Went through a compelling experience of reading "the virgins"....compelling, because, i had plans to read it later...but a casual browse through the first few pages after delivery compelled me to devour it up whole...shelving my other scorch-close commitments...

And I am caught off-guard....just when it appeared to be another chetan-bhagat style mood-refreshing but otherwise pulp-fiction, it turned out to be deeper, darker...un-self-consciously maturer....forging through subterranean chann...

After a long time a great novel by a debutant author. Life of 3 young guys are very well crafted in this Novel. Great work by Siddharth Tripathi

The book is a real page turner, you relate to multiple characters at different levels and are always interested in how their destinies pan out right till the very end. The book flows effortlessly and the humor doesn't appear forced. An encouraging debut from a sparkling talent.

The light, breezy (and selectively cynical) tone of the author does not prepare you for the depth of emotion and nostalgia one feels after warming up to the characters and the events that unfold in the story.

Though this story is based in Benaras, one can easily relate to the characters and their quirks…. The power games in school and in teenage society, the “signature words” used by teenage boys (and girls), the deep exhilaration of adolescent “love” and of course, the obsession with “beco...

There is no such thing as a first time writer. There are only good and average writers. Siddharth Tripathi makes a confident debut in the former category.
'The Virgins' grabbed my attention from the first line, and didn't let go till the very end. While there are many books about growing up, this one actually captures that one moment, that one decision, one realization which catapults you from the innocence within to the reality outside.
The characters are well sketched out, and early on in...

The Virgins, authored by Siddharth Tripathi, has a compelling story line up which has been put across beautifully. The underbelly of Varanasi is shown in a way that you end up wanting more of Varanasi as well as the story. The cast, and the crazy characters, which manages to get itself into weirdest of situations adds spice from the beginning till the end.

The story essentially revolves around the teenage aspirations and the way they poise themselves to attain them. The enthusiasm in the ch...

I bought this book because of a recommendation from a friend and was frankly a little put off by the title expecting a book about adolescence struck teenagers from another MBA turned author. Began reading it and found the book most unputdownable.

Siddharth doesn't seem like a first time writer and is definitely not a hinglish writer clone. He has his own style which is totally different. For starters there is a certain irreverence to the standard style of writing 'Hinglish' novels. The chap...

A good book to read...

Good

Loved every bit of it..especially bhandus character I can relate myself to him..