If you’re a regular fiction reader, don’t expect this book to live upto your standards. It’s nowhere close to a Robin Cook or John Grisham or Dan Brown... when it comes to the ’’unputtable’’ quotient attached with good fiction plots. Interesting subject, average writing style. Very Indian, in content, style and packaging, the plot lacks pace and has an overload of slangs, which if done intentionally for the ’’youth-connect’’, fails to work. Overall, a let down. But for the price and the ’different’ fiction reading experience it offers, its worth the time.
The beginning is predictably interesting, where the author takes you to the origin of the story-telling idea.. but as you progress, the plot moves too slowly. Chetan Bhagat could have easily avoided close to 6 chapters that lean heavily on a flash-back series involving lead characters. They neither enhance the richness of the script, nor have a connect to the story. It seems like a forcefit that can be safely skipped.
Minus the pace, style and overall interest-value, its refreshing to see a book that actually has the potential to open up a big market for fiction in India. Kudos to the writer for picking up the right subject.