Title: Love in Crazy Times
Author: KV Gautam
Plot: The story is a gripping tale of search for love and freedom,
braving heart-breaks, evil bosses and family pressure. The protagonist Amit is
a daring middle class guy who chases both love and dream of starting his own
business. He is faced with the hypocritical Indian society and the corrupt
business class on his path. His victory is not easy and comes after a long
trail of personal and professional setbacks.
The story also
shows how India
The story, narrated
in the first person by Amit, is set in Delhi Delhi Delhi from Lucknow
It’s a racy and
pacey story that has elements of romance, humor, emotions, drama and a bit of
social message.
Review: If the plot you’ve read above seems kind of similar, it may well
be because you’ve read Chetan Bhagat’s ‘Revolution 2020’. If you have read it,
it is hard not to draw parallels between the basic settings of both books. However,
the protagonists are quite different and their destinies also turn out
different.
Before getting into
the story, I’d like to say this: if you’re the type who gets mad at typos and
grammatical mistakes in reading material, this book will enrage you. The editor
of the book has done a really bad job, and the number of such errors is just
too many to be listed. Had that not been a problem, this book would have made a much better read.
As it stands, the
story starts out in a promising way, but unlike the protagonist’s description
in the plot, Amit appears to be an insecure and whiny kind of individual. He
does however have a few amusing opinions on his friends and colleagues. Overall,
the book seems to describe the workings of a simple but insecure and sexually
frustrated young man, struggling to find his bearings in modern India
Another thing that
jars the narrative is the sprinkling of random incidents throughout the book,
which don’t seem to have any relation to the plot. You keep waiting for the
random bits to gel together somewhere along the way, but they stay that way, disparate.
Verdict: Not really high end literature, you could give it a try without
too many expectations.
4 comments
I've never read books based in India, but I'm such a book nerd, and I'd be willing to give it a try. Thanks so much for your review! :)
ReplyDeleteDo try it out and let me know what you think of it!
DeleteErr...going by what you said about the book...this is exactly the kind of book that are on my "DO NOT READ" list . I simply hate badly edited books. Thanks for the review. :D
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome! :-D Bad editing and grammar are such put-offs.
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