the 3 mistakes of my life

the 3 mistakes of my life

-Chetan Bhagat








Third n much awaited book from my senior..lol!!! :)
I was very eager to get a copy, i rushed to landmark @shoppers stop in the baneerghata ( i was at bangalore then) road. Prologue of the book is an absolute masterpiece i must agree. This was even sent as mails for promotion. Even i had read that before getting a copy. After the perfect start to the innings the story takes off... Filled with the hit maker's perfect ingredients.
The story is basically about a business man from Ahmedabad, Govind ,who makes an attempt to suicide. The story begins with an email of his to Chetan. Chetan finds him with the help of an IIMA prof n orkut. Then Govind narrates his story, the three mistakes in his life. Humour, Love, Religion, Cricket(its no different from religion in some parts of this country) et al are blended for a third perfect..not really just about perfect novel. His friends Omi , Ish , Vidya n mamas characters fits in perfectly. Ali, the young boy with immense talent is the question he asking to Indians, n its all bout the fate of sports n games in this country which manages with a medal somehow in each olympic games. He has described Ahmedabad so naturally , Navrangpura was no unfamiliar place for me when i reached Ahmedabad.
Now why this book is not perfect
Reason 1: Laxman didn't open in the second innings of Kolkata test. All cricket lovers remember this innings.
Reason 2: Mobile phones were not used by middle class people and especially students to that extent or was a rarity during the time line of the story. Entire story would have changed if he had been realistic
Reason 3: The whole structure reminded me of Khaled Hosseini who is master story teller. Author adopted his way of story telling, ie moving along with real life disasters.
Overall the book has a filmi plot and can be read in few hours of time in a single stretch, an entertainer with the 3 mistakes mentioned above.
Hari,Ryan,Alog, Vroom,Shyam,Esha n all will live forever..but i fear Govind,Omi,Isha might not ...
I hope the fourth one will make up for everything.