Lucid Dream by
Atul Mohite is a work of unfeigned brilliance. Narrated in simple and coherent
language, this short novel has the potential to lure the heart of millions of
students and people like them who just while away their precious time thinking
and planning for big dreams without realizing their true and inherent potential
and interests. The subject matter of the novel is a highly discussed topic in
every Indian household. The novel is built around dreams and reality that
follows in the wake of failure and shattered dreams.
The novel
features an absolute gripping tale of a student named Suraj from Pune. Like
millions of other students his age, he too dreams of becoming an IITian but
little did he know that he is consumed by a lucid dreaming than living in
reality. It’s one such book that is not only simple to read but also quite
engrossing. The book draws praise for its relevance in today's time. Atul has
perfectly depicted that young and malleable age of the student where all think
that some work and planning will fetch all of their dreams at one place.
However, reality differs, but it takes pain and courage to accept it.
Getting more
into the story, a close look reveals that Suraj tries to be a busy student. He
attends junior college at SP College, one of the famous colleges in Pune, and
for IIT coaching he has joined a very famous institute called Pinnacle Academy.
Other than being ambitious about getting into IIT, he is really a master at
chess, with several medals to his name. But the problem is that the society and
his family don’t celebrate that much, for them scoring marks and getting into
good engineering college is a higher priority. Suraj also shares a special bond
with his father who happens to have a hidden dream.
Anyway as the
story chugs ahead, we see a typical boyhood in Suraj – trying little to
understand and busying himself for the sake of rat race. But somewhere deep in
his heart, he begins feeling the heat of the decisions he made at the start of
his crucial academic career. He also happens to have going around with a girl
named Naina Arora. Since the book is about school students, a sort of typical
innocence and mischief runs like banter in the backdrop. It was fun to see boys
talking about girlfriends and especially Suraj loathed a guy named Aditya for
having a ravishing girlfriend. Suraj never approved his mannerism and attitude
to have a girlfriend. More than Suraj, there were others who were shocked –
that part was pure fun and filled with innocent misdemeanor.
The story is
more, it never gets confined in the school premises. What? Will Suraj and Naina
turn out a good couple? What results will Suraj see in 12th and
entrance exams? What influence the concept of lucid dreaming is making on him –
will he be a changed person or the same? What is that book about that Suraj
decides to write and for who?
The novel is
laced with a healthy story but almost each chapter triggers the knob that turns
readers into something unexpected and unexplored. This book has a deep meaning
in every one’s life because at one or other point of time it was lucid dreaming
that kept us close to our anticipation but far from our destination.
A brilliantly
penned down novel… each effort is worth with this wonderful novel. It’s for
sure that whosoever picks it up will going to have a roller coaster ride. A
highly recommended novel!
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