There is more than just one relationship one can have with a book. What one takes away from a book is noteworthy and much discussed, but what one brings to a book is far less acknowledged. More often than not, one approaches a book with expectations; to be enchanted, enthralled, entertained, emancipated and even educated.... Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
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 →
Book:Â The Fountainhead Author:Â Ayn Rand Published:Â 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 →
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 →
Quotation per se are usually meant to invoke a goosebumpy feeling because of their profound, yet, simple and intrinsic nature. Well, not all of them. I for one have another parameter all together which obviously does not preclude the former. Exquisite language!!! A very simple statement written with such glorious verbosity that can heighten the... Continue Reading →
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 →
"If you knew you were dying, what would you do?" I find this a question to be one that dives deep down our psyche and saves the real person drowning within us. One can get lost in the eddies of the mundane chores of every day. In the laughs that intersperse quietly during lunch-time banter.... Continue Reading →
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