Revolution 20:20 ... Before you write its review ...

Chetan Bhagat’s new novel, Revolution 20:20, is now available on stands. I guess there are only three types of people who still don’t know about this:

1. People outside India. 
2. People that don’t have access to Twitter or TV. (ie People earning less than Rs 32 per day.) 
3. People for whom internet is equal to Email and Facebook. Email is for work and sending their CVs to friends and friends of friends. Facebook is for pics and chatting. (ie Orkutians on Facebook who click links which will tell you who visited your profile.) 

I purchased my copy of Revolution 20:20 today. I also have a blog. This makes me eligible to write a book review of Revolution 20:20 although last year i watched more movies based upon novels than the number of novels read by me. 

So what makes me eligible to review a best-selling author's book? Did i mention i have a Twitter account? Earlier you had to study hard and do some relevant work to become to an expert. Nowadays all you need is to just join Twitter. You don’t believe me. Check your timeline next time India is playing a cricket match. 

I guess all i want to say here is that if you are gonna trust my book review of Revolution 20:20 then i am sure you are gullible enough to accept that you have inherited your Nigerian Uncle’s fortune or won a lottery worth GBP 100 million or know who has visited your profile on Facebook.

Looking at the sales figure of Revolution 20:20 i am sure there are going to be lots of review of it. I am also sure most of them will be done by the following three kinds of people:

1. People have read CB’s earlier books and CB has not blocked them. A review saying it is a good story. 
2. People who have been blocked by CB on twitter. They will not review the book. They will tweet links telling you the book is now available on Flipkart for Rs 84. I guess these guys also judge people on the basis of the salary he/she earns. 
3. Wannabe writers. Review will be ….. you have guessed it, haven’t you? I wrote a 1,000 word blurb for this guy’s book. I hope in return my publisher is able to get a 20 word blurb for my book. 

The truth is whether you like it or not Revolution 20:20 is going to sell more copies this year than any other English novel in India. If you decide to review the book then please only review the book. After all if you think you are good enough to write a book review then i guess you must be good enough to your keep personal biases outside the review. If you don’t, you might get lots of comments on your blog but judging a book on the basis of its author is not the right way to write a book review.

To sum up

If you have read CB’s earlier books and enjoyed them you are going to love Revolution 20:20. If you have been blocked by CB on twitter there is no need to tell us at how much discount the book is now available. Only those who have been blocked by CB on twitter are interested in it and there are not many of them.