Mailbox Mondays: June 17, 2013
byWelcome to this week’s Mailbox Monday which is hosted this month by Meredith of Dolce Belezza. I received an interesting set of books by…
Asian Fiction
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
byGosh, this is a hard book to summarize. This book takes you on a rollicking roller-coaster ride, part science-fiction, part fantasy, and full bizarre….
The Sea of Innocence – Book Trailer
byIn my review last week, I talked about The Sea of Innocence by Kishwar Desai. So, when the book publicist mailed me requesting me…
Japanese Literature Reading Challenge? And me?
byI have always followed Dolce Belezza’s Japanese Literature Reading Challenge project with interest. I liked reading all about the writers and stuff, but never…
The Sea of Innocence
byGoa, south India. A beautiful holiday hideaway where hippies and backpackers while away the hours. But beneath the clear blue skies lies a dirty…
I think this book might be too smart for me, or may be I am not smart enough for this book. Anyway, here’s a…
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Jacob Hills
byI received Jacob Hills from the author Ismita Tandon Dhanker yesterday, and I am done with it by today. That should give you an…
The Secrets of the Dark
byThis is the first book in a planned Fantasy series by author Arka Chakrabarti and this is his debut novel. This book is set…
The Reluctant Fundamentalist – The Movie
byI never read the Booker prize nominated The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid. I don’t know why that is, it’s been a pretty popular…
The Homing Pigeons
byIn the middle of the catastrophic 2008 recession, Aditya, a jobless, penniless man meets an attractive stranger in a bar, little does he know…