Comments on: Two States by Chetan Bhagat – A review

By: Himsingz

Himsingz — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 22:05:41 +0000

I would correct you . I would say that Chetan ‘also’ appeals to the lowest denominator. Most of our ‘celebrated’ desi English language authors express themselves so self-consciously and are so over-nuanced… it hurts!! They can only appeal to the equally stilted high-brow minority. And some prize-giving institutions. Chetan’s deliberately simple style mixed with observation, insight, delightful humour and an endearingly sensible perspective on things is path-breaking for an Indian author, no matter how contrived some of the plot solutions. He is going to make a lot of Indian young people think and observe!

By: deepak

deepak — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 08:24:34 +0000

This was my first read to chetan bhagat & let me tell u ,i actually enjoyed it a lot.In today’s fast and tensed life all u need is a light stuff that makes u feel easy and this book does it well enough. I was in a new city , new job and new atmosphere when i read it and frankly speaking i completely lost in my memories while reading it.One negative thing in this book is that KRISH does a lot to convince ANANYA’S family but when it is her turn to , she just hands down.Just after one meeting with his mother ,she immedieately denied from any possibility to be able to serve his mother.So the moral of thebook is –boys do anything for their lovers but what abt the female side. i wish if HARI replies it. ONLY FOR HARI- HEY BUDY PLEASEMAIL ME PERSONALLY AS I WANA TALK TO U ABT SOMETHING SERIOUS. YOU HAVE MY MAIL ID SO PLZ………….

By: Jeeva

Jeeva — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:02:55 +0000

Yes Ajay… U r absolutely right… The South Indian criticisms must have been avoided…

By: Ajay

Ajay — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 07:56:46 +0000

First- The book name should have been “Two families” and not “Two States”… With just his wife’s family he cant judge the entire state…
Second- Though some of his views about girls may be correct not all are true…
Private things could be avoided… Girls today are not vulnerable as he thinks…
I wish atleast in his next book the story goes without “I”… Means he describing the story…

By: Neytri

Neytri — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 12:59:41 +0000

Hey that observation in the end was nice. Anyway I have heard that book is about Chetan Bhagat’s own life, is it true?? is he married to a Tamil girl?

By: Sandip

Sandip — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 07:29:26 +0000

hey guys……what u expect in 95 rupees yar………….just take some pocorn sit in ur balcony………..n enjoy three hrs journey from ahemadabad –> delhi –> chennai……..thats it !!!!……… it filmy………take it in that way…….

By: praseeth

praseeth — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:50:24 +0000

got a glimpse of this now ……….i have read all cb books at least 10 times each and this one too didnt disappoint me . It talks about social evils , conservative stupidities and the concept of a rich getting richer india which is dished tuned to the reading taste of an average joe . The fact that even my cousin who just got to class 8 enjoyed it as much as i and even my mother did makes this book SIMPLE enough to be succesful. The humour was good too .

By: hari

hari — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:26:55 +0000

Nice summing up.

By: Ranjeet F J

Ranjeet F J — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:37:09 +0000

Guru’s taken the words right out of my mouth.Timepass level book and void of flowery language and embellishments.But The Inconvenient Truth (as far as I’m concerned) is that when you look at the sales volumes- that indicates the measure of his success. The bottomline(butt crack?) is :- he knows how to cater to popular demands and can sell books. As far as publishing houses are concerned, that’s good enough to promote his work.

And I guess it’s something you OUGHT to read( whether you like it or not is not the question here).

By: hari

hari — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:32:23 +0000

I would like to contest the ‘one-read’ part. As I write this comment, I’ve finished reading the book twice. And yeah, it’s timepass.

Not everyone’s a Bhagat fan.