After not reading at all in August, I set myself a reasonably doable target of reading two novels in September – a target that I thankfully managed to achieve! (YAYAY!) I finally finished reading ’50 Greatest Short Stories’ a book that I have had for a few years now but just postponed reading. I also…
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6 | Review | A Horse Walks into a Bar by David Grossman
This book has been a real challenge for me to read. I bought it in January and finally finished it a few days back in July! Before you start judging the book too badly, it won the ‘The Man Booker International Award’ in 2017. STORY: Dovaleh Greenstein is an ageing comedian who is performing a…
5 | Review | ‘A River in Darkness: One Man’s Escape from North Korea’ by Masaji Ishikawa
While looking for books to read on Kindle Unlimited, I saw this book and decided to give it a try. I’ve always wanted to get a glimpse into life in North Korea considering it’s a closed country. This is the true story of Masaji Ishikawa and his escape from North Korea. Masaji was born in…
1 | Review|Novel – “Persepolis” by Marjane Satrapi
My best friend gifted me this novel three years back when I was moving cities. In all the craze of unpacking, the novel got lost in all my stuff. Recently while packing to move again, I found the book hidden in a corner. “Persepolis” is an illustrated novel written by Marjane Satrapi about the revolution…
Enid Blyton – The Forgotten Storyteller
I’m not sure how many millennials would have even heard about Enid Blyton but my journey into reading started when my mother put the “5 O’Clock Tales” in my 6 year old hands. Enid Blyton was the only author my mom trusted her young children with reading and thus between the ages of 6-10 years,…
Book Review#2: The Legend of Lakshmi Prasad by Twinkle Khanna
I’m on a roll with my reading. I’m through with two books in less than a week. Some of it can be attributed to the fact that this second book, that I am attempting to review today, was actually a really light read. I haven’t been a big fan of Indian authors, so my picking…
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