Actually the full name would be '2 STATES: The Story of my Marriage'.
I got it today, ordered it from Indiaplaza (they have a good deal, check it out here)
Anyway, finished it today itself.. and I have to say, it is good but not as good as his previous efforts (except for One Night @ the Call Center <-- which I hated).
It is not as funny as Five Point Someone (even 3 Mistakes had a few more laugh-inducing scenes), which maybe, because the subject matter is not that relatable as his previous efforts....
Fooling around in a college campus? Okay. Working at a menial job? Okay. Journey through up and downs of life? Okay.
But a cross-community love story, though having great potential, is never fully utilized.
SPOILERS
Mainly because the book is starts somewhere around the early 90s and some of the issues just dont hold ground today. Today, it is very difficult to relate to wife-beating fathers, completely dowry-centric mothers, heavily racist and biased dialogues... it just doesn't resonate with you, especially when the characters in question are so ultra-modern and come from IITs and IIMs.. having live-in relationships and whatnot.
Also, another thing that fails to leave an impact is the actual romance of the protagonists. The courtship feels half-baked and you are left wondering when the two fell in such deep love so as to withstand the troubles these two face. The story's shift from the cute IIM-set love story to heavy marital negotiations feels abrupt.
But, on the plus side, it is still quite funny (a scene involving Disney-themed underwear is hilarious).. and Ananya, the female protagonist, is a very strongly written character.
END OF SPOILERS
So, what do you people think? How many of you have read it? Please contribute!!!
I got it today, ordered it from Indiaplaza (they have a good deal, check it out here)
Anyway, finished it today itself.. and I have to say, it is good but not as good as his previous efforts (except for One Night @ the Call Center <-- which I hated).
It is not as funny as Five Point Someone (even 3 Mistakes had a few more laugh-inducing scenes), which maybe, because the subject matter is not that relatable as his previous efforts....
Fooling around in a college campus? Okay. Working at a menial job? Okay. Journey through up and downs of life? Okay.
But a cross-community love story, though having great potential, is never fully utilized.
SPOILERS
Mainly because the book is starts somewhere around the early 90s and some of the issues just dont hold ground today. Today, it is very difficult to relate to wife-beating fathers, completely dowry-centric mothers, heavily racist and biased dialogues... it just doesn't resonate with you, especially when the characters in question are so ultra-modern and come from IITs and IIMs.. having live-in relationships and whatnot.
Also, another thing that fails to leave an impact is the actual romance of the protagonists. The courtship feels half-baked and you are left wondering when the two fell in such deep love so as to withstand the troubles these two face. The story's shift from the cute IIM-set love story to heavy marital negotiations feels abrupt.
But, on the plus side, it is still quite funny (a scene involving Disney-themed underwear is hilarious).. and Ananya, the female protagonist, is a very strongly written character.
END OF SPOILERS
So, what do you people think? How many of you have read it? Please contribute!!!
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