Book Review: Hi God How are You by Manoj Kumar Sharma

I have been reading Manoj Kumar Sharma's books regularly for a long time. Once again, he rocked with selection of the subject matter. This time…it is God. An young girl from a middle-class family begins posting reels on an App where she asks questions on a gamut of issues from God. The foremost aspect is that she asks Hi, God, How are You. Those who are aware of trollers, and how they work, on the other hand side the book explores mixed bag of responses on internet for anything that goes viral. The girl “Fairy” has had high faith on God...but she asks questions that we, most of us, prefer to ignore or turn our heads away.

The book explores contemporary issues that the world and our country is facing like gender discrimination, fate of poor children, war, democracy, and much more. The story progresses as the girl grows over time but posts impactful reel once a year.

The book is short to read, and written in digital interface narrative, as how we read comments on social media platforms...like that. However, one thing to note is that the world trolls anything but tolerance on religious ingenuity, of any faith, is never taken on granted. Similar fate is doled out to that innocent naïve girl.

As the novel turns in different directions with religious perspectives, the plotline also get shifted from online to real life...that is offline...why is Fairy – the girl is like? What will happen to her in the court as she is haloed by many allegations and haters in real life? Can she prove her innocence...or could her parents...or those support her online...or ultimately the God with whom she expects to have her questions answered.

The narrative is interesting, unbiased, two-sided, and ultimately it reaches climax as the novel chugs towards its controversial ending. But never know, its sequel could also come in a year or so. The kind of social depth that is toiled by Manoj Kumar Sharma in his novels is truly commendable and matchless.

The book is available on Amazon and Kindle.

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