Review: The Turning Point

The Turning Point by Nikita Singh
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

The Turning Point is an interesting novel with eight stories by young Indian writers. The stories as promised have a turning point in them.
Each story has a different genre, a collection of versatile work by the writers.
Here's an overview about the eight stories:
•  'Insert a Carrot' by Meenakshy Reddy Madhavan: It's about the conversation of two girls about their relationships and breakups.

• 'The English Teacher' by Durjoy Dutta: The English Teacher is a story about a high-school boy who is obsessed with his teacher. Durjoy Dutta's writing style and story is quite engaging that comes up with a twist. Best of the eight stories.

• 'U-Turn' by Atulya Mahajan: It's a story about the parental love and decisions one has to make about careers and family. The protagonist finds it difficult to make a choice. Overall it’s a nice read.

• The Return of the Original Vampire' by Judy Balan: The Return of the Original Vampire is a satire and narrates about the growing craze of vampires among the teenagers.

• 'An Unusual Accomplice' by Parinda Joshi: An Unusual Accomplice is a crime thriller and narrates a story about a retired army officer who investigates a case. The author has stretched the story to quite long extent.

• 'The X-Boss' by Shoma Narayan: The X-Boss is something unique than the usual stories. The story of a secretary who can see the ghost of her boss. The story keeps you read it till the end.

• 'Summer Showers' by Harsh Snehanshu: Summer Showers is a light-weighted love story. It is entertaining as well as a fun read.

• 'Whispered Prayers' by Nikita Singh: Whispered Prayers is story of a rape-survivor ostracized from society. The story speaks how the victim manages to survive adverse conditions with the help of her boyfriend and how the society should change their outlook.

Overall, The Turning Point is an easy read with short stories on various genres, love, adolescence, super-natural and thriller with slight twist in every tale. It's a 3 out of 5.

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