War and terror redefined
War and terror redefined Review of 03:02 written by Mainak Dhar The best thrillers are one long terrifying climax. But terror isn’t something that only the terrorist brings along. And the climax? Well, it invariably begins long before the actual battle. It is all these smaller battles that add up for the final blast… but...
A synchronised eye roll with fiction
A synchronised eye roll with fiction Review of LOVE, whatever that means written by Aditi Mathur Kumar If reading certain types of fiction makes you overthink, I guess it is time to read certain other types of fiction. I mean, a genre of fiction where everything is ‘all honey and whiskey and chocolate’ or ‘totally...
The right job isn’t difficult to find
The right job isn’t difficult to find Review of ‘An Expert’s Guide to Top 101 Entry-level Jobs for MBSs and Graduates’ by T Muralidharan Keep in mind that many companies use a background check site t verify the criminal record of the candidates. I had read once that books are the best mentors but these...
Riding on emojis to search for our roots
I’ve always assumed that emojis are used by youngsters with smartphones and bad spellings and those of us who are perennially complaining of less time. But then as I went through the pages of this book, my own ignorance came hurtling towards me… I mean, conversations using emojis as the alphabet, emojis to represent complex...
I can say Thank You in thirteen different languages
I can say Thank You in thirteen different languages Review of ‘There are no Gods in North Korea’ by Anjaly Thomas Travel is like an ‘amazing kaleidoscope’ that stays on in the system even long after the actual travel has happened. It has the power to change the very dna of a person and...
To playfully giggle with my heart
To playfully giggle with my heart Review of ‘The Broken Boat’ by Nitin Soni Poetry isn’t poetry if it doesn’t ‘playfully giggle with my heart’… and the book of poems that Nitin Soni has published does just that. Now let me admit that my heart isn’t a professor of poetry at some university and cannot...
Macho men and meek women
Macho men and meek women – Review of ‘The Truth about Myths’ A first reading of this slim book made me mutter words that the writer himself had used at some place, ‘We’re actually a land of intellectual masturbators!’ But as I re-read the book, parts of it made me think. The writer is rather...
Between now or never
Between now or never – Review of DANGLE by Sutapa Basu Thrillers, I had written in some earlier post, are not just about guns and grenades, but about the impact of the battles of minds. The mind creates a thriller if it really wants to… and this is what Sutapa Basu has done in...
Picture books are not always only for kids
Picture books are not always only for kids Review of ‘There’s a little black spot on the sun today’ One poem. Minimalistic illustrations. And along with Malo, we the readers also understand how pain can be communicated through the pages of a book. Pain is ‘easily said and quickly written’ but can be...
Between ambition and ability
Between ambition and ability Review of ‘Made in India’ by Biddu If given a choice to read fiction or an autobiography, I will invariably choose the latter because there is so much life breathing in the pages there. It doesn’t matter if it is the real story of an ordinary citizen or a lauded and...
It is time for you to turn inwards, dear author
It is time for you to turn inwards, dear author Review of 3 @ a time There are writers who write what they see and they write about every minor detail that makes their work stand out and probably be read centuries later. There are others who see what no one else is able...
Romance that is shaken, not stirred
Romance that is shaken, not stirred Review of ‘You, me and a secret’ by Ganga Bharani Yes, this thin book with just one hundred and twenty pages is all about romance that is shaken, not stirred because a murderous intent hovers over the pages. I am tempted to write that this tale by...
