Tag: Fiction

BOOK REVIEW: Keshava by Bhawana Somaaya

BOOK REVIEW: Keshava by Bhawana Somaaya

Posted June 26, 2018 by @amanhimself in Book Reviews, Books, Fiction / 0 Comments

Bhawana Somaaya is a journalist and an author of 14 books. Her latest book, Keshava – A Magnificent Obsession. Lord Krishna is one of the many gods in Hindu religion. He can be identified in various forms and his identity is spread in a variety of cultures all across the nation. That said, he has been a significant part of Indian Mythology. This book does not have a significant plot that concentrates on character building with twists and turns. This book is something altogether different. It is divided into nine different chapters in which the lord is himself represented as different entities. These entities vary from being an obsession, lord of knowledge, cows and trees, love, guardian to royalty, and […]

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Looking forward to becoming a #BookBlogger?

Looking forward to becoming a #BookBlogger?

Posted June 18, 2018 by @amanhimself in Announcement / 2 Comments

Are you looking forward to start a Book Blog but do not know what to do with it or where to start? Or do you have a book blog but still struggling to get followers and increase your viewership? Check out my new ebook A Blogger’s Manifesto.    A Blogger’s Manifesto is a short ebook (around 100 pages) about blogging written by a blogger. It covers the story of my book blog Confessions of a Readaholic and other essentials for an individual who is getting started with blogging or is a new blogger. The book in detail covers: Starting a blog with zero followers Writing a compelling blog post Why Comments are essential part in blogging community How to reach your […]

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BOOK REVIEW: Beekeeping for Beginners by Laurie R. King

BOOK REVIEW: Beekeeping for Beginners by Laurie R. King

Posted June 12, 2018 by @amanhimself in Books, Reviews / 10 Comments

Pages: 77, Kindle Edition Published: 2011, Random House I am big fan of Conan Doyle’s writings that include Sherlock Holmes and this year I realised I should try adaptions of same character written by other authors. After reading Martin Greenberg’s anthologies on Holmes’ Christmas Stories I came across Laurie R. Kings Mary Russell series. Mary Russell is a young girl that Holmes after retiring from being a Private Detective and relocating him in Sussex, takes an apprentice of. This short novella can be called the origin of this new series of adventure. The plot is interesting but the adventure Sherlock Holmes pick up at the age of 54 to save his wealthy orphaned protégée is bit off for me in […]

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7 Books You Can Read in One Day for a Readathon

7 Books You Can Read in One Day for a Readathon

Posted June 5, 2018 by @amanhimself in Book List, Books / 5 Comments

Who does not like to read a book in one sitting? In this post, I am going to present you with a list of books that can be used for a calm weekend after a tiring week, while traveling or even Readathons! Readers who think are falling behind in their Goodreads Yearly Challenge or want to jumpstart can also use books mentioned in the list below. I love shorter books. Sometimes it is better to tell a story in less amount of words and leave the rest for the reader to figure out. Novellas are still written by modern-day writers and sold by publishers. In the list below, I will try to diversify as much as I can. Let us […]

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BOOK REVIEW: Sombrero Fallout by Richard Brautigan

BOOK REVIEW: Sombrero Fallout by Richard Brautigan

Posted June 2, 2018 by @amanhimself in Book Reviews, Books / 0 Comments

Subtitled as a Japanese story, Richard Brautigan’s Sombrero Fallout is my second reading of the author’s work. It is a unique story, a peculiar one too, with themes that might seem bizarre at first but are actually brought to clarity as the plot moves forward

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BOOK REVIEW: Prime Time Crime by Vrushali Telang

BOOK REVIEW: Prime Time Crime by Vrushali Telang

Posted May 31, 2018 by @amanhimself in Book Reviews, Books, Fiction / 1 Comment

Vrushali Telang’s latest book, Prime Time Crime is a novella. It conspires a story of a news reporter and a mafia Gangster in the city of Mumbai. The plot is intriguing and at the same time well structured. It is something new to read and expect from an Indian writer. The plot starts with the introduction to our first protagonist of the story, a shooter who works for top-notch don and kills at least 3 to four high profile people in a year. He intuition of using a rifle is what got him the job in the first place. Dwell further, we are then introduced to our second protagonist who is an intern as a news reporter. Within a month […]

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BOOK REVIEW: Hot Milk by Deborah Levy

BOOK REVIEW: Hot Milk by Deborah Levy

Posted May 24, 2018 by @amanhimself in Book Reviews, Books, Reviews / 3 Comments

Pages: 221, Kindle Edition Published: 2016, Bloomsbury Cover Rating: 5/5 Nominated for The Man Booker’s Prize in 2016, Hot Milk by Deborah Levy has been siting on my virtual shelf for over a year. I thought, before this year ends I should give it a go.

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BOOK REVIEW: Age of Azmoq – The Valantian Imperium by Rajamayyoor Sharma

BOOK REVIEW: Age of Azmoq – The Valantian Imperium by Rajamayyoor Sharma

Posted May 19, 2018 by @amanhimself in blog, Books, Fiction / 5 Comments

Reading a highly imaginative tale can go either way, the good or the bad. Out of the imagination comes the plot and the characters which form the complete story. The effort of the writer does not diminish itself, but these are the two main factors I look in every fantasy novel. Age of Azmoq – The Valantian Imperium by Rajamayyoor Sharma is a fantasy novel. Azmoq is a rare metal found on the planet. It’s the ultimate source and symbol of real power, and the Valantian Imperium controls it all in Valantia. It is a tale that consists of magic and sorcery. and adventures that fill all 470 plus pages. The storyline of the book is divided into forty-eight chapters. […]

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BOOK REVIEW: The Aryabhata Clan by Sudipto Das

BOOK REVIEW: The Aryabhata Clan by Sudipto Das

Posted May 15, 2018 by @amanhimself in Books, Fiction / 1 Comment

The delightedness of reading a book depends on very few factors. One of them is how the plot unfolds in front of the reader and his mind. Afterall, every story has some of it. Without a storyline, a book or a novel is spineless. Sudipto Das’ latest work, The Aryabhata Clan is a great example of why storyline matters. The Aryabhata Clan is the second novel in the series after Ekkos clan. The genesis of the plot is coupled with some facts based on author’s research of ancient India, some 1500 years ago. The storyline starts in the present day New Delhi and takes its reader back in time as it advances. The plot is as follows: The Islamic State […]

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BOOK REVIEW: Macbeth by Jo Nesbø

BOOK REVIEW: Macbeth by Jo Nesbø

Posted May 10, 2018 by @amanhimself in Book Reviews, Books, Fiction / 9 Comments

The latest addition to Hogarth Shakespeare Project is Jo Nesbø’s Macbeth. For those who do not know, Hogarth was launched in London in 2012 to retold one of the greatest stories of all times by modern day bestselling authors of today. Hogarth was founded by Virginia Woolf and her husband Leonard Woolf in 1917. This modern-day adaption of Shakespeare’s original play, sharing the same title is set in the 1970s. The book starts in a vividly poetic style. It is a crime plus noir version of the play that was written almost 400 years before. It focuses on a police force attempting to shed the drug problem in the local town. A drug lord, who keeps the whole town by […]

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