The Belated Bachelor Party by Ravinder Singh
Release: July 23rd 2019
Format: EBook
Publisher: HarperCollins India
Source: Amazon
The Belated Bachelor Party Synopsis:
It’s been twelve years since Happy, MP, Raamji and Ravin graduated. Well into their married lives, they realize that none of them had a bachelor party before their weddings. But it’s never too late to set things right. They go about planning their belated bachelor party – a Euro trip which, well, ends up becoming the trip of their lifetime. Picture this: It’s the middle of the night. The four friends wait to be strip-searched by the border police. They are stuck in the no-man’s land between Croatia and Slovenia, without valid visas, but with banned party drugs and a rifle cartridge … Welcome to one hell of a reunion! Bestselling author Ravinder Singh returns with his friends in a hilarious, moving story of friendship and adventure.
Review:
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I have never read Ravinder Singh’s earlier novels, and I picked out this book because the plot sounded interesting. After reading it, I thought it was very average and somewhat over-hyped. My main problem about this story was that it didn’t have any direction at all. It felt like a random story where these 4 people reunite, some funny situations happen with them, and that’s it, the story is over! Moreover, I thought only two out of the four characters distinctively stood out, who were Ravin and Amardeep. The other two from US and UK, Harprit and Manpreet, felt like the same person. Moreover, you should NEVER bring up AIDS or Cancer as a joke in any book. There are people who are suffering from these diseases daily, and I really didn’t like the characters using them in a lighthearted manner, no matter what the context is.
But there are some funny moments in the story that made me laugh. I also liked the concept of ‘friendship’ having a voice and narrating the story. Also, I did like the overall theme of friendship between the four friends, as it does give you that nostalgic feeling of your school and college days where life was simple and fun spending time with your friends before responsibilities kicked in. But, would I re-read this book again? Probably not, because in the end, it is not that memorable.
