BOOK REVIEW: AKS BY UMERA AHMED
Title: Aks Author: Umera Ahmed Rating: 4.5/5 Umera Ahmed is one of my favorite novelists. Her uncanny ability to hook readers into her stories is unmatched. Reading Umera Ahmed's novels always leaves me in awe, be it Amarbail or Man O Salwa. A similar thing happened when I first completed Aks. It was a big emotional rollercoaster ride. Aks is not one of the very usual stories written by Umera Ahmed. Therefore, many people may find the story hard to accept and digest. It is a kind of story that challenges traditions and stereotypes around us. It may not change the mindsets, but its primary purpose is to start a debate on such issues. The story revolves around many characters meeting at a certain point, like a puzzle or a riddle to be solved. Chiriya is an eight years old little girl who lives with her grandfather, who is a civil cook at the government residence of the deputy commissioner. She has 7 imaginary friends called dwarfs. One summer, she befriends Aibek Sultan,...