The three stories in this book are a fascinating example of how one set of characters can have interesting lives with completely different dimensions. is a result of how collaboration can truly breed creativity in the modern day world of connected living.”
- Shekhar Dutta– An unsuccessful/out-of-work writer, stay-at-home husband/father
- Tara Dutta– Shekhar’s wife, a successful career woman
- Roohi Dutta– Shekhar and Tara’s 9 year old daughter
- Aryan Ahuja– Neighbour of the Dutta’s
- Cyrus Daruwala– A law student from Delhi, comes to Mumbai and enters the lives of the Dutta’s with a purpose
- Jennifer Joseph– A professional photographer, a young and beautiful Malayali girl, who gets connected to the story of the Dutta’s
I loved this story. The central characters , as well as the supporting characters were well-formed and pieces were connected very well. The plot is that of a sci-fi mystery and seemed like a rendition of popular sci-fi movies involving aliens. What Shekhar was seeking was right there in front of him, and later selfishness takes hold of him. With the help of Roohi and Cyrus, Tara finally re-discovers herself, and they all come together to save the world. Aryan shows that there is still hope in the human race. But their lives are no longer the way they knew it.
Plot: Tara is successful, while Shekhar is not. Roohi loves her dad as he is always around while Tara has no time for her. Naina, the full-time maid enjoys dressing up in Tara’s stuff. Cyrus comes to Mumbai with vengeance on his mind. Jennifer is desperate to be successful. And then there is a murder.
I enjoyed this story as well. Again, the dots were connected beautifully and the characters well defined. Java, the investigating officer, was an interesting character too. But the two devils in his mind bickered too much at times. I loved the malicious poems echoing the killer’s emotions from time to time. I had one doubt though. The fingerprints of the person who gets punished for the murder, were not on the weapon. So why was that point not used to oppose the arrest? But overall, it was a well-written piece.
Plot: Roohi goes missing after school. Cyrus flees Delhi and comes to Mumbai. Jennifer plays a role in the search of Roohi. Shekhar and Tara rekindles their love when faced with adversities.
I didn’t like this one. The blurb of the story at the start was very misleading. The central characters, except Cyrus, were not well-formed. There were many gaps in the story-line too. Cyrus’s height was mentioned at two places and both were different. Cyrus heard a line about Roohi at Delhi and meets her almost immediately on reaching Mumbai; but it seems he doesn’t realize it’s the same girl. What he had scribbled on the back of a visiting card, was not explained properly. Why did Aryan behave in a suspicious manner when Jennifer asked him if he knew Cyrus? What had Jennifer misunderstood about him? Why people were knocking at the neighbour’s door instead of Aryan when they clearly had the address.
Overall: It is really a remarkable effort and result, given that the stories were co-written by 8/9 authors. It is also interesting how a given set of characters have been used in entirely different directions. Since it is not the work of a single author, the style of writing was not entirely similar throughout a single story. Also, there were many, many typos; and typos really irritate me as a reader. ‘ were typed as > in most places and letters were missing from words.
As already mentioned, I loved the first two stories. They reflected that the whole assignments were well-executed. But I can’t say the same about the last story.
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Natasha'z Points To Ponder 
Hi Natasha,Thank you so much for the kind review specially for Entangled Lives. And to answer your doubt, Jenny was arrested based on her confession. The knife was discarded as an evidence quickly because it was the common house knife and everyone's finger print were on it. Including Jenny, Tara, Shekhar, Roohi and the maids. Only Cyrus's finger print weren't in it. Coz he never went to the kitchen. When multiple suspects finger print are found in the murder weapon it is often overlooked as a strong evidence. (I had done the research on this and had spoken to couple of lawyers and a policeman.) :)Hope that answers your doubt. And thank you again Natasha for taking out time to write the review for us. – Team PotliwaleBaba
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Thanks Shoumik for clarifying. Keep writing.
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