Re: just an average or below average writer
by Deepak EV on Nov 04, 2009 05:50 PM
and who are you to judge ???? all his books sell like hot cakes, so whether you like him or not, he is a successful author. No one has written anywhere that when you write novels, you need to use the toughest words and phrases. Being simple captures people's imagination and thatz why he is successful.
Re: just an average or below average writer
by Kartikey Soni on Nov 04, 2009 05:56 PM
thats the point boss he write in the language and budget of people who buy his books (under 100 all his books) whats the point of trying to force a person to read classic if he/she dont have apptitute for that i too feel that one night @ was below avg not because of the language ( i am not competent to judge that) but because the narration etc was not good i would love to read a great classic if i can understand and afford it :) i hope you understand that we are not super lingo freak else we would have decided to study litreture that maths :)
Here are my quick reviews: 1) Five Point Someone - Very good book. Nicely told excellent sense of humor. Youth can identify to it. 2) One Night at callcenter - Not happening. Not what I thot it would be considering the hype. Not realistic. Nothing is ok... 3) Three Mistakes of my life - OK. Not his best. Had politics, business, romance and humor. All in all readable. 4) 2 States - The best of the lot. Very funny. I was laughing out loud in the nights (of course my wife thot I had lost it). Excellent narration. Nice story... Deals with a important situation in a nice and funny way... Kudos - Worth a read... in fact I will read it again...
Re: Re: Chetan Bhagat is Back
by rahul deep on Nov 04, 2009 05:37 PM
Perfect observations...totally agreed..specially abt the third books aftr reading it i felt that i ve lost chetan forever...bought fourth book with a lot of speculations..but it proved to be his best work....now in romance with him all again..
One of the best ways to squander your precious time is to read Chetan Bhagat. He is a master of nonsense. But I must say he knows how to sell garbage, probably he learnt it at IIM.
Re: best way to waste your taste and time
by Sachin Bodwal on Nov 04, 2009 05:44 PM
Ms. Singh, Please dont let your frustration so apparent becuase you could not make it. Bad or good writing can be due to anything.. And IIMs or other B-Schools, they dont teach you to sell garbage.. No one can teach and no one buys garbage. It is just morons and walking symbols of sour grapes who do this.
Re: best way to waste your taste and time
by Abhishek on Nov 04, 2009 05:32 PM
Well Mam he is doing in what he is best and showing to the world...why don't u are showing what garbage u r carrying with u....U stupid gal.
You know why your books sell? Because of the sleazy nature of the writings. You are nowhere near to Sandipan Deb when he writes about IITians, or no where near to Ravi Subramaniam when he writes about IIM grads. You are a sleazeball, nothing else. And have the galls to think you are a youth icon. Gah
Re: Chetan, take a reality check
by kaustubh saha on Nov 04, 2009 06:41 PM
I agree that his books arent meant for literary connisseurs but at the end of the day you cannot ignore the sales figures. In my opinion he is an above average author who achieved success because of two reason : 1. He knows very well who exactly are his target reader group and what do they like. 2. His books are priced low and hence sells more copies because the difference in price between the original and the pirated copy becomes negligible. Dan Brown's "The lost Symbol" and Chetan Bhagat's "2 states" release almost at the same time. While most of the people bought pirated copy of "The Lost Symbol", they bought original copies of "2 states" boosting his sales figures
CB is laughing all the way to the bank because he has written books for college students who are starved, by and large, for not more than one thing. I must agree that one must identify one's target group before writing a book these days - which he has done.
Five point someone - Good Something New Three Mistakes - story with little Depth One night @ call centre - Bakwas Writer obsessed with IIT, Maths, All his Hero & heroines loose virginity before Marriage. His Stories seems like script of the film rather than novel especially One Night @ Call Centre. But Enjoy Reading his books for the flow of the story , and buying due to good priced. as they are good priced.
