There are peculiar things
about corporate environment. You will see all kinds of people - truly
knowledgeable and truly hardworking, smart working on one side and people
trying to make political moves to move up in the ladder without even
understanding the basics. And, there are people like Natasha who are on the
other extreme – they are truly hardworking, no-nonsense, no-excuse people but
they really lack the most important skill that the corporate world needs – the
people’s skill!
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| When Love Finds You - Yashodhara Lal |
Yashodhara Lal brings #WhereLoveFindsYou.
It has all the masala that you need to enjoy a delicious meal. If you are
working for any of the corporates, readily I can tell you, you will hate
Natasha because you understand that there are people like her everywhere and
they don’t know how to appreciate basically, and they don’t know there is
something called personal touch and that is more important. But, when you learn
that the difficult past and the interpersonal relational difficulties is the
reason and can relate it to Natasha’s current behavior, you can’t stop admiring
the author. She really brings a very important point here – make sure your (and
your kids’ present is good so they won’t suffer torment in their future). Shekar’s
small episode makes us realize the pressure that corporate big heads go through
while Natasha’s run to succeed at any cost can motivate some people (since we
usually only imagine the huge salaries that they get and the posh life that
they enjoy).
Multiple characters like
Rishabh, Nikhil & Vicky adds life to the book – though I felt Vicky very
redundant). I should say more than Rishabh, Nikhil’s presence adds juice to the
whole book. Without Nikhil, the book would have been so dry. The interactions
with Ms. Chopra adds some humor and that is much appreciated.
The things that didn’t impress
me in this book? There are many fictions out there and they don’t let you put
down the book once you take it and until you finish them. The main reason is
they are mostly unpredictable. But, this one is a mostly predictable story
overall. Primarily in software domain, I did not like the names of those
companies or the software names like Beckitup! Looked very odd (but this could
be a personal thing)! The book cover plays an important role for anyone who
shows interest in reading the book. Somehow, just like Yashodhara’s other
books, the cover is not that apt. It has to connect to the story's core (and I certainly don’t understand why the author
needed to get this one from Shutterstock). (BTW, the best cover that I have seen is
from Pepita Seth’s “The Edge of Another World”).
The book is still OK read –
relaxes you when you return back after a day’s work! But, somehow when you
finish reading this book, it doesn’t stick close to your heart. That’s the
missing part!
My rating: 3.5/5
PS: This book was received,
read and reviewed as part of Flipkart’s Blogger Review Program
