5 Point Someone and One night @ d Call Center

I just finished reading both of these Chetan Bhagat books recently. It was a nice change reading an Indian author. The last I had read was Jhumpa Lahiri's 'The Namesake'. This isn't something I am proud of - simply stating it as a fact - I have read quite a lot but haven't read much written by Indian authors. Wonder why.. Just didnt get around to it. Fortunately, I always have a never-ending collection of books to read. So eventually, I'll get around to reading more from my fellow country men and women - *insha allah*

Coming back to Chetan Bhagat - my initial reaction was one of slight disappointment - mostly due to the Indian English I think. I'd heard so much Hoo Haa about Chetan Bhagat's books by then, and so the expectations were high, and good English was anyway an unsaid fundamental expectation. Therefore, the reaction I guess. When I asy Indian English, I mean the typical Indianisms.. also the English that is clearly a translation of thoughts in regional languages (in this case Hindi..), etc etc. Of course, this is when I did not understand the setting - an IIT campus in Delhi in one case and a call center in Gurgaon in the other. That explains. Then it may have been intentional for all I know.

Coming to the books, nice reading. I wouldn't rate it very highly in terms of the literature value, but the ability to connect with the audience with '5 Point Someone' and the relevance to the times in case of 'One night @ d Call Center' are definitely positives and the fundamental reasons for the success the books have seen. '5 Point Someone' must have rung a bell with all IITians - alumni, current and even the aspirants. 'One night @ d Call Center' would have rung a loud bell with d generation of d many many call center employees working in various cities of India - especially those who work the deadly red-eye graveyard shifts!

Good experience, overall. I don't mind checking out his other book - its called '3 biggest mistakes' i think..