We’ve seen a lot of plagiarism; in literature, in music, in any work of creative ingenuity basically. Writers have been caught red-handed and all their glory lost in a matter of seconds, which took years to build. Just recently we saw Fareed Zakaria, the guy from CNN, admitting to lifting portions from The New Yorker.... Continue Reading →
Honour – Quotes
Book: Honour Author: Elif Shafak Year: 2012 He tip-toed past the double bed that had been placed in a corner - wrought-iron headboard, embroidered pillows, amulets against the evil-eye and a satiny, cobalt-blue bedspread. Blue was Iskender's favourite colour. It was the colour for boys, which meant the sky was a boy. So were the rivers and lakes. And... Continue Reading →
The Rozabal Line – Review
Book: The Rozabal Line Author: Ashwin Sanghi (First printed under his pseudonym/anagram Shawn Haigins) Year: 2007 Let's start! The story is based on innumerable other books/websites/theories etc, but it is also heavily (read very heavily) reminiscent of Dan Brown's Da Vinci Code. An Indian version to Brown's work. A little more in theory and quite less... Continue Reading →
I’m glad you’re here
On the occasion of Friendship Day, we at Bookhad celebrate one of our most favourite friendships - Frodo Baggins and Samwise Gamgee - in the iconic fantasy tale The Lord of the Rings. *** “Frodo: I can't do this, Sam. Sam: I know. It's all wrong. By rights we shouldn't even be here. But we... Continue Reading →
Love Letters – Book Review
Book: Love Letters Author: Katie Fforde Year: 2009 Here's the thing about reading chick literature, it's not going to coincide with reality in any way. It's also not going to have a sorry ending. And yes, it's going to need some amount of imagination on your part to enjoy it while it lasts. Love Letters... Continue Reading →
Recipe for Love – Book Review
Book: Recipe For Love Author: Katie Fforde Year: 2012 When she first saw Gideon again she had thought ‘all for love and the world well lost’, only for her it meant the competition rather than the world. There is nothing misleading about the title - yes, it is an escapist, incorrigibly romantic and sublimely beautiful book.... Continue Reading →
It goes on…
"I've learned that no matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow. I've learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way he/she handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights. I've learned that... Continue Reading →
The Cuckoo’s Calling – Review
Book: The Cuckoo's Calling Author: Robert Galbraith (Pseudonym for J. K. Rowling) Year: 2013 I read a very interesting comment by someone on a review of this book on the Internet; it said something to the effect, "We're all disappointed when J. K. Rowling writes something that isn't Harry Potter." I couldn't help but chuckle. Given that... Continue Reading →
Oliver Twist – Review
Book: Oliver Twist Author: Charles Dickens Year: 1838 "Please, sir, I want some more." Never before has a single sentence been catapulted into the realms of immortality like the above mentioned line. Dickens has been associated with many brilliant lines that underscore his worth as a literary genius, but never before has one been anointed with the kind of... Continue Reading →
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