{"id":12040,"date":"2019-08-28T23:07:58","date_gmt":"2019-08-28T17:37:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.wordpress.com\/?p=12040"},"modified":"2019-08-28T23:07:58","modified_gmt":"2019-08-28T17:37:58","slug":"that-thing-about-you-by-abhaidev-book-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.com\/index.php\/2019\/08\/28\/that-thing-about-you-by-abhaidev-book-review\/","title":{"rendered":"That Thing About You by Abhaidev (Book Review)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.gr-assets.com\/images\/S\/compressed.photo.goodreads.com\/books\/1559589952l\/46139991._SY475_.jpg\" alt=\"That Thing About You\" width=\"272\" height=\"418\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/en\/book\/show\/44177430\">Add this book\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/en\/book\/show\/46139991-that-thing-about-you\">on\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/en\/book\/show\/46756540\">Goodreads<\/a>\u00a0<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/That-Thing-About-You-Abhaidev\/dp\/8193890361\/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=&amp;sr=\">Buy this book on Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Genre:<\/strong>\u00a0Fiction<\/li><li><strong>Source<\/strong>: Review Copy<\/li><li><strong>Format:<\/strong>\u00a0Paperback<\/li><li><strong>Pages:<\/strong>\u00a0240<\/li><li><strong>Publisher<\/strong>: Write India Publishers<\/li><li><strong>Publication Date:<\/strong>\u00a0 2 June 2019<\/li><li><strong>My Rating:<\/strong>\u00a03.5 stars<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p><em>That Thing About You<\/em> by Abhaidev starts with a conversation between a young man and an old man somewhere not on earth. They are having a disagreement, and the old man decides to go to earth for a few days. This is followed by the author touching on the importance of being curious in life. He mentions that everything in the universe was created as a result of curiosity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The protagonist Subodh is a 27-year-old IT employee. He is considered by others to be immature, and his colleagues don&#8217;t take him seriously. He is not ambitious. He likes to do things differently than others such as riding a bike to work rather than taking public transport. He waits for his life to get interesting instead of making things happen by himself, just like a lot of us. He likes his colleague Sneha. He gets very upset when he finds out that she doesn&#8217;t feel the same. Subodh starts hearing a voice in his head that isn&#8217;t attached to any person. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I found Subodh&#8217;s character immature and delusional, which I believe is how he is supposed to be portrayed. It was a bit boring to read about him and his daily life as the main character. He tended to be very annoying at times. I constantly wanted to see if his character develops and if he learns something. The dialogue in the book lacked subtleness. It didn&#8217;t feel like that&#8217;s how people regularly talk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is a lot of discussion on life in the book. Various quotes and lines are mentioned everywhere. At times, they felt out of place and didn&#8217;t fit with the plot. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This book can be characterized as a coming-of-age book. Subodh becomes more &#8220;mature&#8221; by the end. It is his journey to understanding his actions and understanding what love is. It is also about him shedding his delusions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The message and intent of the book are good, but they could have been executed better. Only we can change ourselves. We all have a voice within us that recognizes certain things or qualities that we need to change about ourselves. We don&#8217;t always need others to point them out. The ending made sense according to the plot. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I would recommend this book because of its message. I like reading about transformational journeys because we should all focus on self-improvement and self-awareness. If you&#8217;re looking for such a book, pick this one up!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><strong>Connect with 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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Add this book\u00a0on\u00a0Goodreads\u00a0Buy this book on Amazon Genre:\u00a0Fiction Source: Review Copy Format:\u00a0Paperback Pages:\u00a0240 Publisher: Write India Publishers Publication Date:\u00a0 2 June 2019 My Rating:\u00a03.5 stars<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.com\/index.php\/2019\/08\/28\/that-thing-about-you-by-abhaidev-book-review\/#more-12040\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading &#10142; <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">That Thing About You by Abhaidev (Book Review)<\/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":[85,231,439],"class_list":["post-12040","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-book-reviews","tag-book-review","tag-indian-books","tag-that-thing-about-you"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4634,"url":"https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.com\/index.php\/2017\/03\/14\/book-review-angel-in-the-shadows-by-amy-deason\/","url_meta":{"origin":12040,"position":0},"title":"Book Review: Angel in the Shadows by Amy Deason","date":"March 14, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Add this book on Goodreads Buy this book on Amazon Genre:\u00a0Romance My Rating: 3\u00a0stars I received this book from the author in exchange for an\u00a0honest review. 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