If God Was A Banker

It is a very well written book connecting some parts of the corporate world. The plot of the story is very good. The story talks about two equal calibre man and how the difference in attitiude and work style leads them to different destination. I would say its a book which is in between imaginary and real world. I would say its a must read for the readers who loves the mix veg :)

I think the book brings out certain, rather the common characteristics that corporate folks exhibit in the professional and personal life. It talks about the intention behind every move that one makes to get ahead of the corporate race. I think on another hand to idealistic in depicting the character of corporate guys how are God like, all merciful and all forgiving. I think this part was a bit of unbelievable, rather to a large extent unbelievable. Who know there could exist people who are all forgiving and merciful in corporate world too. One of the things that I personally took out of the book was, how one has to be vigilant in corporate environment as most often one is subjected to tactics that are way incomprehensible and forceful.
Good book over all.

The book surely gets better towards the end. Not just in the story topic but the way the story was narrated. A convoluted plot which may not appeal to some, but probably a fair reflection of the corporate culture in some companies today. Not a must read, but not something you'd regret reading either!

Its all in the name... if god was a banker- the only thing going for the book is its exceptional title, catchy and intriguing. But from the first page itself it grows to be a disappointment. The story is mediocre and the effort to portray the good guy AS a good guy is obvious.
I know it has won some awards, but that couldn't have been on originality because nothing in the book is original. Going with a magnifying glass if I HAD to find something good, I would have to say that the glimpse, a tiny little peep in the banking system... that is the only authentic and positive. But other wise it is a waste of time and a bigger waste of money.

I first read "I bought Monk's Ferari". That book was indeed a good read and i enjoyed it completely. But then I ordered "If God was a Banker" and it turned out to be like another pure English fiction novel which I do not like at all.

This book is based on the experience of two IIM grads in the banking world but there is nothing that a reader can learn from it. Also the end seems more like a Hindi film where the hero and all his friends have to end up GOOD, even if in the entire movie what one of them has done is to just screw up things....

Overall I do not consider it a serious read. Personally i will not recommend it to anyone.