The Opposite of Love

By: Durjoy Datta

Narrated by: Pallavi Bharti, Suyash Barve

Length: 5 hrs and 1 min

Publisher's summary

Audible presents The Opposite of Love, an Audible Original. Dheeman, a travel influencer, lives an enviable life full of paid-for travel and every luxury one can dream about. Amal, on the other hand, has just about scraped enough money for her first international flight. When the two of them meet on a long-haul flight to the US, they are immediately drawn to each other despite their difference. Over the air miles they rack up, secrets start to stumble out. It turns out their meeting wasn't accidental but orchestrated. Their pasts are intertwined, and while one's looking for redemption, the other's looking for revenge. Falling in love doesn't figure on their list, but when has it ever?

Disclaimer: the show is for adult listeners and contains expletives, strong language and mature content including intimate scenes that support the storyline. This is a work of fiction, and any resemblance to real persons (dead or alive), places and/or events is purely co-incidental. This show does not endorse, promote, encourage or support the use or consumption of any type of drugs, alcohol or tobacco products. This show audiobook is not intended to outrage, insult, defame or wound or hurt any religion or the religious sentiments, belief or feelings of any person, entity, class or community or to denigrate any institution or person, living or dead. Listener’s discretion is strongly advised.

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Great pace for the heavy subject matter

Characters were equally liked and disliked
Sub characters were funny and believable
Liked the ending

A must!

I loved everything about it. The narrators are amazing. They more than capture your imagination and emotions. I recommend it!!

Best ever!

I loved everything about this. Storyline, characters, performances, background music, etc. Even though this was about a tragedy and grieving losses, I felt hope, love and joy are always within our grasp. We just need to reach out.

Good story

The background music was annoying and distracted from the story. The narration and storyline were great though.

Heart Warming

Been awhile since a book/story has moved me as much as this one. The characters hit on thoughts and feelings we all have and are incredibly relatable. Sad, tragic, but also funny uplifting. It left me feeling like a better person for having heard it.

Well read but poor design

I like the premise of the story, and the underlying plot is great. The slowness in which it is revealed is great. But the story is basically told as soliloquies between the two characters, who are both ranting about the same things over and over. There isn’t any chemistry between them and yet they get together. The character growth is forced and awkward. It doesn’t make sense, and the story would actually be better if it was a “we’re about to fall in love” at the end type romance. Almost DNR’d it but it was short and I was out of things to listen to.

Loved it!

I loved everything about this book! Healing is an amazing feeling. The music was the icing on the cake

Warm, lovely and uplifting

The kindness each of the characters showed for each other and the care that was demonstrated by each was truly extraordinary. Enjoyable story
Held my attention from beginning to end. Loved it!

Thought provoking

This was thought provoking because the author has the two main characters share what they’re thinking via writing it, in part, in first person. I really don’t want to give anything away so it’s hard to write this review. What they are both grappling with are extraordinary life experiences. And hearing their thoughts and feelings have the reader/listener, at least me, thinking about how I’d feel in the same circumstances, and to have a better understanding of people struggling with similar experiences. The author does this extremely well, inspiring compassion, thoughtfulness and different perspectives.
This is the first book I’ve listened to that has music at points, in the background, and other sounds that are what is happening in the book. For example, clinking glasses when characters are drinking, There are many in this book and I haven’t decided if I liked it or it was distracting. The music was distracting to me. The 2 people who who performed the main characters in the book did an excellent job! It was nice to have 2 people performing because it added to the realness of them. They brought the characters to life.
I’d recommend it. I feel like I should write down some of the life lessons that I think can be pulled from this book, so that I can utilize them. Thank you to the author for this book.

Sweet story

It saw a short story with a lot of heart. I liked the characters’ transitions in pov the most.