Blurb:

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Bittoo wakes up on a hospital bed, with no idea how he got there. Trying to figure out what happened, he takes a walk down memory lane, constantly flitting between the past and the present, between the hospital bed and the places and people that led him to where he is. Between the cities of Delhi, Sydney and Aizawl, Bittoo finds a world that has constantly screwed him over while he has been nothing short of an exemplar of human behaviour. As his back mends, Bittoo sees in his life lessons that need to be taught to the rest of mankind, a lesson which the narrator has arrived to give.

A Tale Told by an Idiot is an exploration of toxic masculinity and moral conservatism. It is a story as old as time itself, of a self-professed genius who simply cannot seem to catch a break.

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Content Warning: A few regional curse words and couple of graphic scenes.

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Feedback: I'm looking for feedback on the general nature of the story. Does it hold your interest? Regarding the non-linear narrative, does it work? What can be improved/removed? Does an unlikeable protagonist work?

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Swap Availability: I'm open for a critique swap. Any and all genres welcome.

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Timeline: Preferably within three to four weeks.

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Sample: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1i-Ws-TR5Q64RwfrZyrLTwi04fUJAXSAd/view?usp=sharing