Review: Checkmate
Checkmate by Varun T.
My rating: 2.5 of 5 stars
The plot is plotted in the year of 2020, story is captivating and thrilling in narrative view. Story is constructed in a manner of easily understandable. But author took some serious issues to move story like Dalits being treated as untouchable (which is almost not happening in nowadays) I didn't liked author took this concept, also directly using a name of Dalai Lama to move the story is also little unacceptable only as a fictional story it is acceptable and other India-China, India-pakisthan, USA-china, Tibet-china these countries conflicts and political unstable relations which everyone knows that author made use of it.
Language used was simple but usage of adult words at a made little uncomfortable. Characterization is done well even though lot of characters author justified everyone's role.
Overall, Checkmate is a good book as it viewable as fiction. My rating is only 2.5 out of 5, as I didn't liked implying concepts like Ambedkar as dalit leader changing his caste from Dalit Hindu to Buddhism from this moving story is unacceptable for me and Lama's direct inclusion also made same state of mind.
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My rating: 2.5 of 5 stars
Blurb -
The year is 2020.
While New Delhi deliberates on commensurate retaliation to Beijing’s actions, a series of events across the globe pushes the world to the brink of war.
A high-profile assassination in Israel stirs up emotions in the Middle East, and the Arab armies form an alliance united by the rallying calls of jihad: to conquer the holy land, once again.
The public execution of a CIA agent in North Korea brings the gargantuan navies of US and China to a terrifying stalemate in the Sea of Japan, while the world watches in horror as hopes for human survival and global markets dwindle into oblivion.
Amidst all this, Lama, the influential leader of Tibet, finds himself in a political pickle, and sways towards Beijing, the mightier side, in the event of an Indo-China conflict. So does Pakistan, China’s all weather friend.
With the possibility of war on both fronts, as the struggle for dominance on Tibet brings the dragon to India’s doorstep, the tiger prepares for yet another showdown with the dragon.
Six decades after the Indo-China war of 1962, will the tiger be able to turn the tide and douse the dragon’s fire?
Who shall fire the first shot and who is actually calling the shots? Only time will tell.
Witness a tale untold and immerse yourself in a world of moves and countermoves, where there’s no distinction between black and white. Where every piece has a role to play but their loyalties are not a function of their colour. Where the only thing that truly matters is who gets to call CHECKMATE.
While New Delhi deliberates on commensurate retaliation to Beijing’s actions, a series of events across the globe pushes the world to the brink of war.
A high-profile assassination in Israel stirs up emotions in the Middle East, and the Arab armies form an alliance united by the rallying calls of jihad: to conquer the holy land, once again.
The public execution of a CIA agent in North Korea brings the gargantuan navies of US and China to a terrifying stalemate in the Sea of Japan, while the world watches in horror as hopes for human survival and global markets dwindle into oblivion.
Amidst all this, Lama, the influential leader of Tibet, finds himself in a political pickle, and sways towards Beijing, the mightier side, in the event of an Indo-China conflict. So does Pakistan, China’s all weather friend.
With the possibility of war on both fronts, as the struggle for dominance on Tibet brings the dragon to India’s doorstep, the tiger prepares for yet another showdown with the dragon.
Six decades after the Indo-China war of 1962, will the tiger be able to turn the tide and douse the dragon’s fire?
Who shall fire the first shot and who is actually calling the shots? Only time will tell.
Witness a tale untold and immerse yourself in a world of moves and countermoves, where there’s no distinction between black and white. Where every piece has a role to play but their loyalties are not a function of their colour. Where the only thing that truly matters is who gets to call CHECKMATE.
My views -
Checkmate by Varun Tejwani, This is a squeal of "The last chai". The story is of a war concept implying some of the major issues among the major countries.The plot is plotted in the year of 2020, story is captivating and thrilling in narrative view. Story is constructed in a manner of easily understandable. But author took some serious issues to move story like Dalits being treated as untouchable (which is almost not happening in nowadays) I didn't liked author took this concept, also directly using a name of Dalai Lama to move the story is also little unacceptable only as a fictional story it is acceptable and other India-China, India-pakisthan, USA-china, Tibet-china these countries conflicts and political unstable relations which everyone knows that author made use of it.
Language used was simple but usage of adult words at a made little uncomfortable. Characterization is done well even though lot of characters author justified everyone's role.
Overall, Checkmate is a good book as it viewable as fiction. My rating is only 2.5 out of 5, as I didn't liked implying concepts like Ambedkar as dalit leader changing his caste from Dalit Hindu to Buddhism from this moving story is unacceptable for me and Lama's direct inclusion also made same state of mind.
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