Advance reviews for ‘Keep off the Grass’ have started to trickle in, and I am happy to note that they are mostly complimentary. The book was also selected a Semi-Finalist for the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award, 2007. I am sure someone is going to tear it apart sooner rather than later, but until then enjoy the positive reviews below. :)
 
‘A racy and entertaining account of a romp through an ever-changing yet timeless India…wild, witty and wicked!’
- Ruskin Bond

‘An unlikely, remarkable story…It's well worth following Ratan on his journey from New York's high life to incarceration in India’
- Publishers Weekly, USA
 
‘A most interesting and unusual pursuit… a fascinating and entertaining look at life in India’
- Amazon Top Reviewer
 
In addition, the below reflects verbatim comments from friends who received advanced copies of the novel. Good friends, as you know, can be pretty harsh critics; but I will update my website with reviews from more credible sources (like the above) close to the May 30th launch date:
 
Grabs you from the first page, and doesn’t let you go till the end. Dude-what were you smoking when you wrote this?’

‘Karan’s supremely confident debut novel is immensely enjoyable. A must read. I particularly enjoyed the reflections on life and philosophy. Rocking A’
 
‘A hilarious roller coaster ride from IIM to the Himalayas to Benares and prison….Delightfully satisfying’
 
‘Awesome. Immediately transported me to the best years and the greatest friendships of my life …..’
 
‘What an awesome book dude. Really loved the Himalayan stoning and the Danish hippie :)’