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When I came across Peng Shepherd’s debut work, I was foremost attracted by the mysteriousness of the cover of her book. There is no drug that can give you that much high than a book’s beautifully designed cover on which you set your skeptical eyes. Imagine if you lose your shadow today, somehow. How will you respond to that? What will be your reaction? Will you overreact? Will you have thought that you have lost something close to you? The storyline of this dystopian novel toys with the idea of human beings losing shadow due to some vibe. This doesn’t sound creepy and weird at all, does it? After losing the shadow, an individual’s memory starts to fade. For some, […]
BOOK REVIEW: The Book of M by Peng Shepherd Posted August 7, 2018 by @amanhimself in Book Reviews, Books, Dystopia, Fiction / 5 Comments When I came across Peng Shepherd’s debut work, I was foremost attracted by the mysteriousness of the cover of her book. There is no drug that can give you that muc
BOOK REVIEW: Cult of Chaos by Shweta Taneja Posted April 12, 2015 by @amanhimself in Books, Dystopia, Reviews / 0 Comments Indian writers creating the word of fantasy is rare. Mostly are busy writing of what happened in past, but Shweta Taneja’s Cult of Chaos— a fantasy sprinkled with the touches of
BOOK REVIEW: Find Me by Laura van den Berg Posted April 6, 2015 by @amanhimself in Books, Dystopia, Reviews / 0 Comments Laura van den Berg’s debut novel FIND ME is a rare novel. You won’t find it on everyone’s bookshelf, and if you do, make a plea to let you read it, stop everything, and start read