Book Review : KIM by Rudyard Kipling

Book Name : KIM
Author: Rudyard Kipling
Publisher: Finger Print
No. of Pages: 356
Genre: Classics
MRP: 199


Blurb of the book

I am Kim. I am Kim. And what is Kim?' 

His soul repeated it again and again.Kimball “Kim” O’Hara, an Irish orphan, leads a hand-to-mouth existence. He begs on the streets of Lahore, British India and runs small errands for Mahbub Ali, a horse trader and spy.One day, when he befriends an old Tibetan lama who is on a quest to find the legendary and sacred River of the Arrow, Kim becomes his disciple and follows him on his quest to attain enlightenment. What happens as they journey together along the Grand Trunk Road and learn about the Great Game?A riveting coming-of-age story set against the backdrop of the Anglo-Russian rivalry in Central Asia at the end of the nineteenth century, Rudyard Kipling’s Kim is a timeless classic. It has undergone several film and television adaptations and continues to remain noteworthy.

My View:

As a reader, getting an opportunity to read a classic and finnishing it is not less than any achievent. KIM is a masterpiece of Rudyard Kipling. He wrote this book in 19th century when India was the colony of the British. The work of Rudyard Kipling were more focussed on the stories of English soldiers in India. The shows the unseen fact and pains of the other side. We have always seen Britishers as cruel people who ruled in India, but Kipling's story revealed what these soldiers from the West faced in India.

KIM revolves round the story of an Irish orphan Kimbal ""Kim O'Hara. He was the son of an Irish soldier and Indian mother. His mother died out of disease and later he lost his dad too. The he was sent to his aunt , his mother's sister. The story revolves round the struggles of Kim, and his journey on the Grand Trunk Road from Lahore to Laddakh, with an old Tibentan Lama.He befriend this Lama who was on his way to reveal the mysteries of the legendary and sacred river of the arrow. Kim became his disciple and followed him.

My Ratings

Cover:  Beautiful green cover with a turbanned man, appeals a lot 4.5 */ 5*

Story:  Story will keep you addicted till the end. 5*/5*

I recommend this book to every reader, believe me you'll love it.