ASocial Network - Dhiraj Kumar

Its the first book written by a rookie author(Dhiraj Kumar) which has
generated tremendous interest amongst the internet/social networking
community.
This book provides a fascinating glimpse into the big, bad world of
social networking, the biggest craze of our time. This book is
collection of articles on various facets of Social networking , both
good and bad. Each of the articles is though provoking, written with a
tinge of humour, sarcasm and witicism which keeps the reader
interested throughout.Each article discusses a new facet of Social
networking and has enough material to be discussed and debated among
friends. This book need not be read from begining to end, the reader
can choose any article which interests him and straightaway start from
there. The author's ability to cover he complex world of social
networking in a style laymans can understand and appreciate it is
praisseworthy. At no point of time does the book become geeky or
preachy. It's a must read for those interested in Social Networking
and wish to ensure that they do not miss the bus.
The writing style of author is reminiscent of the greats like Rk.
Narayan, Ruskin Bond (Though too early to draw comparisons with the
greats). The author displays his ability to to convert the small and
ordinary things of everyday life into memorable literary anecdotes.
The book reminds one of tea/coffee which should be sipped through
cherishing each sip rather than like lunch which has to be complete at
one go.To summarise, its a typical coffee table book which should be
read in small bits, though about and discussed. To me ,it is be the
best coffee table book of the year.

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