How Opal Mehta got screwed
Book Review
‘How Opal Mehta got kissed, got wild & got a life’
Its always a good feeling when you flip the last page of a book and declare it ‘officially done’. I was more than happy when I finished this book. I was glad, I was euphoric. I didn’t have to spend anymore waking & semi-sleep hours following Opal Mehta’s misadventures at being fashionable, genius & a complete moron at the same time.
The story is rather plain. Kavya wants us to believe that OM (Opal Mehta) is a complete nerd who never watches TV, doesn’t know any boy in 10km radius from planet earth & never worn lace panties before. She also wants us to believe that parents (Indian, at that) are willing to get their daughters in uber-minis, slut around the campus and kiss the first available guy!!! Duh….get real, miss!!
To be fair, the book had its own moments which lit up my dark brain like the time when everyone finds out Opal is a faker/ poser & how ingeniously HBz send an email to the whole class with proof of Opal’s misadventures. I almost felt for her. Well almost! The acronyms just killed any traces of interest. HOWGAL- How Opal Will get a Life!!!
How about HOWGKITA- How Opal will get kicked in the ass, for being a complete nutcase (& not in a nice way)
Bottomline. Good read if you have absolutely nothing to do & want to relive your miserable & embarrassing moments in college. Makes me thank God, I was so totally cool in my college. Thank God for not turning me into Opal, or Kavya (who is on her way to hall of shame), or the ‘Haute Bitches”.
Tips when you decide to publish a novel:
Don’t steal stuff from other equally bad writers; they will just hog your controversy limelight.
Don’t name your lead Opal Mehta and then try & make the readers believe she is from ‘Madras’
Don’t get into Harvard and pose for pics with a stupid, caught in the act grin when you get your ass sued.
Don’t get all biographical, people will think it was you who danced on the tabletop with guys around you and didn’t even get kissed till you graduated.
DISCLAIMER: This book was a gift from a friend who suddenly has new found respect for Chick-Lit. She gave me the book before the controversy of plagiarism started. I spent 6 hours with the book, reading it between making instant noodles and walking my dog. And Yes! I do read girlie melodramas sometimes, well you know, just for the heck of it!
‘How Opal Mehta got kissed, got wild & got a life’
Its always a good feeling when you flip the last page of a book and declare it ‘officially done’. I was more than happy when I finished this book. I was glad, I was euphoric. I didn’t have to spend anymore waking & semi-sleep hours following Opal Mehta’s misadventures at being fashionable, genius & a complete moron at the same time.
The story is rather plain. Kavya wants us to believe that OM (Opal Mehta) is a complete nerd who never watches TV, doesn’t know any boy in 10km radius from planet earth & never worn lace panties before. She also wants us to believe that parents (Indian, at that) are willing to get their daughters in uber-minis, slut around the campus and kiss the first available guy!!! Duh….get real, miss!!
To be fair, the book had its own moments which lit up my dark brain like the time when everyone finds out Opal is a faker/ poser & how ingeniously HBz send an email to the whole class with proof of Opal’s misadventures. I almost felt for her. Well almost! The acronyms just killed any traces of interest. HOWGAL- How Opal Will get a Life!!!
How about HOWGKITA- How Opal will get kicked in the ass, for being a complete nutcase (& not in a nice way)
Bottomline. Good read if you have absolutely nothing to do & want to relive your miserable & embarrassing moments in college. Makes me thank God, I was so totally cool in my college. Thank God for not turning me into Opal, or Kavya (who is on her way to hall of shame), or the ‘Haute Bitches”.
Tips when you decide to publish a novel:
Don’t steal stuff from other equally bad writers; they will just hog your controversy limelight.
Don’t name your lead Opal Mehta and then try & make the readers believe she is from ‘Madras’
Don’t get into Harvard and pose for pics with a stupid, caught in the act grin when you get your ass sued.
Don’t get all biographical, people will think it was you who danced on the tabletop with guys around you and didn’t even get kissed till you graduated.
DISCLAIMER: This book was a gift from a friend who suddenly has new found respect for Chick-Lit. She gave me the book before the controversy of plagiarism started. I spent 6 hours with the book, reading it between making instant noodles and walking my dog. And Yes! I do read girlie melodramas sometimes, well you know, just for the heck of it!
7 Comments:
i liked the book. It was quite interesting.
"mecum omnes plangite!"
-Kavya C
Circa 2006
omg omg omg u read the book. ok not like i have nythin against that female nor the fact that i have anythin against ppl who copy. if i dint follow that trend, i wouldnt have completed my 10th. but i heard the books kinda reserved for the girly girly types. anyways paapa to see her gettin ripped off like that. guggu she is. kinda funny the way she got fukked up. hyuk hyuk.
Marcus-----huh!!!duh!!!what??/
Dalda---You know like, yeah..I did read it..kinda to increase my cosmo ratings....all that talk about boyeees & mascara was totally 'awesome' I mean..
haha.. sounds like this opal mehta character is quite the stereotypical wannabe cool & fashionable bangalorean we find at all those parties these days.. lol..
I think the PS3 article is a better read. Screw these books!! Bring on the PS!!
Last Chick lit - "chick lit" sorta book i read was the shopoholic diary series one. Good read.. was very like Bridget Jones ... and quite enjoyable too!
Not very keen on miss OM's misadventures though!!
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