Urban Chronicles by Nita Bajoria
This was my first time reading a graphic book which has short stories in it. There are 3 stories completely distinct from each other; they talk about metropolitan life and especially, of women. In all the stories, one thing that is common is their dealings with people's relationships; be it couples, neighbors or friends, they all merge towards one common theme. While reading them, I was reminded of the Hindi magazines my mom used to read, and I'm sure we all must have found them in our homes when we were kids. In those magazines, such everyday graphic stories used to be printed. The stories were good and so were the illustrations. There was just a slight problem, the illustrations showed all the women in sarees, whether they are young or old. This sort of pulled me away from the reality because I do not always see women around me in sarees, no matter what the event is.
I will recommend this book to readers who are into metropolitan stories as well as graphic novels. This is like reading a comic book and yes, the ending of each story isn't boring at all but lacked a bit of reality touch
Ratings: 3.5/5
Thanks to Nita Bajoria for the gifted copy.
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A reminder of the graphic stories in old magazines!!
Reviewed in India on 30 March 2021
Urban Chronicles by Nita BajoriaThis was my first time reading a graphic book which has short stories in it. There are 3 stories completely distinct from each other; they talk about metropolitan life and especially, of women. In all the stories, one thing that is common is their dealings with people's relationships; be it couples, neighbors or friends, they all merge towards one common theme. While reading them, I was reminded of the Hindi magazines my mom used to read, and I'm sure we all must have found them in our homes when we were kids. In those magazines, such everyday graphic stories used to be printed. The stories were good and so were the illustrations. There was just a slight problem, the illustrations showed all the women in sarees, whether they are young or old. This sort of pulled me away from the reality because I do not always see women around me in sarees, no matter what the event is.I will recommend this book to readers who are into metropolitan stories as well as graphic novels. This is like reading a comic book and yes, the ending of each story isn't boring at all but lacked a bit of reality touchRatings: 3.5/5Thanks to Nita Bajoria for the gifted copy.
Reviewed in India on 30 March 2021
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Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 30 March 2021
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Urban Chronicles by Nita Bajoria
This was my first time reading a graphic book which has short stories in it. There are 3 stories completely distinct from each other; they talk about metropolitan life and especially, of women. In all the stories, one thing that is common is their dealings with people's relationships; be it couples, neighbors or friends, they all merge towards one common theme. While reading them, I was reminded of the Hindi magazines my mom used to read, and I'm sure we all must have found them in our homes when we were kids. In those magazines, such everyday graphic stories used to be printed. The stories were good and so were the illustrations. There was just a slight problem, the illustrations showed all the women in sarees, whether they are young or old. This sort of pulled me away from the reality because I do not always see women around me in sarees, no matter what the event is.
I will recommend this book to readers who are into metropolitan stories as well as graphic novels. This is like reading a comic book and yes, the ending of each story isn't boring at all but lacked a bit of reality touch
Ratings: 3.5/5
Thanks to Nita Bajoria for the gifted copy.
This was my first time reading a graphic book which has short stories in it. There are 3 stories completely distinct from each other; they talk about metropolitan life and especially, of women. In all the stories, one thing that is common is their dealings with people's relationships; be it couples, neighbors or friends, they all merge towards one common theme. While reading them, I was reminded of the Hindi magazines my mom used to read, and I'm sure we all must have found them in our homes when we were kids. In those magazines, such everyday graphic stories used to be printed. The stories were good and so were the illustrations. There was just a slight problem, the illustrations showed all the women in sarees, whether they are young or old. This sort of pulled me away from the reality because I do not always see women around me in sarees, no matter what the event is.
I will recommend this book to readers who are into metropolitan stories as well as graphic novels. This is like reading a comic book and yes, the ending of each story isn't boring at all but lacked a bit of reality touch
Ratings: 3.5/5
Thanks to Nita Bajoria for the gifted copy.
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Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 11 February 2021
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I started reading this book yesterday and within two hours I finished reading it. I was so glued to the book that made me finish so soon.
Balcony touches upon how we constantly make assumptions about someone else’s lives, by peeping through neighbour’s windows. Smell is a sweet and funny anecdote of what happens when suspicions run wild in a wife’s mind. And finally, Mrs. Ramachandran, who heads the Gossip Brewer’s Club in her society. The entire book is full of suspicion.
Balcony touches upon how we constantly make assumptions about someone else’s lives, by peeping through neighbour’s windows. Smell is a sweet and funny anecdote of what happens when suspicions run wild in a wife’s mind. And finally, Mrs. Ramachandran, who heads the Gossip Brewer’s Club in her society. The entire book is full of suspicion.
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