Two States: The Story of My Marriage by Chetan Bhagat

2.99 AVERAGE

hobi0910's review against another edition

3.75
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No

rikhiac's review against another edition

4.0
I enjoyed this book because I watched the Bollywood movie, 2 States last year and enjoyed the carefree rom-com. I would have given this book a 3/5 but the extra star is for the narrator's random comments which he thinks but then has to justify quickly. I connected with that because we all have thoughts that we realize need some clarification to the public. I've never read this aspect of a character before and enjoyed it. I am Bengali, not Punjabi or Tamilian but I could connect with the regional bias that perhaps everyone inhibits.

swastimathur's review against another edition

5.0
The writer really has a sense of humour. Sarcasm is kind of his second language which I love. The story gets a little sad at a few places but the ending is amazing and happy and humorous of course.

prakriti_archit's review against another edition

3.5
funny informative medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
A good overview of how marriages work currently in India. The boy's family infuriated me, so clearly the author wrote it well to induce that kind of feeling. I don't know why, if the author says it's the story of his marriage, he chose to change the main character's name from Chetan to Krish. 

buckbeak's review against another edition

3.0
funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

scarletohhara's review against another edition

1.0
Let me put this as mildly as possible.

CBag had a fight with this wife, and he wanted to tell her how much he loves her. He goes ahead and writes the longest love letter he could write to this wife, finds a dumb publisher to publish it, and lo... we all pay for that piece of extreme-mediocrity and read it, and some of us even take time to rate it.

Sigh. The plight of Indian literature in the 2000s!!!

t_herondale's review against another edition

4.5
lighthearted medium-paced

sbhatnag's review against another edition

3.0
A pleasant surprise. *Unlike* most Bollywood movies, I rate books by Indian authors on the same scale as I do all other literature, and I have to admit - I enjoyed 2 States, for the most part. (Some parts, in true desi "ishtyle," were a bit over-dramatic.) Started off a bit slow, but the moment the Punjabi mother entered the story, I was hooked and laughing out loud (literally).
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lauren_eggyolk's review against another edition

2.0
the movie is better and only because it has music

mrdarcysgirl's review against another edition

2.75
emotional medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: No