Reading Time: 5 minutes The Nigerian Mafia Mumbai is a very familiar story, especially for viewers of The Goodfellas or The Sopranos. But the Onyeka manages to keep it fresh with new flavours and characters.
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Reading Time: 3 minutes The first that struck me when I got my hands on Richa Lakhera’s Contamination was actor Manoj Bajpayee’s comment: “Brilliant. Standout. Richa Lakhera writes vividly of the wicked.”And that set a lot of expectations from the book. After all, very few play wicked better than Mr Bajpayee himself. To be honest, the book met most
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Reading Time: 7 minutes The Power of Habit tries to find and present answers to such deeper questions. The book deals with some of the most intrinsic aspects of human behaviour, giving lucid and interesting explanations. With more than two million copies sold, Charles Duhigg’s masterpiece is practically changing lives across the globe. Let’s find out why.
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Reading Time: 2 minutes The Orwell Prize is named after Eric Arthur Blair, aka George Orwell, arguably the greatest dystopian writer of all time. The winners in each category will receive £3,000 as prize money. The Orwell Prize 2022 winners were declared during the closing ceremony of the annual Orwell Festival of Political Writing.
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Reading Time: 3 minutes The story of Jaishankar Krishnamurthy’s and Krishna Udayashankar’s Farside is as simple as the title sounds. The book is what a good eight-part Netflix series could be about. It’s got it all – greed, gambling, blackmail, escorts, and politics. If you’re looking to spend a chilly winter Saturday at home, Farside could give you good company. Here’s
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Reading Time: 4 minutes The Delicate Storm is a beautifully written novel and I would easily recommend it to someone who’s just started reading. The novel is simple in its language for a young reader to comprehend, and the 450-page length assures that it has enough depth to quench an enthusiast’s thirst.
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Premier publishing house Penguin India announced on Monday that it has acquired two new titles from critically acclaimed author Anees Salim. In the official announcement on the website, Penguin stated that the two novels will be published under the Hamish Hamilton imprint, the first, The Odd Book of Baby Names, in 2021 and the second,
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Reading Time: 4 minutes About a year ago, if someone would’ve asked me what makes a good story, I would talk in detail on the subject. However, now I can simply answer, “Whatever Sir Arthur wrote was a good story!”, a great story, in fact. After completing The Valley of Fear, the last in the famous Sherlock Holmes novels,
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Reading Time: 4 minutes Reading The Perfect Wife was like arriving at a natural haven without ever realizing that it existed. In short, I am speechless. That’s how good Blake Pierce is, and I still cannot fathom that I never heard of him before. I found this book for free on the Google Store, and I cannot thank God
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Reading Time: 5 minutes Jeffrey Archer is one of the most popular authors alive, with hundreds of millions of copies sold around the world. However, I haven’t had a chance to get my hands on his works until recently. That said, I’d heard high praises for him from my colleagues and friends. Hence, I always had an interest in
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Reading Time: 3 minutes Where the Condor Flies by Curt Longbow is a good read for those interested in American Western thrillers. Sadly, I am not one of them. To be very honest, I did not like the book, and can never recommend it to anyone. For a book published in the year 2000, the book feels quite outdated
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Reading Time: 3 minutes The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, third in the Sherlock Holmes series, is one of the best mysteries I’ve ever read. It’s like running a 400-meter race. You run the first hundred meters quick, then subsidize and maintain a sustainable speed for the next 200 meters, and then dash and sprint
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Reading Time: 5 minutes The year 2020 has been the most disastrous for human life across the globe since the turn of the millennium. With the Coronavirus Pandemic tightening its grip on mankind, the future looks quite dark and uncertain. While most of the human race was under lockdown, living in continuous fear and anxiety, some souls like debut
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Reading Time: 3 minutes It was only yesterday that I finished The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho for the third time, and I think it is the right time to discuss what I feel about it. There are certain books which need no introduction, as almost each and every one of those who like to read novels have heard about
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Reading Time: 3 minutes To simply say what The White Tiger is, I want you to read the below excerpt from the novel: ‘One day a cunning Brahmin, trying to trick the Buddha, asked him, “Master, do you consider yourself man or a god?”. The Buddha smiled and said, “Neither. I am just one who has woken up while
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Reading Time: 2 minutes I read the first Sherlock Holmes novel, A Study in Scarlet, last month, but did not find it as interesting as people portray it to be. However, The Sign of the Four has changed my perspective completely. So, I admit, Sherlock Holmes in a great character! And more than anything else, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
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Reading Time: 7 minutes Introduction The evolution of the novel happened over a period of centuries before it took the form we witness today. There have been several landmark contributions to the development of storytelling all over the world. One book, however, which remains ground-breaking in various aspects is Pamela. Written by Samuel Richardson, Pamela is widely regarded as
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Reading Time: 3 minutes During my childhood, when I had no clue about novels, I heard a name that some of the teachers would say at the school library – Ruskin Bond. Though I knew nothing about the man until a few years ago, the name fascinated me. And the more fascinated was I when I realized that he
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Reading Time: 4 minutes Stories have been part of cultures around the world for thousands of years. They helped shape our societies for centuries and continue to do so even today. However, in modern times, stories, in the form of novels, have become one of the major sources of entertainment. They no longer are limited to the privileged class
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Reading Time: 2 minutes In this world where injustice is a part of common life, revolution, and rebellion are a dream for millions. Be it Palestine, Kashmir, Cuba, or Brazil, the oppressed want to rebel in any way possible. Enter, politics, the cruellest and most inhuman aspect of human life. Politics is a dirty game, and nothing exemplifies it
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Reading Time: 3 minutes There are two kinds of people in this world. One, who read books, and the others, who want to read books. Inherently, every human being loves a good story, and therefore, reading novels is quite a fulfilling activity. However, for those who are just beginning to read or thinking to begin, more often than not,
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Reading Time: 3 minutes In all of the English novels written in the past couple of centuries, very few characters have gone on to become as popular and iconic as Sherlock Holmes. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s imaginary detective gained legendary status much before Robert Downey Jr. portrayed the character in blockbuster movies. Written way back in 1887, A Study
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Reading Time: 3 minutes War is Peace Freedom is Slavery Ignorance is Strength These are the words that send chills down your soul on several occasions while reading George Orwell’s magnum opus, “1984”. It is a book that will change you as a human being. It is a book you will never forget in your life. To begin with,
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Veronika Decides to Die by Paulo Coelho is easily one of the best novels to read for the most part until the last 5 pages ruin it completely. A young girl named Veronika decides to commit suicide for one of the most bizarre reasons, and that’s that she has a “perfect life”! Plot Summary of Veronika
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Reading Time: 2 minutes John Grisham is a world-renowned author known for gripping legal thrillers, and with this expectation, I bought Calico Joe. However, what it turned out to be is one of the most uncomfortable books I’ve read, and I loved it. If you like to go deep into the dark failures of relationships, especially between parents and
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Reading Time: 4 minutes The Tales of Man Singh is the book for you if you’re even remotely interested in the legendary dacoits of the Chambal Valley. Kenneth Anderson wonderfully takes the reader in the pre-independence era and the early years of independence. She creates a sketch of rural India the way it actually was, which wasn’t ideal, to
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Reading Time: 2 minutes The Emperors Riddles is one of those books which will keep reminding you of Dan Brown’s “The Da Vinci Code”. It adds a breath of freshness and uniqueness to it, though. The story brings to life the colourful and holy streets of Varanasi and takes you to an unprecedented cultural journey. Satyarth Nayak successfully encapsulates
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