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Anya's Lyric

Anya’s Lyric | Nikhil Kumar | Book Review

PLOT: 4/5 CHARACTERS: 4/5 WRITING STYLE: 4.5/5 CLIMAX: 4/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 4.5/5 2016 has been a pleasant year so far. I have come across many good books this year and this book was definitely one of them. The moment I read that first line, I knew I was in for something special. That elusive line. …

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Julia Jones: The Teenage Years

Julia Jones: The Teenage Years | Katrina Kahler | Book Review

PLOT: 3/5 WRITING STYLE: 3/5 CHARACTERS: 3.5/5 CLIMAX: 3.5/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 3.5/5 After having read so many intellectually heavy books recently, I wanted to browse through some breezy teenage books. Julia Jones: The Teenage Years box set is what I came across on my kindle store. So without further ado, I sat down to read …

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sing freedom

Sing Freedom! | Vanita Oelschlager | Book Review

Sing Freedom is meant for children between the ages of 7 to 10 years. PAGES: 36 AGE: 7-10 years The book has a total of 36 pages. Most of these pages contain 4 to 6 lines of text each. The language is kept simple and understandable. All the pages are accompanied by beautiful illustrations. STORY: …

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the suitable inheritor

The Suitable Inheritor | Pushpendra Mehta | Book Review

PLOT: 3.5/5WRITING STYLE: 3.5/5CHARACTERS: 3.5/5CLIMAX: 3/5ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 3.5/5 There is always a huge reader base available for self-help and inspirational books but what if such a book comes with an added bonus of a story. Well, I can’t say that I have never heard of such a book as I have just finished reading one. …

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7 vows of marriage

7 Vows of Marriage | Devika Das | Book Review

SUBJECT: 3.5/5WRITING STYLE: 3/5RELEVANCE: 3.5/5ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 3/5 Many say that “Marriages are made in Heaven” but very few realise that marriages are run on Earth. The West and the East both have a very different approach to marriage. While the West is keener towards individual comfort and tastes, marriages in East involve families and often …

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Eat Pray Love

Eat Pray Love | Elizabeth Gilbert | Book Review

WRITING STYLE: 3.5/5SUBJECT: 4/5CANDIDNESS: 4.5/5RELEVANCE: 3.5/5ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 3.5/5 Eat Pray Love is so popular that it is almost impossible to not read it. Having felt ashamed many times on my not having read this book, I quietly ordered the book (before I saw the movie) from Amazon and sat down to read it. I don’t …

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urmila

Urmila | Pervin Saket | Book Review

PLOT: 4.5/5 CHARACTERS: 4.5/5 WRITING STYLE: 4/5 CLIMAX: 4/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 4.5/5 Urmila was a character in the epic Ramayana. She was one of virtue and patience and yet she doesn’t find her name mentioned besides those of the other popular characters – Rama, Lakshmana, Sita, Kaikeyi, Raavan, Hanuman, Sugreev etc. At the end of …

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Forbidden Desires

Forbidden Desires | Madhuri Banerjee | Book Review

PLOT: 3.5/5WRITING STYLE: 3.5/5CHARACTERS: 3.5/5CLIMAX: 4/5ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 3.5/5 In recent times, marriages have become a tricky affair in India. There is no more a sense of security in one’s marriage as it used to be in our parent’s generation. Today’s marriages are fragile; breakable. Add to it the fact that most of our times are …

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my life an illustrated autobiography

My Life: An Illustrated Autobiography | APJ Abdul Kalam | Book Review

WRITING STYLE: 4.5/5 CANDIDNESS: 3.5/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 4.5/5 INSPIRATION QUOTIENT: 5/5 Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam needs no introduction. He is known by one and all and yet he opens this biography with such a humble introduction and such humble beginnings. The man is an epitome of simplicity and “living it real”. “My Life: An Illustrated …

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03 02 mainak dhar

03:02 | Mainak Dhar | Book Review

PLOT: 4.5/5 WRITING STYLE: 4/5 CHARACTERS: 4/5 CLIMAX: 4/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 4.5/5 Mainak Dhar is the poster boy of Indian zombie fiction and he writes with finesse; always taking the reader by surprise and always delivering more than our expectation. So when I sat down with 03:02, I assumed it was another one of his …

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