Love, Me and Bullshit! I by Vivek Kumar Agarwal.

• Book: Love, Me and Bulshit : One man's dream, others nightmare.
• Author: Vivek Kumar Agarwal.
• Publication House: Srishti Publishers
• Category: Fiction.
• Rating: 3/5

Story-in-Short:

Romal the protagonist of Love, Me And Bullshit! is a regular, small-town guy who like most his ilk aspires for the IIMs while working with a software company and simultaneously studying for the entrance exams. Eventually, he manages to crack the IIMs, starts his years as a student at the institute and takes off on a journey that is nothing unusual, yet one that is worth reading about.

Love, Me And Bullshit! appeals because it is the story of most students in India who will relate to the incidents in Romal’s life as he lives his struggles and his resulting philosophical but jovial attitude to life, sex and love.

The book also talks about Romal’s interactions with his family and how his life at the IIM changes when he meets Varsha. Romal likes her and he is smitten by her. Even as he answers the bigger questions life throws at him, he also starts handling the more delicate yet demanding sentiments that are attached to falling in love.

Finally, Romal graduates, goes through the gruelling routine of finding a job and then settling into it when he finds one. But this is not the end, there are few more questions to be answered: Will Romal manage to fit into the new office environment? Will Varsha come back to him?
Love, Me And Bullshit! does not have a new or unusual plot. Yet, it manages to strike a chord with the reader because it is a simple story of a journey told straight-from-the heart and seems real in most places. The book is a great blend of symbolic writing, coupled with some smooth narrative and enticing descriptions.

The reader will not find it hard to relate to Romal because he shows the omnipresent inner conflict in all humans. The fact that the book weaves in witty and clever humour into situations makes it more alluring and the reader will not get bored till the end even when it gets a little serious and philosophical.
All in all, a novel meant for light and easy-reading, Love, Me And Bullshit! is a contemporary as well as realistic take towards life through the eyes of the protagonist told with great conviction.

In My View:

A boy and Girl, holding their hands, standing close together in an open land. What does this suggest? Off course yes, it’s a love story. But this love story, folks, is a bit different from the others. I have just finished reading Love, Me and Bullshit! by debut author Vivek Kumar Agarwal. 

Well, the leading character in this story is a cool dude with a struggling journey. Romal is his name and this boy is an interesting character in this novel. His friend Puneet is a serious guy in mediums of studies but another friend of his Sanno or Love Guru seems to be interested in girls and provides Romal with love tips. Garima on another hand is the first girl with whom Romal falls in love but then this relation is unable to move ahead. 

Romal appears for interviews of IIM, IIMA, etc. and fortunately gets selected into one. Here, he comes across students who have a serious approach towards studies. It is according to circumstances that he learns and accustoms many crucial things. It is really funny to read about those interview parts where-in Romal bucks up in some, while he debates in another, standing victorious in the end. But then Romal’s feelings start revolving around another girl. 

Mindwell readers, although it has a fictional prologue but the story, it is a real one. And I think, for exploring this story further, readers must surely place an order for their copies. 

Over-all: The cover of the book is not that interesting. I think, the cover page could have been a bit better. The title of the story is good enough. 

Speaking about the drawbacks, the narration of the story is just fine. The author could have instilled a bit more interest through his writings as the story falls loose at certain places. In many books, I have observed this that unnecessary things are added to the story, especially when it is a love story. In this book too I found such parts although they were few. I hope the author considers all these things during his future projects. 

Dodging these drawbacks, the novel is decent enough. I would like suggesting readers to give it a try! 

Congratulating Vivek for his debut novel, I would rate it with 3/5. Hope the author comes up with more novels.