Blurb:

Rene thinks all her dreams mean something…well, maybe they do. Vipin thinks his life is over ever since his wife died in a car accident…well, maybe it is. Upasana thinks she has it all figured out. But does she really?

You put the three twenty somethings together, and it results in some absurd and hilarious situations, which the characters themselves believe are truly dramatic.

And then there’s Mark - A man very much in love with Rene. A man who's perhaps secretly writing a code book on 'how to win in love'.

If you're not living this life, you're watching it happen to someone else and punching a wall somewhere going, ""balls!""

Set in India and the USA, 'Graffiti', lampoons a range of social issues, all tightly packed into some highly entertaining fiction. It is a novel about relationships. It's about that beautiful puzzle on the wall...an ever changing puzzle called life.

Review:

Graffiti means writing or drawings scribbled, scratched, or sprayed illicitly on any surface in front of the public. The book Graffiti has done complete justice to the title as it is a graffiti in itself of the lives of several characters. Many complex relations and issues have been showcased in the book camouflaged behind a romantic comedy.  There are too many characters and too many incidents taking place and thus took me some time to get into it. Graffiti is a complex drama about life involving tragedy, humour and romance with a serious philosophical background.

Vipin who is an IT guy is trying to get back to his normal life after tragic death of his wife and realises that it is not so easy. He lives in the USA and is in a pathetic condition after the death of his wife in a car accident. He constantly blames himself for the death of his wife and another couple who were with them at the time of the accident. Eventually he comes across Rene, who in no time, becomes a very important part of his life. Rene’s character is also interesting who is a colleague of Vipin also has a backstory. Both of them become good friends and this forms the base of the story where they re-invent each other and many other aspects of life.

I personally feel that Graffiti is a good read but at times the story or rather the descriptions dragged. There were many unwanted pieces of texts making the novel too lengthy and could have easily been removed. The concept of the novel is good and the characters and some incidents; interesting. The book is funny but at the same time philosophical. The story is told from different point of views and in different persons of speech (first and third). Overall, I enjoyed reading Graffiti but in parts. I also loved the cover image which perfectly justifies the title. Recommended to those who are looking for a light and quirky read.

I received a free copy from Writersmelon in lieu of an honest review. 

My Rating: 3/5