Another one from Chetan Bhagat.. and while he disappointed me after his first flick.. this one seems a little nice read.. well primarily because I have always been fond of love stories.. and specially when it involves that Family Generated Drama.. and thats the 2 States for you.. While each word seemed inspired from “Love Story-Erich Segal”, its a nicely built plot. The best part of Chetan Bhagat is his style of writing and how he connects well with those typically “Early 20s and 30s” people and how the word “Fuck” become so much important to them .. in all possible meanings of this word.. While I agree the usage of this word has helped me appreciate this book well as I could almost instantaneously utter the word whenever I saw it printed in black in the book.. Something like.. Pure Resonance..

I won’t brief the story.. as I believe a writer must be paid Royalty and his due respect.. But few things that came to my mind while reading was.. He certainly made it look like a pure drama.. just like what he did in one night @ call center .. I hate to see him adding some undesired stuff or story points just to make the fit right.. Com’on.. you are actually spoiling the fun of the book by inviting the heavenly bodies in your books.. Let them be there to answer prayers of people down here.. you don’t take the burden of inviting them down in the messy world.. I hope he gets my point.. (can somebody ping him the link of this post.. I wont.. I am modest ) and then if he was trying to pull everything together.. he seemed to add some pages for no reason.. Guruji.. why would you want him to come.. when there was actually no role for him in this entire plot.. and if you give me the reason that “Forgiveness” is what he wanted to teach us.. then.. Curse off.. but it was never required in the story.. Dad and Chetan.. I am still wondering the whole logic of this him slapping his dad to be a part of this book and then why the sad relation should be a part and if he always was irked with Pa and him, then why would he want readers to know that Pa actually got everything settled for him.. Yeah!! if you want to tell me that dad was invented to make sure that Ma’s character as “You are my son and I own you.. and I deserve command over you” attitude..then I can kind of OK this .. but then again.. there was no need for Dad to go and help Ananya’s parents pacify over Punjabi Mom’s taunts..

Well.. I think I am taking it a bit personal with Chetan bhagat .. hehe.. no no.. he is a nice writer and I specially loved his simple and connecting vocabulary.. So in nutshell.. 2 States is nice read if you are traveling in train and are TrainING for overnight journey.. this is a good timepass.. ( what am I .. a critic.. i mean some editor of any daily.. na na.. i am just trying to prove.. I am an avid reader ) So folks take care for now..

Love ya all..

Loku

PS: The main reason I could connect so well with this story or rather say enjoy this book was I HAVE seen both the parts North and South India and felt them to really appreciate each and everything he made me read.. From Madarasis to Punjabis.. and Dosa to Butter Chicken.. Its getting Globally Indian

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