Book Review : ‘God is a
Gamer’ by Shri. Ravi Subramanian
Name of Book : God is a Gamer
The Author: Shri. Ravi
Subramanian
Date of release : September
12, 2014
Published by : Penguin Books
India
No. of Pages: 310
Genre: Thriller
Book Price: Rs. 299
Binding : Paperback
About the Author:
Shri. Ravi Subramanian is described
as the ‘John Grisham of banking’, by the Wall Street Journal. The author is an
alumnus of IIM Bangalore and is currently the head of a leading financial
institution. Till date the author has five bestselling commercial novels to his
credit. Shri. Ravi Subramanian has won the Crossword book award for The
BANKSTER in 2012. Being a banker the author has a unique insight into the
industry he writes about and a flair for spinning intricate plots that keep
readers on the edge of their seats The
authors first novel - If God was a Banker has won the 2008 Golden Quill Readers
Choice Award and recently, ‘The
Incredible Banker’ has won the 2011 Economist-Crossword Book Award in the
‘Popular’ category.
About the Book:
If God was a Banker (2007),
Devil in Pinstripes (2009), The Incredible Banker (2011), The Bankster (2012), Bankerupt
(2013) and now the - ‘God is a Gamer’, The latest book by Shri. Ravi
Subramanian, released on September 12, 2014. I became a huge fan of his books
when I first read If God was a Banker, and to my surprise, I completed it in a
day. Similarly, when I got this book, I finished
it in a day. In my opinion, this is his
best book till date I have read. In his earlier novels the author has dealt with
banking and education. However, this time it looks into the cyber crime with
banking which has become a matter of great concern all over the world. The novel
is a thriller for the new generation and a book with loads of information on
the good and bad sides of electronic media and plastic money to the older
generation of readers.
About the Story:
Aditya is an entrepreneur,
running his own gaming company. The arrival of a part-time drug dealer and full-time
genius named Varun turns Aditya’s struggling company’s fortunes around.
However, things are not as they seem. A banker slips from the rooftop of a
high-rise building and falls to his death. A finance minister with his heart on
his sleeve discovers that he has made some promises which will cost him far too
much. An explosion in Washington D.C. leads the FBI to a chase in Mumbai. The
investigators begin to plummet down a world where bitcoins are the only
meaningful form of currency. Here, everything is governed by the Dark Net, a
group of nefarious websites dealing with illegal transactions. In this world,
God is a Gamer, martyrs are villains, the hunters become the hunted and the
ancient Greeks teach the secrets of assassination. In this new novel, nothing
is what it seems.
The author has woven an
excellent master plot that will keep you
engaged till the end. The various characters he has created have equally
important role to play. The basic plot
is strong and the sub-plots help in strengthening it.
Opinion:
The book – God is a Gamer’ is
well written by the author. The chapters are short and hence keep the readers
engrossed. Throughout the story, the reader will guessing and wondering as to what
is going to happen next. The author thus manages to keep the suspense till the end
when the entire plot unravels in a brilliant ending. In my opinion the author has
really done a great job. The story is an excellent plot for a Bollywood movie
of todays genre.
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