PLOT: 2.5/5 CHARACTERS: 3/5 WRITING STYLE: 2.5/5 CLIMAX: 3/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 3/5 “Arjun Singh is a typical South Delhi brat whose biggest worry is securing a much coveted seat in one of the city’s top colleges. But his ambitious plans come to a screeching halt when he scores a paltry `55’ in English in the […]
Office Shocks | Sumit Aggarwal | Book Review
PLOT: 2.5/5 CHARACTERS: 2/5 WRITING STYLE: 2/5 CLIMAX: 2/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 2.5/5 The title would be more apt if I were to read it in my office. I would be shocked & I would be at the office. But luckily I was at home and a disprin was at hand. Rupa & Co. was celebrating […]
God Save the Dork | Sidin Vadukut | Book Review
PLOT: 2.5/5 CHARACTERS: 2.5/5 WRITING STYLE: 2.5/5 CLIMAX: 2/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 3.5/5 “God Save the Dork” is a sequel to the Vadukut’s “Dork: The Incredible Adventures of Robert ‘Einstein’ Varghese”. Not having the read the 1st one, I did not know what the storyline was but was promised a lot of laughs going by the […]
Corporate Atyaachaar | Abhay Nagarajan | Book Review
PLOT: 2/5 CHARACTERS: 3/5 WRITING STYLE: 2/5 CLIMAX: 2/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 2.5/5 Catchy title: Check. Catchy Cover: Check. Catchy Language: Check. Reader relevance: Oops..!! And that last statement defines the fate of Abhay Nagarajan’s Corporate Atyaachaar. Though well written with decent comical timing and content, the book has failed to click with the majority readership. […]
Two Fates | Judy Balan | Book Review
PLOT: 3/5 CHARACTERS: 3/5 WRITING STYLE: 4/5 CLIMAX: 3/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 5/5 Two Fates by Judy Balan is the story of a couple, Rishab and Deepika, falling in and out of love, and what happens when their families decide to bring their love story back on track. When you pick up a chick-lit book to […]