‘2 states – the story of my marriage’
and the back cover reads
‘Love marriages around the world are simple:
Boy loves girl. Girl loves boy.
They get married.
In India, there are a few more steps:
Boy loves Girl. Girl loves Boy.
Girl's family has to love boy. Boy's family has to love girl.
Girl's Family has to love Boy's Family. Boy's family has to love girl's family.
Girl and Boy still love each other. They get married.’
Whew!
That’s what the book is about – a love story with a desi (both north and south) twist. The book will get you LOLing from the word ‘Go’!
The book seems to be a sequel to ‘Five-point Someone’ (another hilarious book by the author, IN CASE you did not know). It starts with the intro of Krish and Ananya to the readers, as well as to each other.
It is a light-hearted love story with a few serious moments and has well-etched characters; somewhere down the line you might feel a connect with some aspect of the characters in the book. In the end, you can’t help but feel happy for Krish and Ananya and their families and for our country and for its diversity and for yourself (yourself for all that LOLing)!
The language used in the book is quite simple and the mood of the book is more like ‘Five-point Someone’ than ‘The 3 Mistakes of My Life’ (which has a more serious story and tone).
I’m glad Chetan Bhagat is not one of those Indian authors who write pages and pages on India’s poverty, describing how disgusting India can get. I agree our country still has a long way to go when it comes to development, but those who try to cash in on that should develop first!
Those who loved reading the author’s previous books will love this even more. This book is a must-read!
6 comments:
hey heard a lot bout Chetan Bhagat.. but I dint even read a single euvre of his !! So I shd try reading one !!
The second last paragraph was bang on. He's not another Arundhati Roy. And the best part of it is he inspires people like me behind all his fun.(I too want a punjabi kudi now ;))
@Tarun - Start with five point someone, its hilarious...and try to read it before you watch the movie based on it (3 idiots).
@Ramana - Thank you!! I'm glad you too think so! And all the best for finding a good punjabi kudi ;)
well well I should be given some credit as well..ummm..
As it was my book eh!! n i was seen rolling on floor laughing! hehe
@Meghana - Sry for not thanking you before :D
Srsly thank you for lending me that book, it was a laugh riot!
O Annapurna! so typical! hehe :) u dont need to thank me..
heard so much abt ur popular blog ..so wanted to be in it!
Cheers!
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