To be honest, I picked up this book with much curiosity as I have heard tons of praises for it from some notable critics. Nick Hornby is a famous British author noted for his comedic, witty take on complicated issues faced by regular people going through their everyday lives. This book is also no different….
Tag: American People Places Books
Books based out of USA or Books having American characters
The Return: Fathers, Sons and the Land in Between | Hisham Matar
How do you write about a loss? Specially, if the loss is so acute and bearing it is breaking your life. And, then how do you talk about grief? Which encompasses like an endless ocean, not letting you see the horizon beyond without the misty eyes or for that matter, not letting you sleep in…
From Words to Views |Murder on the Orient Express
Anyone and everyone who is fan of this cult classic masterfully crafted by Agatha Christie knows about her famous detective Hercule Poirot and his famous sagas. The aforementioned murder mystery which begins from Istanbul and takes us on a thrilling journey through the winter wonderlands of Europe is gripping from the word go. And it’s…
Too Much And Never Enough | Mary L. Trump
As the world watched in shocked horror and stunned silence all the events unfolding in Washington D.C. post the elections of 2020, it became evidently clear that the perpetrator at the helm of this toxic drama is totally enjoying this. Albeit from afar, but still he kept his mind and eyes focused on all the…
गिरीश कुबेर लिखित एका तेलियाने
खनिज तेल आणि त्याचा जगाच्या राजकारणावर तसेच अर्थकारणावर होणारा परिणाम या विषयाला वाहिलेलं हे लेखकाचं दुसरं पुस्तक. यामध्ये मुख्य फोकस आहे तो तेलाच्या जगड्व्याळ व्यापाऱ्यात गुंतलेल्या लोकांवर आणि प्रामुख्याने उल्लेख केलेल्या शेख झाकीर यामानी यांच्यावर. पुस्तकाचा केंद्रबिंदू म्हणता येईल अशा यामानी यांच्या कथेकडे वळण्याआधी लेखक आपल्याला खनिज तेलाच्या शोधामध्ये आणि व्यापारामध्ये गुंतलेल्या देशांची, लोकांची संक्षिप्त…
The Ten Thousand Doors of January | Alix E. Harrow
Quite an interesting title and very intriguing story of a girl named (yes, you guessed it right! January Scaller. The main theme or genre of the book is magic or fantasy YA. But I am glad to notice that it goes much beyond that. This is the story of a young girl without any mother,…
Zikora | Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
This is an Amazon exclusive short story by the noted Nigerian author. In fact, this is her latest work of fiction post the acclaimed novel Americanah. You can call this as a short story, a stand-alone work of fiction or even a novella due to it’s form; but whatever you would like to classify this…
Just An Ordinary Day | Shirley Jackson
When you talk about Shirley Jackson then you immediately think about her stories detailing the supernatural world or other worldly characters. This anthology of her short stories – some published previously & some unpublished ones, cover both of these categories; but they are not limited to any particular genre here. There are total of 54…
From Words To Views|The Haunting of Bly Manor
The subsequent season of the Haunting of the Hill House has dropped and how! It has all the spooky elements to stand out among all the horror stories available right now. There is a rehearsal dinner in progress; we have the bride and groom, with few of their selected guests. Then comes she, mysterious and…
Dancing In Cambodia And Other Essays | Amitav Ghosh
This is what happens when an accomplished novelist is also a brilliant historian as well as a noted columnist; essays mixing all these different elements to present us with a nuanced view of South East Asia. The namesake of the book titled ‘Dancing in Cambodia’ takes up to the tiny Buddhist nation of Cambodia; neighbouring…
Cicadia | David Gilbert
On a typical Saturday night, three boys set out in the late evening to attend a party. The car is driven by Rodney, Ben is sitting just next to him and Max is in the back seat. Although the story is of these three friends, it belongs more to Max. Max- the dreamer, the philosopher…
From Words To Views: The Laundromat
This is a new review section dedicated to screen adaptations based on written words – which can be books, articles, plays or snippets in a newspapers.
The Dutch House By Ann Patchett
There is a castle and it has a king; self assured , almost content with his self-built empire, his queen and their children. But is he really think that they are content? His wife is happy being queen of the castle? Our protagonist and younger of these two kids is searching answers for these questions…
Prodigal Summer | Barbara Kingsolver
At the heart of this book is loneliness. And the book weaves it’s theme of primal instincts around this. The story revolves around Lena, Garnett and Deanna- these are our central characters having their own character graphs and stories happening around or about them. Each of one of them is lonely in their own way,…