I hate Amazon’s review system. I consider it a trash fire sitting on top of another garbage fire lit by trolls and paid reviews. The reasons are numerous. I dislike the 5-star system. It’s too simplistic and doesn’t offer the user an option to rate the Amazon delivery experience separately from the product experience. Thus, … Continue reading Why I finally gave in to the dark side and started posting book reviews on Amazon
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Branding Bhagat: 5 points about Brand CB and 1 Indian Girl
When the news broke that Chetan Bhagat was being sued for plagiarism, I wasn’t so much shocked as incredulous. In all the reviews, including my own, no one had raised a red flag that One Indian Girl was not a Chetan Bhagat book. Until now. Bhagat’s own history with the film 3 Idiots, however, makes him … Continue reading Branding Bhagat: 5 points about Brand CB and 1 Indian Girl
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The mysterious case of the commercial literary fiction writer
But, what is literary fiction? Even experienced writers often have difficulty defining this genre. It's like porn. You know it when you see it, but ask someone to define it, and they either can't or won't.
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Is Making India Awesome actually awesome?
Regardless of which category you fall into, you have something to learn from this book. Is it a perfect book? Of course not. No book is perfect. But, if you are frustrated by everything you see around you, and you want solutions, then read this book. You don’t have to agree with Bhagat’s solutions. I think he misses the mark in a few places, but at least he gets you thinking about how to solve the problem and not just sit there.
