Book Review: ‘The Reluctant Fundamentalist’ by Mohsin Hamid
Language: English Price: INR 250 ISBN: 9780143064244 Excuse me, sir, but may I be of assistance? Ah, I see I have alarmed you. Do not be frightened by my beard I am a lover of America… ‘The Reluctant Fundamentalist‘ is the story of a Pakistani man named Changez. Throughout the book, a short one at...
Book Review: ‘The Suicide Banker’ by Puneet Gupta
Language: English Pages: 279 ISBN: 8129117894 Price: INR 195 ‘Suicidal Banker‘ by Puneet Gupta has a Statutory Warning quite aptly printed at the top of the back cover page, that reads, This Novel could inspire more fraudsters than financiers! A compulsory reading for unscrupulous borrowers who don’t want to repay their bank loans! When you...
Book Review: ‘Solo’ by Rana Dasgupta
Price: INR 395 Pages: 357 Language: English ISBN: 0007182147 Solo by British-Indian writer Rana Dasgupta is one-of-a-kind, and worth every prize that it has been awarded (including the Commonwealth Writer’s Prize). The book is divided into two parts, into two novellas – almost called “Dreams” and “Day-dreams” respectively. The first part follows the seemingly pitiable...
Book Review: ‘The Song of Achilles’ by Madeline Miller
“Name one hero who was happy.” I considered. Heracles went mad and killed his family; Theseus lost his bride and father; Jason’s children and new wife were murdered by his old; Bellerophon killed the Chimera but was crippled by the fall from Pegasus’ back. “You can’t.” He was sitting up now, leaning forward. “I can’t.”...
Book Review: ‘Moving On’, by Jaya Jha
Format: Paperback Language: English ISBN: 9788190972093 Pages: 248 Price: 150.00 Plot Discussion: Rarely does a novel knocks at your brain’s door and makes its way to your heart. ‘Moving On’ by Jaya Jha is just one of those.
Book Review: ‘The Ancient Book’, by Parikshit Rane
Format: Paperback Language: English ISBN: 9381115039 Pages: 82 Price: 95.00 Plot Discussion: ‘The Ancient Book’, penned by Parikshit Rane is a child fantasy novella oriented for readers who belong to secondary school or beginners in English. Crafted with mystic creatures with the most conventional forms of army that old fantasy minds think of; from dragons to thorns cum...
