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4 CyberPunk Books To Read

4 CyberPunk Books To Read

Posted April 29, 2016 by @amanhimself in Book List, Books, Fiction / 17 Comments

Cyberpunk first came into existence around late 1970s. This particular type of genre share its boundaries with science-fiction from the start and hasn’t shy away from development during the time. In terms of books, these are titles you should take look: Neuromancer by William Gibson Artificial Intelligence in 1980s. Computer who can think and communicate with human beings as well as manipulate them in doing stuff. The story has cyberspace, data-thieves, samurai, assassins. This is 1980s we are talking about. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick This book was first published in 1968 and is still ahead of time. It’s an important piece for the type of genre.

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BOOK REVIEW: The Code of Manavas by Arpit Bakshi

BOOK REVIEW: The Code of Manavas by Arpit Bakshi

Posted April 25, 2016 by @amanhimself in Book Reviews, Books, Reviews, science fiction / 3 Comments

Seldom do I come across a Science Fiction book that is based completely swoops Indian Mythology. The Code of Manavas: Beyond the Realm by Arpit Bakshi is the one I recently came across that talks about Indian Mythology and Science Fiction at the same time. It’s a task that has to be stir considerably for a reader to digest the mix. There are books in which mixing mythology with fantasy/science fiction is not done with considerable amount. A reader might feel something or the other lacks. The amount of lack does create an imbalance in a reader’s mind. However, Arpit Bakshi’s book does not fails to create that imbalance. He does a good job there. The plot follows a young […]

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GUEST POST- Welcome to the City of Joy by Nilesh Rathod

GUEST POST- Welcome to the City of Joy by Nilesh Rathod

Posted April 21, 2016 by @amanhimself in Guest Post / 3 Comments

Welcome to the City of Joy by Nilesh Rathod India is a republic of laughable samples. With that I mean, people, and in that I mean government. They can construe scrupulous ways to invent obstacles, in places you cannot even imagine they can exist. Armed with a liberal dose of faith in a resurgent India, I took a flight to the famed city of Kolkata, the erstwhile head quarter of British East India Company. And trust me when I say this, but it still looks like one, and without the necessity to board any kind of time travel capsule. It would have taken less effort to modernize the city, than the energy spent on preserving it to be the museum […]

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BOOK REVIEW: The Luzhin Defense by Vladimir Nabokov

BOOK REVIEW: The Luzhin Defense by Vladimir Nabokov

Posted April 17, 2016 by @amanhimself in Books, Reviews / 1 Comment

Last weekend I wanted to start my journey with Vladimir Nabokov. He has been admired by many, and that always stupefied me. So I decided to read one of his books, and I started out with The Luzhin Defense or The Defense, if you prefer. It is a story of obsession, that turns into madness. Luzhin, born in a Russian aristocratic family, a boy who is ridiculed by his peers at school, finds to solace in the game of chess as happened to be introduced by guest, one night in his father’s study. Luzhin’s obsession with chess turns into his ability that draws him away from everyone, his peers as well as his parents. It becomes his refuge from everyday life. […]

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BOOK REVIEW: Great Expectations by Charles Dickens

BOOK REVIEW: Great Expectations by Charles Dickens

Posted April 13, 2016 by @amanhimself in Books, classics, Fiction, Reviews / 18 Comments

People have been reviewing Great Expectations for 150 years. It’s the essence of a classic to survive such a long time and still being read. It is also a writer’s name that adds to a classic’s character, but that is not always the case. However, with Charles Dickens it is the former case and readers have expectations. I do. Whenever I start reading a Dickens novel, I expect it to be long, and contain all the elements of a story telling. Certainly, Dickens is one of the masters of the art. The story is of an orphan,Pip, who from the beginning of the novel is not an ideal protagonist who have to be heroes or emotionally and physically strong. The […]

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BLOG TOUR/GIVEAWAY

BLOG TOUR/GIVEAWAY

Posted April 4, 2016 by @amanhimself in Books, Reviews / 0 Comments

This Giveaway is an accommodate of the Blog Tour for book: You’ve Got the Wrong Girl by Sreemoyee Piu Kundu. The Giveaway prizes are provided by Hatchette India. The Giveaway is only available in India. Link to Giveaway: PLEASE CLICK HERE There will be five (5) winners. Each winner will win a copy of You’ve Got the Wrong Girl as well as one of the titles listed below A Man called Ove by Frederik Backman The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks Headscarves and Hymens by Mona Eltahawy The Little Coffee Shop of Kabul by Deborah Rodriguez The Temporary Bride by Jennifer Klinec The Guardian by Nicholas Sparks The Grownup by Gillian Flynn The Best of Me by Nicholas Sparks Too Good […]

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BOOK REVIEW: Misjudged Nuances by Garima Bohra

BOOK REVIEW: Misjudged Nuances by Garima Bohra

Posted April 1, 2016 by @amanhimself in Books, Reviews / 0 Comments

Looking for something fresh? Something intriguing? Well, you reading the right review then. Misjudged Nuances by Garima Bohra is a tale of two doctors who fall in love with each other but there twists and turns that will indulge you to read on. The blurb is a start for any book to read, so here to is: SOUMYA AWASTHI, a medical graduate finds herself in an extremely infuriating position when she is assigned to work with RIDHAAN AHUJA, an arrogant classmate and bitter enemy, who is determined to settle an old score with her. The internship begins on a rough-uptight note where each tries to outshine the other through work, arguments and fights. Until one grave incident which changes the […]

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BOOK REVIEW: The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton

BOOK REVIEW: The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton

Posted March 28, 2016 by @amanhimself in Books, Crime & Mystery, Reviews / 8 Comments

This book is for everyone. It is long, the clever sounding plot, full of characters, each one unique and have their own part to play in the story. Set in mid-nineteenth century, it is one of those books to remember for quite a time. The element of murder mystery which is highly anticipated through out the novel might sound regular to some, but it is the the presentation of the mystery that is extraordinary. When one starts this book, it has a tendency to grab a reader’s attention from the first chapter. Walter Moody is used as a pawn to unfold the mystery that is set in New Zealand goldfields. Thought him a reader is introduced to twelve sophisticated men who have gathered […]

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Understanding Infinite Jest

Understanding Infinite Jest

Posted March 23, 2016 by @amanhimself in Books, Essay / 18 Comments

David Foster Wallace’s Infinite Jest turned twenty this year and a year ago when  I reviewed it, I did mention that, I am quoting myself, “Reading INFINITE JEST was a task waiting to be done for quite a long of time.” Indeed it’s a task. Reading any book above thousands pages, is a big task for me. Infinite Jest was first of its kind and one of its kind for me. After it, I had courage to read books like Tolstoy’s War and Peace, Dickens’ Bleak House, the list is a little bit longer than I expected. Reading a massive novel means that a reader is willing to be attentive to a period of time in which he completes the task of reading that book. In […]

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BOOK REVIEW: Living on the Volcano by Michael Calvin

BOOK REVIEW: Living on the Volcano by Michael Calvin

Posted March 18, 2016 by @amanhimself in Books, Reviews / 0 Comments

The job of a football manager is not as easy at it may sound. The modern day football clubs treat their manages as any other profession, instant hiring, instant firing. Michael Calvin who impressed lover of the sport as well as readers with his book The Nowhere Men which is about scouts and scouting. Well this one is about managers. The book starts with Arsene Wenger’s forward and then each chapter is based on a different manager in which the does most of the speaking. The book is written in the style of an interview cum recording. Not many interviewerees are big name but surely their experience in the field speaks for itself. Other interviewerees are Mark Hughes who is currently […]

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