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2.9 AVERAGE
2.9 AVERAGE
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Rating: 3.5 stars
Mr. Chetan should definately write fantasy coz it suits him better i guess. His sense of reality is awful! A boy attempts suicide, stuck in hospital for two months and his family doesn't have a clue! How stupid can u get!? His writing is very weak, he can't deliver his punches and he sucks at choosing word big time. The book was okay and inspite of its crappy starting I did like it. It didn't seem that much inspiring other than drinking vodka and being a jerk.
Mr. Chetan should definately write fantasy coz it suits him better i guess. His sense of reality is awful! A boy attempts suicide, stuck in hospital for two months and his family doesn't have a clue! How stupid can u get!? His writing is very weak, he can't deliver his punches and he sucks at choosing word big time. The book was okay and inspite of its crappy starting I did like it. It didn't seem that much inspiring other than drinking vodka and being a jerk.
I don't normally hate books. In fact, I don't hate this one. Still, this book is one of those rare few that I found really, really hard to finish. I often felt so infuriated at the characters and the plot that I either closed it for a few hours or ranted into the pages like a weirdo.
Quality of writing is obviously important for a book. I thought this one read like a forced grade 10 essay. Some would say that it's the content that matters. I do agree that content is the major factor by which a book should be judged, but the writing just cannot be ignored. Books are meant to convey messages in a beautiful way. That is the whole purpose of writing. So yeah, major minus point.
Now, it might just be me, but I detected a lot of misogyny in the way Hari thought about Neha. Neha wasn't portrayed with a lot of respect, I can tell you that. May be he was trying to show us how boys at that age think of girls in reality. Maybe he was just trying to tell us about Hari's character. I don't know. What I do know is that it really annoyed me and made it bitter for me. How selfishly each of the three boys thought put me off as well. The frequent stereotypes are also very irritating.
Plus point is, I have yet to read a book that describes the feelings of 'under performers' (as he called them) so clearly or one that so accurately showed us wrongs done in grueling university life in India. It showed us 'the unfair system' as Ryan would say.
Verdict: It is NOT enjoyable. It does not make people laugh or cry or sympathize. It is badly written. Still, the view it gives us of IIT life is credible, realistic and educating.
Quality of writing is obviously important for a book. I thought this one read like a forced grade 10 essay. Some would say that it's the content that matters. I do agree that content is the major factor by which a book should be judged, but the writing just cannot be ignored. Books are meant to convey messages in a beautiful way. That is the whole purpose of writing. So yeah, major minus point.
Now, it might just be me, but I detected a lot of misogyny in the way Hari thought about Neha. Neha wasn't portrayed with a lot of respect, I can tell you that. May be he was trying to show us how boys at that age think of girls in reality. Maybe he was just trying to tell us about Hari's character. I don't know. What I do know is that it really annoyed me and made it bitter for me. How selfishly each of the three boys thought put me off as well. The frequent stereotypes are also very irritating.
Plus point is, I have yet to read a book that describes the feelings of 'under performers' (as he called them) so clearly or one that so accurately showed us wrongs done in grueling university life in India. It showed us 'the unfair system' as Ryan would say.
Verdict: It is NOT enjoyable. It does not make people laugh or cry or sympathize. It is badly written. Still, the view it gives us of IIT life is credible, realistic and educating.
the first book i ever read..! i will never forget the brilliantly simple writing and some of the most hilarious situations tht are so well presented in this book..! a brilliant read..!
This is the story of three guys that meet the first year at IIT (Indian Institute of Technology) and then basically screw their GPAs in a lot of different ways.
I thought about DNF'ing this book for the entire first half...but decided to keep going. At the end it was the right choice because the second half of the book was better and I read through it quickly and enjoyed it.
However the book was overall just a 2 stars. Nothing memorable and the depiction of girls is just really bad.
So I am glad I finished it (also because DNF'd books kind of give me anxiety haha) but I do not think I would recommend it to a friend.
I thought about DNF'ing this book for the entire first half...but decided to keep going. At the end it was the right choice because the second half of the book was better and I read through it quickly and enjoyed it.
However the book was overall just a 2 stars. Nothing memorable and the depiction of girls is just really bad.
So I am glad I finished it (also because DNF'd books kind of give me anxiety haha) but I do not think I would recommend it to a friend.
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Met the expectation at first read but i couldn't
read it again... Its just there in my book shelf
read it again... Its just there in my book shelf
Non riesco a trovare le parole per descrivere la bruttezza di questo libro.
So I was expecting this book to be terrible because the last time I tried it was tough to get through. But it turned out to be better after the first 50 pages(which I skipped because I already read long back). There are some hilarious jokes here and there and the plot was absolutely fine.
Though I have to say I do not like many characters including the main character, Neha and all them. I think the only character changed at the end was Prof. Cherian everyone was else almost the same :\
Also the movie was definitely better by a million times!!
Though I have to say I do not like many characters including the main character, Neha and all them. I think the only character changed at the end was Prof. Cherian everyone was else almost the same :\
Also the movie was definitely better by a million times!!