HT-Nielsen fiction top 10 bestsellers list

cynic

Here is the HT-Nielsen fiction top 10, India's answer to New York Times bestsellers list. It seems people are more into pop-culture.
What are your thoughts on the bestseller lists? Do you follow them?

I do follow the one at New York Times. This one..... oh well.... I haven't read almost half of them and doubt if I ever will.

1. Calling Sehmat, Harinder S. Sikka
2. The Alchemist, Paulo Coelho
3. One Indian Girl, Chetan Bhagat
4. Will You Still Love Me?, Ravinder Singh
5. She Friend-Zoned My Love, Sudeep Nagarkar
6. Origin, Dan Brown
7. The Immortals of Meluha, Amish Tripathi
8. This is Not Your Story, Savi Sharma
9. Everyone Has a Story, Savi Sharma
10. Ram - Scion of Ikshvaku, Amish Tripathi

Mousetrap

I have always been meaning to read Savi Sharma, Sudeep Nagarkar and Ravinder Singh... Not because I have great expectations, but just to see how this rapidly-spawned genre varies from author to author. I didn't like Chetan Bhagat because of the predictable and depressing stories... But I usually finish his books in one go, so I give that man full points for keeping it engrossing enough. As for Dan Brown, not a single book of his has disappointed me so far!

jhsurti

I have read only 4 from this list above. I agree with @Mousetrap re: Chetan Bhagat. His books are not much but he keeps you engrossed till the end. You read his books just because they are around. Wouldn't buy one! His only book I liked best was Five Point Someone.
I invariable go through the NYT best-sellers list not necessarily reading all. But just to see if anything interests me.

Anand1972

I do follow the NY best sellers list just to see which author is in top 10 and choose from that. I do read Indian authors and one among them is Chetan Bhagat. He is not my fav but I do read his books in one go.HT Nielsen is something new and will be following from here on.

divey

Read 5 out of these 10 and am yet to read Ravinder singh and Sudeep Nagarkar

divey

Have read 5 of these but Chetan Bhagat is seriously disappointing these day

cynic

I have only read one Chetan Bhagat book... One Indian Girl. And was rather put off. Have not read any other. Maybe it was a wrong pick to start with his books.

jhsurti

cynic 5-6-2018 11:48 AM
I have only read one Chetan Bhagat book... One Indian Girl. And was rather put off. Have not read an ...

Yeah, wrong one to pick. You can make out he kind of gives his own rating - see this:

5.someone
3 Mistakes of my life
2 States
½ Girlfriend

This is just as a joke. In between he had One night @call center, Revolution 2020.


I wonder what his next one will be titled? A quarter for the road?

cynic

jhsurti 5-6-2018 06:31 PM
Yeah, wrong one to pick. You can make out he kind of gives his own rating - see this:

5.someone

LOL at the self rating. The man seems obsessed with numerals.

My bad. Should have picked a different book, but then most of them have a movie version.

Mousetrap

jhsurti 5-6-2018 06:31 PM
Yeah, wrong one to pick. You can make out he kind of gives his own rating - see this:

5.someone

Gosh! I never noticed this. That's sheer genius!!