Like it happened yesterday, written by ravinder singh has the actual innocence of school days. Novels of ravinder singh takes the reader in a world of reality. The fear of dentists, days when mahabharata was famous and questioning attitude of a kid is delivered beautifully. The novel itself starts with the melodrama of first day of school. The fantasy of teenage porn magazine shown in the novel depicts how deeply ravinder singh understands the pyschology of human nature.
The school friends and teachers create a complete friendly environment. The first crush on a teacher leaves smile on the face of reader as everyone somewhere had first crush on the teacher only. The problems of a middle class family to choose a school for his child that would be affordable seems to be exact enunciation of reality. The bus scene leaves curiosity in one's mind as to what would happen next. The ending of the novel gives an ending of a student's school life with his most crucial time, 12th board result. Out of the box result of narrater and his friend depicts how 12th class results are unacceptable.
The novel is written in an autobiographical sense. It is not a complete fictional story but in the form of chapters. Each chapter can be read and understood individually. The english is simple and dialogues include certain punjabi words too.
Overall, the novel creates light mood. It is written with adorable innocence and can be read continuously within 4 to 6 hours.
