I ordered Revolution 2020 through Flipkart and got it delivered the very next day. Reached home early in the evening and started reading it.
About the Plot: Usual CB style of writing, there is nothing really enticing in the plot, except for the narration. CB's narration is something that I have really liked in all his books.
The plot revolves around 3 School mates, Gopal, Aarti and Raghav. The story has enormous twists in terms of the relationships between the three. It captures the current state of 'affairs' that is happening in the society.
Kids who sit and cram their books just to ensure that they satisfy the egos of the parents, without even having an idea of what the future beholds for them has been picturized perfectly. On a lighter note, CB holds a grudge against his parents for pushing him to become an Engineer as this comes out very prominently in 5 Point Someone and Revolution 2020 in the form of Prateek.
The lead characters identify the areas of their passion, One wanting Money, Other being a Journo and the third wanting to be an Air hostess; is something that I find very interesting. I don't think it happens with most of us, especially engineers. This reminds me of Aamir Khan's dialogue in '3-Idiots' when he tells Kareena about 'Suhas' character that 'He did an Engineering, Then did an MBA and works for an Investment Bank'. I have a similar story, just that I don't work for an investment bank.
The way corruption and goondaism is portrayed, depicts a perfect setting of Uttar Pradesh Politics. There seems to be nothing that moves in this country without greasing the hands, which is not far from truth.
CB mocks at our system of getting approvals for setting up educational institutions and throws light on mushrooming of new private engineering colleges. I think this has been a bad phenomenon across India, where colleges have been opened without basic infrastructure. At least our Hero's college had the necessary infrastructure, that could be called an Engineering College.
I could relate my state to Gopal when I missed getting into Medicine. Though, I got into Engineering, which was always a second option. In hindsight, I think engineering fitted me right.
Pros: Good and easy read. If you like CB's style of writing, you can be rest assured that you will like this. I kept the Book down only after reading it completely.
Cons: The story line could have been better. We don't like to disappoint the Hero in India. :) (Am I giving away too much?)
Conclusion: It is a fantastic and light read! I liked it.
Can I compare it with CB's earlier books? No harm in comparing, but I liked 2 States and 5 Point some better than Revolution 2020.
