his books are interesting no doubt but to some extent all these books are overhyped.actually this is a problem evey where publishers go on giving publicty to certain authors for commercial gains.
if you want to read really good books I am recoomending here six books which I have read recently.these books are little costly but once you start reading it you will forget chetan bhagat atleast for the time being.the books are: 1.escape from singapore by brig.jasbir singh 2.my years in a pakistani prison by kishorilal sharma 3.three thousand miles to freedom by brig.m.m.pillai 4. burma to japan with azad hind (a war memoir 1941-1945)by air commodore r.s.benegal
5.wings of joy by air marshal a.v.vaidya
6.main pakistan me bharat ka jasoos tha by mohan lal bhaskar. the first five books are published by lancer publications and the sixth one is in hindi and published by rajkamal prakashan.
all these books are unputdownable and mush better that chetan bhagat staff.after reading this books you will also feel as a proud indian and that is the extra advantage.
Hi Chetan, I have finished all 4 Books I know written by you till now (Night@CallCenter,2 State,3 Mistakes of my life & Five point something). You rocks man and I started reading one & see I have finished all. You are tyhe first Indian Writer whom books I love to read. Please carry on & I will wait for your next book.
Re: Chetan you rocks.
by amrita chaks on May 22, 2010 08:48 AM
yes...bcoz u will never understand Nobelist Rabindranath's books (and Chetan wud never win a nobel prize)
Folks- Many ( always some exceptions) comments I have seen in these sections ( not just this article)are mean, cheap, intolerant and sometime vulgar. Folks- please apply restrian. It just gives brings to the surface how deeply divided community we Indians are.
This is a public forum. Please criticize constructively and also try to learn from criticism
Re: Re: Folks- please apply restrian
by Harsha Kumar on May 21, 2010 06:40 PM
??? What is the point of saying this here? The article is about Chetan Bhagat. It is not analysing Rajiv's assassination, or the ethnicity of the person who did it. What is the purpose of making this irrelevant comment? I have lived in Tamilnadu, and have connections with the South. So are you expecting me to jump up and heap abuses on non-Tamils? People like you seriously need to get their heads examined. No wonder our country lags behind so much. It is infested with caste, religion, community and regional loyalties.
I never read any book of him. saw evryone going mad after this writer. Thought to read his latest flick-2 states. I read. Now it is lying in the dustbin.
Re: Stupid
by Venkatesh Umapathy on May 21, 2010 02:05 PM
Hey Come on ! It was a great book. The entertainment value and the cultural differences and also Corporate culture are depicted beautifully. Carry on Chetan !
Re: Re: Stupid
by P on May 24, 2010 04:46 PM
I agrree with you Venky!! it is realy amezing book.... The person who are in just the same love & same situation can enjoy every line of this book like his own story... Hi Chetan, u to know Kittonko to bhonkineki adat rehti haii.. to let them bark.. M waiting for your new edition.. hope we will get again good stuff which is atleast keep away us from daily boring life.
Re: Re: Re: Stupid
by war lock on May 24, 2010 07:15 PM
P...If u depending on CB's books to make ur boring life entertaining then I can understand how boring ur life really is............read some better books...u really need to get a life bro
He loved a tamil girl and he is asking the Indians to follow it(by marrying inter community girl/boys). What if he loved a Punjabi.would he be able to write the book on it? H e is just telling what he had done. He thinks that he is successful in his life..but he is at his half way mark... So, the guys who had arranged marriage are stupids in his opinion??
Re: stupid concept
by nice guy on May 21, 2010 01:43 PM
these so called mediocre writers think as if they r great- a useless novel with his personal stuff-how can he call it a great book?
Re: Re: stupid concept
by vilas hegde on May 21, 2010 01:47 PM
Not a great book but thoroughly readable and enjoyable nonetheless. Chetan Bhagat, no doubt, is immensely popular.
Re: Re: Re: stupid concept
by Venkatesh Umapathy on May 21, 2010 02:06 PM
You are right. I would rank him on par with R.K.Narayan. Better than Arundhati Roy. That book had entertainment value.
Re: Re: Re: Re: stupid concept
by Harsha Kumar on May 21, 2010 06:42 PM
Chetan Bhagat? On par with RK Narayan!! Have you read Narayan's work and Bhagat's work? You are comparing a molehill to a mountain.
Re: Re: stupid concept
by Anirudh on May 21, 2010 02:02 PM
Yes, he is a great writer with very lucid style of writing. And yes his background is definitely great with IIT and IIM background. He was an investment banker before he quit his job to chase his passion. Please don't try to bring down everyone, give credit where ever due.
