of missing. However the language is fairly good Maybe I was excepting the vivid landscape of Assam and Calcutta.