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Jestus Suri Vemagal

Jestus | Sury S. Vemagal | Book Review

PLOT: 2.5/5 CHARACTERS: 3/5 WRITING STYLE: 3.5/5 CLIMAX: 3/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 3/5 I am of the belief that books are of 2 kinds: Ones that have a good story to be told, and ones that are written so well that the story does not really matter. Rarely does an author come along who can exhibit …

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The Fire Chronicle by John Stephens

The Fire Chronicle | John Stephens | Book Review

PLOT: 3/5 CHARACTERS: 3/5 WRITING STYLE: 4/5 CLIMAX: 3/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 3.5/5 Fantasy fiction is a tricky thing to write. Not only does it require imagination on the part of the author, he/she should also be able to translate it onto paper effectively so that the readers will be able to imagine the same thing. …

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Broken April by Ismail Kadare

Broken April | Ismail Kadare | Book Review

PLOT: 5/5 CHARACTERS: 5/5 WRITING STYLE: 5/5 CLIMAX: 5/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 5/5 Albania is one of the remotest Balkan states in Europe, with a population of no more than 3.5 million people, which makes finding a literary translator to English, an arduous task. No surprise then, that Ismail Kadare has remained a shadow in the …

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The Name of the Rose | Umberto Eco | Book Review

PLOT: 4/5 CHARACTERS: 5/5 WRITING STYLE: 4.5/5 CLIMAX: 4.5/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 4.5/5 Set at the brink of the Early Modern Era, a time which remains a landmark in the power struggle between the Pope and the Roman Emperor, Umberto Eco’s inaugural novel, The Name of the Rose, is as much a murder mystery as it …

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Saleem on Earth and Other Stories

Saleem on Earth and Other Stories | Book Review

PLOT: 3/5 CHARACTERS: 3/5 WRITING STYLE: 3/5 CLIMAX: 3/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 3/5 Reading short stories is definitely not the same as reading a full-fledged novel. In a novel, the author has the time to build the characters and the plot while the reader gets to peel off the layers one by one in anticipation of …

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The Hope Factory by Lavanya Sankaran

The Hope Factory | Lavanya Sankaran | Book Review

PLOT: 3.5/5 CHARACTERS: 3.5/5 WRITING STYLE: 4.5/5 CLIMAX: 3.5/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 4.5/5 Before I review The Hope Factory, there is something that I need to admit. I am more inclined towards reading thrillers rather than drama. The reason is that the chances of a character going through social troubles are a lot lesser in thrillers. …

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There May be an Asterisk Involved

There May be an Asterisk Involved | Vedashree Khambete | Book Review

PLOT: 3/5 CHARACTERS: 3/5 WRITING STYLE: 5/5 CLIMAX: 4/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 5/5 Humour is a very difficult genre to write. There is a fine balance between making crass jokes and actually creating laugh-out-loud jokes. And perhaps, the best kind of humour is the one that is developed with the plot in mind, the one they …

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Chanakya The Kingmaker and the Philosopher

Chanakya: The Kingmaker and the Philosopher | Anu Kumar | Book Review

PLOT: 2.5/5 CHARACTERS: 3/5 WRITING STYLE: 3/5 CLIMAX: 2.5/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 4/5 I recently got the opportunity to review the book Chanakya: The Kingmaker and the Philosopher written by Anu Kumar. Almost all of us would have heard of Chanakya. He was one of the wisest men in the history of India and he was responsible for …

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a life that you knew

A Life That You Knew | Saptarshi Basu | Book Review

PLOT: 2.5/5 CHARACTERS: 2.5/5 WRITING STYLE: 4/5 CLIMAX: 2.5/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 3/5 Reading a book of an author that you haven’t come across before, is certainly a very interesting experience. The only thing that you have going is the cover in the front and the blurb at the back. While they do say that you …

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You Never Know When You'll Get Lucky

You Never Know When You’ll Get Lucky | Priya Narendra | Book Review

PLOT: 3.5/5 CHARACTERS: 4/5 CLIMAX: 4/ WRITING STYLE: 3/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 3.5/5 Seldom does it happen that you find books that entice you to read by their appearance. Priyadarshini Narendra’s You Never Know When You’ll Get Lucky has a fantastic cover and I say this because I read this book because of the cover. The cover …

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Anything for You Ma'am

Anything for You Ma’am | Tushar Raheja | Book Review

PLOT: 3.5/5 CHARACTERS: 4/5 WRITING STYLE: 4/5 CLIMAX: 3/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 3.5/5 It surprises me how quickly this “IIT-IIM cum writer” trend established its roots in India. The start came with Chetan Bhagat‘s “Five Point Someone”. And nowadays every IIM grad dreams about writing his story and getting it published. Frankly speaking, even I dream …

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Contest

Contest | Matthew Reilly | Book Review

PLOT: 3.5/5 CHARACTERS: 3/5 WRITING STYLE: 4/5 CLIMAX: 3/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 4.5/5 “The New York Public Library. A silent sanctuary of knowledge; a 100-year-old labyrinth of towering bookcases, narrow aisles and long marble hallways. For Doctor Stephen Swain and his daughter, Holly, it is the site of a nightmare. Because, for one night, this historic …

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