Title: Ranikhaler Shanko
Author: Ahsan Habib
Genre: Juvenile (story)
First Published: June, 1981
Number of Pages: 75
Summary (my words): The Shanko (foot birdge) of Ranikhal is supposed to be independently used by the villagers, however, it was unethically being controlled by Jaynal (son of a local politician) against whom, unfortunately, none of the villagers ever dared to speak.
Unlike the villagers a 9 years old boy Aziz, an orphan living in his maternal uncle's house, was taunted by the question "Why is this being rationalized?" and a craving of making the matter right was gradually amplifying inside him whenever he encountered the inhumane desire Jaynal possesses regarding controlling the people of the village.
Being completely aware of the fact of his being unable to stand against the prevailing anomaly, Aziz decided to come to Dhaka with only a vibrant determination to transform himself into a stronger version of himself.
Review: The effort put by the author regarding depicting the beauty of the village seemed to be cliche to me. I don't know who to 'blame'; the author or the geographical factor of our countryside. However, he has not failed to coherently connect the dots when it came to adding the mentality of the people of rural area and the scenery of the village.
Having few plot twists, not an exaggeration if said 'too many' considering the page-count of the book, I found few incidents lacking a mandatory wordy delineation; not having that, few plot twists forced me to imagine the next scenario much before the former plot twist have I digested.
Overall, the message of the entire motive behind the journey that Aziz has taken was clearly conveyed, however, after reading the book I found myself doubtfully questioning few of the plot twists which were too unrealistic to happen in real life.
Score: 5/10
Comment: A quick read, indeed.
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