THIS BOOK HOLDS SPECIAL SIGNIFICANCE FOR A PERSON WHO WISHES TO JOIN THE CIVIL SERVICES AND YES, I DO THINK THAT THE BOOK HELD MY ATTENTION TILL THE VERY END.THERE IS A CONSTANT UNDERCURRENT OF IRONY IN THE BOOK WHICH SOMETIMES TICKLED THE SENSES AND AT TIMES GAVE ME AMPLE FOOD FOR THOUGHT.TO TELL YOU THE ABSOLUTE TRUTH, IT WAS RAHUL BOSE’S PHOTOGRAPH ON THE COVER AND THE MOVIE WHICH MOTIVATED ME TO READ THE BOOK BUT I HAD FINISHED THE PAPERBACK IN TWO DAYS...SO THAT SAYS A LOT ABOUT THE BOOK.
I HAD READ CHETAN BHAGAT’S FIVE POINT SOMEONE RECENTLY, WHICH SPEAKS OF THREE UNDER PERFORMERS IN IIT AND THEIR LIVES.ENGLISH AUGUST SCORES OVER FPS GREATLY DUE ITS SUBTLE HUMOUR AND WELL ETCHED OUT PLOTS.HOWEVER MOVING OVER THE SACCHARINE COMMENTS...... THE BOOK DID DRAG A BIT IN THE MIDDLE AND MADE ME SKIP A FEW PAGES TO ESCAPE BOREDOM.
AS A 16YR OLD I ANALYSED THIS BOOK AND LIKE ALL THE BOOKS I READ, I’LL READ IT AGAIN WHEN I’M 17.AND EVERY TIME GIVE NEW INTERPRETATION TO IT!! AND THANKFULLY THIS BOOK IS NOT ONE WHICH MAY BE UNDERSTOOD IN FEW WAYS BUT ONE!!