The 3 Mistakes of My Life

Nicely scripted by our own.. Charles Dickens!

I must say that Chetan Bhagat novels have it all. A bit of all the masalas and spices that are required to make a story sell. Childhood, friendship, passion, dreams, religion, politics, natural disasters, even action.... wat more do ya want in life...??? Lolzzz.... Good sail through style of writing, you get to complete this fiction novel in one go.

Just read this book on my one month trip to India. I loved it and did not want to put it down. Many aspects of the Indian culture were represented well. Religious divides, finding ones path, generational disputes as well as a bit of a love story, Indian style. I am not talking Karma sutra here. Short of taking a trip to India this book is a great read, insightful and a real page turner.

well until i read the 1st mistake i was thinking "this book is one mistake of MY life". well it's not a gr8 book by any standards... problems with the book- the "mistakes" r not really mistakes, and poor correlation btw the mistakes, story and characters(everything). i will spare the writer for the way he writes (like a 6th standard student essay) that...more

well until i read the 1st mistake i was thinking "this book is one mistake of MY life". well it's not a gr8 book by any standards... problems with the book- the "mistakes" r not really mistakes, and poor correlation btw the mistakes, story and characters(everything). i will spare the writer for the way he writes (like a 6th standard student essay) that seems to be his USP. good things- i have read his first book, and he has definitely improver as a writer. he shud realize his strong points. he is no leo tolstoy, but he catches on the "typical indian male " mentality quite well.   hide

Chetan Bhagat has really become popular over the past few years. He made the headlines with his debut “five-point-someone”. His second book “one night at the call centre” became a movie. This is his 3rd book, and he wants write books full-time now. This is the story of young boy from Ahmadabad, Govind and his friends. The story is fairly long and keeps moving from one theme...more

Chetan Bhagat has really become popular over the past few years. He made the headlines with his debut “five-point-someone”. His second book “one night at the call centre” became a movie. This is his 3rd book, and he wants write books full-time now. This is the story of young boy from Ahmadabad, Govind and his friends. The story is fairly long and keeps moving from one theme to another – cricket viewing, business of a sports shop, tutoring kids (and an unexpected romance in between),a child superstar (prodigy?) cricketer – Ali, Hindu vs Muslim issues, etc. The book covers some of the worst instances in Gujarat – the earthquake as well as the Godhra massacre (and subsequent riots). I am not sure why the author chose to combine such gruesome instances in an otherwise light-themed book. Perhaps he wanted to cover the “too varied” colors of life. Almost like a Hindi movie, the (almost) non-sensical-story somehow moves smoothly, keeping the interest alive. There are some clear conceptual parallels with “five-point…” –a) the hard working, but not particularly successful protagonist 2)the heroine and their amorous escapades leading to trouble 3)huge mistake by the protagonist and the suffering/recovery following it. It is a light read, and fairly entertaining, though nothing out of the ordinary. I actually find it surprising that I kind of liked it when I was reading it; but now that I think back, I can’t place my finger on what was really entertaining.   hide

The 3 Mistakes of my life: I was a little skeptical when I started reading this book because Bhagat's 'Five Point Someone' turned out to be a huge disappointment to me, having no substance (but containg enough fowl language to satisy the most lusty of readers). This book is about a lot of things: Friendship, Youth, A Cricket-CRAXY nation, Love, Maths...more

The 3 Mistakes of my life: I was a little skeptical when I started reading this book because Bhagat's 'Five Point Someone' turned out to be a huge disappointment to me, having no substance (but containg enough fowl language to satisy the most lusty of readers). This book is about a lot of things: Friendship, Youth, A Cricket-CRAXY nation, Love, Maths (?!)..... But more than anything else, it's an amazingly insightful book about the political and religious scenario in India: and the dangerous combination of the two. Se the world through the eyes of 21-yr-old Govind: the Amdavad Businessman, and his two friends Ishant (Ish) and Omi... A delightful book to connoisseurs of emoyions, and the many faces of the human mind... -Namrata Sampat   hide

Among Chetan Bhagat's books, I read this one first. Certainly it has something that attracts you from inside - though, in spite of not being,as Govind said,"trendy or sexy like IITs or Call centers'. It's amazing how soon we forget! This book reminded all those calamities -both natural and man-made that Gujrat suffered not a long time ago. Govind, a math lover, (a...more

Among Chetan Bhagat's books, I read this one first. Certainly it has something that attracts you from inside - though, in spite of not being,as Govind said,"trendy or sexy like IITs or Call centers'. It's amazing how soon we forget! This book reminded all those calamities -both natural and man-made that Gujrat suffered not a long time ago. Govind, a math lover, (a type you rarely find as a protagonist-maths lovers are supposed to be geeks and comedy characters) finally realisedf that sometimes maths is best left to books after all! And all about this Hindu-Muslim fights-well, this book touches our heart and brain at the same time with its appeal- we really must always remember the kissing Chimps.   hide

Why is it always three to tango for author Chetan bhagat (remember his v 1st venture 5.sum1?).Here also the author has sketeched the character of 3frnds in a similar pattern-1 being the most adorable&admirable(Ish),then the story-teller cum the lead character(Govind)with his overlapping sets of dos&donts,good-s&bad-s,ri8-s&wrong-s...more

Why is it always three to tango for author Chetan bhagat (remember his v 1st venture 5.sum1?).Here also the author has sketeched the character of 3frnds in a similar pattern-1 being the most adorable&admirable(Ish),then the story-teller cum the lead character(Govind)with his overlapping sets of dos&donts,good-s&bad-s,ri8-s&wrong-s and finally,the relatively inert1(Omi)-more of a silent observer.though 5.sum1 is better than this1 anyday,yet I will like to give it an edge over the former as it also focuses on some v imp social issues like Hindu-muslim riots&the dark side of politics in our country.N,kudos to the author for using mere criket bat-balls as perfect murder weapon in the climax.Last but not the least,I donno y the athor thinks that gals always initiate the act of lovemaking(seen that in 5.sum1 too.) I hate gals being painted in the character of Vidya.   hide

I read this book in one go... Probably it was coz I was reading after a long time. The humour and the realistic characters make it all the more interesting to keep one turning pages, but... the fight for life to save Ali reminded me of a typical hindi movie where everyone tries to get heroic. The 3rd mistake of Govind was not even revealed sympathetically... Anyways, I enjoyed it, loved...more

I read this book in one go... Probably it was coz I was reading after a long time. The humour and the realistic characters make it all the more interesting to keep one turning pages, but... the fight for life to save Ali reminded me of a typical hindi movie where everyone tries to get heroic. The 3rd mistake of Govind was not even revealed sympathetically... Anyways, I enjoyed it, loved Vidya's character, shez a typical girlie, whom I can completely relate with, very cute indeed. A light entertainer and yes, it has all you need for a good Hindi movie.   hide