The Insider - Review

Government exists to rule the people and bring a change in society for the greater good. The people serving in the Government are given various privileges for serving the people. However, the Government is also run by us, humans.

When our weaknesses overcome the desire to make a better society, there comes the problem. When the supporters of self-welfare are more than the supporters of people welfare, there comes the problem. When some think very strongly to destroy others than uplift others, there comes the problem. When an intelligent and ambitious person lives among a group of corrupted people, there comes the problem...

The book, "The Insider", shows us the journey of Anand among the chaos of oppression and dark politics. The journey was the depiction of serving the people and at the same time solving the maze thrown by his own colleagues. It is about how he managed to provide welfare to people in his state, Afrozabad.

So yeah, that was enough intro for the book, and let's discuss the other details:-

Author? P V Narasimha Rao

Genre? Semi-fiction, political drama; yeah it is neither a pure autobiography nor pure fiction. It's a mixture of both.

Pages? around 800. Yeah the book is a little big (btw what is your biggest book till now? Would love to hear you..!!)

Need of dictionary? Well, the book is a rich source of vocabulary. You can learn a ton of words; But yeah, still you can still understand the author's intent even if you chose to skip those words...

Why you should read? For the writing, writing, and writing..! The book explains every situation in very deep and minute detail and you will feel everything that happens in the book.

Also, this book gives a historical perspective from the pre-independence era to India becoming independent, the Indo-China and Indo-Pak wars, and up to some extent of Indira Gandhi. If you are someone who wants to read historical drama, add this to your TBR list..!

Why you should not read? If you are a die-hard fan of fiction, a warning sign for you..! Even though the book was a semi-fictional one, non-fiction dominates a little over the fictional part. But yeah, if you wanna give it a read, you can cling to the fiction part of it.

So finally, if you start the book, keep it in your mind that it will take time to complete it. You will definitely enjoy this book for sure. Here's a snap from the book for you...

Thank you for reading..! Do you already read this book? Don't forget to share your views on this book..

P. S. What's your favorite non-fiction book?!

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