Five Point Someone – Book Review
- Book Name – Five Point Someone
- Author – Chetan Bhagat
- Pages – 270
- Publishers – Rupa & Co
- Price (India): Hardcover Rs 295, Paperback Rs 95
Five Point Someone (FPS) – One of the best novels, that I’ve ever read. I was completely bowled over by this 270 paged journey of an IIT-ian.
The book comes with the subtitle – “what not to do at IIT!”. It is a story about the three friends who join IIT, Delhi (Mech), how they spent their four years and played with the college system.
The three wheels represent the three friends and the lonely flower represents a girl. Yes, you are right. The novel also talks about love and sentiments 
This picture is not in the book, but I took it from http://www.fivepointsomeone.com/thebook/cover.html
You might wonder why I added the second picture. Well, they have special meaning, the ice-creams, letter, marlboro, and keychains…all these items play a major role in the novel
I normally have this policy, for any novel, read one chapter per day but then for FPS, I could not wait to read till the last page and I did it, few minutes back.
Three friends Alok, Ryan and Hari, live in the same hostel. From day one they became friends. The usual tussle, arguments, fights happen between these friends. That’s when a gal Neha, enters into Hari’s life. Soon they both become friends…
During their first sem, all three get grades ranging from 5.01 – 5.88 (that explains the book title Five Point Someone 
). They decide how to beat the system and get good grades and they do it for the next two years.
Before reaching their final year, they come across lotsa troubles (interesting…). Finally did they passout of the college or not…do read the book
Eyes were moistening, when I was relating most of the incidents with my college (REC, Warangal) incidents. It was a great nostalgic moment
Things that I missed out in my college:
- I should have jogged near the staff quarters instead of jogging in the ground
- I was a pure tee-totaller, no smoking grass, no vodka, no g/f’s (I remain the same)
- Never had too mucha ice-creams coz I was easily affected by tonsils
(But last June 2005, got it operated finally…phewy)
Some similar incidents:
- I was also one of the five-pointer in my college
- Spent first three years, enjoying life and studied hard in the final year
- Big foodie and active movie-goer
After long years, I can proudly say that I am also a five-pointer 
If you folks have read the book, do share your feelings by commenting in this blog. If you have not yet read the book, please do so
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Well..I had gone through this book a year back and understandbly tried to find out ‘whether I belong one of them’…I was one of them even today..my rigorous routine of meeting deadlines (last-minute study), driving around girls (am driven around my project manager now), late-night movies (get dreams of Accountancy these days) and of-course some stuffs which I can never talk about..
The book is a reflection of what goes behind the closed doors of an IITian and salute to Chetan Bhagat for bringing the matter. Grapevine reports that a Bollywood flick is going to be made on the story.Bole to ekdam jhakas hit ho ga mamu!
Well-write up Sara!
Thanks for your comment buddy…yeah it is very much true, they gonna come up with a movie out of this novel…and after this they gonna come up with the move based on “One night @ a call centre” novel too…guess that might be interesting huh
Saran,
Book Review is good.
It will be very nice if you can add few more points from that book.
Hey Chithra, if I had added few more points, then there will be no fun in reading the book
When you read the book, you will realize why I missed some points 
Macha.. too good ..
Whatever this guy has written about his college life is pretty much true..
How do i know ? Lets just say i have walked a few hundred miles with this guy .. give loads of bull shit talk after i am drunk , he will sipping his coke.. ( 5 Rs one ) ..
shared the sorrows of a complicated heart..
got hitten black and blue during ragging .. aha those were the days..
One five point someone to another .. !
-sujith
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OH I HEARD SO MUCH ABOUT THIS BOOK SO I WAS VERY MUCH EXCITED TO READ THIS BOOK AND WHEN I READ THIS BOOK I FOUND OUT IT MUCH INTERESTING AND I COULD ALSO RELATE
IT WITH MY LIFE ALSO AS I AM ALSO AN ENGINEER AND I COULD FEEL THEIR FEELINGS FOR A GIRL SO I LOVED IT AND WANT
THIS BOOK TO SELLED WIDELY SO PEOPLE COULD UNDERSTAND IT.
I WOULD LIKE TO THANKS THE AUTHOR “MR.CHETAN BHAGAT”.
i just finished reading this book.
this is one fine book which is better than any fucked up classic.
bhagat is gawd .god job dawg!
i wish they wud hav made a movie on dis book ,rather than call centre flicks.
LOVE THIS BOOK .
amazing shit
C2D
i read dis book one n a half year bak.dis ws d frst book i read…i ws nvr a patience reader bt dis buk md me d one.i cn relate so many parts of the book to my real college lyf..n ya nw ven m bout to complete my stdyz even i can say dat m a five pointer…RYAN s amazin…ts realy hard to find a guy lyk hm…n above dat dey all beated d system vid dat 5 points…!!!!
in my life first time i have read a book which i liked alot.i am very much impressed with ryan.i felt as if i was there with them in college when i was going through the book.when we read it we feel we also have to write such as we all have such stories in life.
Amazing novel.I read it atleast seven times.A perfect novel fr teenagers.
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