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half girlfriend

Title: Half Girlfriend
Author: Chetan Bhagat
Pages: 270
Price: 175 INR
Published By: Rupa Publications
Genre : Love Story (Typical Bollywood Drama)
Characters: Madhav Jha and Riya Somani.
Special Appearance by Bill Gates ;)
Story set in: Dumraon and Patna (Bihar), Delhi and New York City.

The book is a story about a boy (Madhav Jha) from Bihar and a girl (Riya Somani) from Delhi. Both of them has a common point, Basketball. The boy from a rural background is very under confident to face people in his new college St. Stephens in Delhi where as the girl is modern in her appearance but is a silent natured typical girlish character. She speaks the least and enjoy listening on the contrary Madhav speaks a lot. The books deals with the life and times of both of them whilst they first met on the basketball court of St.Stephen's in Delhi till the ending when their son is fumbling with basketball on a newly prepared basketball court in Madhav's village Dumraon. As usual Chetan Bhagat has used extravagant ways to strike the right chords of emotions in the readers. The book has an essence of village and a scent of city life. The story starts like it did in Revolution 2020 and moves at a normal pace. Suddenly when Riya leaves the college the story pick up pace and continues the pace till the ending when Madhav reaches New York city. Overall worth a read and I would say not one of the best books of Chetan Bhagat.The story seems like a typical Bollywood love story which is a bit expected and a twist in the tale.  3.5 on 5 If I have to rate.




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