I just finished my small stint in Capgemini, and it goes without saying that I would write down something about this journey. Since I do not want to be very vivid about it, an in-detail write-up was out of question. What then came to my mind was the similarities between this journey and a whodunnit novel. So I thought of trying this out.
Here goes.
Chapter 1, you know what the basic premise is and the setting. You can see who all are going to be the main characters and the side characters. It was going all fine, nothing great. Couple of chapters in, the setting changes completely! Few of the main characters left behind. Things get interesting due to this but the basic premise is still the same. Few new characters are introduced. You don't buy much into them. But soon it seems like they are the main characters and the ones left behind were all side characters. With this new side stories develop, new rivalries and a whole lot of politics. This keeps the reader interested up to some point. Murders are being committed at regular intervals to keep the pace going, but these were very predictable in their setting so you know whats coming on next.
Few more chapters down and then there's a sudden change of the settings! Again, interesting for the reader. All the old characters are back, the new one's on the other hand are gone. You can see things are about to reach the climax, and a big reveal. What you did not see, is that, after a few more chapters, all the characters, old and new are thrown into the mix together. Its pandemonium! Couple of characters vanish into thin air, just like that. And you wonder what happened to their story-line.
You can now feel there is sudden pace to the plot as it nears the climax. You can almost see the murderer since you've guessed right at the start. Though you see the end is near you're not excited, since it all seems too predictable. You keep on reading because you have to. Cannot leave a novel midway can we now! But there is hardly any interest left.
And then it comes, the "Finale", the last chapter. You turn through the pages, with an animated expression. More than anything its an expression of thrill. Things aren't ending the way you thought! The killer seems to be a completely different person! The story takes turns after turns, the plot twists like you did not imagine! Baam! The End! You close the book with a pleasant smile.
The book, you feel, was a bittersweet experience, it contained both, long, mundane; hard to read through chapters as well as short, fast paced; eventful chapters. It contained characters that were shoddily put into the story which did not feel right, but also characters that were consistent throughout with a good development and fitting. Finally as you put the book on the shelf, you wonder if you would read another book with the same characters, but in a different setting? The smile on your face is the answer.
Here goes.
Chapter 1, you know what the basic premise is and the setting. You can see who all are going to be the main characters and the side characters. It was going all fine, nothing great. Couple of chapters in, the setting changes completely! Few of the main characters left behind. Things get interesting due to this but the basic premise is still the same. Few new characters are introduced. You don't buy much into them. But soon it seems like they are the main characters and the ones left behind were all side characters. With this new side stories develop, new rivalries and a whole lot of politics. This keeps the reader interested up to some point. Murders are being committed at regular intervals to keep the pace going, but these were very predictable in their setting so you know whats coming on next.
Few more chapters down and then there's a sudden change of the settings! Again, interesting for the reader. All the old characters are back, the new one's on the other hand are gone. You can see things are about to reach the climax, and a big reveal. What you did not see, is that, after a few more chapters, all the characters, old and new are thrown into the mix together. Its pandemonium! Couple of characters vanish into thin air, just like that. And you wonder what happened to their story-line.
You can now feel there is sudden pace to the plot as it nears the climax. You can almost see the murderer since you've guessed right at the start. Though you see the end is near you're not excited, since it all seems too predictable. You keep on reading because you have to. Cannot leave a novel midway can we now! But there is hardly any interest left.
And then it comes, the "Finale", the last chapter. You turn through the pages, with an animated expression. More than anything its an expression of thrill. Things aren't ending the way you thought! The killer seems to be a completely different person! The story takes turns after turns, the plot twists like you did not imagine! Baam! The End! You close the book with a pleasant smile.
The book, you feel, was a bittersweet experience, it contained both, long, mundane; hard to read through chapters as well as short, fast paced; eventful chapters. It contained characters that were shoddily put into the story which did not feel right, but also characters that were consistent throughout with a good development and fitting. Finally as you put the book on the shelf, you wonder if you would read another book with the same characters, but in a different setting? The smile on your face is the answer.
Ooh..the novel sounds as interesting as an Agatha😋
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