The Namesake
An enchanting story of a couple estranged amidst an unknown culture and their son’s alienation to his family to fit into a world unknown.
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Review: Sea of Poppies by Amitav Ghosh
Nomination for the Man Booker Prize in 2008, Amitav’s Sea of Poppies dwells into the lives of persons from different walks of life brought together on a slave ship.
Posted in: Books by Rohini Kejriwal5 Comments »
Review: Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
Pick Wolf Hall only if you’re up for a historical fiction based in the age of Tudors, and to read slowly and appreciate. Not for light readers.
Posted in: Books by Rohini Kejriwal6 Comments »
Must Reads: Youth, J.M. Coetzee
Flashbacks into a literary past which boasted of some fine authors; a few must-reads and a few must-haves. We review J.M. Coetzee’s “Youth”.
Posted in: Books by Shaswati DasNo Comments »
Michael Crichton’s Pirate Latitudes
Michael Crichton, author of ‘The Great Train Robbery’, ‘Jurassic Park’, ‘Congo’ and others, releases Pirate Latitudes. We review it.
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Book Review: Shobhaa De’s Superstar India
I always felt the presence of Bollywood wherever I am – whether in the vicinity of a television set or just looking at the huge movie posters by the roadside while driving past. Very rarely it happens that I pick up a book and, having read its title, get a very ‘filmy feeling’ about it. [...]
Posted in: Books by Ashwin Mehendale5 Comments »
Jeffery Archer: RK Narayan Greatest Story Teller, New Gen to Bring Change India’s Been Waiting For
Best-selling story teller, Lord Jeffrey Archer, has been touring India promoting his latest book “Paths of Glory”. New Delhi, Chennai, Bangalore, Mumbai and Pune saw people flocking to the respective venues to get a glimpse of him, to get a copy signed and hopefully get a snap with him. Yesterday he was in Pune at [...]
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Cycling Through Curious Companions
“Cycling through thirteen countries in four months is not as easy as it seems to be”, says Irish man, Mr. Jake Bullough, who had his debut in the world of literary arts with his book Curious Companions in which he has penned down some of the most exhilarating memories of his journey he promises to [...]
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Book Review: The Undomestic Goddess by Sophie Kinsella
Looking for a light, racy read this summer or maybe a witty read to divert those few hours during the boring bus ride- Sophie Kinsella’s ‘The Undomestic Goddess’ would be just the right choice for you! Categorising this book as a chick-lit would not be doing justice to the work. After all it does have [...]
Posted in: Books by Ankita Ray4 Comments »
Tales of Beedle the Bard
For those who felt cheated, or were left wanting for more after having read J K Rowling’s Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows, there is now a reason to cheer- Rowling has come up with the book “Tales of Beedle the Bard” to answer all questions that were left unanswered in the afore-mentioned book.
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