Half Girlfriend by Chetan Bhagat

Have you ever read a Bollywood movie without songs? Yes, you read my sentence correctly; reading a Bollywood movie. I just did! I have also rated the movie as 2.5 stars. You see, I am a very generous critic like the most popular news paper of India. That folks is how I would review Chetan Bhagat’s new book, Half Girlfriend.

The book (not novel, not story) starts with the main character visiting the author. We see a flash back, not necessarily in black and white, followed by the continuation of the book. The start was somewhat good, and I was wondering whether this is the first book, not related to Chetan’s life, which is engrossing. Alas, it was not the case. The book is monotonous with a lame romantic thread and expected twists and turns specifically suited for our 100 crores blockbusters. The sequence of events is like this: boy meets girl, girl dumps boy, guy meets gal, gal leaves guy and then the typical Bollywood happy ending (it is the same boy/guy and girl/gal; I used different words to indicate their aging). You can actually visualize some of the characters (only Alia is in the cast as of now) who have been finalized for this movie.

Regardless of the book’s popularity, every book by Chetan has been adapted in to a movie. We even got to see Sohail Khan in One Night at a Call Center (this is the worst book by the author, according to me). But with the new book, it seems that the author himself has taken great pains to write a move in a book format. Buy this book at your own risk (it isn’t risky to buy or read, but the statement makes sense when you finish reading the book). Look for the best deals before you buy one. I seriously got this book at a throw away price, during the slugfest of e-commerce portals. Try your luck to get the cheapest deal. Do not blame your luck for reading this book.

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