Tag: literature

BOOK REVIEW: Such is Her Life by Reecha Agarwal Goyal

Posted June 23, 2018 by @amanhimself in Book Reviews, Books, Non-Fiction / 0 Comments

Such is Her Life is the debut work of writer Reecha Goyal published earlier this year. It is a heartwarming collection of thoughts. These thoughts are based mostly on reality and presented to us as a reader in the form of musings. It is as clear and raw as if I, the reader is picking on her brain. Expressed over 184 pages long, the whole concept works well as it contains around 150 musings. The common theme of these musings is the role a woman plays in lives of everyone as a mother, daughter, sister, wife, daughter-in-law, but societal norms do not appreciate all the effort to the life giver herself. I know that the western world has accepted or […]

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10 Bookish Hashtags to Follow on Instagram

Posted June 19, 2018 by @amanhimself in Blogging Tips, Book List, Books / 3 Comments

Instagram runs on Hashtags. Without ‘#…’ it would not exist. It is a relevant and a useful way to find things that interests you as a user. If you are blogger/book blogger/ bookworm and like to click or share what you are reading with the world, you probably are familiar with the power of Instagram. If not, I am going to share with you 10 hashtags that can help you get started in a quickly fashion on Instagram.

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BOOK REVIEW: Entering StartupLand by Jeffrey Bussgang

Posted June 16, 2018 by @amanhimself in Book Reviews, Books, Reviews / 0 Comments

Pages: 232, Kindle Edition Published: October 2017, by Harvard Business Review Press Cover Rating: 4/5 We see startups everywhere. Being a part of the fastest growing economy the word startup is now on the mouth of everyone. Some have their own definitions of it, but as Jeffrey Bussgang mentions it is hard to define the word startup in mere words. To help reader understand the concept and those aspiring to work for startups will definitely get some help by reading this book.

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BOOK REVIEW: The Digital Nomad Survival Guide by Peter Knudson and Katherine Conaway

Posted June 9, 2018 by @amanhimself in Book Reviews, Books / 0 Comments

Pages: 172, Kindle Edition Published: February 2017 Cover Rating: 3/5 If you are curious about what a Digital Nomad is an if you are planning to be one in near future, The Digital Nomad Survival Guide: How to Successfully Travel the World While Working Remotely written by two nomads themselves: Peter Knudson and Katherine Conaway can be a good start.

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BOOK REVIEW: Creativity for Sale by Jason SurfrApp

Posted June 7, 2018 by @amanhimself in Books / 3 Comments

Pages: 224, Kindle Edition Published: 2014 by The Rebel Within Us Cover Rating: 5/5 I read a lot of business books these days and many a times I come across success stories of various entrepreneurs. But few of them talk about or share their story and how they got started from scratch. Jason Surfrapp’s Creativity for Sale: How I Made $1,000,000 Wearing T-Shirts and How You Can Turn Your Passion Into Profit, Too is a one of those few people.

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7 Books You Can Read in One Day for a Readathon

Posted June 5, 2018 by @amanhimself in Book List, Books / 5 Comments

Who does not like to read a book in one sitting? In this post, I am going to present you with a list of books that can be used for a calm weekend after a tiring week, while traveling or even Readathons! Readers who think are falling behind in their Goodreads Yearly Challenge or want to jumpstart can also use books mentioned in the list below. I love shorter books. Sometimes it is better to tell a story in less amount of words and leave the rest for the reader to figure out. Novellas are still written by modern-day writers and sold by publishers. In the list below, I will try to diversify as much as I can. Let us […]

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BOOK REVIEW: Sombrero Fallout by Richard Brautigan

Posted June 2, 2018 by @amanhimself in Book Reviews, Books / 0 Comments

Subtitled as a Japanese story, Richard Brautigan’s Sombrero Fallout is my second reading of the author’s work. It is a unique story, a peculiar one too, with themes that might seem bizarre at first but are actually brought to clarity as the plot moves forward

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BOOK REVIEW: Prime Time Crime by Vrushali Telang

Posted May 31, 2018 by @amanhimself in Book Reviews, Books, Fiction / 1 Comment

Vrushali Telang’s latest book, Prime Time Crime is a novella. It conspires a story of a news reporter and a mafia Gangster in the city of Mumbai. The plot is intriguing and at the same time well structured. It is something new to read and expect from an Indian writer. The plot starts with the introduction to our first protagonist of the story, a shooter who works for top-notch don and kills at least 3 to four high profile people in a year. He intuition of using a rifle is what got him the job in the first place. Dwell further, we are then introduced to our second protagonist who is an intern as a news reporter. Within a month […]

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BOOK REVIEW: Hot Milk by Deborah Levy

Posted May 24, 2018 by @amanhimself in Book Reviews, Books, Reviews / 3 Comments

Pages: 221, Kindle Edition Published: 2016, Bloomsbury Cover Rating: 5/5 Nominated for The Man Booker’s Prize in 2016, Hot Milk by Deborah Levy has been siting on my virtual shelf for over a year. I thought, before this year ends I should give it a go.

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BOOK REVIEW: Reading People by Anne Bogel

Posted May 22, 2018 by @amanhimself in Book Reviews, Books / 0 Comments

Pages: 226, Kindle Edition Published: 2017 by Baker Books Cover Rating: 4/5 Reading People: How Seeing the World through the Lens of Personality Changes is the latest written flick by Anne Bogel. The title is so cliched and attractive at the same time that I decided to pick this book last week. For those of you, likewise me, are unaware of who is Anne Bogel, well, she is a blogger who excessively read books and share stuff like #bookstagram on her blog Modern Mrs. Darcy.