The book by Kaavya was something i was searching around for a long time mainly because of ban on it. I wanted to read it myself and decide whether it was copied or not. And as i had instinctively felt, i didnt believe for a moment that it was a story not made by Kaavya herself. The book blended and held together so well! No copied book assembled from parts of other books would be able to do that. Personally as a student who has had to fight her way through mounds of competition all her academic life, I really warmed up to Opal and her troubles. An amazing read if you can lay your hands on it!
The Google Story attracted me because I hav a soft corner for anything remotely
'Google'. Well mainly bcos I'm a huge fan of Sergey Brin. But I didnt regret picking it for a minute. It outlines Google's accomplishments, both business and technical in a very story-like way. Makes you really want to dash off on the next flight and run to Googleplex right away! I'm not detailing everything here but Sergey and Larry's lives at Stanford, Google's beginning, its money-making strategies, its principles, everything abt the book is a treat for Google fans and not-so-attached Google users too. After all its changed English by making 'googling' synonymous with 'searching'!All in all spending 200 bucks on both books was completely justified if compared to spending 150+ on KANK. Read it thru and let me kno ur reviews too!
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Quote: "No copied book assembled from parts of other books would be able to do that"
Did you read the OTHER authour, from whom Kavya allegedly plagiarised/drew inspiration/copied ? If not, your inability to see it would only mean that Kavya is a good plagiariser. Really, since she herself admitted to drawing inspiration, the matter is crystal clear.
Since i haven't read the book-opal mehta..., my reaction will not be justified; the only matter of reference(to plagiarism) for me is what nash here says of having- heard it from the horse's mouth.
But then why bother so far as it made good reading!
about google, i expected the book to be very 'techy', since you say its not, will check it out.
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