About the Book - Bihari boy Madhav, a Hindi speaking Bihari falls in love with Riya, an influential Delhi girl on the campus of prestigious St. Stephen’s College. Madhav belongs to middle class family, while Riya is from higher class and both have different lifestyles. Madhav proposes her, but Riya rejects the proposal because she thinks they are good as a friend only.
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The book says the guy falls for a rich, smart and high-class girl from the city. Although the girl never fully accepts this relationship, she nevertheless gives a nod to be his "half girlfriend" - now what the hell is 'half - girlfriend' ?
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Meanwhile, the novel showed some beautiful view of Patna (Bihar) and New York. I enjoyed mentally visiting Bihar & New York.
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Negatives -
Chetan sir has done a good job in writing the book, but where he has lacked is - a emotional relationship between Madhav & Riya. How could he have written this book without showing any emotional connection between the two protagonists ??
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Plus, I couldn't understand the entry of Rohan, Riya's childhood friend & her subsequent ignorance of Madhav. Seriously, Rohan comes in Delhi, woos Riya & disrupts Madhav's life - I was totally unable to understand this whole fiasco.
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Another thing I couldn't get clear was the role of Madhav's mother in the book. She is a queen of a village in Bihar - understandable, Madhav's mother - understandable.
But, why the hell she was jealous of Riya ??
Plus, why the hell doesn't she want her son to do something good in his life ?
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Then, you have a pathetic writing style of Chetan sir. I mean, the writer of great books like 2 States & Three Mistakes of My Life - this book is written in a poor way.
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Riya's constant showoff of her high class, Madhav too much dreaming about Riya & that entire Bihar chapter - it made the book too much BORING !!
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I'm giving the book 3 stars due to New York & Bihar being written in a lovely manner, plus the entire Bill Gates coming to Bihar episode, and the friendship shown between Madhav & his roommates.