Men and Dreams in the Dhauladhar

The book essentially revolves around the Dam Project and as Mr. Shibu has an extensive background in hydroelectric projects, he was able to give us a concrete description of everything technical - and that's where, I think, he went wrong. The disconnected storylines had little to offer in terms of their stories - even though we were supplied with a lot of information. I couldn't connect with any of the characters, though I enjoyed their back-stories. Also, the declining level of grammar was the most irritating part and the book wanted a strong editing. It would've been so much better had the author concentrated on developing the characters and their stories instead of focusing on explaining the nitty-gritty technical details.

Nevertheless, this was a debut work of the author and I congratulate him on this achievement. Kudos for his commendable efforts!

Disclaimer: I was given a copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.