{"id":11904,"date":"2018-12-24T17:21:58","date_gmt":"2018-12-24T11:51:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.wordpress.com\/?p=11904"},"modified":"2018-12-24T17:21:58","modified_gmt":"2018-12-24T11:51:58","slug":"elephants-in-the-room-by-suraj-laxminarayanan-a-bank-robbery-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.com\/index.php\/2018\/12\/24\/elephants-in-the-room-by-suraj-laxminarayanan-a-bank-robbery-book\/","title":{"rendered":"Elephants in the Room by Suraj Laxminarayanan &#8211; A bank robbery book"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.gr-assets.com\/books\/1531228471l\/40774503.jpg\" alt=\"Elephants in the Room\" width=\"241\" height=\"371\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/40774503-elephants-in-the-room\">Add the book on Goodreads<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/gp\/product\/B07KCW8BK9\/ref=x_gr_w_bb?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=x_gr_w_bb_in-21&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=3626&amp;creative=24790\">Buy on Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Genre:<\/strong>&nbsp;Crime, Mystery, Thriller<\/li><li><strong>Format:<\/strong>&nbsp;Paperback<\/li><li><strong>Source<\/strong>: Review Copy <\/li><li><strong>Pages:<\/strong>&nbsp;600<\/li><li><strong>Publisher:<\/strong> The Write Place <\/li><li><strong>Publication Date:<\/strong>&nbsp;11 October 2018<\/li><li><strong>My Rating:&nbsp;<\/strong>4 stars<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p>The book opens with Nari, trying to pick the pockets of people in a crowded place and then running away after being discovered by the police. The way that the author described him and his crimes was very thrilling. We then come to know that Nari and his friends are planning to rob a bank. They all had some problems that they needed the money for. However, when they try to rob the bank, they discover that two other groups had also come to rob it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The writing is quite good. It is also fast-paced, so one doesn&#8217;t need a lot of breaks in between reading it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The plot is very thrilling and interesting. There are a lot of crime scenes so the reader is always curious to know what will happen. Things go wrong again and again. We read about both robberies and also the involvement of the police in detail. Some scenes and descriptions were too long. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The book gets very intense at times, but it also maintains a sense of humor. There is a wide range of characters, and I appreciate the author for providing a list of characters at the end. The story is set in Chennai, and I really enjoyed the effect that brought with it. The editing of the book is very well done. However, I do think the book could have been shorter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was also very interesting to read about a robbery through all perspectives involved- the thieves, the police, and the innocent people caught in the middle. The book also shows us what causes a lot of people to resort to crimes. The ending was unexpected and lived up to what I was expecting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Elephants In The Room<\/em> is a highly enjoyable thriller. It is a fast read and keeps you on your toes. If you&#8217;re looking for a contemporary read by an Indian author, I highly recommend it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><strong>Find me on&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tavleen_words\/\"><strong>Instagram<\/strong><\/a><strong>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tavleensoni\"><strong>Twitter<\/strong><\/a><strong>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/user\/show\/32793447-tavleen-kaur\"><strong>Goodreads<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><br><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Add the book on Goodreads Buy on Amazon Genre:&nbsp;Crime, Mystery, Thriller Format:&nbsp;Paperback Source: Review Copy Pages:&nbsp;600 Publisher: The Write Place Publication Date:&nbsp;11 October 2018 My Rating:&nbsp;4 stars<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.com\/index.php\/2018\/12\/24\/elephants-in-the-room-by-suraj-laxminarayanan-a-bank-robbery-book\/#more-11904\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading &#10142; <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Elephants in the Room by Suraj Laxminarayanan &#8211; A bank robbery book<\/span><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[83,85,170,231],"class_list":["post-11904","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-book-reviews","tag-book-recommendations","tag-book-review","tag-elephants-in-the-room","tag-indian-books"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":12023,"url":"https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.com\/index.php\/2019\/07\/19\/why-she-lied-by-julie-coons-book-review\/","url_meta":{"origin":11904,"position":0},"title":"Why She Lied by Julie Coons (Book Review)","date":"July 19, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Add this book on Goodreads\u00a0Buy this book on Amazon Genre:\u00a0 Thriller, True Crime Source: Review CopyFormat:\u00a0EbookPages:\u00a0170Publication Date:\u00a0 March 3, 2019 My Rating:\u00a03.5 stars \"Always, listen to your gut.\" The protagonist Julie is a single mother working in the emergency room of a hospital. 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