Sunday, November 22, 2009

Not bad

A small book, priced at Rs 95/ - and after a long time made me read the entire book at one single stretch.
2 States - the story of my marriage by Chetan Bhagat.

I think the boy has finally kinda redeemed himself, at least as far as I am concerned. His writing is simple and more bloggy than literary. But of course that you already know.

I think what makes this one work, just like five point someone, is that this again is semi autobiographical. He really can belt it out when it is fiction around situations in his life or a page out of it. He seems much more comfortable and confident spinning a yarn when he has lived the peripheral premises. Much more than the other 2 really crappy ones (night @ a call center and 3 mistakes), which apart frm non interesting storylines also makes it very obvious that the author has done only second hand research on subjects..

Now, this one was witty and interesting and has its chetan bhagat moments but all in all worthwhile for a weekend read for sure :)

Now that hes' done his IIT days and his wedding conquest, maybe its time for him to write next about his IIMA days and be done with his autobiographical trilogy :)

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