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Five Point Someone: What Not to Do at IIT by Chetan Bhagat
2.0
Now that I've read three of CB's books, I can say all of his books have the same writing style, which is to say this read much like the essays that a 12 year-old would write to get out of writing a proper essay. I am still not sure what the moral (not that it is necessary for all novels to have one. A purpose, then?) of the story was.
After doing a bit of background reading, I discovered that the movie "3 Idiots" is based on this book, and that CB claimed that it is actually 70% of the movie. Having watched the movie, and loved it, I disagree vehemently. The plot of the movie was completely different from that of the book. All the movie has borrowed, imho, is the setting and the number of main characters.
So, if CB claims that the movie was 70% based on the book, I am forced to conclude that CB did not manage to write what was in his head. Because the movie spoke clearly about how the education system messes with individuality and personality of the students; the book, however, read like the diary of a student who was too high to notice what he wrote.
After doing a bit of background reading, I discovered that the movie "3 Idiots" is based on this book, and that CB claimed that it is actually 70% of the movie. Having watched the movie, and loved it, I disagree vehemently. The plot of the movie was completely different from that of the book. All the movie has borrowed, imho, is the setting and the number of main characters.
So, if CB claims that the movie was 70% based on the book, I am forced to conclude that CB did not manage to write what was in his head. Because the movie spoke clearly about how the education system messes with individuality and personality of the students; the book, however, read like the diary of a student who was too high to notice what he wrote.