Category: Fiction

BOOK REVIEW: Let Me Go by Shriram Iyer

BOOK REVIEW: Let Me Go by Shriram Iyer

Posted March 27, 2018 by @amanhimself in Books, Fiction / 2 Comments

Shriram Iyer’s new book is about a relationship between two friends. Belonging to opposite gender, it tries to breakaway the taboo, the society has been implementing for many years. Does the book succeed in covering the theme? You will have to read this review to find out. Anshuman Kale and Indira Kelkar are friends. All it takes to bring them close is a lost school bag, a missed school bus leading to a walk back home, and a few cutlets to beat the after-school hunger. As the now best friends grow up together, there is nothing that can come between their friendship. Or so they think! Estranged for years, Anshuman, well settled in Australia is looking forward to marrying the […]

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BOOK REVIEW: Only Child by Rhiannon Navin

BOOK REVIEW: Only Child by Rhiannon Navin

Posted March 21, 2018 by @amanhimself in Book Reviews, Books, Fiction / 0 Comments

A mesmerizing debut, Rhiannon Navin’s Only Child touches the heart of her readers through the narrative of a seven-year-old boy. The storyline of this book is based on reality. The recent events of shooting in schools in the USA, the novel tries to explore the horrible incident in a realistic but a unique manner. The novel deals with the aftermath of a school shooting. From the voice and eyes of a seven-year-old Zach Taylor. His voice not only explores his own pain and emotions but that of his parents and other surrounded. While Zach’s mother pursues a quest for justice against the shooter’s parents by holding them responsible, Zach does the opposite. He sets on a journey of healing and […]

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BOOK REVIEW: The October Men by David Impey

BOOK REVIEW: The October Men by David Impey

Posted March 18, 2018 by @amanhimself in Book Reviews, Books, Fiction / 0 Comments

A cleverly written book does end in a clever and an intriguing manner. David Impey’s The October Men is a blend of science fiction and the clever imagination of a writer. A brilliant young physicist goes missing. A professor is desperate to secure the funding for the experiment running that yields into unexpected results of time travel. However, the experiment does fall into the hands of men who have different agenda the professor and the physicist. A series of historical events are revealed and the truth of the experiment is known to all humanity. What will happen now? Who will have the access to it?

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BOOK REVIEW: Mountains to Manhattan by Pinakie Kansabanik

BOOK REVIEW: Mountains to Manhattan by Pinakie Kansabanik

Posted March 13, 2018 by @amanhimself in Book Reviews, Books, Fiction / 1 Comment

The stories that explore harsh realities always fascinate me. Mountains to Manhattan is a book about Tibetan immigrants to India after the invasion of Red Army. What more fascinated me about this book is that the author has narrated the whole story by opting the opposite gender. The plot revolves around a young, and smart Tenzin Lhamo who was labeled as a refugee before she was born. After the invasion of Red Army her mother, aunt and grandmother had to leave Tibet and settled in India. But did the Indian government did not grant them citizenships and there was a fake hope in their hearts that one day they will be able to go back. With restrictions and no passport, […]

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BOOK REVIEW: The Blasphemy Law by Salman Shami

BOOK REVIEW: The Blasphemy Law by Salman Shami

Posted March 10, 2018 by @amanhimself in Books, Fiction / 0 Comments

The weaving of a thriller is an art and not many have mastered it. To find that thrill for a reader in a book that promises such an element is hard to find but Salman Shami’s The Blasphemy Law is an addition to the genre. The plot is set in modern Pakistan, a country charged with political corruption in name of religion does already create a thrill in itself. An Australian engineer, Jane Kelly, is on a verge of providing electricity in remote villages of central Punjab through installing solar panels. A ruthless landowner uses terrorism to frame her for blasphemy in the Islamic country, an offense that comes with a death penalty. He plots her execution and along with […]

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BOOK REVIEW: All That Man is by David Szalay

BOOK REVIEW: All That Man is by David Szalay

Posted September 9, 2017 by @amanhimself in Book Reviews, Books, Fiction / 0 Comments

Published: April 2016 by Vintage Pages: 448, Kindle Edition Cover Rating: 5/5 Listed for THE 2016 MAN BOOKER PRIZE Buy from Amazon Over 400 pages, in David Szalay’s latest book, All That Man is, you get to vivisect the man part of our species by dwelling into nine different stories that are equivalent to nine different specimens of the male gender. Each man is younger than the next one and are away from home in a country in Europe. In one interview to a magazine, David told that he wanted to entitle the book Europa.

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BOOK REVIEW: Psycon by Varun Tejwani

BOOK REVIEW: Psycon by Varun Tejwani

Posted July 29, 2017 by @amanhimself in Book Reviews, Books, Fiction / 0 Comments

Published: April, 2017 Pages: 236 Cover Rating: 4/5 Goodreads | Amazon When I picked Varun Tejwani’s new book PSYCON, I was amazed by how simple yet curiosity arousing cover filled with darkness. Cover does play an important role in attracting a reader towards the book and conveys the message before any page is flip. I expected the same with the plot of this book.

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BOOK REVIEW: Beyond by Anmol Chawla

BOOK REVIEW: Beyond by Anmol Chawla

Posted May 19, 2017 by @amanhimself in Book Reviews, Books, Fiction / 0 Comments

Published by Notion Press 334 Pages Beyond: A Meaningful Journey by Anmol Chawla revolves around three youngsters and three middle-age men who are seeking answers to questions that have troubled the human mind since the brink of evolution. Coincidently, the nature strikes a disaster which leads them to a person who might know all the answers to their troubles. He is busy making social wealth by creating incredible social entrepreneurial systems. His strong intention unites them all, for one ultimate cause.

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BOOK REVIEW: Demons in My Mind by Aashish Gupta

BOOK REVIEW: Demons in My Mind by Aashish Gupta

Posted April 28, 2017 by @amanhimself in 5 Stars, Book Reviews, Books, Fiction, Thrillers / 0 Comments

  Published: February, 2017 Pages: 330 Are you looking for a good read with chills and full of surprises? In fact, we all are looking for something that can give us an adrenaline rush just by turning pages. Demons in My Mind by Aashish Gupta is the one that will give you a boost this weekend. An old man in a village in Nepal is suffering from cancer and wishes to be released from the pain that comes with the disease. He requests his fellow villagers to take him to the three monks. Everyone in the village has heard about them. Everyone in this village is fascinated by the legend of these three monks through their stories of miraculous healing. […]

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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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