I was really excited when I bought 2 States: The story of my marriage by Chetan Bhagat. And here I present the book review:
2 States is Chetan's approach towards love marriages in India. The story starts of really well with typical CB humor that you are used to in his earlier books. This book also carries the same elements of excitement and curiosity that all his books are embedded with. In pretty simple lingo, you would constantly find yourself curious about the events that are bound to happen as the plot continues.
The typical CB humor is still there, and this time Chetan takes it on the South Indians on their Lingo, culinary preferences and not sounding racist, their complexion. But Chetan mentions in the beginning that he is not against them and loves South Indians, so don't expect a scandal out of it.
At many a time, you will find this book being a sequel to his debut novel, Five Point Someone, which I find really interesting and cumbersome at the same time.
Though the book is really awesome in most grounds, there are some points in the story where the facts are simply indigestible. The story is set in the late 1990s or early 2000s and my favorite author showcases a living relationship between the characters at that point of time. Also, he missed out on simple and short points, like the main character of the story, has no friends in college (as there is not even a vague mention of them).
Moreover, the end of the story is really boring except for a pinch of humor or two added between the lines.
The ending is simply not intense as 3 mistakes of my life and is quite cheesy, to put it right.
Overall, my expectations were high and I am quite disappointed. I give it a 3.5/5.
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