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9th Semester
Sidharth is your regular college-goer, who finds himself placed in one of the nation’s top IT companies. Smacked in the center of a professional and personal growth curve, Sid encounters some amazing lessons couched in great life experiences. One to wear his heart on his sleeve, Sid finds love in every nook and cranny, but it passes by him like a baby in a bumper random, speedy and out of control.
And yet, he journeys on, making light of his pain through his vehicle of choice, laughter.
Eventually, love doesn’t come knocking, but instead, has been in his living room all the while.
And yet, he journeys on, making light of his pain through his vehicle of choice, laughter.
Eventually, love doesn’t come knocking, but instead, has been in his living room all the while.
228 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 10, 2017
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January 12, 2018
Book: 9th Semester
Author: M. N. Vijay
Publisher: Notion Press
Genre: Youth Adult Fiction
Pages: 228 pages
Blurb:
Sidharth is your regular college-goer, who finds himself placed in one of the nation's top IT companies. Smacked in the center of a professional and personal growth curve, Sid encounters some amazing lessons couched in great life experiences. One to wear his heart on his sleeve, Sid finds love in every nook and cranny, but it passes by him like a baby in a bumper car: random, speedy and out of control.
And yet, he journeys on, making light of his pain through his vehicle of choice, laughter.
Eventually, love doesn't come knocking, but instead, has been in his living room all the while.
About the author:
M. N. Vijay, born and raised in the city of awesomeness, Chennai, was just a regular Joe, often compared with Sharma ji's son. After engineering, he was placed in one of the best MNCs in the country which helped him realize that he sucked at being a techie. Soon, faced with a quarter life crisis, he embarked on a journey to find the one thing that could change his crisis to celebration.
What started as a hobby, soon became a serious passion that made him quit his job of two years. This book, is his first novel and his passion put into words.
His favorite quote is from the movie, Dead Poets Society, which is: "CARPE DIEM. Seize the day,boys. Make your lives extraordinary again.!" Also, he loves to Hakuna Matata.
On a different irrelevant note, his real name is Mohan N. V.
The Cover:
I must say the cover is a very attractive one. The cover itself made me pick up the book. The big broken heart symbol in the black background quite stands out with lot of little hearts filling both the sides of the heart.
My review:
This book seemed like the writer's own story. It's a good choice that the author has chosen to write his own life accounts as it's the most relatable thing a writer can start with. Going by the fact that it's Vijay's first book, I would say he has fared well.
To read the entire review, please click on this link- http://bigbollywoodata.com/book-revie...
Author: M. N. Vijay
Publisher: Notion Press
Genre: Youth Adult Fiction
Pages: 228 pages
Blurb:
Sidharth is your regular college-goer, who finds himself placed in one of the nation's top IT companies. Smacked in the center of a professional and personal growth curve, Sid encounters some amazing lessons couched in great life experiences. One to wear his heart on his sleeve, Sid finds love in every nook and cranny, but it passes by him like a baby in a bumper car: random, speedy and out of control.
And yet, he journeys on, making light of his pain through his vehicle of choice, laughter.
Eventually, love doesn't come knocking, but instead, has been in his living room all the while.
About the author:
M. N. Vijay, born and raised in the city of awesomeness, Chennai, was just a regular Joe, often compared with Sharma ji's son. After engineering, he was placed in one of the best MNCs in the country which helped him realize that he sucked at being a techie. Soon, faced with a quarter life crisis, he embarked on a journey to find the one thing that could change his crisis to celebration.
What started as a hobby, soon became a serious passion that made him quit his job of two years. This book, is his first novel and his passion put into words.
His favorite quote is from the movie, Dead Poets Society, which is: "CARPE DIEM. Seize the day,boys. Make your lives extraordinary again.!" Also, he loves to Hakuna Matata.
On a different irrelevant note, his real name is Mohan N. V.
The Cover:
I must say the cover is a very attractive one. The cover itself made me pick up the book. The big broken heart symbol in the black background quite stands out with lot of little hearts filling both the sides of the heart.
My review:
This book seemed like the writer's own story. It's a good choice that the author has chosen to write his own life accounts as it's the most relatable thing a writer can start with. Going by the fact that it's Vijay's first book, I would say he has fared well.
To read the entire review, please click on this link- http://bigbollywoodata.com/book-revie...
October 15, 2017
Cute & Candid - Sidharth's life at TechFocus!!!
The story has been very candidly laid out for the readers. The ordeals a new joinee might go through in any campus with new friendships, crushes, infatuations, future aspirations.... and nevertheless the new job, are very much identifiable.
Infact, the pages where the Fiesta Gang members had to leave each other to join their respective job locations after training, literally brought tears to my eyes as well.
The story is so candid that a single turn of the page, literally took me from being teary-eyed to laughing my lungs out!!!
However, one of the chapters, where Sidharth is sad to realise that one of his crushes might not be virgin, made me wonder if men from southern India still belongs to the stone age??? Like, really???
Disappointingly, 9th semester is nowhere to be found, not even an indirect reference and I really wish that the author would share, why the hell he has named the book 9th semester!!!
Guys...Happy Reading :P
The story has been very candidly laid out for the readers. The ordeals a new joinee might go through in any campus with new friendships, crushes, infatuations, future aspirations.... and nevertheless the new job, are very much identifiable.
Infact, the pages where the Fiesta Gang members had to leave each other to join their respective job locations after training, literally brought tears to my eyes as well.
The story is so candid that a single turn of the page, literally took me from being teary-eyed to laughing my lungs out!!!
However, one of the chapters, where Sidharth is sad to realise that one of his crushes might not be virgin, made me wonder if men from southern India still belongs to the stone age??? Like, really???
Disappointingly, 9th semester is nowhere to be found, not even an indirect reference and I really wish that the author would share, why the hell he has named the book 9th semester!!!
Guys...Happy Reading :P
November 12, 2017
Semi-autobiographical account of the writers days at Infosys Mysore campus. This book should have been his diary locked firmly in his cabinet inaccessible to anyone, but instead it's out in open to test readers patience. If the writer had so much desire to share his account, then he could have written a blog and shared with friends who were with him instead of this book.
Objectively speaking most of this book is just a collection of events in that training narrated by writer in the name of siddarth. The writer has made sure to put lot of " laughed out loud after hearing this" kinda sentences to tell readers that he is narrating a funny event. That event might have been funny when it occurred for the people involved, but it is lame for a third person reading it. Is it because of the way the writer has narrated or the events themselves are periodic? Am not sure.
In one chapter the narrator tells that he has flunked and won't be completing training on time and in another he tells he's proud of being a nerd! There is no mention of any nerd behavior of the narrator. Seems like the writer didn't bother to read his own manuscript after writing.
The author has used a lot of abbreviations without bothering to explain. FA-1, DC, TBBT etc.
The story is filled with abstractness. There is chapter in which author tells he joined a play. No name! In the same he tells second line of his dialogue was funny! Seriously. In another he tells he spiked his drink without telling the name again.
There are still more, but am bored to type. This is author's first novel and every chapter screams that. I wish author had read his book at least once before printing, to have mercy on readers.
Objectively speaking most of this book is just a collection of events in that training narrated by writer in the name of siddarth. The writer has made sure to put lot of " laughed out loud after hearing this" kinda sentences to tell readers that he is narrating a funny event. That event might have been funny when it occurred for the people involved, but it is lame for a third person reading it. Is it because of the way the writer has narrated or the events themselves are periodic? Am not sure.
In one chapter the narrator tells that he has flunked and won't be completing training on time and in another he tells he's proud of being a nerd! There is no mention of any nerd behavior of the narrator. Seems like the writer didn't bother to read his own manuscript after writing.
The author has used a lot of abbreviations without bothering to explain. FA-1, DC, TBBT etc.
The story is filled with abstractness. There is chapter in which author tells he joined a play. No name! In the same he tells second line of his dialogue was funny! Seriously. In another he tells he spiked his drink without telling the name again.
There are still more, but am bored to type. This is author's first novel and every chapter screams that. I wish author had read his book at least once before printing, to have mercy on readers.
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