“God Is A Gamer”: The title sounded really captivating and intriguing. I was waiting anxiously for the book to arrive.
The wait was well worth it.
I was delighted to receive an autographed copy of the book. Thanks a lot Blogadda and Ravi Subramaniam.
Can a suspense novel educate? I have never given much thought to this
question before. However, reading this
suspense thriller made me aware of the fact that there are many things in life,
we are not all aware of – ‘bitcoins’ being one of those many things. For the first time, I heard of this kind of ‘digital
money’ which can be used online to buy goods and services.
This is a novel which revolves around the bitcoin industry,
involving powerful people in the American political establishment, an Indian
gaming company, an international bank in India and a God forsaken corner of the
Ukraine. The story is very riveting; a
powerful bureaucrat, close to the President is murdered in the US; the CEO of
an international bank in India dies – is it a murder or a suicide- that is the question;
the head of a department of the bank dies.
The characters are well interlinked and the story flows
well. The novel takes the reader through
a roller-coaster ride wondering ‘whodunnit’ and suspecting various people at
various times.
The end of the story is totally unexpected. The first denouement comes when the criminal
is booked for the crime. However, that
is not quite all.
The epilogue brings with it yet another twist, which, after
the first denouement, is totally unexpected.
This is something which could probably have been avoided. It is interesting how the author has linked
various characters in the story of crime for revenge; but it seems far too complicated, a bit
far-fetched and quite unnecessary. Even
though no one expects the stereotypic ‘.....and they lived happily ever after’
ending, this one in particular reveals the nadir to which a human being could
possibly descend – not something one would particularly like to think of. Some things are better not contemplated.
One loose end in the story was rather disappointing. After getting Swami killed, there is no
closure on that front. A character is
added to bring in the element of mystery about him being involved in Swami’s
killing. But this story just fizzles out
at the end.
One very interesting feature I noticed is the length of the
chapters. Kept at a manageable length, some
of them really short, it makes reading really fast and easy. It is one of those ‘un-put-down-able’ books.
The language is excellent. Although in the genre of fiction, the story
gives an insight into the intrigues and politics of international banking
institutions. The line between reality
and fiction is blurred, especially in the manner in which the prologue is
written.
One more point, regards the title, one wonders where ‘God’
came in from. I started reading the book
wondering why God would be a gamer, but found no connection of any ‘God’ to the
story.
All pluses and minuses considered, it is an interesting book
on the whole. Would I read another book
by the same author again? Most certainly.
How would I rate this book?
4/5.
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