Chetan Bhagat

A Novel

One Night at the Call Center

A comedy of romance and crossed lines Six friends are selling home appliances to the US from a call centre in India. Each one has an issue with love. Call agent Sam works right beside the girl who's just dumped him. He's dating someone he can't stand, just to get over her. Esha is just short of becoming a model. Two inches, to be precise. Vroom wants to change the world. Radikha's trying to manage her mother-in-law, and hold down her job. Tonight is Thanksgiving in America, and customers are queueing up to complain about white goods going wrong. On this night of a thousand phone calls, when life couldn't look more dismal, one unique caller gets on the line. And that call is going to change everything ... A romantic comedy of six friends kicking against the system, against their boss, and against each other. Something's got to give ...

One Night at the Call Centre

Gayathri Jinesh

I should seriously start thinking about writing a book. If this thing sells, anything will.

In Winter 2004, A Writer Met A Young Girl On An Overnight Train Journey. To Pass The Time, She Offered To Tell A Story. However, She Had A Condition: That He Make It Into His Second Book. He Hesitated, But Asked What The Story Was About. The Girl Said The Story Was About Six People Working In A Call Center, Set In One Night. She Said It Was The Night They Got A Phone Call. That Phone Call Was From God. Welcome To One Night@ The Call Center Is Another Witty Dark Novel From The Award Winning Author Of The National Bestseller Five Point Someone. Are You Ready To Take The Call? ...The Biggest Selling Indian Novelist Writing In English.

One Night @ the Call Center

Madhuri Sridhara

I read this novel back in high school because the concept sounded really interesting and I wasn't disappointed. It's about six people working at a call center in Delhi and the struggles that each one of them face.
Although I don't find Bhagat to be a great writer, I found this book to be enjoyable. I liked Esha, Radhika and Vroom but had difficulty realting ti Shyam and the way he describes Priyanka made me wonder why he loved her in the first place. 
Even though I don't think this is an amazing book, I gave it 4 stars for the new concept and because it was better than the author's other books.

Sarah Escorsa

Well, I can't say I enjoyed this book much. I just didn't manage to get into the story and kept waiting to read about the call from God, which came only towards of the book. I thought having worked in a call center would help me relate to the story and the characters but it didn't at all...

Pallavi Tirkey

A great disappointment.It's about six friends who spend one night at the call center.the god part seemed like a normal moment ,the book doesn't have anything special about it.seemed boring at some parts. yeah you can read it, it has some moments in it- but only SOME. all together,it was just fine..if you're looking for a good read i recommend you to skip this.

Christina

I feel so dumb. I feel like the little intelligence I had has been taken away from me. I decided to read this book as an experiment, to judge what Chetan was like, because I heard so much about how terrible a writer he is and all. I apologise to myself for putting myself through this [I can't believe I read till the end.] It was all so lame - the story, the 'jokes', the writing, everything! Never again, is all I can say.

Tejas Bhatt

Because lower rating is not available. I washed my hands off Bhagat's literature after reading this one, thank you.

One Night at the Call Center A Novel

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