If it wasn’t chosen by my book club, I would have DNF’d it. This story is about Eleanor, who, according to the author, “scorns the conventions of polite society.’ Reasons to give it a try: Eleanor’s voice was frank, and her thoughts were succinct with a sprinkle of wit and humor. For example, “blond hair…
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THE FIVE RED HERRINGS BY Dorothy Sayers
My book rating: 3 stars. Dorothy Sayers was one of the first women to be awarded a degree by Oxford University. This sole fact made me pick up this book. The utmost respect I had for a woman, who lived a century ago, drove me to read it till the end. It is…
WATCHING YOU: LISA JEWELL- a book worth reading?
Warning: Spoilers ahead. My book rating: 3.5 stars This book is all about the frightful inhumanities that lurk beneath the so-called normal humans we encounter every day. This entire book pays homage to the art of observation. The setting and backgrounds have been described in much detail that the entire village of Melville is vividly…
THE FOREST OF ENCHANTMENTS BY CHITRA BANERJEE DIVAKARUNI: A BOOK REVIEW
This book is ‘Ramayana’ told from Sita’s point of view. I started reading this book expecting pretty much the same male chauvinistic version I’d read growing up. But the author’s note in itself surprised me and enticed me at once with its beguiling honesty and daring voice. I endured on, with fingers crossed. The scenes of the…
CROOKED KINGDOM: BOOK REVIEW
This book is a dazzling wrap-up of the ‘six of crows’ duology. The indomitable team is back, and they are cooler than ever. The flashes of past revealed of every character gave all our favorite characters equal space to evolve. No character felt like they were out of some fairytale. They felt as real as…
The Twentieth Wife by Indu Sundaresan
This book is the grandiloquent story of Mehrunnisa alias Nurjahan, the Mughal empress of Jahangir, through her various stages of life. The satisfaction derived from the first part of this trilogy vastly depends on the reader’s expectation. If one dives into this book expecting the rise of a strong woman to power and a vivid…
Hunger
I have counted the hours my neighbour’s child could stay hungry Before dropping dead. I know from watching my dear friend’s spiral to death, how long I will stay conscious without food or water. Before my child and I run out of time, I need to reach the UN feeding center. I’ve long searched the…
BECOMING MICHELLE OBAMA- A book review.
Want a peek into the White House? Want to know how even the world-renowned politicians start from scratch, like you or me? Want to know the human side of the glamorous political world? This is the book for you. This is a remarkable story of a girl from a humble background and also belonging to…
Trevor Noah: Born a Crime- a book review
It is about a Boy from the streets of a Ghetto in South Africa. It is about Trevor Noah- the boy who never really belonged anywhere. Under apartheid legislation, Noah’s mother was classified as Black, and his father was classified as White. Noah himself was classified as Coloured. In those times, Noah’s mere existence was a…
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