Review: A Tribute to My Dreams

A Tribute to My Dreams by Balachandran Kodandath
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

[Note: I won this book in GoodReads Giveaway and this is my honest review of the book]

This book by Balachandran Kodandath is about a father's quest to get parental rights over her daughter after his failed marriage.

Abhay and Shweta's marriage is in trouble after a few months of their marriage and meanwhile they also become parents of a girl. and, after a while it becomes unbearable for Abhay to stay with shweta and he files case for divorce and custody of his daughter. the court case lingers on for 3-4 years due to delay tactics used by Shweta's lawer. finally the verdict comes.

Story of the book and its narration is OK. The focus of the story is completely on Abhay, and, Shweta is conspicuously missing from it. Also , I felt that the character of Anita is forced into the story without any logic. the book is pacy in the beginning and end but slogs in the middle.

Overall it was a good read and I rate it 3/5.

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Review: 8 Days A Week

8 Days A Week by Niraj Satnalika
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

[Note: I won this book in goodreads giveaway and this is my honest review]

"Sales people need the endurance of Hercules, the brass of Barnum, the craft of Machiavelli, the tact of a diplomat, the tongue of an orator, the charm of a playboy, and the brain of a computer.
They must be imperious to insult, indifference, anger, scorn, complaint, and be razor-sharp, even after drinking until dawn with a customer. They must have the stamina to sell all day, entertain all evening, drive all night to the next town, and be on the job fresh at 9:00 am " - (from the book)


This book "8 Days a week" by Nirahj Satnalika talks about life of a salesman. Rohan is an MBA from a reputed B school and gets his first job as sales manager in a bank at Mumbai. he is assigned to sell bank products and meet deadlines. sometimes he meets the deadlines and sometimes not. during this process he also meets some girls with whom he gets intimate. After a while he gets frustrated with his work and moves on.

The good thing in the book is that it gives some idea about the life of a salesman. next time when I meet a salesman then, probably, will have a benign attitude towards them. I am generally very rude to the tele marketeers because they call me and send me messages despite me being registered with the DND (national register of do not disturb).

The story of the book is not something extra ordinary, the presentation is also mediocre , few things have been dragged in the narrative. The description of his friends when the are separated probably didn't fit in the story and was unnecessary. Rohan's affair in the college also didn't fit well and I felt that it was taken only to add more pages in the book.

In the end I found that the author could not justify the "8 days a week" for salesman.

I rate this book 2/5 .

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