Light-hearted, lucid and easy to read – Urban Shots Crossroads is none of that. A book I picked up with the intention of breezing through in a day’s time had me think again just after the first few stories. Edited by Ahmed Faiyaz, this anthology of 30 stories written by 26 authors is a rather [...]
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Review: Blinkers Off
At first glance, Blinkers Off might seem like a pleasant read, an easy story. However, it is neither. Contrary to my expectations (which maybe, I shouldn’t have had), I couldn’t finish this book as fast as I had wanted to. Neither did the story grip nor the characters. I wish the author hadn’t juggled with [...]
Review: Urban Shots Love Collection
This edition of Urban Shots is the fourth edition of the series published by Westland-Grey Oak. It marks the debut of Sneh Thakur as Editor who has tastefully compiled these stories. The book is filled with colourful short love stories from the by lanes of Kolkata to the metropolis that is Mumbai, from the crowded streets [...]
Review: Hot Tea Across India
Hot Tea Across India by Rishad Saam Mehta is probably one of the best travelogues that one can come across. He writes with great detail and portrays images in a resplendent manner with his writing. In this book, Mehta has conjured every detail of his journey which is filled with new experiences and new people. [...]
Review: Canyon of Souls
American author Ronald Malfi brings out the first of his books to be published in India – The Canyon of Souls. The aptly-titled book takes the reader on a journey across continents, scaling Himalayan peaks and dealing with ghosts from the past. Tim Overleigh, a famous sculptor has lost the love of his life, his [...]
Review: The Newsroom Mafia
As the title suggests, The Newsroom Mafia is a book about the on-goings of a newspaper or newsroom as such. However, this is not only what the book focuses on. It paints a vivid picture of how news is planted, manipulated and played with. With money, comes power and with power, comes an insatiable urge to [...]
Review: Scammed: Confessions of a Confused Accountant
Welcome to yet another book in the ‘confessions’ series. Only this time, the title is one that will take you by surprise. Scammed is the story of Hitesh Patel and his tryst with being an accountant. For some, this book might be a good break from the usual confessions of shopaholics and teenage drama queens. [...]
Review: The Chung Kuo Series
There are moments when Western sensibilities meet horrifically with oriental inscrutability. The West would have you believe it happened during times of conflict, with oriental forces met and flattened on the field by the superior technology and individualism of the Western soldier. The orient would smile their small, enigmatic smiles and remember various anecdotes of [...]
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