Here, again Chetan changed tracks, and lots of social services and welfare activities were indulged in. However I am nothing if not a stubborn reader and thus continued to Part II in Bihar. And by the time, part I in Delhi ended, I was feeling itchy to abandon the book. However, then for some unknown reasons, the story changed tracks, or should I say, returned to the boring track Chetan often creates, where his male protagonist becomes so hungry for physical gratification, that nothing but a kiss and a hurried sex act can save him! Neither I nor could Riya stand the bizarre twist in Madhav Jha’s personality. His initial awkwardness, his dwindling self confidence and the love at first sight, he feels for the tall and pretty Riya Somani, were typical Hindi movie stuff, and I did enjoy the scenes, as if I am watching a Bollywood Masala Movie. A village boy from Bihar, entering Stephen’s, the elite college in sports quota. There are 260 pages in toto, so for first 30 pages, I quite enjoyed the story. The winning streak continued for the first ten percent of the book. Chetan’s strategy to place himself as a listener, and the protagonist as a storyteller, works quite well.
Quite a handful! By this time, I was hooked. Apparently, he wishes to off load some old journals of his ex girlfriend, mind you the half ex girlfriend, as Madhav himself couldn’t afford to look at the memories left by his deceased friend Riya. The man in question is Madhav Jha, no less than a Prince of Dumraon! However there is nothing royal about the request he makes to Chetan. Awesome! As far as the title goes and the curiosity it generated, I was smitten.Īnd, as I opened the book and read Prologue, here again I found Chetan has included himself in the narrative, as Bhagat the bestselling novelist himself, who is on a book tour in Bihar, and is unwittingly approached by a tall young man, with an unusual request.
And, he has indeed continued this tradition by strategically adding the word Half in the current book. Be it his debut One Night at Call Centre, or the ones that I mentioned above, all the titles do have a numeral. He often tries to include a numeral in the title. While reading Bhagat’s previous books, I had noticed a pattern. However, as I downloaded the book, I had a sense of deja vu. And yet, was disappointed with Revolution 2020 and Three Mistakes of My Life. My past experience with him has been a mixed bag, enjoyed Five Point Someone and 2 States immensely. Needless to say, the moment I saw this book was available for free on Kindle Unlimited, I made an impulsive decision to read yet another novel by Chetan. Half Girlfriend, an intriguing title, from an equally popular and controversial author, Chetan Bhagat.
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