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BOOK OF THE WEEK: FATHERS AND SONS

BOOK OF THE WEEK: FATHERS AND SONS

Posted October 12, 2013 by @amanhimself in Books, classics, Fiction, Reviews / 0 Comments

FATHERS AND SONS BY IVAN SERGEYEVICH TURGENEV Set in Nineteenth Century Russia, Fathers and Sons by I. S. Turgenev takes us  the estates and agricultural fields – among the rural gentry and their peasants. It portrays two different sons and fathers deal with the changes happening around them. The book starts when Arkady returns home from school with his friend Bazarov, who is  a nihilist, to the home of his father, Nicholas. His uncle Pavel also lives there. Nicholas is trying to stay with the times and has set his serfs free, but his estate has fallen into disrepair. He also has been having a relationship with a former servant, Fenichka, and has fathered a child. My experience in Russian Literature is quite […]

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CONFESSIONS OF A READAHOLIC: FIRST BOOK

CONFESSIONS OF A READAHOLIC: FIRST BOOK

Posted September 16, 2013 by @amanhimself in Books / 0 Comments

When did I start reading? Hmm… Well, surely I must have been a small kid with the curiosity of childhood. Nevertheless, I remember when I bought my first book. I was in third standard then. I remember the incident clearly. There was a book fair for a week in my school (my school always had them) and we use to get a leaflet containing the name a brief description and the pricing of the book. I showed that leaflet to my father after the dinner and I think he agreed and gave me money. Next day came early, and I was blooming with the excitement. I remember the book, it is still there on my shelf. Though, I don’t remember […]

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CURRENTLY READING

CURRENTLY READING

Posted September 15, 2013 by @amanhimself in Books / 0 Comments

Mistress by James Patterson Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy

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NEW BUYS- CLASSICS

NEW BUYS- CLASSICS

Posted September 4, 2013 by @amanhimself in Books / 0 Comments

Finally the most awaited order of this month has arrived. I was eagerly waiting for the below books from past four days, and they were giving me sleepless nights. They are in order: The Complete Father Brown Series by G. K. Chesterton Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad The Divine comedy: Inferno by Dante Fathers and Sons by Ivan S. Turgenev Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy Paradise Lost and Paradise Regained by John Milton What do you guys have to say?  

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TOP TEN FOR FIRST HALF OF 2013

TOP TEN FOR FIRST HALF OF 2013

Posted July 9, 2013 by @amanhimself in Books, Reviews / 0 Comments

2013, a year it is! It’s been six months since the year started, since those words I started to read written by various authors. Six months time is long and but not enough to read. Still I managed to read thirty one books (till the last month, and yes I keep a log). So far, it has been a great reading year for me and thus I manage to compile a list of my top ten books I have read so far. 1. THE GREAT GATSBY BY SCOTT FITZGERALD I was flattered by the book and the philosophy behind it by Fitzgerald. How this book can be closely related to his private life and the time of 1920s is by reading […]

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DARK HOUSE (A Poem)

DARK HOUSE (A Poem)

Posted June 18, 2013 by @amanhimself in MyWorks / 0 Comments

Dark House a poem  by Aman Mittal A  big dark house I  made it myself Brick by brick From a corner to top Hollow from inside Narrow by side Without an attic Roof is flat But a big cellar At the bottom Locked and shut Connected with tunnels Marrow and shallow Left incomplete To banish the escape Not a soul to dwell But to consist Only my dead thoughts.

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THE DEVIL’S DISCIPLE: A REVIEW

THE DEVIL’S DISCIPLE: A REVIEW

Posted June 16, 2013 by @amanhimself in classics, Fiction, Reviews / 0 Comments

The Devil’s Disciple was written in 1896-97 by G. Bernard Shaw. The play occurs in the town of Websterbridge, New Hampshire, in 1777 during the American Revolution. The play is written in a way in which each act ends in a cliff-hanging affair. The hero acts out of unselfish idealism. Otherwise all other characters are significant and make the play a melodrama with a difference. The court-martial scene is one of the funniest scene of its kind in dramatic literature. It revolves around a General whose witty sarcasm is classy and sophisticatedly pleasing. Shaw never losses an opportunity to attack the needless destruction of war and to make of military pomp and circumstance. As I said earlier, it is a […]

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BOOK REVIEW: SMOKE

BOOK REVIEW: SMOKE

Posted June 13, 2013 by @amanhimself in Reviews / 0 Comments

SMOKE by Nigel Bird I finished this book today. There is no doubt that it is a hard read if you’re a sensitive person. I mean to say it features Scottish gangland brutality, often to the young or to women, and there are scenes of dog-fighting. It’s not a fun read. However, it depends on what you want from your reading. It was quite a new way of fiction for me. This book was no delight for me, but it might turn out for you. I have not experienced with the author’s other works and I feel reluctant to judge him by this novella. I won’t be spoiler as it’s a short read. I would still recommend this in case you’re interested […]

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AUTHOR OF THE MONTH- GEORGE BERNARD SHAW

AUTHOR OF THE MONTH- GEORGE BERNARD SHAW

Posted June 11, 2013 by @amanhimself in Books / 0 Comments

  Born in Dublin, Ireland, Shaw never took part in the Irish Literary Revival. He wrote over fifty plays and almost every one of them is dramatized. He started his career as a novelist and as a critic of music and drama. His interest in Henry George, Karl Marx and other social theorists led to his affiliation with the Fabian Socialists. In 1884, he among with few others founded the Fabian Society. There was a time he gave up everything to study Marxism. He spent his free time in the British Museum educating himself on Shakespeare and other great writers. Spiritually and morally he had the strength of  a giant, his passion for justice and his appetite for hard work. […]

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REVIEW FOR THE JAZZ: THE GREAT GATSBY

REVIEW FOR THE JAZZ: THE GREAT GATSBY

Posted June 3, 2013 by @amanhimself in classics, Fiction, Reviews / 0 Comments

    Review by Aman Mittal THE GREAT GATSBY by F.Scott Fitzgerald I read the book over the last weekend and spent quite a time as it length would not suggest. Some would say its a tragic love story with crime and corrupted minds. But I say its a very close resemblance to Fitzgerald’s own life, especially his struggle for his own love. That is the main theme. The story starts with Nick Carraway’s narration when he visits his cousin, Daisy. Nick, is an exceptionally mild person to the point of being dull. But through this narration framed in the thoughts of an exceedingly dull person Fitzgerald creates characters and lays out scenes that are vivid and bright and engaging. By coincidence […]

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