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Pawan - The Flying Accountant by Sorabh Pant




The first book of the year is done, here goes the review

The book is set in a dystopian present day India with occasional flashbacks. The political landscape is in shambles and India has 4 Prime Ministers. Our protagonist is a superhuman Pawan who is of questionable demigod status.

The story revolves around how Pawan, a humanoid monkey, with superior intelligence, superhuman strength and resilience and near invincibility. The story deals with his life after finding out his abilities and after a certain someone finds out his abilities

Sorabh Pant has a brilliant job of crafting the universe of the Flying Accountant. The whole novel is peppered with Sorabh's signature snarky dialogues and sass. The world of Pawan is believable, to the level that one may almost confuse reality with fiction. The occasional flashback and the lore provided is not just funny, but to some extent can also be considered a possible truth, under the right conditions, needless to say.

On a scale of 1 to 10, I would give this book a 7. It is very well written, but the end felt a more or less overused trope. Nevertheless the book is a good read. Would definitely recommend.



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