The girl in room 105….by Chetan Bhagat
Book review
Rating 2/5
Spoilers…the only major spoiler is the end which will not be shared in the review! Rest of the book there is nothing left to spoil!!
Let me be quite frank in admitting that I pre ordered the book before the screenshot controversy and I never waste a book so though personally my opinion of CB has gone literally down the drain like his works, I did finish the book.
The review is hence very biased and may show my hatred towards him and hence his book. In this context I am sure that getting a neutral review of a CB book is now close to impossible!
Reading CB was usually a recap of the next bollywood screenplay and in the context some of his earlier works like Two States or Half Girlfriend was tolerable but am sure no producer will touch this one even if CB paid him!
Imagine that first the life and then the character of his leading lady is lost and do you expect any producer to make a movie on that!!?
Some recurring themes like IIT and coaching classes have already been used in his earlier works so I am guessing that the story warehouse is low in stock!
Starting with a love story of Ranjanaah style it gets the treatment of Baghi 2 when the lead investigates (rather amateurish I must add!) a murder and finally it become Crime patrol and Savdhaan India!!!
In his usual style he brushes upon controversial topics like Muslim and RSS and loud prayers and finally Kashmir!!….of course it’s just peeling the edge without any deeper probe or use!
And the greatest irony is that he describes a married old prof who is a pervert and tries to exploit his student! Look in the mirror sometimes CB….
So all in all an exercise in futility which can be finished quite fast considering the simple language and bare minimum vocabulary! I am sure the Hindi curses used in the book are a result of Sacred Games!
So read it to just rant about it like me!.. if you inbox me I can save you the strain and give you a personal summary of the book!
Oh CB why do you do this!??….
But I liked the end note! This is not a spoiler!….the way you unfriend someone…. sometimes it’s better to Unlove someone!…
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