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book reviews: How Opal Mehta Got Kissed, Got Wild and Got a Life, by Kaavya Viswanathan

How Opal Mehta Got Kissed, Got Wild and Got a Life may just be the most controversial book of the season. After all the hype the book got, though followed by the row on it being a plagiarized material, I was really looking forward towards reading the book. It had a numerous positive reviews to its credit, and for an onlooker it would have definitely looked like a book not to miss. To be very honest, I was thoroughly disappointed at the manner in which the tale twisted.

The story starts off weak the middle is dull and dragged out for value and the ending is predictable from almost halfway through the book. With a weak plot and a teen oriented story, Kaavya would have fared much better if she hadn’t put in all the very unnecessary details of puppy love amongst teenagers. The book appeared a written version of teenage dramas such as “she’s all that”, “not another teen movie” all centered about a nerdy girl, trying to seek attention. She then transforms into a ravishing beauty, and gets included in the “bitch gang” of college.

The book is no exception owing to the similar story line that it follows. Our female protagonist is a geek who cannot remember what she did for fun. Her parents who have most meticulously planned her life out with HOWGIH, plan out another HOWGAL for her, where they strive to transform her into a chic and endeavor towards getting her kissed. The story revolves around how opal change of look, makes her a style icon in school. How her closest of friends move away from her. How she desperately tries to manage her fashion gimmicks and studies.

The climax is when opal throws a party and her cell phone gets swapped with Priscilla, who is coolest girl in high school. HOWGIH and HOWGAL are revealed to the entire class. The story then moves onto how she loses the trust of the one person she truly loves. Whether the present depression will put her through the Harvard corridors or will they permanently damage the very cause of all this commotion. The answers to these are quite obvious.

Though the plot might be weak, Kaavya has a good narrative capability. The language of the book is simple and lucid. Her voice is fresh and funny. The charges of plagiarism were too harsh on her. Definitely the book didn’t have to be pulled of the stands!

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