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Absolutely a delightful read. For all kinds of readers.
Reviewed in India on 5 June 2022
I never knew what flash fiction was - that is - until I picked up this wonderful book. I could not have imagined how an entire human life could be communicated in 2/3 pages. And yet this book does just that. Its subtle, succinct and yet it covers a vast gamut of human emotions in every story. Each story unique in its own way. I loved the read. Highly recommend. Experienced how little needs to be said and yet an entire lifetime can be communicated in just a few pages of every story. My personal favorite- just a digit. It delivers a deep yet hard- hitting message. A person can come to terms with his/ her loss and eventually can even accept it. Unfortunately, the world around cannot come in terms with the brokenness. Profound, yet true .
Reviewed in India on 5 June 2022
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Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 5 June 2022
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I never knew what flash fiction was - that is - until I picked up this wonderful book. I could not have imagined how an entire human life could be communicated in 2/3 pages. And yet this book does just that. Its subtle, succinct and yet it covers a vast gamut of human emotions in every story. Each story unique in its own way. I loved the read. Highly recommend. Experienced how little needs to be said and yet an entire lifetime can be communicated in just a few pages of every story. My personal favorite- just a digit. It delivers a deep yet hard- hitting message. A person can come to terms with his/ her loss and eventually can even accept it. Unfortunately, the world around cannot come in terms with the brokenness. Profound, yet true .
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Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 21 February 2022
Abha iyengar broke all my inhibitions and doubts with her masterpiece-The Full Platter. Each story felt like a poem written in a prose style. I did not just take time to process and read between lines but was astounded by how each story was rooted to one particular feeling and deeply so.
As the author had to give up back-stories and scene-setting for the sake of brevity, the reader could connect more to the core emotion of the plot than its characters. No protagonist or antagonist, no unnecessary side characters, not even the confusion of moving between themes and time spans, just one pure emotion and a story circling it.
From the subtle tinge of feminism in 'These(not so) small things', personification of an inanimate (or is it?) flower in 'Road to nirvana', to the name sake 'Full Platter' which every human who uses food more than just as a fuel but as the author rightly puts- "to fill not only the vaccum in the stomach but other hungers too" could fondly relate to, every short-short tale promises to resurface even the emotions stuck between our brain's gyri and sulci.
My personal favourite was 'Water in the time of Rain' as my pluviophilic neurons couldn't stop going back to that particular story.
I cannot stress enough about how easy and refreshing brevity felt. The author's experience as a veteran writer and her ability to realise less is more, are rewards worth awards.
Kudos to Abha iyengar for pioneering this style of short-short stories into Indian Literature and showing that reading between lines gives a high that only deep minds can muster or create.
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A flash fiction pioneer teaching us the tricks of the trade
Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 21 February 2022
This is a disclaimer I had to start my post with- I didn't know what flash fiction was and was sceptical of how the minutiae of the short-short stories would suffice to move or capture a reader. Until, just until I read this fabulous collection by Abha iyengarReviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 21 February 2022
Abha iyengar broke all my inhibitions and doubts with her masterpiece-The Full Platter. Each story felt like a poem written in a prose style. I did not just take time to process and read between lines but was astounded by how each story was rooted to one particular feeling and deeply so.
As the author had to give up back-stories and scene-setting for the sake of brevity, the reader could connect more to the core emotion of the plot than its characters. No protagonist or antagonist, no unnecessary side characters, not even the confusion of moving between themes and time spans, just one pure emotion and a story circling it.
From the subtle tinge of feminism in 'These(not so) small things', personification of an inanimate (or is it?) flower in 'Road to nirvana', to the name sake 'Full Platter' which every human who uses food more than just as a fuel but as the author rightly puts- "to fill not only the vaccum in the stomach but other hungers too" could fondly relate to, every short-short tale promises to resurface even the emotions stuck between our brain's gyri and sulci.
My personal favourite was 'Water in the time of Rain' as my pluviophilic neurons couldn't stop going back to that particular story.
I cannot stress enough about how easy and refreshing brevity felt. The author's experience as a veteran writer and her ability to realise less is more, are rewards worth awards.
Kudos to Abha iyengar for pioneering this style of short-short stories into Indian Literature and showing that reading between lines gives a high that only deep minds can muster or create.
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Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 5 June 2022
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Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 14 July 2021
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Abha is the pioneer of flash fiction in india..and as I read more and more of her flash I do realise that she's also the queen .I am very inspired to write my own as they are so riveting and welcoming. They definitely hold your attention till the very end .
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A rich platter with 32 cups of delectable delicacies
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on 24 October 2021Verified Purchase
