The Devil Wears Prada – Book Review

Book: The Devil Wears Prada Author: Lauren Weisberger Published: May 30th 2006 How many times have we walked out of cinema halls and trashed a movie because it desecrated our beloved book? Sounds familiar? How many times have we read a deficient book and thought how could one make an absolutely amazing movie on it?... Continue Reading →

The Amulet of Samarkand – Book Review

Book: The Amulet of Samarkand Author: Jonathan Stroud Year: 2003 The Amulet of Samarkand was the first in the three book series by Jonathan Stroud. This was chosen by Bookhad as the book for the month of August 2012. As the new revamped group saw more participation and discussion it was like a new start for... Continue Reading →

Mirza Ghalib: A Biographical Scenario – Review

Book: Mirza Ghalib: A Biographical Scenario Author: Gulzar Published: December 31, 2005 When I finished reading Mirza Ghalib: A Biographical Scenario by Gulzar,  there was a lingering sadness that the book came to an end. However, there was also a fulfilling warmth inside. It was a beautiful journey. It was so calming that Time walked with me... Continue Reading →

The Fountainhead – Review

Book: The Fountainhead Author: Ayn Rand Published: 1943 It is a very highly rated book by almost all top intellectuals and academicians. I got to be careful. The book demands a thesis and not a review. A review would be justifying this pathbeaking book only when it is analysed at a very basic level and them zoomed out... Continue Reading →

The Help – Review

You know what I think it is about 'references' and 'recommendations'? They have just one shot at getting their foot in the door and then, from thereon they have to walk the whole journey based on how much substance they've got! When I picked Kathryn Stockett's bestseller, The Help, it was nothing more then a... Continue Reading →

A Tale of Two Cities – Review

Charles Dickens' very articulate essay on the French Revolution is a major shift from his usual labour of writing about the apathy of children in England of his era. His usual writings almost always depicted the sorry state of affairs and the rampant poverty of the masses. His protagonists are, more often than not, a... Continue Reading →

Love in the Time of Cholera – Review

I recently finished reading Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. While he is very well-known for his work One Hundred Years of Solitude, I happened to chance this other book of his at Landmark. It has a mango-coloured cover with worn out drinking steel glasses and a stark red flowers in a concavity of... Continue Reading →

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo – Review

Once in a while, it's good to get yourself a ride. And if it's thrilling, that's all the more a reason to hitch one. It's been a while since I read a good crime novel. One that would have a protagonist worthy of admiration because he/she can do almost anything and a storyline that keeps... Continue Reading →

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