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This is one of the funniest books I have ever read. And probably the best attempt at humorous and mind-bending satire by an Indian author. It all starts with the name, to be more precise: the comma in the name. What’s the comma supposed to...
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I finally polished up English, August by Upamanyu Chatterjee. It was a hazaar f*cked up book(as so often mentioned by the protagonist in the novel) and I realized this somewhere in the middle of it, but I ploughed on nevertheless, because I have been...
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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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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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how often do we come across novels that place us in the role of the protagonist? how often does life seem complex before u start a novel and by the time u finish it, u feel good, not bcos ure problems have vanished, but cos u see so many ppl around u...
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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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Now what do you say about a IAS officer who smokes a joint and fantasizes about every new girl he meets regardless of station of the girl or anything else. Does not take his responsibilities seriously and his only purpose is turning things upside...
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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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...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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