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Minor To Major: A Book Review

Minor To Major: A Book Review

Bon Ami Laishram


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Minor to Major is the debut novel for young novelist Rajkumari Kiranbala launched 11 months ago. I picked up this book from Amazon.com and went word by word, phrase by phrase, content by content and found the uniqueness in writing style and narration. It is beautifully penned by the author keeping the plot strong and entertaining.

The novel belongs to popular coming-of-age genre that involves a shy, brown coloured, poorer, thin, spoilt high school boy Punshiba and beautiful, richer high school going girl Ava and a rich kid whom Ava is in love with.

Punshiba fell for Ava since the first time he saw her at school despite being awared about the fact that Ava is in relationship with a guy whose social status is much higher than his. Punshiba could never express his feeling for her until they became accidental friend. He expressed his feeling and the girl responded ,"I know" which was a positive sign. They somehow got into the relationship and struggled to balance their troubled relationship.

There were certain ups and downs in their life. Suddenly, Ava has to leave Punshiba when he was in the better position for the guy whom she had relationship initially. Punshiba was broken. His success and wealth meant nothing to him when he lost the reason and love for whom he struggled to get all those he have in his life currently.

Several years later, they once again came across each other. Ava was seen with a baby boy who is her son and Punshiba was told that she named her son Punshiba and later he observed that she still wore the cheap ring in her finger which he gifted her long ago at their special occasion. This interpreted that she still loved him and he also remained unmarried choosing not to welcome anyone in life where there is place for only Ava.

The author didn't leave a void in the novel and relate it closely with the younger generation. The best thing about the novel is that it's very realistic and typical extraordinary divine power of love is not encouraged by the author.

The story is more interesting and entertaining in book where the readers are pushed into the imaginary cinema hall visualising the scenes from the plot.

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