A glorious book

I completed Meghna Pant's 'Boys Don't Cry' as an audiobook and I realize now that it's only her writing proficiency that makes her books so hard-hitting and readers feel involved in the plot. 'Boys Don't Cry' is amongst those books that must be read and learned for families to change their outlooks.

This is a story of a young modern yet mature woman Maneka who falls in love with a bipolar man Suneet, and marries him only to face terrible consequences she never imagined. As she lives her life with her in-laws, Maneka observes her husband's change in character when in the house with his parents and on a rare occurrence of a vacay. 'Boys Don't Cry' is about the harsh patriarchy, the ones where a woman gets treated like mere slaves and servers of household chores.
'Boys Don't Cry' questions this baseless norm of a lifestyle. It's a big reveal of the emotional and mental trauma of a woman that none talk about freely and that only women take the burden of these incidents politely. Marriage is a fond companionship structured with love, maturity, and understanding and perhaps shouldn't be misled for a helping hand or nurses for their family. Both should be honest in their skin and take stands if anything or anyone opinionates wrongly.
Unfortunately, Maneka feels the oppression of in-laws for all her married life of 5 years, but why did she bare all of this just for the sake of love to her partner?

'Boys Don't Cry' was my impulsive purchase though I was gripped by the book cover and unfortunately I have only "heard" Pant's writing and not read it. This book stands apart and crosses all bounds of expectations. I also realized how Pant's words hav e been always beginners friendly in terms of plot, characterization, and storytelling. It remains and clings to you. Recommend it totally to men, their families, and to women to understand not to take up the burden of false oppression.

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