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Book review: Yours SarcasticallyPurba Dutt, TN N | May 16, 2014, 12.00A M IST
Book title: Yours Sarcastically
Author: Sandeep Das
Publisher: Leadstart Publishing Pvt. Ltd.
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There is nary a dull moment in the imaginatively conceived narrative in Sandeep Das's debut
novel 'Yours Sarcastically'. Written in a journal format, it chronicles the happenings in the life of
a few management students and has all the ingredients, from campus capers and rivalries, jilted
love affairs and meet-the-parents, betrayals and befriending, recession and recruitments to
meetings and mentoring that make for an engaging and fast-paced read. Thankfully, the author,
an IIM graduate himself, has pretty much laid it out as it is, giving us an insider's view of
everything, and, therefore, coming across a credible read.
So while presentations and pitches and fighting for top honours feature prominently, there's
enough human interest action on the side to keep us riveted and engrossed. Does Nikhil finally get
Neha, the batch mate he's completely sold on, or was their apparent closeness only a matter of
academic expediency? What happens when a couple of hot blooded graduates want to check out
whorehouses in Mumbai? How and why do clients shell out crore to management consulting
firms, and what does glib and jargon-laden talking have to do with wining clients' approval? Das
pays attention to detail and has the propensity to make the raunchy and bawdy bits sound very
matter of fact and knows just how to sex up the matter-of-fact corporate and organizational
goings-on to keep the reader hooked. The characters are well etched out and come with their own
set of quirks, idiosyncrasies, and complexes. The market survey entailing interviews with size zero
women in Mumbai is a hoot, equally insightful as it is hilarious.
If author Chetan Bhagat can be thanked for anything - and no, certainly not for the books he has
spun out - it is for giving so many closet and first-time writers like Das the courage and
motivation to tell their own stories. Bhagat has shown them that there is nothing as credible like
telling your own story, warts and all. Das has managed to tell his story with humour, honesty and
eloquence. That is not to say that the book is without its flaws. The editing ought to have been far
tighter and the narrative could have been trimmed without taking anything away.
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Love Chetan Bhagat's books. Looks like IIM-A is setting some kinda trend.Looking forward to reading Sandeep Das's book.
NICE ARTICLE----------------- GEM~ A Spiritual Psychic
Certainly Chetan Bhagat has given kickstart many first-time writers.
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Women do not marry for the sake of a man. They marry for the sake of ababy (or two). So any sex after the baby is born does not make any sense towomen. Women stop all sex after getting the children they want. In the oldendays, women wanted 8-10 children, so a man had the hope for sex for about20 years (albeit with long interruptions). But now, once women have deliveredtwo children, ALL sex is over in 4-5 years of marriage. The man may doanything, but sirrah, no sex. Worse, once the children are born, women quitenaturally start pushing the man out of their life. He must pay the money ofcourse. But on every other count, he is not wanted. That is the reality oftoday's marriages. So, if any foolish young men still want to get married,ensure to get absolutely clear prenup agreement which covers all theexpectations of both partners, including sex. If this is not covered, heavenhelp the man
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There is nary a dull moment in the imaginatively conceived narrative inSandeep Das's debut novel 'Yours Sarcastically'. Written in a journal format,it chronicles the happenings in the life of a few management students andhas all the ingredients, from campus capers and rivalries, jilted love affairsand meet-the-parents, betrayals and befriending, recession and recruitmentsto meetings and mentoring that make for an engaging and fast-paced read.Thankfully, the author, an IIM graduate himself, has pretty much laid it out asit is, giving us an insider's view of everything, and, therefore, coming across acredible read. So while presentations and pitches and fighting for top honoursfeature prominently, there's enough human interest action on the side to keepus riveted and engrossed. Does Nikhil finally get Neha, the batch mate he'scompletely sold on, or was their apparent closeness only a matter ofacademic expediency? What happens when a couple of hot bloodedgraduates want to check out whorehouses in Mumbai? How and why doclients shell out crore to management consulting firms, and what does gliband jargon-laden talking have to do with wining clients' approval? Das paysattention to detail and has the propensity to make the raunchy and bawdybits sound very matter of fact and knows just how to sex up the matter-of-factcorporate and organizational goings-on to keep the reader hooked. Thecharacters are well etched out and come with their own set of quirks,idiosyncrasies, and complexes. The market survey entailing interviews withsize zero women in Mumbai is a hoot, equally insightful as it is hilarious. Ifauthor Chetan Bhagat can be thanked for anything - and no, certainly not forthe books he has spun out - it is for giving so many closet and first-timewriters like Das the courage and motivation to tell their own stories. Bhagathas shown them that there is nothing as credible like telling your own story,warts and all. Das has managed to tell his story with humour, honesty andeloquence. That is not to say that the book is without its flaws. The editingought to have been far tighter and the narrative could have been trimmedwithout taking anything away.
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