A review by confuzzledreader
ENDURER A Rape Story by Kapil Raj

4.0

“The deepest cuts are given by the people who are nearest to you. Why? Because they can.”

"Rape"- The word in itself is so horrifying that whenever I hear a rape case I get goosebumps all over my body. I chose to read this book because I wished to read about the rape victims and know about their feelings and agony. Though it was a fiction writing but I found the story to be a reality in today's world.
The story is about 6 friends- who belonged to rich and wealthy families and enjoyed their luxurious lifestyle. Each one of them loved partying and they found pleasure in having drugs . An illegal Rave Party was organised in Delhi by some peddlers and drugs of every level were available to people. The friends decided to give it a shot and got all dressed up for the party. But what they thought to be a pleasurable party became a nightmare for all of them the very next day. One of their friends - Palak was rapped and no one knew about the rapists. Palak's world collided when her sex video with Rohin was leaked, leaving her shattered to the core. On investigation, she found out that Rohin was missing and everyone thought of him as the culprit. But Rohin returned to take Palak with him to his village in order to help her fight the trauma.
Who raped Palak? And Was Rohin really the culprit? How did Palak survive after all this mess?
You definitely need to read the book to know all the answers.

I loved reading the book and the story felt so realistic to me. Each and every character was so well portrayed. The emotions felt so real that I actually imaged them. My favourite character was definitely Rohin. While reading about the condition and situation of the rape victim, I felt so bad and ashamed of people who are so insensitive to others. This is the debut novel of the author and he has done a tremendous job. The language used is easy and understandable and the narration is smooth and well paced.
Recommended for each and every reader and non reader.