Have you ever experienced what happens when a porn movie is mistakenly played in front of your grandma and the CD player refuses to stop?
Have you ever experienced what happens when mixture of vodka and soft drink is served to hundreds of people gathered for a party?
Have you ever experienced what happens when a boy is kicked in the groin by a girl when he attempts to kiss her?
Have you ever experienced what happens when a college-going student has an affair with a married woman whose husband carts a gun?
Have you ever experienced what happens when you are conspired into a murder that you had merely witnessed?
Welcome to hilarious story of five friends named Raj (the flirt chap), Arti (the sweet female lead), Andy (the creepy leader), and Sam (the biggest problem of Raj's messed up life). These people can answer all the above questions in this fun tickling novel.Are you ready to experience the roller coaster ride of events? If yes, then sit back and enjoy!
The cover of this book said it's a National Best Seller, and the abstract written at the back of the book tempted me to buy this when I was just going through the racks of books at the Crossword. It also held the caution in the first page saying 'Beware before you read...... you may die laughing......'
But sorry to say this was a complete disappointment. I have completed the book in one day not because I enjoyed or it gripped me, it was only because I didn't wanted to invest another day reading this stuff.
The author, Mandar Kokate, seems to have written this as if a deadline of couple of days was given of him to complete the book. The story revolves around 5 friends and the narrator being a character called Raj. Really don't know, what was expected from him, because in the entire book all he could think about was sex, a typical sex starved guy who could not control his manhood.
The story was far more than fiction, I will say the entire story was hypothetical. It didn't had any real life similarity. Things like moving on to a new locality, then a porn movie being mistakenly played in front of a grandma, falling in love, again falling for other married woman, then again falling for his cousin, then seducing and kissing each one of them, then a dramatic murder, a divorce, an attempted killing, mixing vodka and sex pills in the soft drinks in a party and finally suicide. All this things happening in a matter of 10 days. Is anybody so STUPID to believe all this.
Mandar, shows how desperately he is trying to become an author. My suggestion will be, write some realistic stuff, and please please please do not try to imitate anybody, because there will be only one Chetan Bhagat, only one Ravi Subramaniyam etc etc.
“Dhoooooom!” “Whaaaaaat!” I was so shawked that my “thirty two teethes” fell broadly open “in tribulation”, as my mouth “twitched in”.
“In short, my mental fuse detonated and bad sector crept in” (p. 108). Kokate is “culpable for this mishap” (p. 95).
Kokate has “deep cravings” about “boobs” (crap! I never heard of concave ones till now), and his ideas about sex seem to end at holding “thirty six inch hips” and kissing. Seriously, real life Arti deserves better!
Kokate’s English is atrocious, his spellings unheard of; no wonder he didn’t get a publishing house for this book. And yes, his blog doesn’t have one rabid comment, thus displaying an egotistical tendency overly soaked in mama’s love – who, no doubt, would have advised that bad comments will come from spirits who bode ill will (LMAO).
Kokate should either write in Marathi, or learn English, and definitely learn to use a word processor. Because if he continues like this, people from Maharashtra will brand him an alien from “North India”.
By the way, I really enjoyed the book – never read such “shit” English in two score and four. Kokate is “a dumb”. I scored the book at 3 on 20 (1.5 out of 10 seemed illogically non-integery, if I may). Through the lyrical prose, I realized that I was the “ass hole” (he even inserted a space in asshole!!) to have wasted 150 on it.
Anyway, hope the fellow recovers his investment in Expression Publications, and never writes again.
This is a must read for all aspiring writers as it shows how not to write a book. The Introduction says, we will die laughing. I didn't laugh even once during the whole novel. I observe that many so-called modern Indian writers only write about sex or love. Maybe, Chetan Bhagat is their 'inspiration'. This book is no exception. It has no properly etched out characters and no interesting plot. The book is like watching a B-grade movie. Many scenes felt like the author is writing down what he might have spoken if asked to narrate the story of a film. It was that lame. This fellow makes Chetan Bhagat look like Charles Dickens of masala books.
I regret spending 3-4 hours of my life on this book. From now on, I will not buy an Indian author book without reading some reviews or inquiring about it.
The protagonist - Pathetic - a guy in search of "love??"" huh?? oh, is that why he thinks every time he approaches a girl physically he thinks it is love... Bullshit... How do all the troubles in the world get attracted to him? And he accepts everything? No, I dont want to talk about this guy Raj again.. ever..
Love interest - First of all, there is no love.. He seems to get attracted to every woman in the plot with the same sexual notion and then he calls them love.. Arti, Neha and Sejal.. Oh come on.. and Seema too?
So a few drops of tears and Raj accepts to act as an illicit boyfriend to Sejal, whom he didnt even know a day earlier? It could not become more filmy when Raj announces to marry Sejal. Let me not go into that one..
Is there nothing called sanity in this piece of writing?
And all this crap takes place in a week, maximum?
Verdict - Reading through the blurb, I thought it should be quite interesting "without reading the reviews".. That is where I went wrong.. So take the situations from the blurb + add a dumb.. no no.. pathetic, stupid male protagonist + crappy writing + bad bad bad plots from a badly made B grade Bollywood movies + lots and lots of masala, sleazy moves, sex = Oh shit not again !!!!
I felt i have wasted my money in buying such lousy book. It talks more about porn & nothing else. Oh shit not again in my life will i go for such new authors. The name suggests the kind of content it has.... Worst!!!
The cover and remarks are very misleading...i actually put this on my wishlist for my birthday....such a waste of time....its one book i would ask everyone to avoid....the author has just mashed together really bad movie like plots and even worse jokes..there is no plot, no character build up, in fact no reason for the story and its protagonists....horrible book...it is a minus 5
I wish there was some system of negative rating as well, just for stuff like this book.
I didn't waste much time on it and didn't want to spend any time at all writing about it- but I just wanted to warn off anyone lured to this so-called book.
It is utter rubbish, and I couldn't bring myself to read beyond the second page because a) The writing is worse than abysmal. You get way better from schoolchildren's compositions. So, b) I was genuinely afraid that I'd end up forgetting whatever little I know of the English language.
The crap-fest begins with the title itself, and I would imagine from the little I subjected myself to - goes on and on until the book mercifully ends.
What self-respecting publisher would even want to touch this one, even with asbestos gloves on? Answer: None. The publishers of this "National Best-Seller" advertise at the very front of the volume that those who want to have their work published can just email them and Voila! become a "best-selling" author themselves. Pathetic.
I don't know what justification the publisher has to call it a best-seller. It sure seems like a great big lie, a publicity stunt to make people actually just pick up the book from the shelf. Or maybe the author himself just bought enough copies to have the fame. The guy seriously makes Chetan Bhagat look like the Messiah of Indian writing in English.
You don't need to use complex words and literary constructs to be a good author. You need a story and enough conviction and command over the language to tell it. But you do need to have atleast the standard of English that a 5th standard English-medium student would.
Do not, I repeat... DO NOT read this book, even out of curiosity to see why people are saying it's so bad. The authors wants desperately to ape (and become) the next Chetan Bhagat; but even that is too high a standard for his capability.
So when you see this on the shelves in the book-store - hold your nose, say "oh shit!" and pass on. Life is too short to waste even a few minutes on this one.
a) Have you ever experienced what happens when you mistakenly play a porn DVD before your 70 ever old Grandmother and the DVD player refuses to stop.
b) Have you ever experienced what would happen to a group of mid aged people if they are served a mixture of vodka and sex pills in a party.
c) Have you ever experienced how it feels when your girlfriend kicks in your groin when you try to kiss her.
d) Have you ever experienced how it feels when your are forced to date a mid aged sexy lady whose husband carries a gun even when he goes out for a pee.
e) Imagine how you would feel if you are conspired into a murder that you have merely witnessed.
f) Imagine how you would feel if your reading your potential wife’s suicide letter after her death.
Oh shit, Not Again deals with all the above mentioned stuff. Its a tale of 5 friends. Raj, Arti, seema, andy and sam, how they met and how things turned out for the lead character raj because of the other four characters.
The narration begins with Raj relocating from bombay to pune as his father gets transferred. In his new locality he meets up with Arti, seema, andy and sam and instantly gel’s up with them. As time flows by, the budding friendship between Raj and Arti blossoms into love. The story then taken a U-turn with the introduction of shetal a mid aged lady, with a body which a arouse sexual feelings even in a 60 year old man. Sheetal meets raj and asks him to do her a favor by acting as her boyfriend so that her husband who has been cheating on her for another lady can be taught a lesson. This favor leads to a funny ride which the reader would enjoy to the core. The rest of the story is how Raj helped sheetal, how he gets involved in a murder crime,how Andy proposes Seema, how Andy fights with seema’s dad and tries to convince him for their marriage and how and with whom Raj has his first sex with ..
I am indeed very much shocked and thrilled to see how a normal boy’s story can be narrated in such a gripping way. Hail Mandar Kokate… U got some great talent. Keep it goin.
I Rate it 4.5/5.. A must have novel in your collection.
I bought this book after seeing the “No 1 Bestseller” tag on it and boy was that my biggest mistake!!
One look at his website/blog and you’ll get an idea of what a narcissistic douche bag this guy really is, there isn’t one bad review on the page!
To the Pros and Cons:
Pros: Well I need to commend the amount of stupidity a person needs to come up and publish this trash. Apart from the description [which I feel is the highlight of this turd] everything else is an assault to the readers every sense!
Cons: There's ABSOLUTELY nothing called a plot in this “book”. I doubt the author even knows such a thing exists from the looks of it!
Its quiet disturbing to see almost EVERY single Female character in this book viewed in terms of Lust! i think he’s only left the protagonists Mother alone!! I really don’t hope to understand what was going on in the authors head when writing this trash but all i can say is, i hope that that is not his take on women!
Next your book does start out fine but there is ABSOLUTELY no connection between the scenes and is so unrealistic that it borderlines schizophrenic hallucinations , why a Young man in his 20's would want to marry a divorced woman whom he doesn’t know that well, is indeed a BIG mystery to me!!
Learn English properly before you even attempt at writing a Book, there are horrendous grammatical errors, appalling transliteration and idiotic lines through out, I really wonder if there was any amount of editing or if it was done by a retarded fish!!
I think i could go on and on about the NUMEROUS Cons about this Trash!
Bottom line...Waste of Money, time and TOTAL Shame to Indian writing!
If you are writing another one, I would DEFINITELY say "Oh Shit Not Again!!"
P.S- I had written this review quiet awhile back and posted it on the author’s blog and surprise surprise it was gone the next day! So figured I'd put it up on goodreads and save a few people from reading this nightmare!
0/5. That's the rating which this book gets from me.
Its a pathetic book which has: - an appalling story line, if that's what you want to call it - atrocious grammar - dismal butchering of English language throughout.
Oh shit not again is a story of 5 friends, out of which Rajendra Jedhe alias Raj is our central character. He falls in love with Arti whereas his friend Andy finds love in Seema. The story is about the emotional and sexual drama of Raj where he gets into trouble every now and then. Typically, a Bollywood movie masala where the hero is a little desperate in finding love. He admires his own cousin Neha in the process. The character of Neha is strongly reflected and she stands for herself in a nice fashion. Raj also fells for Sejal aunty who was being tortured by her husband and wants Raj’s help to teach him a lesson. In the latter half, she also falls for him and now our hero is totally confused about whom to choose and whom to dump. The friendship and bonding of the 5 friends is nicely depicted. The novel doesn’t have any particular feel-good factor or positive for its appreciation; but only at one or two scenes, the story evolves in an interesting and eye-catching manner. Also, the novel doesn’t leave a strong impact on the readers and is just a light timepass read. Final review – As is the title of the book, so is the book i.e Oh Shit, Not Again. Ratings – Narration – 2/5 Story – 2.5/5 Imagery – 3/5 Overall – 2/5
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
Absolute CRAP FEST. Its like Mandar is bobbing out ideas out of weird ness and the story just plods around for SEX, Sleaze and Stupidity. Wipe your Ass with this Book.
And I say 1 on 5 because as an author I do know that writing a book is not easy at all! So yes, Mandar Kokate's effort to actually write and publish a book needs to be applauded.
Beyond that. Do not read.
The English used in this English Novel or Novella is not really English. And that is the first thing you notice a couple of pages down the book. The grammar is misguided and the language very wrong.
It does make for an interesting story. Especially if you are a teenager who believes every person you have a crush on is the love of your life, you will identify with the lead character in this book.
The book tries to sell on the basis of sex and scandal and even that seems to fall short on its promise.
If you are curious to find out how wrong a book can go, invest in it.
the review of this book is present in the title "shit". because one word is enough to describe it. #there is no storyline. just some random events. #it can beat any b grade movie in vulgarity. #no character development #not funny at all #I find many things very offensive wish there was option to give zero stars
After I read this book, I said the same thing, "oh shit, not again!" According to these so called new age authors, all the youth think about is sex and that's all there is this stupid book. Pick up a magazine instead, save some time.
The worst book I've read in my entire life. Atrocious grammar, horrible content and most importantly some hopeless shit dished out by a total pervert author. I really pity his hormones.
This book is supreme fun, every moment is worth reading and this book was my first real book as a reader. I had a copy which I lend to my friend who lost it. It is amazing and you would be lucky if you find a copy❤️
This is my First Book Review. My review may not be In-depth and in Professional English. Yet I really hope you people Understand :)
I got two words for the author of this book ...." Simply Stupid " Yes.From The beginning till the end, Everything was so Blunt and fast Paced ! The Characters werent properly described, The Total story was Really lame to be honest ! There wasnt a single "Funny" Moment in the entire story! The story was Meaningless/Pointless ! There isnt anything to call as "Good" ! Everything went bad for the Author ! Too many Non-Veg Jokes and There were lot of elements which deviated from the story ! The Depth of the Friendship between Raj and his Friends werent Properly Descirbed nor the love between Raj and Aarti ! I Dont have Anything more to Talk about !
This is just a Time-Pass Book. Nothing to take home ! Lame Story !
Bottom line: Even if you got nothing else to do, better dont read this book :(
this book says that you will die out laughing...i say u will die out reading this book.the author has no sense on how to write a book....the main characters is shown a horny hungry desperate guy reADY to screw a dog of an area.....there is no story....no plot...and if the author reads this review anytime in future...please save us from your punishments...this book is a rather wastage of resources...the author should learn from great authors like shidney sheldon,j.k.rowling,dan brown and our very own chetan bhagat.
It is one of the worst books ive read in my life. Raj could've atleast been likable. Gawking at every woman possible and describing can be accepted for some time but if the whole book is abt it i'm sorry i could've picked a sex book which would atleast be more explicit. All the characters are uni dimensional carboard cutouts. and no one should talk abt 'fat' like this :O and the book his highly racist colorist sexist prejudiced and stereotypical , if you're gonna tall me thats how 'dude' books roll I am SORRY.
Oh shit! Not again! Not another lousy so called 'story' book, with absolutely no story. That's right people, this book has absolutely no plot. But that's not the best past. It has also managed to portray the author's view that lust is love and the size of a woman breasts are her most attractive quality... Oh I almost forgot, the lead protagonist is really really hot and his friend Sam is completely disgusting!
Trashy B-list bollywood movie sequence + a bit of peeping tom sort of stuff scenes, Kissing/making out = "Oh Shit, not again". Not something I'd ever recommend to anyone.
You may have read many love stories by Indian writers and then felt like cheated as the book turns out to be worthless, well, when you are going to read this book, you are going to cry loud, "OH SHIT NOT AGAIN!!". Because you will felt like you have been cheated again. It seems you are reading a porn story with a bit of thriller embedded in some pages. A complete waste of my 2 hours in this book. I suggest you all not to waste a single minute on this book.
I could't rate this lower than 1 star. The worst book I have ever read. The author is a big time pervert and the book is just a collection of the perverted incidents from his life. Grammatical mistakes and misused vocabulary clearly portray the author's "command" over the English language. Please do a favor to the world and the English language by not writing again!!
"Oh Shit! not again" is a horrable book. It looks like someone has written a story on his wild fantasy dreams. I am sure, if Manda Kokate will write another book i would definitely say "Oh shit! Not again".