The Bibliophile Doctor's Reviews > Rebelina: A Walk Into The Lives Of Women

"She considered it a crime against her own soul to kill it and force it to be put in a cage. A free spirit… a spirit free."

This is second book that I picked up from the author. I had liked the previous one and had hopes from this one. Rakhi Kapoor never disappoint.
Her writing style has a poetic flow and melody which pulls the reader deep into her stories.

This is a collection of 19 short stories all different in their own way but all same in being morally strong and altruistic.

This one wasn't an easy read, not for being dull but for being triggering & relating. I have witnessed many such cases myself, for being a doctor and also a good listener.

Women everywhere have to go through gender discrimination, harassment, sexual abuse, lack of education, domestic violence, gender pay gap and much more but I think most important would be mental abuse.

In India to be specific, women are reminded how they are dependant on their husbands for support. How they ought to listen to their in laws and husband, we have grown up listening to it, ain't we? Times are changing but still there's so much still to change.

Will you consider yourself a rebel? I do, I wish I could do more and better, I'm doing my part. I will definitely do better in future.

You don't have to rally against abusers, you just have to stand up if you see something wrong going on with you or in front of you.

One thing that I'm sure about from my experience is abusers are cowards, once you stand up to them, they will think twice before abusing again.