The cover features a couple simply wrapped in the cables of love with a microphone beside them. Once you read the story, you will realize the connections.
Name: 12 Years: My Messed-Up Love Story
Author: Chetan Bhagat
Format: Hardcopy
Number of pages: 410
Availability: Amazon (Buy the paperback here)
Rating: 4/5
The title is apt for the book, as it is related to what the narrator goes through because he is 12 years older than the love of his life. The book is divided into 3 parts: Mumbai, Dubai, Mumbai. There are no subtitles or chapters, as such.
The language used was easy Indian-English, as usual.
The new English word combination that was fascinating was sadepathetic. It isn’t a real word. Only when you read the book will you know when you can probably use it. 😉
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The story is narrated in the first person by Saket Khurana, who is 34 and a Punjabi. He talks about his messed-up love story that involves his girlfriend, Payal Jain, who is 22 and a Jain. She is young and smart, but has never had a boyfriend before. Their relationship goes on well for about a year, but his stand-up comedy profession wasn’t up to the standards of the Jain community, besides his age, marital status and culture. In this story, the rift between rigid communities and their respective beliefs pull everything downhill for them and Payal is ultimately forced to marry someone else. So, was the relationship between Saket and Payal love or pure lust? Read to find out.
*It was a simple and easy read, though 410 pages.
*CB’s writing has considerably improved.
*It was a sweet story about love and crazy love-making.
*It had sufficient humour in it to keep a smile on my face now and then.
*It was interesting, and at times hilarious, how the author made funny references to serious situations.
*The story shows us how parents tend to mess up the lives of their children because of societal status, religion, age, community and self-interests.
*There are a few negligible errors that could be overlooked.
*There was too much private equity jargon that I wasn’t too interested in reading about.
I have read a book by Chetan Bhagat after many years. I had only read his first two books before giving up because, after reading the Sidney Sheldon and Enid Blyton types, it was difficult not to note the wrong English and errors present. Back then, I didn’t know it was called Indian-English and stopped reading his work altogether.
Now, I’m a calmer reader and open to reading good stories even in Indian-English. Also, I found this book to be quite well-written this time with almost no errors. There was a lot of hype before its release and opinions were thrown all over the internet about people making a fuss or accepting the age difference between the protagonists. I was curious. I must say that the end was quite nice, too.
I would suggest you read this book if you’re open to reading Chetan Bhagat’s book of 410 pages in simple Indian-English, with relatable life choices and lots of humour.
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