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English, August is not everyones cup of tea, it also is not a book that can be praised for its storyline, becauseI didnt find one, but it is a book about the life of a son of governor of bengal, who finds himself where he thinks he is not supposed to...
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It was an extremely hot day in mumbai andI bought a table fan as the ceiling fan wasn?t up to the mark.
The skin felt like of a sticky amphibious animal. I picked up English August borrowed from my friend.
I wanted to read the book as it was 1 of...
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...Which means - Hail to IAS officers!
I have not read the complete book ? it could not hold my interest actually. I had always heard that IAS officers are selected after very tough entrance examinations and if one gets through it means he /...
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It starts off at an interesting note with the central character Agastya and his conversation with his cousin (His cousin is called Dhrubo? Note all the characters here have interesting and amazingly real names?
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The book starts with Agastya & his freind Dhrubo’s conversation.
’’I’ve a feeling, August, you’re going to get hazaar fuc-ked in Madna’’
’’Amazing mix, the English we speak. Hazaar fucked. Urdu and American,’’ Agastya laughed, ’’a thousand...
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I had been wanting to read this book since a long time... really form the time when it was made into a film starring Rahul Bose. I had heard of the book before that but honestly my interest in the book arose from the film. Apart from that, with more and...
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The Great Indian Middle Class is a very dynamic phenomenon which has created a way of life which could be termed as quite monotonous, but at the same time one which provides security-financial and social. Adhering to its rules is a norm in India and it...
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THIS BOOK HOLDS SPECIAL SIGNIFICANCE FOR A PERSON WHO WISHES TO JOIN THE CIVIL SERVICES AND YES, I DO THINK THAT THE BOOK HELD MY ATTENTION TILL THE VERY END.THERE IS A CONSTANT UNDERCURRENT OF IRONY IN THE BOOK WHICH SOMETIMES TICKLED THE SENSES AND...
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I was a bit tired of reading Julian Barnes when I chanced upon English, August among the umpteenth number of books on the shelves of British Council library. The book was written in 1988 and the author was highly praised for his cult fiction. I was aware...
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