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A Good story

Reading a good story

Book review of the story

Story of the book

एन्कीच्या राज्यात आणि काळेकरडे स्ट्रोक्स

विलास सारंग आणि त्यांची लेखनशैली ह्याबद्दल मी एकूण होते; पण कधीही वाचण्याचा योग आला नव्हता. त्यामुळे एन्कीच्या राज्यात हे त्यांचं मी वाचलेलं पहिलचं पुस्तक, पण अनोळखी लेखक असल्याचं अजिबात जाणीव करून देत नाही. पुस्तकाचा नायक हा एक प्रोफेसर आहे, अमेरिकेत राहून आपली डिग्री पूर्ण करण्यासाठी त्याची धडपड सुरू आहे. पण ती पूर्ण झाल्यावर तो नोकरीच्या […]

A Gentleman In Moscow | Amor Towles

The storyline is quite simple and without much plot twists; but what makes it engrossing is how the story is told. On face of it, it seems like it’s confined within the four walls of the Hotel Metropol just like it’s leading man Alexander Ilyich Rostov. Oh, the charms of getting pleasantly surprised!!!

Three Books of Short Stories

Collection of short stories is actually one of my favourite forms of fiction; primary because in one book you get to read about more than one set of characters. The real power of these stories depends on how much punch they pack in span of few pages. So, with some expectations I’ve picked these three […]

ठकी आणि मर्यादित पुरुषोत्तम |कविता महाजन

ब्र आणि भिन्न ह्या अतिशय उत्तम आणि लोकप्रिय कादंबरी लिहिण्याऱ्या लेखिकेची अजून एक कादंबरी म्हणून मला ह्या पुस्तकाबद्दल खूप उत्सुकता होती. पण आश्चर्य म्हणजे मला ह्या पुस्तकाचा रिव्ह्यू कुठेही नजरेस पडला नाही, त्यामुळे कदाचित मी हे पुस्तक वाचताना माझ्या मनाची अपेक्षा पाटी अगदी कोरी होती. पुस्तकाचं कथासूत्र थोडक्यात सांगायचं तर ही कहाणी आहे पदमजा सप्रे […]

Origin | Dan Brown

I picked up this book with some expectations about the author – unusual subject choices for his novels, ability to seamlessly mix reality with fiction (fictional reality?) and the wonderful geek hero of his books – Robert Langdon. To be fair, would like to clear out that I’ve read only The Da Vinci Code so […]

Silent House | Orhan Pamuk

Anguish….. in all its forms possible out in the open, hidden in plain sight, buried in daily mundane things, implied by peers or familial members or sitting at the bottom of one’s heart recoiling like poisonous serpent. This book is a journey through all of these forms of angst by delving deeper into inner circle […]

The Girl In The Spider’s Web | The Alice Network

Some feisty women those were! Mu summer reads comprised of two books of strong willed, spirited women. Although they belonged to different times and professions, reading them one after another was sheer pleasure. Had to admit that this was first encounter with Lisbeth Salander- the hardened, determined & intelligent girl of the Millennium Series. Considering […]

The Girls | Emma Cline

Been to Himalayas too many times has certainly opened my eyes to wandering cults/ hippies’ groups. They find the magnetic pull of Indian spirituality so irresistible; that they come to the Himalayas, find one such group and settle down for at least few months. Sometimes they come as followers of some mystic/ guru who is […]

We Were Liars | E Lockhart

This is a perfect family, living the American dream; coming from nowhere and working their way up. They are white, privileged and old money democrats. With freckled noses and square chin they can take on the world; but can they face the demons within themselves? This is the story of Sinclair family, three generations living […]

Adam

माणसाला नेमकं काय हवं असतं? हि कादंबरी सुरू होते तामिळनाडूमधील एका गावात एका तामिळ ख्रिश्चन कुटुंबामध्ये आणि आपली ओळख होते वरदा राजनायकशी. कुठल्याही सर्वसामान्य मध्यमवगीय कुटुंबसारखच राजनायक कुटुंबीय; वडिलांचा सचोटीचा स्वभाव, त्यामुळे त्यांना मिळणारा आदर आणि होणाऱ्या बदल्या, आईने एका निर्णायक क्षणापर्यंत कुटुंबावर ठेवलेली पकड, दोन्ही मोठ्या बहिणी आणि ह्या सुरक्षित जगात वयात येणारा वरदा. […]