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Hi, I'm Keshav, and my life is screwed. I hate my job and my girlfriend left me. Ah, the beautiful Zara. Zara is from Kashmir. She is a Muslim. And did I tell you my family is a bit, well, traditional? Anyway, leave that.

Zara and I broke up four years ago. She moved on in life. I didn't. I drank every night to forget her. I called, messaged, and stalked her on social media. She just ignored me.

However, that night, on the eve of her birthday, Zara messaged me. She called me over, like old times, to her hostel room 105. I shouldn't have gone, but I did ... and my life changed forever.

This is not a love story. It is an un-love story.

From the author of Five Point Someone and 2 States, comes a fast-paced, funny and unputdownable thriller about obsessive love and finding purpose in life against the backdrop of contemporary India.

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Chetan Bhagat is the author of nine blockbuster books. These include seven novels—Five Point Someone (2004), One Night @ the Call Center (2005), The 3 Mistakes of My Life (2008), 2 States (2009), Revolution 2020 (2011), Half Girlfriend (2014) and One Indian Girl (2016)—and the non-fiction titles What Young India Wants (2012) and Making India Awesome (2015). Chetan’s books have remained bestsellers since their release. Several of his novels have been adapted into successful Bollywood films.

The New York Times called him the ‘the biggest-selling English language novelist in India’s history’. Time magazine named him amongst the ‘100 most influential people in the world’, and Fast Company, USA, listed him as one of the world’s ‘100 most creative people in business’.

Chetan writes columns for leading English and Hindi newspapers, focusing on youth and national development issues. He is also a motivational speaker and screenplay writer.

Chetan quit his international investment banking career in 2009 to devote his entire time to writing and make change happen in the country. He lives in Mumbai with his wife, Anusha, an ex-classmate from IIM-A, and his twin boys, Shyam and Ishaan.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0B1F7XVHN
Publisher ‏ : ‎ HarperCollins India (July 1, 2022)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 1, 2022
Language ‏ : ‎ English
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 367 pages

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Chetan Bhagat is the author of nine blockbuster books. These include seven novels—Five Point Someone (2004), One Night @ the Call Center (2005), The 3 Mistakes of My Life (2008), 2 States (2009), Revolution 2020 (2011), Half Girlfriend (2014) and One Indian Girl (2016) and two non-fiction titles— What Young India Wants (2012) and Making India Awesome(2015). His upcoming book 400 Days is now available to preorder and will release on 17th September 2021. Chetan’s books have remained bestsellers since their release. Four out his five novels have been already adapted into successful Bollywood films and the others are in process of being adapted as well. The New York Times called him the ‘the biggest selling English language novelist in India’s history’. Time magazine named him amongst the ‘100 most influential people in the world’ and Fast Company, USA, listed him as one of the world’s ‘100 most creative people in business’. Chetan writes columns for leading English and Hindi newspapers, focusing on youth and national development issues. He is also a motivational speaker and screenplay writer. Chetan quit his international investment banking career in 2009 to devote his entire time to writing and make change happen in the country. He lives in Mumbai with his wife, Anusha, an ex-classmate from IIM-A, and his twin boys, Shyam and Ishaan. You can email him at info@chetanbhagat.com or fill in the Guestbook with your feedback. You can also follow him on twitter (@chetan_bhagat) or like his Facebook fanpage (https://www.facebook.com/chetanbhagat.fanpage).

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Manju Nambiar

Chetan Bhagat is back with a PageTurner

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 19, 2018

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I picked up this book as soon as Amazon sent me an email informing me of its release. I have not missed even one of CB’s book till date. The last book ‘One Indian Girl’ however was a complete bummer. It left a few doubts in my mind about the author and I wasn’t sure if I should invest in his next book. But I decided to try CB all the same!
So I started reading the book ‘The Girl in Room 105’ with not that much of an open mind. Btw, I had not read the preview, abstract or anything regarding the book.
As the book started, it was the same old story. All the quintessential elements of the CB book , IIT, nerd boy, faithful friend, pretty girl friend, villain professor, retro parens flashed through the pages and I was just beginning to think, ‘Is the author repeating himself?’ as I got a deja view of Five Point Some One. It actually took quite a bit of convincing from my end to continue reading the initial few pages.
But from when it hit the page, where the murder happened, there was no turning back. I just had to keep turning the pages, curious, snoopy and investigating alongside Keshav. Even amidst the tense situation, the author managed to tickle our funny bones with his satire narrative of the TV anchors, tinder app , and Keshav’s musings.
As the story unfolds, CB takes us through the various characters, their motives and roles in Zara’s lives and just like Keshav, the reader too end up suspecting them for murder until proven innocent and the story leads us on to the next one in a new locale. In an eager to find the killer, I read the rest of the book in one go, past the midnight, almost putting a night out !
I must say, I was not disappointed in the end !!
This is a good read for all Chetan Bhagat fans. There is enough for a curious reader to keep you hooked till the end. Grab the book for a good weekend read !

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Abrar Sumair

Good Ending but….

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 30, 2022

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But guys needs to work on constructing a detective plot. Adding more detailed lines of things involving detective mindset.
Besides that good story considering the stereotypical society and its rules. No spoilers but its simple story stretched soooo much.

Peace. Looking for one more but need some details when u write detective stuffff….. dude!!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 16, 2021

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I am trying to rekindle my love for reading and haven't read a book cover to cover in years. I knew a Chetan Bhagat would do it for me. Really fun storyline; couldn't set my kindle down. It's not high brow stuff. In fact it is more like a mirch masala Bollywood flick. Kind of a guilty pleasure thing.

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Deepti

A good desi suspense thriller with many perspectives

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 10, 2018

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I liked the book because it is very interesting. The suspense in the novel kept me on my toes and I read it on one go. I also liked it because it was not a usual love story; instead, it was a story of letting go and moving on and finding our destiny. It was hilarious in many situations and had good desi one-liners. Highly recommended for both Indian and non-Indian readers. The plot was a bit predictable towards the end but even then, it didn't bore me. I don't know whether elderly Indians would like this, but I would certainly recommend this book to Indian millenials who can relate themselves to the characters in the book.

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Ashish Sharma

Something new and different from Chetan Bhagat but lacks research

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 21, 2018

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Good book, becomes quite engaging after 100 pages or so. A new concept and a different story line by Chetan Bhagat. Too many indian slangs and few hindi words used might not interest global readers. Research on Alwar was really lacking, clearly showed that author didn't even visit the place, met local people or took a road drive from Delhi to Alwar. Overall good read.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 19, 2018

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I guess i was expecting something different this time round. But it started on the same note - CB being narrated a love story. And the story itself was clichéd. It came across like a typical masala book, which i could imagine on big screen eventually. The ending was quite expected as well, which was again pretty disappointing. The whole reason for the murder as well was not well-developed in my opinion.

The only reason i purchased it is because I have loved CB's books but this one just felt like all the other love stories he has written thus far (muslim girl, hindu boy and the whole IIT setting etc). I guess i was just expecting more.

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nivedita

Light read book

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 28, 2020

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It is a good book for a light read. I would give it 3.5. It has a good mix of fun, suspense and romance

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David Shapiro

A different direction

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 13, 2018

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I have read all that Bhagat has published (that is available here). He steps away from his standard form and takes on a detective novel....and he succeeds. I hope he turns this into a series. In all his novels, his characters feel real; they are flawed heroes. The same is true here. The dynamic between the two 'detecrives' is fantastic. There is a romance involved but it is part of the story, not the main plot.

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Anirudh Banerjee

Mr Bhagat - Average Writing Skills | Extraordinary Marketing Skills

Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on October 11, 2018

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Let me give you a brief reason why I bought this book:

1. A Girl in Room 105 - A Girl. A Room Number and Mr Chetan Bhagat - I bet any man would buy this book to help himself when the internet connection is down.
2. The Cover - Are you kidding me? At first, I googled who the girl is in the cover but was met with nothing but denial.
3. Mr Bhagat released a book trailer was better than an average Bollywood movie.
4. Whenever I search a book on Amazon, this book shows in the list of Promoted Products. No problem though. He has the money. He can do anything with it.

The above 4 factors were what enforced a simple man like me to buy this book. And I was a tad bit disappointed with the fact that this book has got nothing to do with s**, instead, Mr Bhagat uses profound terms like "making love".

Coming to the review,
This book is what one calls a childish thriller. I mean it has those Bollywood types go-gaga love and romance between two families that are eventually never going to accept each other. It has elements of suspense in it which is, unfortunately not that difficult to guess (at least for me) along with the antagonist being totally unpredictable until the end of the very story. Special emphasis has been made on certain elements like childish writing skills, the reason being Mr Bhagat wants every Indian to read it (and cuss about it eventually). However, to be honest, if you have got a 100 bucks (it will eventually sell at that price), I suggest you buy this book and read it when you are too lazy to watch movies like Race 3.

By the way, Mr Bhagat, do you have Zara's number?
I think I have fallen in love with her more than Keshav Rajpurohit.

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Amrit Kumar

Newer grounds for Chetan Bhagat

Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on October 15, 2018

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A first timer is a first timer,
From the writer of one of the most enjoyable love stories, comes this new Crime thriller, rather being sold as an "Unlove" story.

It's a Murder Mystery, weaved around the tissues of love, connecting all the characters with one major plot pillar, and each other.

When you start, you might get a Deja-Vu feel of Half Girlfriend, but hold on to it, it'll change.

It will get better, I wonder why Chetan Bhagat never ventured into this arena before, he should have.
Apart from a few moments, where you feel the plot could have been tighter, and the conversations, a bit more crispier and intense between subjects, it's an overall nicely led to the mystery reveal type of story.

The result is slightly unexpected, so the ending is not bad at all.

So, I can summarise it this way:
"A love story writer, ventured into crime thriller arena, and yes, didn't disappoint."

If you're willing to purchase it for a casual or travel read, go for it.

But don't expect Agatha Christie, Paula Hawkins or Gillian Flynn type of a thriller.

Thank You for reading the review, if you find it useful, don't forget to mark it so.

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KD

Skip this and read " Marry me stranger", if you want to read an Indian pulp thriller

Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on October 13, 2018

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He has probably lost it post revolution 2020. A hat trick of let downers. But this one in particular, has got not readers but himself, clean bowled.

Save your time and money, re-read any of your favorite CB novel, if you were once a fan like me.

Would recommend "Marry me stranger" over this.

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Online Shopper

I am unloving Chetan Bhagat

Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on November 5, 2018

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I picked up and finished reading this book in one day. I picked up this book, because I wanted to decide whether I should hate Chetan Bhagat or not. I wanted to figure this out once and for all and put my mind to peace. After reading this book, I want to unlove him. Dont want to hate because hate is like me drinking poison and expecting him to die, which will never happen.

What I liked about the book!
1. The narrative of CB is simple. Anyone who understands basic colloquial English (Read as Urban Bred, Convent Educated, English speaking population) can quickly fall in line with the plot and flow through it wihtout first referring to the dictionary. Good for beginners and good to form reading habits.
2. The "Prologue Continued" chapter gave me the courage to actually not hate CB. CB is a character in his own story, but the story doesn't end with CB knowing the end of the story. Which is, I think a nice experiment and I can say that it's impressive.

What I didn't like about the book!
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There are a hundred flaws which I want to talk about, but let me take the biggest out of all and talk about it. The heart of any story is in the characterization of the actors in the story. I want to talk about Zara Lone's characterization as she is The Girl in Room 105. By the time I finished reading this book, I was so very disappointed with Zara Lone that if I meet anyone with that name, I would perhaps think twice to make friends with that person. Let me recount Zara's story and while doing so annotate it with my own doubts, questions and commentary.

Zara Lone, a Kashmiri Muslim, doing her PhD in the area of Big Data Analytics and Networking in IIT, having a brilliant argumentative capability, falls in love with Keshav Rajpurohit, son of an RSS Activist, also studying in IIT (forcefully), later taking to work in a IIT-JEE coaching institution. Not likely to happen, but let's move on as love is a crazy thing. Let me point out here that Keshav doesn't have any vision for his life. He simply joined IIT because someone made him do it. A strong woman like Zara is unlikely to find him attractive. But let us say love is crazy and move on. But the fact that keeps nagging me is how come Keshav doesn't discover his own passion, being with Zara. It's like they never talk about that part of life at all. Why doesn't she, with all the brilliant debating skills she has, point Keshav towards that direction, making him see where he wants to go in life!

Zara has suffered because of the instability her father brought about in the family, by marrying repeatedly and wants a stable family life complete with parents-in-law, husband and children. When Keshav introduces her to his family, they reject her. This makes Zara re-evaluate her relationship with Keshav. She breaks up with Keshav. Once again we find a weakness in Zara's characterization. She could have easily debated with Keshav's parents and made them see her point of view. She could have fought to win them over. Keshav and Zara then approach Zara's family. Her father asks Keshav to convert to Islam. Keshav refuses. Here too, Zara (portrayed initially as a brilliant person with independent views about nationality and religion, an activist working for the cause of Kashmir), simply cries and blames her father but doesn't argue with him using her intellect. This leaves me confused.

After this bitter event in her life, she again chooses Raghu, a Hindu, and this time both sides parents agree to their marriage. If Zara's dad had insisted that Keshav convert to a Hindu, why does she choose another Hindu? Given that Zara's dad wouldn't repeat his request, he would perhaps not be too supportive of their marriage, in which case, her dream of a stable family would still not be realized. Is Zara so stupid that she doesn't realize this?

By the end of the story, we see that Zara realizes that Raghu can give her a stable family by being loyal to her, but is not sexually or romantically exciting. She begins to miss Keshav as he is both. So, she ends up meeting this handsome military officer, Faiz Khan and begins an affair with him because she misses the fun and excitement of being with Keshav. Faiz Khan is a Kashmiri Muslim, but is married and has kids. He was attracted to Zara since long (they are family friends) but she was first with Keshav and then with Raghu and he could never get a chance to express his affection to her. So, when Mr. Khan makes advances to Zara, Zara relents. Where does that leave her? After seeing her father in multiple relationships and having suffered the consequences, how can Zara get involved in frivolous sexuality? This, as I see it is the biggest hole in the story!

So, in the endgame, The Girl in Room 105 fails to express completely. None of Zara's brilliance is reflected in any part of life except in the opening paragraphs where she participates in a debate competition. None of Zara's independent and free-thinking nature is reflected in the story. The Girl in Room 105 has nothing to say. As a consequence, you the reader have nothing to read except a few bad jokes and some nice Bollywood like scenes. Read if you want to. (less)

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SHIVANI✔️

Must read very nice story

Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on December 26, 2018

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Must read very nice story

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