My rating: 4.5

How often do you come across a book where the protagonist of the story sounds like you. With almost a few tears in my eyes, I say this book’s protagonist sounded like myself. The author’s take on emotions, love, selfishness and others is highly thought provoking. The story is moving and makes the reader question himself.

This is my first read of Shri Yandamuri and I have a feeling that his other books will rush into my library in the next few weeks. The prose is so simple even novice Telugu readers can fly through pages. Definitely an unputdownable.

I’d be happy to recommend this book and I have a feeling that this book is going to change my life in some ways (hopefully).

I have read this book over the weekend.

Quite interesting and relevant read even in current times (this was first published in 1992)

My first ever Telugu book. Since, I can't read Telugu but understand Audiobooks came as a blessing. This novel is also said to be the retelling of French Philosopher Albert Camus' "The Stranger". The book discusses about the existentialism, Beliefs, Human relationships and much more. Although, I enjoyed this book I'm not sure why the author wrote the Prologue and Epilogue. Even though the book talks about various things happens in a life of a man who detaches himself from Human emotions and as a typical Indian Cinema towards the climax a Woman changes his heart and behavior, especially his perception towards mankind. But in the Epilogue, the book seems to acknowledge what the Protagonist believed from the start If the author is going to contradict what he preaches throughout the story and end it in a different note and in the Epilogue nods to the Protagonist's behavior I don't understand the reason for the philosophy. Think I should read the Original and get a clarity. Nevertheless, baring the Prologue and an Epilogue this book talks so much philosophy and I even thought if someone translates in Tamil it would be nice.