Book Review: The Bankster
Awesome, thrilling, breathtaking,
amazing, incredible and so and so and so. Words cannot express the awesome feeling,
which comes by reading "The Bankster" written by Ravi Subramanian.
The title itself gives the reader idea that novel moves around bank industry
and the "Banksters" [Bank=Gangster] working in this industry. The
title itself gives idea of author's intelligence, who has mixed up two words
and has coined new word "Bankster". The story is about money,
power and greed. How the powerful people misuse the power and manipulate the
people under and around them. Once again, the selfishness of humankind is
revealed, where one is ready to kill and use anyone, who crosses his path. The
way Ravi has woven the web of three places and many characters amuses us. The
book is about Greater Boston Global Bank and its employees. Not only GB2, it
involves Global conspiracy, which includes places like Israel, Angola, Kerala,
Mumbai, Vienna. Prologue opens in Angola, where a mystic figure Joseph Braganza,
who deals with a community, named, UNITA. The deal is of ammunition and blood
Diamonds. The worth of blood diamonds is more than nine million dollars. The
amount and involvement of Germany, America and Israel gives us idea that
something is cooking and its not a small chicken. The scene shifts to Kerala,
where an old man Krishna Menon is introduced, who will be indulged into
peaceful protest against nuclear power plant in neighborhood. By including
these two places in prologue, Author gives us idea that there is some
connection between these two places. Novel opens in Bombay, Bank of GB2, where
we meet other major characters Tanuja, Vikram, Indrani, Harshita, Raymond,
Nikhil, Anand, Karan, Kavya and Hemant. The story is related to bank industry,
so we are made little bit aware of various departments and their workings. The intrigues,
inner conflicts and double-faced people shock us. The story is like an Onion;
layer by layer, it reveals that the innocent looking faces are actually faces
of Devil. It shows how innocents are manipulated and exploited. One must read
the novel; the end of the novel leaves us dumbstruck. Very unexpected reality
comes out, which makes us realize that not everything which is visible, may be
true. Following trend of Poetic Justice
novel ends with happy note, punishing evils and saving the angels. Epilogue
gives idea of the consequences took place in lives of the characters. Karan Panjabi,
like a true journalist, solves whole mystery and comes out as a savior of all.
Tragic end of Harshita and Raymond disappoints us; still end of novel satisfies
us. One more thing, our dear Coffee Cafe Day accompanies us in reading at Vienna.
Ravi Subramanian has once again
proved that he is really an extraordinary and incredible writer, who can make
his readers love his books. Just go and grab your copy and start reading the seat-holding
novel with a cup of coffee at CCD ;)
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