Review: Karma's Ukulele

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Karma's Ukulele by Lekshmi Gopinathan
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Blurb -

She is NOT your regular hero! 

One bad-ass nomad, ten cities, ten strangers in an epic travelogue. 

What do you do when life splits you open, cracks your soul and leaves you beyond repair? 

Twenty six, she travels armed with her ukulele and dagger. This is her escapade. 

A tale of pain, hope, strength and resilience spanning three years and weaving through Pokhara, Jaffna, Srinagar, Hyderabad, Bangalore, New Delhi, Gorkha, Varanasi and Mcleodganj. A medley of relationships, memories and heartening music. 

A legendary nomad, an Aghori, a young boatman, a war refugee, a poet, a yogini, a Rastafarian, a camel rider, an actor and an entrepreneur come together in a heart wrenching adventure. 

This is not your regular story!


My views -

Karma's Ukulele by Lekshmi Gopinathan is an story of young gypsy's experiences. This novel touched me deeply and also I will say this as one of the best read in 2017.

Before starting off reading this novel one thing I can't understand, that is title why Karma's Ukulele? I started to search for the answer and end up with success in last of this deep intriguing emotional story. First of all, Did you think an 26 year young girl can travel solo without any problems and restrictions in India? Absolutely not atleast from my views. So, why she started traveling alone? Even after having an family of one caring mother and sisterwhy she chooses herself to be an gypsy? Read this tale to find out the answers not only that pain behind her decision to be gypsy and adventurous experiences behind traveling to many places like Pokhara, Jaffna, Srinagar, Hyderabad, Bangalore, New Delhi, Gorkha, Varanasi and Mcleodganj.

Also I need to praise the author for her influence over words, she keeps on going without any flaw through out this novel it been an interesting journey. She also plotted the important problems like eelam war, spiritual mafia. One of the good debut novel I came across.

Overall, Karma's Ukulele is a good novel to go and dwell in pain, sorrow, love, relationships, adventures and joy. After all, " Book are uniquely portable magic."

Ps :- This novel given me a new interest towards Ukulele (musical instrument).

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