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Let's Kidnap The President
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How are monkeys able to kidnap the President of USA? What are their demands?
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How are monkeys able to kidnap the President of USA? What are their demands?
128 pages, Paperback
First published November 19, 2012
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June 16, 2018
Very different concept or plot of reading from all the books that I’ve read till now. I like the concept of story that is very unique, humour filled and nicely written along with touch of philosophy. Must read for everyone especially those who want change from routine novels. I loved it !!
September 24, 2018
“The jungle rule is based on a simple premise which is to use the natural resources to satisfy the necessary biological needs of an individual”
The above insight from this book sums it all.
Lalit’s story is sluggish in the beginning but steadily goes in to the real world like a time-lapse or time travel fittingly describing the story right from not-so-dangerous-wild animals to wildly-dangerous-wild humans in the built-up world. The cover teases the president hilariously, making fun of everything-especially we humans. Story seems like a progression and slowly advances into a fine story.
The author Lalit Bhatt has done a fanciful job in producing a social drama with action, venture assorted with wit and philosophy. The book has suspense and is meticulously amusing that can be read for any age.
The above insight from this book sums it all.
Lalit’s story is sluggish in the beginning but steadily goes in to the real world like a time-lapse or time travel fittingly describing the story right from not-so-dangerous-wild animals to wildly-dangerous-wild humans in the built-up world. The cover teases the president hilariously, making fun of everything-especially we humans. Story seems like a progression and slowly advances into a fine story.
The author Lalit Bhatt has done a fanciful job in producing a social drama with action, venture assorted with wit and philosophy. The book has suspense and is meticulously amusing that can be read for any age.
May 28, 2018
I come across once in a blue moon fairy tale wherein animals behave like humans . LET'S KIDNAP THE PRESIDENT by LALIT BHATT falls under this category .The protagonists, four monkeys form a group to learn language and other subjects to act as humans. After reading this I become sympathetic to them. The first half relates to the struggles and challenges they meet to equip themselves with the knowledge to carry our their desires and dreams. Their ordeals, joys and happy moments would touch our heart.
This fairy tale with satirical dosage would attract all especially children. The monkeys after frustrated by the not so fair treatment from their boss go to a village . There they come to fathom they can also act like humans and start to study the language etc .
Then they plan to kidnap the US president and their efforts are discussed elaborately. Most of the time they meet funny situations and sometimes awkward and sad occasions.
The book gives entertainment to both young and old. This is really a story coated with philosophical ideas and notions. The author Lalit Bhatt has done an exceptional job in crafting a wonderful social drama with action and adventure. The book would definitely engage you with suspense and humor.
The following wisdom words catch my attention .
The jungle rule is based on a simple premise which is to use the natural resources to satisfy the necessary biological needs of an individual.
Risk and reward are two sides of a coin
The more pure and positive our thoughts is the more positive energy it generates.
In the second half we can predict the strory and there is lack of drama and conflicts.
This scathingly hilarious philosophical thriller answers the inevitable question. If monkeys start to talk and plan like humans to what extent they would go
This book is entertaining and emotional read. It is amazing and remarkably good in execution
I recommend this book to all as you devour it, it devours you.
This fairy tale with satirical dosage would attract all especially children. The monkeys after frustrated by the not so fair treatment from their boss go to a village . There they come to fathom they can also act like humans and start to study the language etc .
Then they plan to kidnap the US president and their efforts are discussed elaborately. Most of the time they meet funny situations and sometimes awkward and sad occasions.
The book gives entertainment to both young and old. This is really a story coated with philosophical ideas and notions. The author Lalit Bhatt has done an exceptional job in crafting a wonderful social drama with action and adventure. The book would definitely engage you with suspense and humor.
The following wisdom words catch my attention .
The jungle rule is based on a simple premise which is to use the natural resources to satisfy the necessary biological needs of an individual.
Risk and reward are two sides of a coin
The more pure and positive our thoughts is the more positive energy it generates.
In the second half we can predict the strory and there is lack of drama and conflicts.
This scathingly hilarious philosophical thriller answers the inevitable question. If monkeys start to talk and plan like humans to what extent they would go
This book is entertaining and emotional read. It is amazing and remarkably good in execution
I recommend this book to all as you devour it, it devours you.
April 25, 2014
Enjoyable, good story. Needs some polishing, but worth a read...
Let's Kidnap the President is an entertaining read featuring the self-discovery and self-actualization of four monkeys from the jungles of India. Monkeys typically live to meet their basic needs, but these four soon become dissatisfied with their lot, and the Boss has noticed, making things very difficult for them.
They finally decide to leave their group and end up in a village, where they begin to want more for themselves, though initially their goals are limited to returning to their group and overthrowing the Boss. From that point, the story follows them through self-awareness, self-identity and personal growth, and eventually, their desire for riches and renown, which ultimately leads to the quest that names this book.
The growth of the monkeys into individuals is well portrayed and entertaining. Their quest is humorous and yet sprinkled with the psychology and science at the heart of their progression. Maslow's hierarchy is used, as are philosophies from Indian culture. The four make mistakes, learn from them, and discover that they are more and can be more than they'd ever imagined. Occasional shifts to humans trying to figure out these four strange monkeys add to the entertainment value.
Overall, this book is smart, well-thought, and well-researched. However, the language use is rough, and the book needs some serious editing. The good side is that would only be for grammar and usage, not content, plot, etc. Despite the grammar, I enjoyed this story. There are some beautiful passages, often insightful and sometimes even musical. I hope that one day this gem can be polished.
I would recommend this lighthearted, though insightful, story to those who enjoy allegory and humor and who don't mind some rough edges.
I found this story while it was on a free promotion on Amazon, but I can't remember exactly when. This one's been on my kindle for a long time, perhaps a couple of years. Anyway, I'm glad I picked it up.
Let's Kidnap the President is an entertaining read featuring the self-discovery and self-actualization of four monkeys from the jungles of India. Monkeys typically live to meet their basic needs, but these four soon become dissatisfied with their lot, and the Boss has noticed, making things very difficult for them.
They finally decide to leave their group and end up in a village, where they begin to want more for themselves, though initially their goals are limited to returning to their group and overthrowing the Boss. From that point, the story follows them through self-awareness, self-identity and personal growth, and eventually, their desire for riches and renown, which ultimately leads to the quest that names this book.
The growth of the monkeys into individuals is well portrayed and entertaining. Their quest is humorous and yet sprinkled with the psychology and science at the heart of their progression. Maslow's hierarchy is used, as are philosophies from Indian culture. The four make mistakes, learn from them, and discover that they are more and can be more than they'd ever imagined. Occasional shifts to humans trying to figure out these four strange monkeys add to the entertainment value.
Overall, this book is smart, well-thought, and well-researched. However, the language use is rough, and the book needs some serious editing. The good side is that would only be for grammar and usage, not content, plot, etc. Despite the grammar, I enjoyed this story. There are some beautiful passages, often insightful and sometimes even musical. I hope that one day this gem can be polished.
I would recommend this lighthearted, though insightful, story to those who enjoy allegory and humor and who don't mind some rough edges.
I found this story while it was on a free promotion on Amazon, but I can't remember exactly when. This one's been on my kindle for a long time, perhaps a couple of years. Anyway, I'm glad I picked it up.
April 4, 2018
This book was fun and fast and exciting. Reading “ Lets Kidnap the President “ of Lalit Bhatt novel is a lot like watching a master pool player put nine balls into a rack, then casually chalk his cue. When he’s ready, he lines up his shot and then expertly smacks that little white cue ball into the other nine. You never know which balls are going to go where, and guessing isn’t going to help. What you want to do is just sit back and watch the master run the board.
“Let's Kidnap The President” is Lalit Bhatt at his best. I’ve never read anything like this before. The imagination is awesome and to be well appreciated.
This book is the story of four memorable characters.
The story is about four monkeys detached from their usual groups from one of the jungle (India). The book starts with nice explanation about the jungle and its clear cut rules for the animals. The four monkeys are dissatisfied about the jungle rules and also their own boss and it forces them to come out of the jungle. The journey starts….The four monkeys take shelter in a village and try to behave like human and learn their language. They pick up the life of normal human beings, read books and try to understand and speak their language etc. The transformation of monkeys explained in a hilarious way. Finally the monkeys decided to take their knowledge in to the next level.. They decided to Kidnap the President of USA..
The book kept me guessing til the end. Would they get caught or not? Would they evade the police? How would they do it? I wondered if the author would let them get caught to pay for their crimes or not. I found the ending to be very satisfying and it left me with a smile on my face.
For me it was a wonderful, funny, and deeply-moving-read. An easy read with great humor keeping the suspense glued to the monkey characters. I loved it! Anybody can read it. You can have some fun with this one.
“Let's Kidnap The President” is Lalit Bhatt at his best. I’ve never read anything like this before. The imagination is awesome and to be well appreciated.
This book is the story of four memorable characters.
The story is about four monkeys detached from their usual groups from one of the jungle (India). The book starts with nice explanation about the jungle and its clear cut rules for the animals. The four monkeys are dissatisfied about the jungle rules and also their own boss and it forces them to come out of the jungle. The journey starts….The four monkeys take shelter in a village and try to behave like human and learn their language. They pick up the life of normal human beings, read books and try to understand and speak their language etc. The transformation of monkeys explained in a hilarious way. Finally the monkeys decided to take their knowledge in to the next level.. They decided to Kidnap the President of USA..
The book kept me guessing til the end. Would they get caught or not? Would they evade the police? How would they do it? I wondered if the author would let them get caught to pay for their crimes or not. I found the ending to be very satisfying and it left me with a smile on my face.
For me it was a wonderful, funny, and deeply-moving-read. An easy read with great humor keeping the suspense glued to the monkey characters. I loved it! Anybody can read it. You can have some fun with this one.
May 13, 2018
The Author has woven a fantastic thriller around the quests involved in moving up the maslow's ladder as well as the pitfalls inherent it.
The simians take us through a journey which we may relate to one way or the other.The book poses questions that will stay with the reader.
The narrative keeps you tied to the book till you have finished it.It's un-putdownable.
5 stars
The simians take us through a journey which we may relate to one way or the other.The book poses questions that will stay with the reader.
The narrative keeps you tied to the book till you have finished it.It's un-putdownable.
5 stars
February 16, 2013
I first would like to say that I received this book through the goodreads giveaway.
This is a delightful some what funny at times book about four monkeys who, dissatisfied by their troops "Boss" attempt to educate themselves by watching humans and hoping to be able to use that knowledge to defeat the "Boss". However the more they learn the more complicated their lives become, culminating in a decision to kidnap the president of the U.S.A. All in all I found this to be a wonderful read with a morality lesson to boot. Very good read!
This is a delightful some what funny at times book about four monkeys who, dissatisfied by their troops "Boss" attempt to educate themselves by watching humans and hoping to be able to use that knowledge to defeat the "Boss". However the more they learn the more complicated their lives become, culminating in a decision to kidnap the president of the U.S.A. All in all I found this to be a wonderful read with a morality lesson to boot. Very good read!
November 9, 2013
What do you do when you've to de-stress yourself while being in the middle of concrete mega jungle (Metro city). You pick books which makes you feel lighter and take you to imaginary world with a strong sense of belonging.
Here you are part of journey from Foothills of Himalayas to various villages, cities in India and hold on you even travel monkey class to Washington DC and end up kidnapping the president of US. Story revolves around monkey's and how they evolve quickly and what happens next is incredible.
With every page you complete in this wonderful book you'll escape to a world which will make you introspect but with a tinge of smile on your face :)
Here you are part of journey from Foothills of Himalayas to various villages, cities in India and hold on you even travel monkey class to Washington DC and end up kidnapping the president of US. Story revolves around monkey's and how they evolve quickly and what happens next is incredible.
With every page you complete in this wonderful book you'll escape to a world which will make you introspect but with a tinge of smile on your face :)
January 5, 2018
Amazing imagination of how four monkeys train themselves by watching their descendants(humans) and end up kidnapping the president (which by no means even in real life possible by humans :P). Important lessons on how to observe and learn.
A scintillating read, which starts with an excellent narrative of the life in jungle, with lessons on morality(which we human's desperately need).
More than being a literary piece, it gives you a feeling of a friend narrating it to you and helps visualize depictions in the book.
One fine day, I wish it gets released as a feature film.
A scintillating read, which starts with an excellent narrative of the life in jungle, with lessons on morality(which we human's desperately need).
More than being a literary piece, it gives you a feeling of a friend narrating it to you and helps visualize depictions in the book.
One fine day, I wish it gets released as a feature film.
April 6, 2019
Lalit hs launched himself wid altogether creative concept far different from Routine subjects.Can be compared wid famous indian film director Sanjay Leela Bhansali as far as detailing is concerned.
Initial 2 chapters on rules of jungle can be compared wid todays corporate world.
Amazon.com n v r happy when Lalit closes@ Amazing messages @Jungle of Amazon like " instead of throwing bombs if human cn throw books & food..."
Initial 2 chapters on rules of jungle can be compared wid todays corporate world.
Amazon.com n v r happy when Lalit closes@ Amazing messages @Jungle of Amazon like " instead of throwing bombs if human cn throw books & food..."
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