Birthday Stories Haruki Murakami 2006 Vintage Books pp. 207 Birthday stories is an anthology of stories written on the theme of birthdays. Most stories are snippets from a single day or at most a few days. The short stories, I am ashamed to admit, are mostly by writers I have never read before. Murakami is…
Ishq Mein Shahar Hona Ravish Kumar 2015 Rajkamal Prakashan pp. 90 Ishq mein shahar hona is a collection of short stories based on romance but also talking about politics and urban life. I picked up the book only because of Ravish Kumar’s reputation and with a sense of bewilderment that someone who I had only…
The Dyslexia Code: There is No More Compassion- Do It! Karl De Leeuw 2017 Amazon Asia Pacific pp. 103 The book talks about diagnosing and addressing dyslexia in children and what makes living with it tough. It is an interesting read since so far the ones that I have read have mostly been written by…
Secret at Mystic Lake (Nancy Drew Diaries) Carolyn Keene 2014 Aladdin pp. 152 This book is the sixth in the Nancy Drew Diaries series. The book sees Nancy and her friends Bess and George taking a biking trip to a scenic lake. While the ride is physically tiring but enjoyable, a series of events unfold…
Raavan: Enemy of Aryavarta Amish 2019 Wesltand pp. 374 The third in the series based on Ramayana, Amish’s Raavan, presents the narrative with primary focus on the life of Raavan. The making of the antagonist in what will be the war between Ram and Raavan has been highlighted through a series of circumstances in Raavan’s…
Feeling Blue! Saurabh Singh 2018 Blue Rose pp. 168 Saurabh Singh’s debut novel, Feeling Blue! is described on its cover page as a love journey. The story is a young adult love story of a young engineering graduate and his escapades with love. Filled with fun, heart break, career choices, and eventually settling down, the…
The Street Lawyer John Grisham 1998 Century pp. 348 The Street Lawyer is a thriller about an affluent lawyer who is shaken by being in a sudden hostage situation. A large part of the book is about the thoughts and reflections of this protagonist and his questioning of what values to hold close to heart….
A Girl, A Stolen Camera and A Borrowed Bike: The Tale of a Journey Nikhil Singh Shaurya 2018 Notion Press pp. 78 The book is exactly what it is titled: tale of a journey, undertaken by a girl, who comes across a stolen camera and borrows a bike. The story had potential and would have…
GST Unpacked: Beyond the Jargon TCA Sharad Raghavan 2017 Westland pp. 40 This short book covers the history of bringing GST in India, along with the key provisions of the taxation structure. It is of course useful for all Commerce teachers and students. But it is also a good read if you are generally interested…
The Crooked Banister Carolyn Keene 1971 Grosset and Dunlap pp. 179 This quick read was a reminder of my childhood days. One of the earliest memories I have of reading are of borrowing books from the library to read detective stories. The idea of a teenaged girl, solving mysteries was so enchanting. Nancy Drew was…
