The 3 Mistakes of My Life Review: One of the Lightest Book of Fiction
Title: The 3 Mistakes of My Life Author: Chetan Bhagat. Chetan Bhagat again feels compelled to provide a framing device for The Three Mistakes of My Life: The mistakes are not his but rather those of Govind Patel. A Prologue describes how Bhagat came to the story, with a suicidal Govind having sent him an e-mail and Bhagat rushing to Ahmedabad (from Singapore !) to hear the young man's story. Govind warns that his story: "is not trendy like the IITs and call centers", but Bhagat sits by his hospital bedside and wants to hear the whole thing. Govind's account begins in 2000. He's a very good maths student, living in the sleepy metropolis of Ahmedabad, Gujarat, but has limited opportunities to study at a decent college; in any case, he wants to go into business and help support his mother. Govind has two close friends, Ishaan (called Ish), who is a very talented cricket player, and Omi, whose father is the priest at the local Swamibhakti temple...