Why do authors play the card – “sympathy”? This question arises every time I read a book. I know this happens in different creative fields, but I would like to talk in particular about the impact it created on a reader, i.e., me, while reading books.
“To get us attached, to make us believe and break us apart”, is how I see the pain we endure while reading a book, that can leave us in tears.
There isn’t one or two, but literally so many books that made me close them before I could complete reading, in premonition of the grief they bring. I have consoled myself to stay strong every time that I reach out to read the last few pages of the book. Within these last few pages of the book begins the real battle between me, the characters of the book, and the author. I presume this is the same case with many of us as we keep the book aside, finishing it with a deep sigh.
To begin with, the first book that made me cry was “Till my last breath”, by Durjoy Datta. Though I have read a lot of books before, there is something that shook me in this book. To be precise, it was just a single line. That’s when I got to know about how authors play with the feelings of readers, to get them engaged with the book even after so many years of reading it. I’m pretty sure that every one of you will have one such book that became close to your heart, just for the reason that it made you cry your heart out.
The journey of fighting with the characters and authors begins at that moment you feel bad reading this single line. As I got to know about these ‘got-so-famous’ books, I started grabbing them to experience what others felt to make it popular and found one thing common among them. That’s pain. That’s misery. That’s melancholy.
Be it ‘Romeo and Juliet’ by William Shakespeare or ‘The Fault in Our Stars’ by John Green or ‘The Notebook’ by Nicholas Sparks or ‘The Diary Of A Young Girl’ by Anne Frank or ‘A Thousand Splendid Suns’ by Khaled Hosseini or ‘Love Story’ by Erich Segal, and all the other books, had that one mantra in them. That’s when I decided not to end the first book I authored, in suffering. I wanted my readers to live through the happiness every time they think of “Will you be my better half By Aathira Srishti” and wished them to say something that, it was a feel-good book and I’m happy that I got the response I expected.
Also to all the creators, let’s tell the world that there is love that never ends, there is a victory just a few steps away, there is a pain in fighting, yet winning, there are tears of happiness, there is hope that all gets back to normal, there is the belief that we’ll achieve everything we want and eventually, there will be happy endings as well. All these things apart, let me grab a box of tissues and start the book “Me Before You” by Jojo Moyes!
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Aathira Srishti is a Chennai-based young aspiring author who wrote her first book “Will you be my better half” at the age of 17. She is also known by her personal name Santhiya. The book created a huge craze among the fangirls of the protagonist. She received the prestigious “Aatral Ilavarasi award” from Aram Tamil Cultural Centre. She is now working in one of the top IT companies and carrying forward her love for literature and writing. She is active on youtube, sharing the importance of books and inspiring others to get their hands on reading. To get her regular updates, connect with her on Instagram @aathirasrishti.
