Book Review: Bestseller by Ahmed Faiyaz

 About the Author: 

Ahmed Faiyaz grew up in Bangalore and now lives in Dubai. He’s a book and film addict, and also a passionate writer. He is the bestselling author of Love, life & all that jazz…, Another Chance and Scammed, and the editor of Urban Shots – Crossroads and Down the Road. He has written and directed 6 short films and 2 feature films including Graveyard Shift.

You can check out his website by clicking the link here.

About the Book: 

Bestseller by Ahmed Faiyaz, published by RupaPublications is the story of a publication house named Kalim Publications and how it is brought back to limelight by the new editor Akshay Mathur who returns from London in order to work at Kalim Publications. The story is all about various kinds of books and how they are edited and published at Kalim by Akshay and Zorah who is the daughter of the late owner of the publication house. It consists of a business fight which Akshay and Zorah work towards winning in order to keep Kalim from being closed permanently. They come across a number of weird authors during their journey and also a number of great pieces of writing. Every chapter has been numbered in the form of the number of a particular day throughout the year since Akshay is provided with a goal to publish five bestsellers from Kalim in order to keep the publication house running. The story is all about books, business, love and passion towards reading which definitely makes it a bestseller!

Review:  

Bestseller definitely has been one of the best books I’ve read in a long time. It’s easy, smooth, catchy and also really interesting. When I first started reading this book, I fell for it as soon as I finished reading a few pages. Being a book lover, this book was a treat for me. It shows the true picture of what all goes into the process of writing, publishing and finally bringing into the market a newly written book. The scenarios which occur and the hard choices faced by the publishers were some of the major things about the book which made me understand the art of publishing in a better way. The story has been formed beautifully and the characters are also described in a perfect way which helps the reader connect to the story. The writing is also phenomenal which makes it really easy for the reader to understand every bit of the story. Though the story consists of a number of characters most of which are reoccurring throughout the story, it does complete justice to the book and nowhere lets the reader get confused about the situations taking place in the story. This book definitely has been a very special read for me since it made me more aware about how books are edited and published and all the efforts of the all the people involved throughout the process. It was a book which made me feel privileged as a reader and as a reviewer that I’m able to read these amazing new books published by new authors and also that I’m able to do all that I can in order to appreciate the hard work put in by a number of people!

To Read or Not to Read: 

If you are someone who is into reading then please don’t miss out on this amazing book. It’s definitely a treat for all the bibliophiles out there. Also, if you are looking for something really easy and smooth and also interesting at the same time, then this is the perfect book. Do read it, you’ll definitely enjoy it!

You can buy the book from amazon by clicking the link here.

Rating: 4.5/5

Thank you for reading. :)