Category: Book Reviews

BOOK REVIEW: Elephants in the Room by Suraj Laxminarayanan

BOOK REVIEW: Elephants in the Room by Suraj Laxminarayanan

Posted November 21, 2018 by @amanhimself in blog, Blogging Tips, Book Reviews, Books, Fiction / 3 Comments

What is a better crime fiction novel where a crime revolves around not the detective who tries to fit pieces in a puzzle? A book that focuses on the crime, it’s after effects and the turmoil every individual involved goes through. Such is a book written by Suraj Laxminarayanan called Elephants in the Room.   Set in Chennai this book is the debut of Suraj Laxminarayanan in the world of crime fiction. The plot revolves around a bank heist that leads to the story of three gangs coming face to face as the events in this book unfold. A group of friends plans a bank robbery which they think to be foolproof. They get into every detail and leave nothing out […]

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BOOK REVIEW: Unforeseen by Chandan Sen Gupta

BOOK REVIEW: Unforeseen by Chandan Sen Gupta

Posted October 9, 2018 by @amanhimself in Book Reviews, Books / 1 Comment

Cleverly woven plots are often a delight for me to read. There are many factors why I like these type of plots and think that the writers who construct them are some of the most skillful in their work. I can start with that these type of plots engage me as a reader like me, I am a very demanding reader, for a longer period of time, or until I run out of pages to read. Mostly, to experience this, the genre of the thriller is often one can rely upon. Chandan Sen Gupta’s latest book, Unforeseen is a great example. When I started reading Unforeseen, it sounded like an ordinary thriller plot which starts with a young Pakistani teacher […]

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#BookReview: Dystopia by Manoj Jain

#BookReview: Dystopia by Manoj Jain

Posted October 2, 2018 by @amanhimself in Book Reviews, Books, Fiction / 2 Comments

With a peculiar cover Manoj Jain, this is his 5th book release. I have read some of his work in the past and has expressed my views accordingly. I am on a firm belief that writer Manoj Jain’s work is mostly targeted to the length of a novella, he is definitely trying to accomplish something there. The storyline of his latest novel revolves around the peculiar nature of a child and their parents. The theme of this novella is everything related to a childhood. The pain of growing up, teenage angst, role identities, and parenting. A spirit is constantly present guiding these children and oversees their journey in the beautiful fantasy land of Shambala, a kingdom where children start their travels […]

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#BookReview: How To Earn $10,000 While Learning To Code by Rob Percival

#BookReview: How To Earn $10,000 While Learning To Code by Rob Percival

Posted September 25, 2018 by @amanhimself in Book Reviews, Books, Non-Fiction / 0 Comments

Learning how to code is a common asset these days for the interested ones. As a full-time software engineer and a volunteer of a nonprofit organization such as freeCodeCamp where an individual can learn how to code and become a web developer by following a dedicated curriculum. I can say it is a great “asset” that you can add in your set of skills. However, there are many misconceptions about it such as it is not learn-and-earn. You have to be smart enough to do the hard work like you would do in any other field. Rob Percival is an acclaimed tutor who teaches web development through his famous course The Complete Web Development course 2.0. This book is sought […]

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#BookReview: Positive Eating by Radhika Toshniwal

#BookReview: Positive Eating by Radhika Toshniwal

Posted September 20, 2018 by @amanhimself in Book Reviews, Books, Non-Fiction / 2 Comments

Sports nutritionist Radhika Toshniwal has launched her book that tries to put emphasis on eating healthy. The book is titled, Positive Eating, A Guide to Everyday Health and Nutrition with Easy-to-Cook Recipes. It does get clear from the title that book is full of recipes. The presentation of these recipes, however, is mind-blowing. I loved the artwork that comes along with every recipe turned into a dish. The content in the book presented is top notch, there is no doubt about that. I learned that some of the recipes are the result of unconventional combinations of ingredients which I found surprising. My favorite recipes were coffee related which are described at the end of the book. Even though it is […]

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#BookReview: Caina by Joseph Albanese

#BookReview: Caina by Joseph Albanese

Posted September 18, 2018 by @amanhimself in Book Reviews, Books, Fiction / 6 Comments

Caina is a dark comedy thriller, a light-hearted novel written by Joseph Albanese. The story revolves around two siblings who are born only a few minutes apart. One is highly successful, the other is attracted towards trouble. This opposite nature of two brothers seems like a yin yang situation is what this book about. Lee Tolan attracts trouble wherever he goes. In debt to multiple gang members, Lee is given a second chance in life to pay back his dues. After not seeing his twin brother for more than a decade, Lee is forced to overcome this strange nature of their relationship only to find that Grant, his twin brother dead but leaves a fortune behind. Soon Lee realizes that […]

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#BookReview: How To Travel Full Time by Colin Wright

#BookReview: How To Travel Full Time by Colin Wright

Posted September 13, 2018 by @amanhimself in Book Reviews, Books / 0 Comments

Published 7 years ago, How To Travel Full Time by Colin Wright still relevant today. It is not a complete how-to book but rather more of Colin’s philosophy on what makes him want to travel the world and earn to cover costs of travel or save money. Colin started traveling full time in 2009. Along with that, he was blogging and has already published a few ebooks but the main motivation that was that on his blog, he would ask his readers to vote for the country which they’d like him to move to. Sounds crazy, right? How To Travel Full Time is a pragmatic approach to kickstart your own journey. It is straightforward. The book clearly targets a mindset. […]

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BOOK REVIEW: The Suicide Shop by Jean Tuelé

BOOK REVIEW: The Suicide Shop by Jean Tuelé

Posted September 4, 2018 by @amanhimself in Book Reviews, Books / 4 Comments

HAS YOUR LIFE BEEN A FAILURE? LET’S MAKE YOUR DEATH A SUCCESS! Jean Tuelé’s The Suicide Shop is a dark comedy. The plot goes on with the twenty-first century just a distant memory and the world in environmental chaos, many people have lost the will to live. And business is brisk at The Suicide Shop. Run by the Tuvache family for generations, the shop offers an amazing variety of ways to end it all, with something to fit every budget.

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BOOK REVIEW: The Last Attractor of Chaos by Abhinav Singh

BOOK REVIEW: The Last Attractor of Chaos by Abhinav Singh

Posted August 30, 2018 by @amanhimself in Book Reviews, Books / 0 Comments

If you get a chance to read a Spy novel written by an Indian writer you to read it. It is a like once in a blue moon material that gets out in the market. The plot starts with a married couple. Ashwin Rathore is killed in a well-planned murder that gets wrong. The murderer was after his wife Shruti Rathore who is a retired R&AW agent. This is just a start of this thrilling storyline as the wife gets arrested by the Intelligence Bureau on the charge of stealing a strategic weapon and killing her associate. Unaware of her wife’s past, and after his death Ashwin meets a strange consciousness appearing in the form of a guide in his […]

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BOOK REVIEW: A Place Called Schugara by Joe English

BOOK REVIEW: A Place Called Schugara by Joe English

Posted August 28, 2018 by @amanhimself in 5 Stars, Book Reviews, Books / 0 Comments

Sometimes, when reading a book I often feel the characters it consists are the backbone. I do not know if you have encountered this feeling but I have. The storyline can be flawless but there is a lot that depends on the characters. These characters do not just fill up the pages but they tend to create their own illustration in our minds. For this kind of book, I do believe a writer needs to have a seamless ability to develop such characters and give them air to breathe in between the pages. A Place called Schugara by Joe English is one of that type of book. The storyline is intriguing as it is based in Caribbean islands. It consists […]

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