7.7 The Good Guy
byAlways on the prowl for a good suspense thriller writer ala John Sandford or Michael Connelly, I stumbled onto Dean Koontz, and took a…
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7.7 Happy Birthday, Salman Rushdie
bySalman Rushdie’s birthday is apparently a sign for Islamic fundamentalists to once again bring up death threats. These death threats first happened 20 years…
A Simple way to Lose Weight?
byWas recently loafing at Odyssey book store, when I happened to come across this diet book displayed very prominently amongst the Bestsellers section. I…
7.6 The Reader Review: A Powerful Post-War Novel
byThis is the book on which the Oscar award-winning movie starring Kate Winslet was made. This is also an Oprah book club nominated book,…
7.7 Diving into the World of Magyk
byOf late, I have been reading many Fantasy novels, so while doing this review, I could not help but compare Magyk to other books…
8.3 Magic & Mischief: Exploring The Bartimaeus Trilogy
byMy obsession with Fantasy novels shows no signs of abating. In the last couple of weeks, I have been immersed in Jonathan Stroud’s Bartimaeus trilogy,…
The Tales of Beedle the Bard
byYou can read this slim book (only about 65 pages or so, depending on the edition) within a couple of hours-totally easy reading, but…
The Dangerous Days of Daniel X
byJust completed reading “The Dangerous Days of Daniel X” written by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge and I am so angry. What a complete…
Catch 22 – Great even on the Umpteenth Reread
byThere was only one catch and that was Catch-22, that specified that a concern for one’s own safety in the face of dangers that…
The Lightning Thief
byAnd yet another Young Adult Fantasy novel. I don’t know where I have got this sudden obsession from, but whenever I go to Eloor…