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ANIRBAN NANDA
PREETI ALWANI
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I Don't Wear A Sunscreen
BOOK REVIEW BY ANIRBAN NANDA
Just completed “I don't wear sunscreen” by Kavipriya Moorthy. It took only three hours though.To read how I feel
aboutit,readon.
The novel (can be called novella) is written with dates and also is divided into many chapters. I think any one of
themwoulddojustfine.Thesearemeretechnicalities.Let'smoveon tothemainstory.
So our story is about mainly ups and downs of two childhood friends and how it turns out to be a totally
unexpectedjourney.
For the first fifty pages (half of the book) it seemed a simple story about complication due to distance in a
childhood friendship. I was thinking it would end in catching up with the ruined relation and some philosophical
lecturesonlifeandso. Butittotallyslappedmeandpointedwhatitwas hidingunderneathitssimplestory.
While I was mulling over why Laksha had disappeared, then suddenly a revelation! What makes this book
interestingissimplythis:
1. The author casually describes everything like it'll go on forever and then suddenly unveils her hidden plot
twists.
2. Every word written here will convince you that she's written it from her heart. After every 2-3 pages you will
find somethoughtprovokinglineslike:
If a past relationship hurts you now, it means you matured over time, but what was it can never be replaced by any
othermemory.To fallinloveishuman,tobetrayis alsohumanifyou takeacloserlookatit.
And another thing, this is probably the first book where epilogue seemed more interesting than the complete book.
At epilogue, out betrayer or antagonist (somewhat) reveals why she did what she did. It was pretty
understandable, provided some other socioeconomic conditions. Still in my opinion, I'll never forgive Pallavi for
what she did, no matter how many reasons she showed, how much pain she suffered. It felt very fresh when the
first person narrationsuddenlychangedfromLakshatoPallavi.
Whatcouldhavebeenbetter:
Laksha's mother was an extremely complex and interesting character which could have been depicted better. It's a
wasted opportunity. She was raped, she once forced Laksha to keep trying to swim even up to the verge of
drowning, and she totally ignored her daughter's problems initially knowing everything. Such a character could
havebeendescribedmore.
At the core, this book is all about how uncertain life can be and how we should not lose hope in any moment in our
life. Relationships are expertly analyzed, human psychology is closely examined and finally a nice and slow story
is greatly converted into a nail biting mystery. Kudos to the author for her achievement in her debut work itself.
Wish herallthebestforherupcomingprojects.

SABI SHAIKH
BY PREETI ALWANI

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