Fiction Novel Reviews

I am broke, love me is the 2^nd novel by Animesh Verma, however I read this one before and so would be writing about it first. I am broke, love me is a vigorous, youthful novel focusing on major concerns a youth encounters in his/her life during college and profession. It has excellent story that will definitely enhance your curiosity as and when you will move ahead in story and it is really appreciable in the way Animesh have managed to juggle the past and present maintaining the flow of story. Even though being a fictional plot, Animesh have successfully managed to truly motivate the youth for better.

During the start of I am broke, love me; there was a feeling that author is lacking in vocabulary as few sentences or idioms were repeated very often. This was something strange observed in his writing. However, that illusion soon broke as I went further with story. By the time I reached the end, it was sure he has perfectly scripted this story. Also, at start there was a feeling it has typical story line – A college life, a guy – Armaan, his friends, falling in love, etc – however, it takes a good turn once the story takes you to the present from past and Armaan enters back into the displeasing state of RECESSION. Armaan faces everything at his young age in India – emotion, true love, drug addiction, corrupt politics, racism, recession, starting a company, death of a youth due to recession & rebel against racism.

The recession tension was up to some extent lacking as it could not create that panic while reading, however the consequence of recession is excellently expressed in the story. The love story of Varun (Armaan’s friend) is one of the most romantic parts of the story. Similarly, Armaan giving away everything and taking care of Vidisha in hospital, youth giving away his life fighting against political system (racism) & against recession is really something that will certainly touch heart of many readers.

The story starts with Armaan working in U.S. in some finance company and enjoying his best days of life without any responsibilities and fear, unaware that it won’t last long. The RECESSION takes him back to India and makes him jobless. He turns back to his IIT hostel and meets his junior and friends to recall his past. He recalls how he fell in love with Vidisha, how she left him and how unfortunately they met again when he realized that his one action have ruined Vidisha’s life. He manages to help Vidisha bring back to her life and make her fall in love with him just to leave him one day. He recalled how he & his friends started a company that didn’t flourish as he fought with his forever friend (Varun) and could not give time to his friends for his deed.  He had lost everything – job, love and friends. He continued giving interviews in many companies but hardly managed to get the job.  He patches up with friend and continues to search for both – love and job. He meets an upcoming model, a maverick and another youth for whom drug is the only life and immense pleasure that takes him to a new journey. Recession was not only enough for him and he becomes a victim of racism due to politics. In front of his eyes a youth dies fighting against racism and what he could manage is to sit and watch – something that every youth is doing. Does he continue searching for job and Vidisha or does he join politics or started a company? How he fights the recession, what can bring back his love of life, how he managed to get justice for the youth who died rebelling against racism is something that is very interesting to read.

This novel I am broke, love me by Animesh is very different from other novels as it does not only revolves against love & sex. It takes you through various aspects of a youth’s life stuck between love, responsibilities and patriotism & truly motivates you to fight and stand up for your country and rights. It showcases various aspects such as struggle during the recession, relationship building, true love, awakening against racism and corrupt politics of India.