'The Modern Man' :The title itself got me intrigued. What could now be here about a modern man which hasn't been said so far ? What could be so different in here that the author decided to write a book on it ?
But all my questions were answered in the best possible way thanks to Cristiane Serruya, an author who became a good friend of mine thanks to Goodreads. And the friend from a thousand miles ( Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) away, sent me a copy of her book.
Woah ! To my surprise she sent two other books written by her too ( guess she just realised what sort of a crazy book lover I am ! )
To receive a personalized note from an author who also happens to be your sweet friend is like the cherry on your cake. And so here was I, nestled up with all three books, her sweet little notes and a smile on my face- ready to devour the contents of the books, one by one!
But all my questions were answered in the best possible way thanks to Cristiane Serruya, an author who became a good friend of mine thanks to Goodreads. And the friend from a thousand miles ( Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) away, sent me a copy of her book.
Woah ! To my surprise she sent two other books written by her too ( guess she just realised what sort of a crazy book lover I am ! )
It was good that time when 'he' had time.
The man was the 'Wise' without knowing who he was.
The man was the 'Wise' without knowing who he was.
The above two lines just refused to leave me. ‘The Modern Man' by Cristiane Serruya
speaks so much in just 19 pages!
What seems like a breeze at first slowly becomes the silence before the storm and then- lo and behold! It shatters the very stable foundation of the belief that a man possesses- of the power, strength and capability he thinks he has.
In a mind-numbing revelation, Cristiane brings forth the ultimate miseries of 'The Modern Man' or The Modern 'Lost' Man. It's an eye-opener of sorts. It finally makes one believe about the eventual uselessness of trying to conquer the entire world without giving a moment of thought to one's instincts.
"Instincts"- It is something that one often pushes down to one's train of thoughts and feelings. But not anymore please. Make your instincts your guide. Go out, change the world. Just make sure that you remain true to yourself in the process!
Powerful writing, Cristiane! Hats off to you!
P.S. There is a strong reason why it was awarded the highest grade and Honors at the Law School, in November 1988! :) . The reason? Read it to know it!
What seems like a breeze at first slowly becomes the silence before the storm and then- lo and behold! It shatters the very stable foundation of the belief that a man possesses- of the power, strength and capability he thinks he has.
In a mind-numbing revelation, Cristiane brings forth the ultimate miseries of 'The Modern Man' or The Modern 'Lost' Man. It's an eye-opener of sorts. It finally makes one believe about the eventual uselessness of trying to conquer the entire world without giving a moment of thought to one's instincts.
"Instincts"- It is something that one often pushes down to one's train of thoughts and feelings. But not anymore please. Make your instincts your guide. Go out, change the world. Just make sure that you remain true to yourself in the process!
Powerful writing, Cristiane! Hats off to you!
P.S. There is a strong reason why it was awarded the highest grade and Honors at the Law School, in November 1988! :) . The reason? Read it to know it!
- Divya Nambiar
Thanks for this wonderful review, Divya. You moved me. You grabbed exactly what I meant.
ReplyDeleteI didn't need many pages to say what I wanted, so why fill them? Just to let the readers see a "fat" book? No. I didn't think so... Sometimes - or may be always - less is more.
Oh. I forgot to tell you: The Modern Man was nominee for two categories in Readers' Favorite 2013 Award... Trust: A New Beginning is in one and Trust: Betrayed in two other.
I'll let you you how it went. (Bitting nails :D)
Thanks again.
Cris
Less is more! True that.
DeleteAnd congratulations :) :)
Do let me know for sure. I will be waiting anxiously too ;)
P.S. Breaking nails ( yes I have that bad habit)!