Chetan Bhagat did it yet again providing his readers with another quick read. Things in this novel happen at such a fast pace that u rarely have time for a sigh of relief. As for those who haven't read the novel, beware of the spoilers.
Although he failed to recreate the magic of five point someone but nevertheless this novel had its own charm. His style of presenting the simplest of things in a charismatic fashion is what I like the most about his writes like when the protagonist, Govind looked at Vidya's arm seeing the soft skin and the veins he couldn't stop glaring or when in five point someone hari had his stare fixed on Neha's bare feet on the metal accelerator of the car.
The story here revolves around Govind a middle class boy who dreams of making it big, having his own business and all the luxuries. Also there are Ishan and Omi his childhood friends who venture with him together investing in a shop supplying cricket equipments. And from here on Cricket takes the centrestage in the novel. The story progresses with its twists and turns which are supposedly the three biggest mistakes of Govind's life.
The novel has touched a variety of subjects ranging from natural disasters like earthquake to a mushy love story to a budding cricketer to nationalism to the communal riots in Gujarat. Slowly it grows on the readers mind as it has many ordinary characters with Grey shades. The language used is simplistic and at subliminal level you end up being one of the characters yourself. A happy go lucky novel, with a heart wrenching anti climax, you'll just feel like being on a roller coaster ride. READ IT and tell me if I am wrong..!
