Ruby, a debut novel by Cynthia Bond, is a story of survival, prejudice, lies in the name of religion and a portrayal of racism, sexual violence, and religious intolerance. Set in the late 90s in East Texas, Ruby is a story of a young girl, abandoned by her mother, left for the town’s people to…
Agatha Christie Reading List
“The impossible could not have happened, therefore the impossible must be possible in spite of appearances.” Agatha Christie is the best-selling author of all time. She wrote 66 crime novels and story collections, fourteen plays, and six novels under a pseudonym in Romance. Her books have sold over a billion copies in the English language…
Book Review 37 – The Woman In Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware
‘The Woman In Cabin 10’ is a haunting suspense novel by author Ruth Ware. The story follows the protagonist Laura Blacklock also known as Lo, on her journey at sea. The book reminded me a lot like Agatha Christie’s ‘Murder On The Orient Express’ and Lo’s character told me of ‘The Girl On The Train.’…
Book Review 36 – The Catcher In The Rye by J. D. Salinger
Set in the 1950s, The Catcher In The Rye is J. D. Salinger’s debut novel. It is said Salinger has done a self-portrayal of his character through the novel’s protagonist, Holden Caulfield. The book gained much popularity among the young and became a modern classic of coming of age drama. The story is narrated by…
Book Review 35 – Origin by Dan Brown
“Science and religion are not competitors, they’re two different languages trying to tell the same story. There’s room in this world for both.” Origin is my first Dan Brown book and the fifth book in the Robert Langdon series. For all of you who are not aware, the previous boos include — Angels and Demons,…
World War II – The Deadliest Global War In Human History.
World War II, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. The vast majority of the world’s countries—including all the great powers—eventually formed two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis. The major participants threw their entire economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities behind the war effort, blurring the distinction between civilian and military resources. It included massacres, the genocide of the Holocaust, strategic bombing, premeditated death…
Book Review 34 – The Nest by Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney
‘The Nest’ is the debut novel by Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney, who before writing books was a copywriter in New York. The story follows the Plumb siblings – Leo, Bea, Jack, and Melody in their everyday struggles to make their financial ends meet and their hope to get the fiscal benefit promised to them. ‘The Nest’…
“We are Indians, firstly and lastly.” – Independence Day Reading List
“I dream of an India that is prosperous, strong and caring. An India, that regains a place of honour in the comity of great nations.” – Atal Bihari Vajpayee It’s the 73rd Independence Day of India, and as a proud Indian I remember all the great leaders and freedom fighters who fought and made India…
Book Review 33 – Where The Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
Where The Crawdads Sing is literally a work of art in modern literature. It is a story of survival, resilience, love, loss, friendships, hope, loneliness, abandonment, strength, and prejudice. The story goes back and forth depicting the life of Kya Clark, also known as the Marsh girl. Living in the marsh for all her life,…
Book Review 32 – We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
” We were warm and shivering, and young and ancient, and alive.” We Were Liars is a debut novel by E.Lockhart set majorly around the Sinclair family and their private island. It is a modern suspense thriller. On the level above, as a reader, the story appears to be simple and straight, narrated by the…
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