Book Review by #LITEROMA :: "Yes, I met Maruti" by Daxesh Trivedi
** Thanks to the author for sharing a copy of the book for review.** ** Thanks to our reviewer for reviewing the book on behalf of #Literoma. ** "Yes, I met Maruti" is the first novel by debutante Gujarati author Daxesh Trivedi. The plot centres around a young lad named JJ who is also a Gujju and an MBA student (or is he author's shadow??). JJ falls in love with a beautiful girl named Deepika but their relationship goes through a turmoil when he meets Lord Hanuman in his dreams. Cannot reveal more than this as that will spoil the thrill of reading. There is a freshness in the storyline especially towards the end where the 3rd winner of the competition gets declared but the overall poor editing quality makes it a difficult read. As a non Gujju, I got to know a lot about the small town of Vadodara, it's banyan trees and birds, Chevdo (local sweet dish) and many Gujarati words used frequently throughout the book. But proper names written in lower case, improper ...