I was really excited when I heard the news that Arundhati Roy after the longest break was back with a new fictional book. The…
Literary Fiction
Americanah
by NishThis is the first book by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie that I read. Her TED talk was so inspiring that I found myself wanting to…
In spite of an unpromising start, I ended up really loving Fingersmith. This is a very Dickensian tale that involves orphans, asylums, devious plots,…
Exploring Sarah Waters’ Fingersmith: A Tale Of Love, Deception, And Redemption
by NishWhen I first expressed interest in reading Sarah Waters, many bloggers recommended that I start with Fingersmith. I however ended up picking up and…
The Night Watch by Sarah Waters: A Gripping Historical Novel
by NishThis is the second Sarah Waters book I have read. The first book I picked up is The Little Stranger, which I read a…
I read The Night Watch a couple of weeks back, and can’t say I loved it. It was very different from the usual Sarah…
Life Lately #1
by NishOf late, I have been feeling like my blogging has got a bit mechanical – a bunch of book reviews (usually done way after…
There are some books that draw you in from the very first sentence itself. Very powerful, and reflects the tone of the rest of…
Top Ten Books I Liked More/Less Than I Thought I Would
by NishToday, the bloggers at The Broke and the Bookish have asked us to list top ten books I liked more/less than I thought I…