Most people claim this book to the best story in Indian history. Truly the story is good, but its not unique nor spectacular. you can see a similar storyline in most Indian stories. Boy not the flirt type, befriends a beautiful girl, falls in love. As true Indian parents do, their parents do reject their love and marriage. Boy fights/convinces for the girl he loves. He does some pretty uninteresting/hard work for the sake of the girl. This is a typical Indian love story.