tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-550144415019268313.post5983683518942911343..comments2023-09-11T15:28:03.883+01:00Comments on All Talk and No Action: Book Review - Joker in the PackAll Talk and No Actionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10241065789942589469noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-550144415019268313.post-89010783347218648172009-09-20T10:20:31.026+01:002009-09-20T10:20:31.026+01:00@Anon - Sorry to see that you have only come acros...@Anon - Sorry to see that you have only come across couch critics :-)All Talk and No Actionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10241065789942589469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-550144415019268313.post-73982222310773496642009-09-19T15:46:46.935+01:002009-09-19T15:46:46.935+01:00I detect a lot of jealousy from people who neither...I detect a lot of jealousy from people who neither made it to an IIT / IIM (honestly, how many of you did NOT try for one of the 2..?) nor have the talent to come up with something creative of their own...couch critics :-) just my humble opinion!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-550144415019268313.post-60626181242948370382009-08-02T09:15:46.314+01:002009-08-02T09:15:46.314+01:00@Stupidosaur - You might be right about a lot of I...@Stupidosaur - You might be right about a lot of IIM/IIT grads penning their experiences...<br /><br />Chetan, I think , is very mediocre too. Yet, I liked Five point someone for its humour.All Talk and No Actionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10241065789942589469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-550144415019268313.post-90151142046097226052009-08-02T03:26:24.408+01:002009-08-02T03:26:24.408+01:00I think there there's just too many of these I...I think there there's just too many of these IIM/IIT 'writers' jumping on to the bandwagon.<br /><br />Don't have much substance story whetever. Like the first anonymous comment says here!. I also consider the great chetan bahgat in this class :P<br /><br />http://saying-private-yarn.blogspot.com/2009/04/cricket-why-and-what-i-think-of-chetan.htmlStupidosaurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14440677810342540223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-550144415019268313.post-23372479930810975582009-07-31T17:22:16.102+01:002009-07-31T17:22:16.102+01:00@Ye Manzilen - MM bhi kuch na kuch...kabhi na kabh...@Ye Manzilen - MM bhi kuch na kuch...kabhi na kabhi kar hi legi :)<br /><br />@allthecrap - Obama's Book review bahut jald aa jaayega...<br /><br />@arvind - thanks for visiting! Yes, any graduate that goes through an MBA life and bears with the stress involved should be lauded! <br /><br />About HR - It's sad if these people don't think about changing the process...who shall then save our dear harried MBA Grads?? :)<br /><br />@Devil I don't know how much the book shall help...since you have been through an MBA yourself :)All Talk and No Actionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10241065789942589469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-550144415019268313.post-16644709007162643032009-07-30T11:53:53.971+01:002009-07-30T11:53:53.971+01:00I havnt read the book yet, bt ur review is more th...I havnt read the book yet, bt ur review is more than enough reason 4 me to buy.. :) nicely put 2gther..Timeless Memories - My Bygone !https://www.blogger.com/profile/14879396497741581445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-550144415019268313.post-3810096571585677732009-07-29T10:36:21.721+01:002009-07-29T10:36:21.721+01:00Nice review! Though I found the book pretty averag...Nice review! Though I found the book pretty average & not that much exciting. May be because I have had already experienced/witnessed most of the incidences described in the book and so could predict them easily while reading. Nevertheless, I would suggest all IIM aspirants to read this book at least once to prepare themselves for those 2 years of mental & physical grind! Apart from IIM aspirants everyone else should read this book and appreciate the kind of stress IIM grads deal with throughout the course. Be it emotional (Parents, Family, Friends, Girl friend/Wife etc.) or academic (Grades, Placements, peer pressure etc.), in any situation they are supposed to adapt and keep fighting to win the "satisfaction" of the above mentioned emotional & academic contributories. <br /><br />@your recommendation to HR people to read this book...<br />I don’t know how much effective it would be because almost all HR people in those companies belongs to these top institutes itself so they already know the concerned incidences described in the book but still they always prefer to participate in the traditional placement process. Primary reason could be companies are getting the best quality quickly through a hassle free process (at least for them) with a lower ‘recruitment & selection’ cost as compare to other methods. And also it seems these companies have nothing much to lose even if major chunk of IIM grads leave within one year. Anyways, that’s a different issue all together that you can write a separate blog on this :)Arvind Pasihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09487201007931178327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-550144415019268313.post-84337473770782558352009-07-29T03:56:26.471+01:002009-07-29T03:56:26.471+01:00no no..i didn't expect something on lines of 5...no no..i didn't expect something on lines of 5 point..but i thght the writing skills were not up to the mark or may be I expected bit more from the book... <br /><br />anyhow wen obama's book review coming up???<br /><br />regards<br />http://allthecrap.wordpress.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-550144415019268313.post-9407441398669013232009-07-29T01:17:11.283+01:002009-07-29T01:17:11.283+01:00The question is: when would MM be appearing for on...The question is: when would MM be appearing for one of entrance exams?Ye manzilen !!https://www.blogger.com/profile/16375104650729573677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-550144415019268313.post-24917239604058885122009-07-28T17:07:50.943+01:002009-07-28T17:07:50.943+01:00@Deepak - I do not dislike the Grads or the instit...@Deepak - I do not dislike the Grads or the institutions. I do dislike some of the long held traditions and processes these esteemed institutions follow :)<br /><br />In this sentence, "both" referred to the authors and not the institutions...I guess a "comma" would have helped here...All Talk and No Actionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10241065789942589469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-550144415019268313.post-43641093758668955872009-07-27T19:38:35.234+01:002009-07-27T19:38:35.234+01:00Yeah your dislike for IIMs and IITs is obvious in ...Yeah your dislike for IIMs and IITs is obvious in the post.<br /><br />Pleaaaj leave them alone :)<br /><br />Oh and "both IIM B & L graduates respectively" .. how does this make sense ?Deepak Iyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13660156037982655231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-550144415019268313.post-17182449733897439812009-07-27T16:52:59.862+01:002009-07-27T16:52:59.862+01:00@allthecrap - May you expected something on the li...@allthecrap - May you expected something on the lines of CB's Five point someone? Or some more story? I did like the book. Though it is simple, straightfwd and almost like a personal diary, it showed true glimpses of what a B school life can be....<br /><br />@ashkd - Thank you :)<br /><br />Snapshots is definitely a Fabulous book worth buying...However, can't say so about Joker...All Talk and No Actionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10241065789942589469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-550144415019268313.post-12543738208787288522009-07-27T10:44:05.803+01:002009-07-27T10:44:05.803+01:00very well reviewed by you.. gives all the flavour ...very well reviewed by you.. gives all the flavour of the book and also the hint of yours..hehe..<br /><br />i had really liked the 'Snapshots from hell'.. kafi achchhi likhi hai.. though i dont remember exact details now.. would try to get both these books today itself.. :-)ashkdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08335708169096928316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-550144415019268313.post-65053323705064930802009-07-27T04:05:14.252+01:002009-07-27T04:05:14.252+01:00Hey I tried reading this one long back and couldn&...Hey I tried reading this one long back and couldn't complete it... I thght it was very amateur kind of writing and more like a personal diary...I mean author doesn't have anything to convey ;he just tells you how things happen, It was more like reading piece of news.<br /><br />I wonder you liked it.... :O<br /><br />regards<br />allthecrapAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com