Category: Reviews

SET IN DARKNESS: A BOOK REVIEW

SET IN DARKNESS: A BOOK REVIEW

Posted December 23, 2012 by @amanhimself in Crime & Mystery, Reviews / 0 Comments

SET IN DARKNESS by IAN RANKIN When did I first hear about Ian Rankin. Never, it was just a recommendation by the shopkeeper to whom I usually go for my book-shopping. Maybe he was just trying to earn a little extra for he had only one copy, but I am thankful to him. I still thank him today for making me read well written crime fiction books. Yes, Mr.Rankin know what to write and how, I have read almost half of his John Rebus’ series in past one year and half, and he never gets carried away, never off the mark, the plot would always be good, his protagonist, John Rebus, always satisfying the reader and that’s what makes you a good […]

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THE SINS OF THE FATHER: A BOOK REVIEW

THE SINS OF THE FATHER: A BOOK REVIEW

Posted December 19, 2012 by @amanhimself in Reviews / 0 Comments

The Sins of the Father by Jeffrey Archer The Sins of the Father is the second book in a series called “The Clifton Chronicles,” written by Jeffrey Archer. As  soon as I finished reading ONLY TIME WILL TELL, which is the first book in the respective series by the same author, I was excited for the sequel. The sequel do pick up right where ‘Only Time will Tell’ left. It is self explanatory that both books should be read in the order they are written and then only, the other characters connection to the protagonist, Harry Clifton, will be understandable for the reader. In ‘The Sins of the Father’, which spans the years of World War II, Harry is desperate to […]

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F IN EXAMS: A REVIEW FOR THE EXAMS

F IN EXAMS: A REVIEW FOR THE EXAMS

Posted December 14, 2012 by @amanhimself in Fiction, Reviews / 0 Comments

F IN EXAMS by Richard Benson     Richard has done a hilarious job by illustrating this book. We all have faced it. THE EXAMS! The big  day for some, the doomsday for others. And we all have got grades varying from A to F though I  believe there would be less A’s and more F’s (atleast it’s there in my case). This book is highly recommended for teenagers of age group 14-17, though I read it yesterday at the   age of twenty but then I believe there is no age to read and write. If you are above the age limit I  recommended, then it will remind the days of your “exam-hood”! The book is a short collection including very real […]

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THE GIRL WHO KICKED HORNET’s NEST: A REVIEW FOR THE HACKER

THE GIRL WHO KICKED HORNET’s NEST: A REVIEW FOR THE HACKER

Posted September 3, 2012 by @amanhimself in Crime & Mystery, Fiction, Reviews / 0 Comments

THE GIRL WHO KICKED HORNET’s NEST by STIEG LARSSON The third and the final book in Stieg Larsson’s Millennium trilogy, The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet’s Nest, picks up right where The Girl Who Played With Fire left off. If you haven’t read part two, read it, don’t let spoilers spoil that for you. I loved the trilogy partly because of the “Lisabeth Salander’s” character, partly of Mikael Blomkvist(a.k.a Kalle Bastard Blomkvist) , a middle-aged journalist  who publishes Expo-like magazine called Millennium. Each book in the TRIO is related to her and is titled according to her and the consequences she faces. Salander, for me, is one of the fascinating character in modern day literature. She’s a sullen goth girl who […]

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THIS IS WHERE I LEAVE YOU: A REVIEW FOR THE BALLS ON FIRE

THIS IS WHERE I LEAVE YOU: A REVIEW FOR THE BALLS ON FIRE

Posted August 31, 2012 by @amanhimself in Fiction, Reviews / 0 Comments

This is Where I leave You Author:Jonathan Tropper “This is where I leave you”, is a salve for every family. It was just a hitchhiker for me. A hilarious book, no doubt about it, but consist of a bit of snobbery. The novel begins when Judd Foxman is completely down in the dumps, because of the knowledge that his wife, Jen, has been unfaithful to him. Tropper has written a completely sympathetic character going through a very tough time without making him pathetic. Each person in this book, even the secondary characters, leaps off the page. Foxman clan is completely ridiculous. The Foxman siblings and their mother are a selective bunch who grow emotionally as they are brought together physically to sit Shiva […]

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Veronika Decides to Die: A Review for the MADNESS

Veronika Decides to Die: A Review for the MADNESS

Posted July 5, 2012 by @amanhimself in Books, Fiction, Reviews / 0 Comments

Veronika Decides to Die Author: Paulo Coelho “If one day I could get out of here, I would allow myself to be crazy. Everyone is indeed crazy, but the craziest are the ones who don’t know they’re crazy; they just keep repeating what others tell them to.” The fundamental question that the author puts forth on is what madness actually is. We all seem to have ideas on what madness is, but Coelho’s book provides an answer which we all know but have a kind of fear or hesitation to implement it. But yes, what is madness? Creating our own world and choosing to live in it, without concern about other things that do not matter. That what madness is. […]

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Ten Books To Read Before

Posted May 17, 2012 by @amanhimself in Reviews / 0 Comments

The list below recommends you to read these TEN BOOKS before you die and go to afterlife as there ain’t anything like reading in afterlife! 1. Sherlock Holmes’ Series by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (My all time favorite) 2.Silas Marner by George Eliot (Read in 7th grade, still touches my heart) 3.The Complete Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt by Giacomo Casanova (many believe he was a bad man, but eventually everyone has his own good and bad side. Long book to read, but once you read it, you’ll see there are other ways to to do and observe things in life what a normal person doesn’t) 4. Wuthering Heights by Emile Bronte (A rare masterpiece in the field of literature written ever) 5. Women in Love by D. […]

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