Book Review: ‘Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging’ by Lousie Rennison
Format: Paperback Language: English ISBN: 9780007274673 Price: 269 INR There are six things very wrong with my life: 1. I have one of those under-the-skin spots that will never come to a head but lurk in a red way for the next two years. 2. It is on my nose. 3. I have a three-year-old...
Book Review: ‘Peter Pan’ by J. M. Barrie
Format: Paperback Language: English ISBN: 8175643021 Price: 60 INR There are some books that are understandably stand the test of time and Scottish playwright J. M. Barrie’s classic ‘Peter Pan‘ is one of them. Like many, I read this classic only after watching the 2003 film ‘Finding Neverland‘ which told of Barrie’s journey of creating...
Book Review: ‘I too had a love story’ by Ravinder Singh
Format: Paperback Language: English ISBN: 8188575704 Pages: 213 Price: 100 INR “Not all love stories are meant to have a perfect ending. Some stay incomplete. Yet they are beautiful in their own way. Ravin’s love story is one such innocent and beautiful story.” Ravinder Singh’s ‘I too had a love story‘ is the author’s real-life...
Book Review: ‘The Twentieth Wife’ by Indu Sunderasan
Format: Paperback Language: English ISBAN: 978-93-5029-210-5 Pages: 375 Price: 400 INR “When will I be empress?” is what she asked herself. ‘The Twentieth Wife‘ by Indu Sunderasan takes you through the tempestuous journey of an extraordinary commoner. Her physical beauty defied all norms of the society; all she knew was she loved Prince Salim at first...
Book Review: ‘The Dark Room’ by R.K. Narayanan
Language: English Format: Paperback ISBN: 9788185986029 Pages: 162 Price: 100 INR Set in the fictitious yet famous town of Malgudi, ‘The Dark Room‘ is the story of two women who have but one aspect common between them – they both depend on a man for survival. Savitri, as the name suggests, is a dutiful, conforming...
Book Review: ‘Om Shanti Babe’ by Helen Limon
Language: English Format: Paperback ISBN: 9781847803573 Pages: 192 I attended the launch of Om Shanti Babe in England and I have to admit, it was brilliant. There was Indian food, Indian dance, and Indian ambiance. All in all it was a very ‘Bollywood’ evening and the funny part is that the author is British! Helen...
Book Review: ‘Chicken Soup for the Writer’s soul’ by Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen
Format: Paperback ISBN: 9788187671176 Pages: 385 Price: 295 INR “Chicken Soup for the Writer’s Soul speaks to the very essence of every writer. These stories will make you chuckle, wipe a tear from your eye and inspire you to keep writing.” -Melanie Rigney. (Editor, Writer’s Digest magazine) The ‘Chicken Soup for the Soul’ series are...
Book Review: ‘Onsite Opportunity’ by Mukul Kumar
Format: Paperback ISBN: 9789381836279 Price: 95 INR Pages: 169 A talented storyteller since his youth, ‘Onsite Opportunity‘ is Mukul Kumar’s debut novel. It has been written with the personal experiences of the author as a software engineer. Since the novel is written in the third person perspective of the protagonist Ganga, there were times when I was not able...
Book Review: ‘Three Men In A Boat’ by Jerome K. Jerome
Language: English Format: Paperback ISBN: 9788171674039 Pages: 224 Price: 95 British humor is often hard to grasp for Indians, with their references and rambling. But Jerome K. Jerome hits the nail on the head with ‘Three Men In A Boat‘ and brings out British absurdities and traditions in a comic way. This book though meant to be a travelogue...
Book Review: ‘Steve Jobs’ by Walter Isaacson
When Steve Jobs appointed Walter Isaacson, chairman of CNN and managing editor of Time magazine, to write his biography he must’ve felt the indelible intuition for a successful product that he was so akin to, and Isaacson definitely did not fail to deliver. It seems only fitting that Jobs is the subject of his fourth biography after...
Book Review: ‘The Other Country – Dispatches from the Mofussil’ by Mrinal Pande
Language: English Format: Paperback ISBN: 9780143418252 Pages: 212 Price: 350 INR Chronicling the broadening gap between rural and urban India ‘The Other Country – Dispatches from the Mofussil’ by Mrinal Pande is a must-read for all those who wish to understand some of the deep rooted social problems plaguing our country today. The book has...
Book Review: ‘Kane and Abel’ by Jeffrey Archer
ISBN: 9780312942724 Language: English Pages: 643 Price: INR 574 Published in 1979, Jeffrey Archer‘s ‘Kane and Abel‘ still remains one of the finest books ever written. I read this book when five years ago and even today, when I go back to it; I feel the same joy as when I first read it. The book...