KEEP OFF THE GRASS by Karan Bajaj, Book Review

Keep Off The Grass by Karan Bajaj

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


First of all, I first read Johnny Gone Down by this author... It was a very exciting roller coaster ride... The life at its best... So I took interest in this author and came across this book..



Actually, this book was not as interesting (for me) as the first one.. But still I have seen people rating this book more than the others... Maybe I not the usual kind.. I like JGD more than this one...



The plot:-



This is the story of a guy born to immigrant Indian parents, Samrat Ratan (the lead character), who is twenty five year old Yale graduate making half a million dollars a year as a hotshot investment banker on Wall Street. Any Indian is ready to die for his job. But not Samrat. He leaves his job and will go to India and gets enrolled in a B-school. He justifies his foolishness as he is in India in a search for "himself". This story is an account of the twists and turns in his 2 year stay in India.



My view:-



One thing I noticed in both books of Karan is they are more of connected to adventures and spirituality.



The story is very interesting minus the boring stuff. Actually it would have been a great read if the boring stuff like elaborating the investment banking details. Come on, there not many investment bankers or management students reading the novels. The story had been very interesting if it was fast paced, thats what I liked in JGD.



The end was fantastic. And overall the story was good, the novel is worth a read. Hats off to Samrat. Man you are one hell of a dude!!



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OLIVER'S STORY by Erich Segal, Book Review

Oliver's Story by Erich Segal

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


First of all, I ask all the readers to complete erase the expectations you have on this book. This one is good the way it is. Don't, don't and don't even try to compare this one with the first one (Love Story).



Let me start with a praise for Erich Segal. He is a very rare story teller.



To be frank, the best thing about his books (atleast for me) is the lesser words density per page. I, being slow reader, can complete a page in about 30 seconds. Thats the good thing about the print.



About the story:

As far as for me, this is the perfect end any story like Love Story could ever have. I repeat once again, if you want to really appreciate this part of the story, dont expect any thing. You won't be liking this story if you compare with the first one.



The story revolves around the after-life of Oliver (the lead character), after losing his wife, Jenny, with whom he was deeply in love with. After two years of his lose, he is more single than anything. The time he spent with Jenny, together, was brief, but it was enough to last a lifetime. Now, after 2 years that incident, he wants to move on. He wants to get out of that darkness called loneliness.



This is his story to get rid of that loneliness and get back his life..







The moving and beautiful sequel to "Love Story" will capture your herat as only Erich Segal can.



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NEVER LET ME GO... by Sachin Garg, Book Review

Never Let Me Go... by Sachin Garg

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


Never let me go... Never read something like this..



It is probably, the second book in the samar series, first being 'It's first love...Just like the last one!'.. It is the story of twenty first year of Samar's (the lead character) life..



The very concept of documenting each year of his life is very unique (atleast for me)..



Coming to the story.. Man, getting a 5 outta 5 is like an oscar award to an movie.. I rarely give 5, but this one deserved it..



A story full of adventure, love, twists, thrills and what not.. This is the first book which I completed in one go.. You cant just put this book down until you complete reading it. It demands the attention it needed..



A book which you will be reading again and again..



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TRULY, MADLY, DEEPLY by Faraaz Kazi, Book Review

Truly, Madly, Deeply by Faraaz Kazi

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


It is one the best Indian novels considering the ratings on GR....



I cant find words to describe the story.. The description of each and every minute details in excellent.. I felt as if I was there when it is taking place... Lovely story..



It was very slow paced and the last 20 pages were a roller coaster ride for me!!





A MUST MUST MUST READ!!



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ZERO PERCENTILE—2.0: Missed IIT Kissed Gurgaon by Neeraj Chhibba, Book Review

Zero Percentile—2.0: Missed IIT Kissed Gurgaon by Neeraj Chhibba

My rating: 2 of 5 stars


Won a free copy of this book on goodreads.com...



First one was better..



This is mostly about software firms, codings and all, which mostly I didnt understand.



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