Humour Books

Ads with Adages by Vikram S

Ads with Adages | Vikram S | Book Review

SUBJECT: 3.5/5 WRITING STYLE: 2/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 2/5 My Musings Ads with Adages is a very different and unique kind of book that came my view for review. I had consciously taken a decision to read as many non-fictions as I can this year. Hence when this book came my way for review, I was …

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The Wickerman Chronicles

The Wickerman Chronicles | Giri Kurichiyath | Book Review

PLOT: 3/5 WRITING STYLE: 3/5 CHARACTERS: 3.5/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 3.5/5 What is the storyline? “The Wickerman Chronicles” is a series of hilarious short stories chronicling the various adventures of a character named Vikraman. While the adventures are not continuous, in that they do not follow a sequence of timelines or similar settings, but are all …

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Chasing 33% by Jitendra Jain

Chasing 33% | Jitendra Jain | Book Review

PLOT: 3/5 WRITING STYLE: 4/5 CLIMAX:3/5 CHARACTERS: 4/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 3.5/5 The number 33 might not mean a lot to us but in a remote town, in Assam, it means the world to a kid who ponders over his life and the dreaded number which he needs in his board examinations to pass; to be …

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The Bogus Read

The Bogus Read | Divyamaan | Book Review

PLOT: 4.5/5 CONCEPT: 4.5/5 CHARACTERS: 4.5/5 WRITING STYLE: 5/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 5/5 Divyamaan is an exceptionally talented writer. Why do I say this? Because of this ceaseless laughter initiator which I was just holding in my hands a few hours back. So what is this device that I am talking about? Well if you are …

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mrs funnybones

Mrs Funnybones | Twinkle Khanna | Book Review

SUBJECT: 3/5 WRITING STYLE: 4/5 CANDIDNESS: 3.5/5 HUMOUR: 4.5/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 4/5 To be able to write humour is a gift and after reading “Mrs Funnybones” I can surely vouch for Twinkle Khanna in this department. Reading her book is akin to having a dose of the laughing gas as throughout the 233 odd pages …

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another face in the crowd indraneel

Another Face in the Crowd | Indraneel DG | Book Review

PLOT: 4/5 CHARACTERS: 4.5/5 WRITING STYLE: 4/5 CLIMAX: 3.5/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 4.5/5 It is always a pleasure to read to humour, be it in the form of a memoir or be it in the simple and ripe form of fiction. Humour always leaves you with a happy feeling and makes you keep wanting for more. …

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The House That BJ Built by Anuja Chauhan

The House That BJ Built | Anuja Chauhan | Book Review

PLOT: 4.5/5 CHARACTERS: 4.5/5 WRITING STYLE: 4/5 CLIMAX: 3.5/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 4.5/5 If you are really into Indian fiction and consider yourself a bookgeek, there is simply no way you couldn’t have heard of the name Anuja Chauhan as there is little chance of escaping the charms of this talented lady who has not one, …

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jeeves and the wedding bells

Jeeves and the Wedding Bells | Sebastian Faulks | Book Review

PLOT: 3/5 CHARACTERS: 3.5/5 WRITING STYLE: 3.5/5 CLIMAX: 3/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 3.5/5 “Jeeves and the Wedding Bells” is a tribute by Sebastian Faulks to the evergreen legend, P.G. Wodehouse. This book in a most humble way seeks to revive one of the most legendary characters in the world of fiction and I must say that …

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With a Pinch of Salt by Jas Anand

With a Pinch of Salt | Jas Anand | Book Review

SUBJECT: 3/5 RELEVANCE: 3/5 WRITING STYLE: 2.5/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 2.5/5 In this ever-increasing competitive world of today, when most of us are running the rat race, it is always good to have a little dose of humour sprinkled between our daily chores. And what a beauty! When that humour seems to be about all the …

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Chaos Down Under Nishant Kaushik

Chaos Down Under | Nishant Kaushik | Book Review

PLOT: 2.5/5 CHARACTERS: 3/5 WRITING STYLE: 3/5 CLIMAX: 3/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 3.5/5 Humour is possibly the most difficult genre to write on. Not everyone is good at it. There have been a lot of attempts to write humorous stories but not many of them have been successful to make the reader laugh. Of course, no …

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