Book Review 84: The Grandmaster & Other Short Stories by Chinmaya Desai.





Chinmaya Desai's debut work, The Grandmaster & Other Short Stories is a collection of seventeen short stories. Each one of the stories is unique and has a twist in it.

The very first story in the book is 'The Grandmaster'. It is about a chess grandmaster who is accused of losing a World Championship game intentionally. Some of the stories that I liked are - 'The Inspiration', 'G Male' and The Carrot. Each of the stories ends with an interesting quote.

The stories are written in simple and easy language and are fast-paced. There were twists in the stories, although the endings were quite predictable. The characters were well portrayed and the narrative style is quite simple. It is a short read and can be completed reading in a few hours. However, there are certain things which I did not like about this book. This book lacks proper editing. There are a few grammatical errors in the book. Certain parts could have been much better. Also, the use of block letters to highlight certain parts was completely unnecessary.

Overall, The Grandmaster & Other Short Stories is an easy and light read. Beginners and people looking for some light reads can give this book a try.


About the author: Chinmaya Desai is a banker by profession and a writer by passion. Inspired by how seemingly insignificant aspects become so significant to us, he narrates stories which have a surprise at the end.
Apart from writing, he is an avid gym enthusiast and loves to travel. Chinmaya lives in Mumbai with his parents, spouse Anuya and his two children, Puneeth and Saanchi.


My rating: 2.5 of 5 stars.
First Published: November 2019.
Pages: 134
Price: ₹199/-

You can buy this book from Amazon.


Thanks to the author & publisher, for providing me with a review copy of the book in exchange for an honest review. 

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