Oct 03, 2008 01:03 AM
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Well! Considering the fact that I work in the IT industry, which I guess most of the readers belong to, I would say that this book does reflect some of the "realities" that youngsters face these days. But not everything mentioned in the book may be applicable always. Just that some of us have been through some of the troubles that were mentioned in the book.
People in the IT(and the ITES/BPO) industry do face similar issues. Most people might think that the higher the pay package, the less burdened the work becomes. While others believe that people with higher salary have a lot to give in. I may not be the best person to judge this but my experience taught me that the more you spend time with your family, the easier to find solution to your problems.
The ground realities that everyone face are more or less similar. It may look different with different professions. But it's just that the level of pain/trouble that would be varying. And not all problems are so simple to tackle but a little bit of positive thinking wouldn't hurt anyone though. Who knows, it might just be the right way to finding the solution.
Well anyway, I bought this book because the book is cheap(as I said, IT makes stuff look cheap as most IT people get better salaries than a senior in a non-IT firm) and I've heard a lot about the book. The other reason was that there was a 15% discount. That made the book even cheaper.
I had already read Chetan Bhagat's 3rd book(The 3 mistakes of my life). It was just a coincidence that I started reading his books in reverse chronology. I am a frequent traveler and I do prefer reading while on journey. Chetan Bhagat's writing style is simple and intuitive. You would want to read the whole thing before putting the book down. But there are some drawbacks too. I sometimes feel like I know what to expect next. There are some areas where the story becomes predictable. And this book had the good thing that it was different though the story was made more "filmy" by including the romance section. I feel there were quite a number of "flashback" chapters in this book that could have been avoided.
The book is a good buy if you don't have anything much to do except killing time.
I woud rate something between 5 & 6 on the scale of 10 just for the fact that I was able to kill the time. Actually I completed the book in around 3 hours. So this book may not be a "must read" material but it sure is one option to spend your time if you don't have much to do.
