tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6749282111714972839.post6036634816161692594..comments2024-03-26T22:35:33.294+05:30Comments on Live Your Life: Wicked Games - ReviewAmrit Sinhahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08333443172096537424noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6749282111714972839.post-78045753337020698102015-08-26T12:42:19.021+05:302015-08-26T12:42:19.021+05:30Hey Amrit, I suppose this is really overdue, but t...Hey Amrit, I suppose this is really overdue, but thanks a lot for this review! I was worried that Wicked Games would be seen as another "also been" in the genre. I wanted to try my best to depict how life is, growing up in an international school, staying true to how stuff is. The vast majority of the plot (i.e. the blackboard incident, Joanna and the bus) all actually happened during the time I was at school. Most of the characters are directly inspired by my batchmates--after 12th grade, I actually sat down with the people who characters like Tobin, Samu, and Joanna are based on, did interviews, shared early manuscript material etc. Working on the book was one way I kept in touch with everyone :) We'd...well, we'd done a lot of things in school, my batch. And I wanted more than anything to share that with people, to try and show that international school students aren't all a bunch of snobs, and that everyone has genuine reasons for being the way they are. Identity was a complex issue for all of us--my class was made up of ex-expat Malayalis and Maldivians in equal measure. We were all trying to search for who we were. There was always a discrepancy between our little sub-culture and how the world worked on the outside. I'm in college now. Last I heard, the book's apparently been banned at my school, but from what I hear from juniors and my old batchmates, I think it was worth it. Would love to hear from you :) Arjun Arjun Krishna Lalhttps://www.facebook.com/Arjunkrishnalalofficialnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6749282111714972839.post-16538539180809095722014-10-02T15:08:30.062+05:302014-10-02T15:08:30.062+05:30Would love to know your views :-)Would love to know your views :-)Amrit Sinhahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08333443172096537424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6749282111714972839.post-51507285455541088472014-09-30T17:50:45.692+05:302014-09-30T17:50:45.692+05:30Seems like you really liked it...
I shall look for...Seems like you really liked it...<br />I shall look for the book too!Locomentehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16891335111277665181noreply@blogger.com