qudsiramiz's reviews
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People have a lot of misconception about Middle East, the author goes on to dissolve them.
You know I have always wondered if Islam was the reason for terrorism how come we don't see terrorism rising in South-Asian countries (Indonesia and Malaysia has some of the largest Muslim population). This book answers that question pretty convincingly. It is the history which matters not the religion itself!

The story has been written keeping in mind that a movie will be made out of it in near future. Yep, totally a Bollywood script.
The language of the book is simple, and far from elegant. Too coarse. No wonder a lot of casual Indians like him.
A few lines did make me laugh, and many others showed Chetan Bhagat's desperate attempt to make the book's language funny and elegant. He has miserably at that front.

PS: I might never have read the book if it weren't for a friend of mine whose one comment instigated e to buy it.

Ridiculous. That is the word.
The author tries to justify the astrological beliefs using science. Which is utterly stupid. And then saying things like how moon and sun effects us by gravitation...well what can I say?
I thought this book would be about Marvels of Astronomy, turned out to be Astrology. Bleh...

So ECB had him as a poster boy for sometime and then slaughtered him as the sacrificial lamb when they could no longer handle. What a shame ECB (you bunch of idiots).
And KP, dude what the heck were you thinking? So they dropped you and finished your English cricket carrier that doesn't mean you should go out within a year and bitch about all those and that you didn't like, in your book. Wait, does it mean that? May be, I would never know. In case I think it was pretty lame.
Yes I understand, I think we all do that there was a story to tell. Of course there will be lots of stories for telling when there is either a maverick or a genius. You were both. So yeah, stories, a lot of them. But in those 315 pages you not only tell the story you keep bitching too. And gosh you hate Flower and Prior. Too much. And too much calling him Big Cheese and whatever, It became so repetitive and boring after first few, not to mention irritating. Give it a break man. Now we realize that Prior might have back stabbed you and with that memory still fresh while penning the book you must have been pretty pissed with him. But did you forget that he was still your teammate, and innumerable times you shared filed and dressing room with the guy and revel in glory of English Glorious Days. Don't be such a dick, for you are not.
As for the things you mentioned which happened with you, if even half of it are true I am horrified. The partiality you faced, the constant proving that you are dedicated towards English Cricket, damn, that must have sucked. And the behavior of certain teammates too. But don't you think that half of the blame lies with you too? Ok, may be a third, but still. No one likes a maverick (well, almost no one) and they all despise a genius one. You should have tried being less of a maverick. But I guess that's not you. Definitely not. And that is not why so many of us loved to pay to watch you play. So it is kind of fine. No complaints there.
Dear Broad, Prior and Swann, did you guys really abuse your own fielders? Such little assholes you all are!
Anyways, I bought the book hoping there would be a lot about cricket and your early days. I was disappointed on both the fronts. Yo focused too much on the events which happened in last 5 years and on bitching about everyone you could. Bleh...

PS: Eagerly waiting for you to come to India and fire for D.D. All the best for your future mate.

With love
A fan from India