Review of "Into the water" by Paula Walkins

Once in a while you read a book that strikes you so deep, one like me cannot sit back and assimilate it for a while. So here's me sharing about it. Sharing is caring. Isn't it?

The back drop of the story is, there are a series of suicides or attempted murders (particularly women), the victims of which drop themselves down into a river (or are pushed down into it). The history dates back to very ancient incidents where it is believed that witches and seducers are pushed down into the river from a high cliff.

In the current scenario, a woman journalist, Nel, working on the project of covering and exploring the stories behind the deaths is herself found dead in the river. This digs the past incidences of a high school girl,  who jumped off the cliff and killed herself, reasons unknown. Also, the wife (Lauren) of a policeman, murder or suicide unknown.

The novel is written in a combination of first and third person narrative. What struck me the most is how each one of us have a different perspective of things that go on around us. How what we see and hear can strongly manipulate the truth. 

'THE TRUTH', how far does any person be sure of knowing the truth? We all assume. We are afraid of not knowing the truth. So, each one of us end up creating "our own truth", in the most convenient way that fits best for us. All we think of is how to keep ourself safe and clean. Isn't it? Is what we see with our eyes and what we hear always the "REAL" truth? Often it happens we fall into that zone that what we see gets manipulated and we only remember how we want the truth to be. The ability of humans to manipulate themselves perfectly and without flaw is the most amazing. This ability is often consequence of our inability to face the reality and inability to carry the burden of our own guilt. This perspective is not just in case of significant and big issues. But you know this thing called "TIME"? it unveils everything. It justifies every action, it makes everyone bear his own consequences. It will punish you, it will reward you, it will rise one high and it will bring one to ashes. 

The book depicted how we humans think, how we anticipate situations, how we face struggles, and how we adjust ourselves into our own truths. 

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