books

Book Review: Hansi

If Barbie dressed like an early 20th century European country girl, started overdosing on Nazi philosophy, and wanted to marry Jesus, then you would probably get Hansi.

Book Review: 1888 Dial India

Anuvab Pal’s book takes a long, hard look at modern Indian society through glasses coated with exaggeration, irony, and humour.

Book Review: The Perks of Being a Wallflower

A coming-of-age story, there is something about Stephen Chbosky’s book that is wildly reminiscent of The Wonder Years.

Book Review: Revolution 2020

When Chetan Bhagat’s characters are in love, they don’t just love each other, they own each other.

Book Review: The Girl in the Garden

The predictable plot twists and stonewashed themes are drawbacks, but the subtly etched characters make the book worth reading.

Book Review: The Eighth Guest & Other Muzaffar Jang Mysteries

In her sequel to The Englishman’s Cameo, Madhulika Liddle manages to tell Mughal murder mysteries with aplomb.

Book Review: Slither

Sex, real and imagined, desired and forced, implied and overt, attempted and unfulfilled; a strange spectrum is travelled by reading this book.

From Blogger to Writer

There is nothing wrong with being an academician. But writing was what I was meant for. Right?

Book Review: Custody

The author reveals the many facets of human nature, where custody battles become a way of trumping one another in a divorce.

Book Review: Broken Republic

Expect an interesting amalgamation of experience, debate, passion, flashes of brilliant insight, and a fair amount of hyperbole.

Book Review: Murder in the Ashram

If you’re going to enjoy this novel, you must employ a rare degree of suspension of disbelief.

Scheherazade’s 1001 Arabian Nightmares

Once upon a time, in a book rife with lies, Princess Scheherazade spent one thousand and one nights in bed with Prince Shahriyar… speaking.