📖 Overview
Of Course I Love You..! follows three engineering students at Delhi College of Engineering as they navigate relationships, academics, and personal growth. Deb, Avantika, and Amit face the pressures and freedoms of campus life while pursuing romance and friendship.
The story centers on Deb, a charismatic student who balances his studies with an active social life and multiple romantic entanglements. His relationship with the intelligent and beautiful Avantika forms a central thread, while his friend Amit provides both support and complications.
The narrative tracks these characters through their college years as they make choices about love, loyalty, and their futures. Campus culture in Delhi and the intersection of traditional values with modern dating serve as the backdrop.
This coming-of-age tale explores themes of young love, friendship bonds, and the search for identity in contemporary India. Through its examination of relationships, the novel considers how youth define commitment and navigate between passion and pragmatism.
👀 Reviews
Readers describe this as a light romantic story that resonates with young Indian college students but lacks depth in character development and writing quality.
Liked:
- Relatable portrayal of college relationships and Delhi campus life
- Fast-paced, easy reading
- Authentic representation of youth dating culture in India
Disliked:
- Shallow character development
- Poor editing and grammar issues
- Predictable plot
- Casual treatment of relationships
- Simplistic writing style
One reader noted "The plot feels recycled from every other college romance novel." Another mentioned "The characters make immature decisions that become frustrating to read."
Ratings:
Goodreads: 3.2/5 (13,000+ ratings)
Amazon India: 3.8/5 (1,000+ ratings)
Several reviewers categorize it as a one-time read suitable for teenagers but not compelling enough for mature readers. The book receives higher ratings from readers under 20 years old compared to older audiences.
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🤔 Interesting facts
📚 The book became one of India's bestselling romance novels despite initially being rejected by several publishers.
💑 The story explores modern dating culture in Delhi's college campuses, drawing from author Durjoy Datta's own experiences as a student at Delhi Technological University.
✍️ This was Durjoy Datta's debut novel, written when he was just 21 years old while still in engineering college.
🤝 The book marked the beginning of a successful writing partnership between Datta and Maanvi Ahuja, though they later went separate ways professionally.
📱 The novel's portrayal of young relationships influenced by technology and social media was considered groundbreaking for Indian literature in 2008, when smartphones were just beginning to transform dating culture.