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Midnight’s Children – Review

Book: Midnight's Children Author: Salman Rushdie Year: 1981 Bookhad Rating:  ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ What can I say about this book that hasn't already been said? For one, I'm not going to tell you the story or the detailed premise for sure. This is one of those books that is (almost) singularly balanced upon the brilliance of the structure and the... Continue Reading →

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Nine Lives – Review

Book: Nine Lives Author: William Dalrymple Year: 2009 Bookhad Rating: ❤❤❤❤♡ One consumes one's life in narcissistic and even egoistical ways. That travel can make us leave behind our cocoons of self-examination and indulgence is proved in two ways - by actually travelling or letting one's mind travel when one relishes art in any form. In the... Continue Reading →

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A Festive Cheer (Pun Intended)

It's Christmas Eve. The cheer is in the air. And we, at Bookhad, are having so much fun! (Yes, seriously, the book group is active with lots of incoherent jibber jabber.) So, to continue this series, we have a person who beautifies this world by both, being who he is and as a part of... Continue Reading →

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The Puppeteer – Review

Book: The Puppeteer Author: Arindam Mukherjee Year: 2012 I picked this up randomly from New Delhi railway station on my recent visit. It's a decent 250 page thriller written by Arindam Mukherjee based in India and Pakistan. The author has previously written two other non-fiction books and this was his first foray into the world of fiction writing.... Continue Reading →

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City of Djinns – Book Review

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 →

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