Jan 24, 2017 08:12 PM
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Every time Chetan Bhagat comes out with a new book, he manages to capture the interest and the awe of today’s youth. Every book brings out a bigger level of expectation than the one before. But unfortunately the book does not fulfill the craving of a book worm like me and leaves me disappointed. “Revolution 2020” the title is irrelevant till the last few chapters of the book. The tag line “love, corruption, ambition” describes it perfectly. The story is set in Varanasi, one of holiest places in India, considered as a places to cleanse oneself from sins. It’s a tale of three childhood friends, Gopal, Aarti and Raghav, who struggle to find their place in Varanasi. This story is about three friends who grow up in holy city of Varanasi. Two of the boys, both love the same girl, their third friend and girl is completely confused about both of them. Both the boys also have strong ambition. One wants to bring in a revolution and other wants to become rich. What happens in the end is a very messy affair between all of them and you left wondering about the aim of the book.This book was rarely light and entertaining. In fact, it is only in the last fifty pages that I found really interesting and worth reading. Mr. Bhagat says that only the reader can decide whether Gopal is a nice person or not. I agree with him. Chetan Bhagat always writes in simple English and this is no different. The plot confuses you even though it tries to cover so many topics in one story. The end spoils it all! You would rather expect a better twist.But this was too much. It is always easy to review someone else's work, but doing it yourself is much more difficult. Ultimately, his books sell like hot cakes and that is what matters the most. Whether you love it or hate it, you'll end up reading it.
