Book Reviews

The Reluctant Detective

The Reluctant Detective | Kiran Manral | Book Review

PLOT: 3/5 CHARACTERS: 3.5/5 WRITING STYLE: 4/5 CLIMAX: 3/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 3/5 When I first picked The Reluctant Detective, I was intrigued by its name and of course the cover which would draw any chick-lit lover to its fold. Pick a high heel shoe, put a bit of pink and you have the perfect cover …

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simian vikram balagopal

Simian Vol #1 | Vikram Balagopal | Book Review

STORY: 4/5 THEME: 4.5/5 ILLUSTRATIONS: 4.5/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 4.5/5 Comic-Con India was inaugurated in India in the year 2011 and has since gained wide acceptance and popularity countrywide. It was in the year 2014 that the book “Simian” won the award for the best graphic novel published in that year. Of an intriguing name and …

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autobiography of a mad nation

Autobiography of a Mad Nation | Sriram Karri | Book Review

PLOT: 4.5/5 CHARACTERS: 4/5 WRITING STYLE: 4/5 CLIMAX: 4/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 4.5/5 Sriram Karri, a journalist by profession first gained limelight when his non-fiction debut book “The Spiritual Supermarket” was long-listed for the Vodafone Crossword Book Award. But his journey as an author did not end there. In February 2015 he came up with his …

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the hammer of eden

The Hammer of Eden | Ken Follett | Book Review

PLOT: 3/5 CHARACTERS: 4.5/5 WRITING STYLE: 4/5 CLIMAX: 3.5/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 3.5/5 Equality has never been mankind’s forte, ever, and social rules have always more or less tried to segregate different classes of people. While the idea was to keep the inequality so that people would want to strive to better themselves and do great …

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the modigliani scandal

The Modigliani Scandal | Ken Follett | Book Review

PLOT: 3/5 CHARACTERS: 3/5 WRITING STYLE: 4/5 CLIMAX: 4/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 3.5/5 Whenever you see either Sotheby’s or Christie’s in the news, it is more than likely because they sold another multimillion-dollar painting of a famous painter that has been dead for a very long time. The art-world is a place where the dealers rule …

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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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looking for alaska

Looking for Alaska | John Green | Book Review

PLOT: 4.5/5 CHARACTERS: 4.5/5 WRITING STYLE: 4.5/5 CLIMAX: 4/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 5/5 The movie “A Fault in Our Stars” made John Green famous overnight but little do people know that John Green had shown the first signs of success and fame from the very start of his career as a writer when he first penned …

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burn james patterson

Burn (Michael Bennett #7) | James Patterson | Book Review

PLOT: 4/5 CHARACTERS: 4/5 WRITING STYLE: 4.5/5 CLIMAX: 4/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 4.5/5 James Patterson is a genius and this book yet again proves the sheer brilliance of his writing. Burn is written by James Patterson and co-authored by Michael Ledwidge who has teamed up with the famous author on a number of occasions previously. The …

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Wilderness by Roddy Doyle

Wilderness | Roddy Doyle | Book Review

PLOT: 3.5/5 CHARACTERS: 3.5/5 WRITING STYLE: 3/5 CLIMAX: 3/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 3.5/5 After many days I had the opportunity to read a children’s novel. I was looking through my unread shelf and I came across Wilderness by the author Roddy Doyle. Doyle who is best known for bagging the Booker prize in 1993 for his …

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Tales from the Secret Footballer by Anon Anon

Tales from the Secret Footballer | The Secret Footballer | Book Review

SUBJECT: 4/5 RESEARCH: 4/5 WRITING STYLE: 4/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 4.5/5 Football is one of the most-watched sports in the world and has millions of fans in multiple countries. And the English Premier League is one of the most popular leagues in the world, with fans around the globe waking up at ungodly hours to watch …

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J by Howard Jacobson

J | Howard Jacobson | Book Review

PLOT: 3/5 CHARACTERS: 3/5 WRITING STYLE: 2.5/5 CLIMAX: 2/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 2.5/5 When you mention Howard Jacobson, you have to mention it with at least some degree of awe and reverence. This is because the author has to his credit the famous Man booker prize which was awarded to him in the year 2010 for …

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