Half Girlfriend: Movie Tie-In Edition

Very touching novel. Very real issues experienced by migrants...spoke to issues experienced by women ,rural towns and their struggles, highlighted the economic n political issues experienced in many rural areas. Most importantly it speaks to one person's determination to improve these issues and to fight for the love of his live. Lots of live lessons were learnt, never run away from your problems somehow one day you will have to face them.People dislike and discourage what they don't understand once you believe in your heart don't let people dissuade you.....Finally there are still some good people with big hearts out there...Not sure if this was a true story but great technique Chetan

What do you say about a twenty-five-year-old girl who dies? If you’re Madhav Jha, a boy from Bihar with a title and nothing more, you seek help from the noted author Chetan Bhagat, with whom you leave a packet of journals left behind by the beautiful Riya Somani from Delhi, whom you have loved but have never quite possessed. (Hence “half girlfriend,” right?) As it turns out, things are looking up for Madhav even without her; Bill Gates has come to visit, and the Gates Foundation arranges a grant for the Bihari town’s crumbling school. But he continues to mourn, until Bhagat clues him in: Riya is alive. Somewhere. And so Madhav resolves to find her, one way or another. It’s a cheery story, if perhaps too obviously intended as a Bollywood feature film; the side bits, the intersections of Indian and British (and later American) customs, are at least as interesting as the story itself.

I absolutely love this novel. I actually read this in a 1 and a half days. I really loved how it displayed the loyalty of the main character to his homeland and making the lives of the children better and that of his heart. It really teaches you the value of being a friend first and not rushing.This came to me at a time when I am dealing with a personal issue and it is helped me a great deal.

Looks as if the novel has been written with the story being adapted as a film. So some very typical hollywood / bollywood rom com elements involved. The Plot is simple. Although Chetan Bhagat lacks great language, he succeeds in putting forth his thoughts to the reader. So the novel works on some level. A good one time read. This is for the first time that i read romantic fiction.

My brother recommended this book. I bought it but it took me a while before i started reading it. The title of the book actually made me more curious.It took a while before the title :half girlfriend, was defined. I didnt like it but i needed to know how the story ended.I find the story unbelievable. But i enjoyed reading about india, its culture, food and the words. Unfortuantely, i ran into a wall when i tried using the dictionary on my kindle to understand some of the indian words.i gave it 4 stars because the author was not boring in narrating the story. The author used different places to make it interesting for me to just keep reading the book. I liked it and hope to see an improvement on the author's next storyline.

Will surely recommend this book to anyone who is looking for a great book to read.It’s very interesting as well as true in many layers.A gift for the senses.

Yes, one of the most touching and rewarding books I have read in a long time, and I read a lot. It has excitement, great settings, and a personal relationship that could make one weep. I will look for more by this author.

The story is weak, very predictable. The writing style is just average. No highs and lows in the book, it just stays flat throughout. I know this story is soon going to be a motion picture, but with the way Bollywood is churning out amazing and realistic stories these past few years, this kind of a story in a motion picture would probably end up being the last ones !