Jo Ruke to Kohe Giran Poetry in Urdu
This book is Saad Sultan's and his alone. Speaking of, helloooooo, Mr. Perfection: So our Hero of Hearts and Dude of Damsels is a very restless and conflicted soul. He seeks answers about his past, about his mother and what happened to her but his ever so elusive and charming father has been avoiding these mysteries since forever. This book is Saad Sultan's and his alone. Speaking of, helloooooo, Mr. Perfection: So our Hero of Hearts and Dude of Damsels is a very restless and conflicted soul. He seeks answers about his past, about his mother and what happened to her but his ever so elusive and charming father has been avoiding these mysteries since forever. The father and son share a loving, yet tentative relationship where they're always trying to outsmart each other in a battle of wits and double-meaning conversations. Saad changes appearances and wanders from place to place believing that one day he'll discover the secrets his father is so determined to keep. The use of Punjabi in this book is splendid. I loved reading Punjabi sentences and how beautiful and funny the conversations sounded. It's a lot harder to read I'll tell you that. The book is at its heart, a mystery book, but you don't feel as if it's a mystery book if you know what I mean? Like, you aren't constantly taunted with the promise of things you don't yet know. Yes, at times it becomes frustrating and you want all the answers but the book doesn't make you restless to know everything at once. You're able to let things unfold patiently while you enjoy it. The mystery at the core of the book is a compelling one and it's fascinating how all characters are related in one way or another. You don't go, "oh, that guy is useless, he shouldn't have been in the book." They all have a purpose in the story and their existence does not feel forced. Rabia bibi and Siraj Sarfaraz are two people who are extremely layered. From pity, loathing, sympathy to a mild likeability, I went through a lot of feelings regarding them. Then there was Sara Khan. I low-key shipped her with Saad and in all honesty, she had a lot more going on than Mahnoor. Saadia, likewise, was someone I couldn't make up my mind about. These people were really complex and thought-through.
It looks so much better in slow motion, tho. *sheepish face emoji*
It only took me THREE weeks to finish this fat-assed book so it makes sense that now I miss reading it.
It looks so much better in slow motion, tho. *sheepish face emoji*
It only took me THREE weeks to finish this fat-assed book so it makes sense that now I miss reading it.
During one such sojourn of his, where he's pretending to be a monkey trainer at a village festival, he comes across Mahnoor, a girl visiting the festival while staying at her chacha's. They meet again and again and every time Mahnoor recognizes him in disguise. Saad comes clean and thus starts their friendship.
That's not even one percent of the plot.
The characters are so lovable, none more than Saad of course but even though he is the obvious hero of the story, the true and unsung one is his father. That smol baby roll. Speaking of smol baby rolls, can I keep Khaari? Can I? He's shu kiyooote. The only one unremarkable in the book is Mahnoor. I didn't dislike her but there was nothing that set her apart or special or so worthy of Saad's "ishq". And no, I absolutely not get this bullshit about Mahnoor being too pure or dil ki saaf. That doesn't happen.
The ending left me a teensy bit underwhelmed. Everyone is shadi-fied which is as close as someone gets to HEA in our books. It wraps up nicely but I don't know what I was waiting for. It's a good book, the likes of which I had been searching for a long time. Saad, the protagonist, is the most wonderful human being on the planet and his relationships with the people around him are equally wonderful to read about. If nothing else, I'd recommend this for the use of Punjabi in it.
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Jo Ruke to Kohe Giran Poetry in Urdu
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