BOOK REVIEW: Odd and
Imperfect, by A.A. Gupte (Indie Author)
Perfect title – one was odd/awkward and the other imperfect, yet, aren’t we all a little damaged in one way or another? Getting to the disclosure of why Mark and Celeste branded themselves odd and imperfect is the mystery the reader has to discover.
This was an interesting read, the format, the characters, the attitudes and thoughts. I especially loved the birdcage experience, very symbolic in a few ways – you would have to read the book to get the hook.
I liked the little phrases that had so much meaning like, “If clay is cast or beaten into shape, the shape does not change the clay’s true nature” another one goes “Maybe you are not meant to fit in but to stand out” and still another “…you did not burn with the fire. …but were born of it” the last one, but not for the book, “…the right people will love me without expectation or unrealistic goals of altering me as per their standards”
Although I do not read as though I am an English teacher, there were some clerical errors like a missing word or too many words in a sentence, sometimes the wrong ‘tense’ and at times I lost the flow of conversation in terms of who was saying what but I stumbled through the short episodes sometimes getting understanding of who spoke and sometimes not, yet, I still enjoyed the story because for me, it’s the telling of the story that is key to the read, although the clerical flow should be smooth as well.
Truth is I empathized with both Mark and Celeste’s experiences and thought patterns. As life would have it, they were drawn together in a crisis situation in one of their lives. In a short period of time, and for different reasons they joined forces in love based on a need and even in the swiftness of the encounter, they were drawn to each other as though guided by an angel.
This book was on a deep, relatable level as it took you through their life experiences, which made them who they were, two wounded souls attaching and becoming whole. The encounter and subsequent relationship of love, worked for them because they ‘understood’.
The need to be loved, to have someone in your corner that you can trust, who has your back, who is accepting, is something to think about as you contemplate the meaning of love and the actions that prove love, not to mention the twist at the end of the story.
Reviewed by: Connie Jordan
January 1, 2016
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