Our Impossible Love by Durjoy Datta

Author: Durjoy Datta

Published By: Penguin India Limited

Pages: 288 pages

Price: Rs. 175

ISBN: 978-01-434-2461-1




About The Author:

Durjoy Datta was born in New Delhi, India, and completed a degree in engineering and business management before embarking on a writing career. His first book—Of Course I Love You!—was published when he was twenty-one years old and was an instant bestseller. His successive novels—Now That You’re Rich!; She Broke Up, I Didn’t!; Ohh Yes, I Am Single!; You Were My Crush; If It’s Not Forever; Till the Last Breath; Someone Like You; Hold My Hand; When Only Love Remains; World’s Best Boyfriend—have also found prominence on various bestseller lists, making him one of the highest-selling authors in India.

Durjoy also has to his credit six television shows and has written over a thousand episodes for television.

Durjoy lives in Mumbai, loves dogs and is an active CrossFitter.

Book Blurb:

Life teaches us what ‘love’ truly is and love gives definition to ‘life’

Aisha, a bit of a late bloomer, has to figure out what it means to be a woman and

to be desired. Danish feels time is running out for him and he’s going to end

up as a nobody, as opposed to his overachieving, determined younger brother.

Life takes a strange turn when Danish, the confused idiot, is appointed as the

student counsellor to Aisha. Between the two of them they have to figure out love,

life, friendship—most of all, themselves. And it’s not proving to be . . . easy?

Our Impossible Love presents: Life the way it is and Love the way it should be

My Review:

‘Our Impossible Love’ by Durjoy Datta was my first book of the year 2016 and trust me it didn’t let my expectations down. After his last book I was slightly hesitated while picking this book but after done with the reading, I was glad that I read this book. 

The story revolves around the 2 protagonists; Danish Roy and Aisha Paul. The author has brilliantly written the book in 1st person, simultaneously narrating each protagonist’s part of the story. One chapter includes Aisha’s part of the story and the other has Danish narrating his own side of the story. 

Again the author has brilliantly built the story and created a world where Danish meets Aisha. (While I was on the first few chapters of the book, I thought Danish and Aisha has different stories to tell but I was amazed when the Author made the two of them meet).

Danish Roy was Aisha’s counselor in school. On their first meet Danish had a crush on Aisha and she found him cute. From the start it was clear that the two of them are made for each other but love never comes that easily. It is then Vibhor comes into the picture. So would Danish and Aisha fall for each other or is there a different side of the story? Trust me through this review I’m not going to say everything about the book. You have to read it to know the entire story.

Not only this book has a love story but it also has a story which speaks about parents-children relationship, friendship, jealousy and last but certainly not the least a Gay relationship. Isn’t that something you can’t afford to miss? So go for it.

Likings: Easy read, Page Turner, Beautifully narrated, A happy ending.

Disliking: Not many but the character of Aisha somewhat seems confused. She could have acted in a little mature way. 

My Ratings: 4.5/5
(I don't have a valid reason to deny you from picking this book)


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6 Years of Relationship

20^th January may be just an ordinary day for you but for me it is a special day. It’s my anniversary. It’s been exactly 6 years to my relationship. I am not that good in remembering dates but who can forget his anniversary date, right? Well I too might have not remembered the date, had it not been my friend’s b’day.

I still remember that evening. We were enjoying a party; my friend’s birthday party. Not only was he my friend but my roommate too. At that time I wasn’t that into boozing. While I was sipping my first bottle of beer, a friend of mine offered me a cigarette to smoke. I smiled and replied that I don’t smoke. The whole group laughed at me. 

Someone from the group said, “You’re 19 now and you don’t smoke. Such a kiddo you are”. 

The ego within my soul somewhat got hurt. I didn’t want to be referred as a kid. Still, I said nothing. I continued enjoying my drink. Minutes later the room completely smelled of alcohol and smokes. It would be a lie if I say I didn’t want to smoke but something within me was resisting me to do so. Soon after, the party ended and we all returned back to our respective room. The intoxicants inside me were playing along and I was in a different world.

Exactly at 11 in the night my roommate went out to smoke. He asked me to accompany him and I didn’t want to deny the b’day boy. We were in our hostel’s terrace and looking at the moon who was smiling at us. He was puffing smokes and I was relishing the cold winter night.

“Do you really enjoy smoking?” I asked my roommate.

He nodded. I nodded too.

“I won’t force you but try it for once” he said after a couple of minutes of silence.

This time I didn’t resist. I took the cigarette from his hand and took a large drag. I coughed while exhaling the smoke but I felt good. I took another drag and the result was same while exhaling the smoke. Few drags later I was smoking like a pro. It was my first experience but definitely wasn’t the last. Finishing our cigarette we went back to our room.

With increasing stress and pressure in engineering my relationship with cigarette got stronger. Few days later we were into an inseparable relationship. And by now I was turning into a chain smoker. A packet of Gold Flake which consists of 10 cigarettes was my daily routine. I needed a cigarette in a gap of every hour. My day used to start with cigarette and end with the same too; before going to bathroom, after taking bath, after breakfast, in the middle of classes, after lunch, in the evening while sipping tea and before going to bed. Many of my friends tried to stop me but I wasn’t in any mood to listen to them. I was enjoying my life. For me relationship with cigarette was way better than relationship with any girl.

Now let’s make some calculations…

I’m smoking since last 6 years that sums up to 365*6= 2190 days.

Suppose as an average I smoke 4 cigarettes a day which would make 2190*4= 8760 cigarette in my lifetime. Wow! Even I never imagined that.

Well now to be honest my relationship with cigarette has somewhat dropped down. Cigarette now is no longer such a necessity in my life. I’m trying to quit since 2 years but failed to do so. But the amount of smoke has now reduced to 1 or 2 cigarette per day.

Wish I could completely quit it someday.

They say, An Apple a day keeps the doctor away; I say, a Cigarette every day relieves you  from every stress.

P.S. No cigarette company is paying me to write this post. This post is completely my own and I have no interest in promoting Cigarettes.

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