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All of the short stories in The Goat Thief revolve around the trials and tribulations of an ordinary rural life. Be it the jealousy of a village elder on seeing his younger neighbour building his house, or the joy experienced by a night watchman in getting acquainted with a female company for the first time.
CONCEPT: 3.5/5 WRITING STYLE: 4/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 3.5/5 I am used to reading all kinds of books – from murder mysteries to period romances to series fiction and non-fiction but rarely do I come across… [Continue Reading]
STORIES: 3/5 THEME: 3.5/5 CHARACTERS: 2.5/5 WRITING STYLE: 2.5/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 3/5 I have always loved reading short stories. They are very much like a time machine, they can take you to places in no… [Continue Reading]
STORIES: 4/5 THEME: 4.5/5 WRITING STYLE: 4/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 4.5/5 Ruskin Bond is a household name in India. He is a living legend and he continues to inspire millions of Indians with his stories. “The… [Continue Reading]
STORIES: 3/5 THEME: 2/5 CHARACTERS: 3/5 WRITING STYLE: 3.5/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 3.5/5 Another quote says that a story should be like a miniskirt: long enough to cover the subject but short enough to be interesting…. [Continue Reading]
STORIES: 3.5/5 THEME: 4/5 CHARACTERS: 3/5 WRITING STYLE: 3.5/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 3.5/5 Ever since the travel bug bit me back in the early months of 2015, I have always found myself getting attracted to books… [Continue Reading]
STORIES: 3.5/5 CHARACTERS: 3/5 WRITING STYLE: 3.5/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 3.5/5 For me, this past one month has been about reading a lot of short stories but no matter how many short stories you read, you… [Continue Reading]
PLOT: 3.5/5 CHARACTERS: 3.5/5 WRITING STYLE: 3.5/5 CLIMAX: 3.5/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 3.5/5 Short stories can be a very tricky form of telling tales. There is no scope for elaborate back stories or time to build… [Continue Reading]
STORY: 3/5 THEME: 3.5/5 WRITING STYLE: 4/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 3.5/5 HISTORICAL RELEVANCE: 4/5 Originally written in the Urdu language, and first published in 1932, this collection of short stories was immediately banned when it created… [Continue Reading]
PLOT: 3.5/5 CHARACTERS: 4/5 WRITING STYLE: 4/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 4/5 Before I start this review I would happily like to state that Palette of Love has been my best short story book so far in… [Continue Reading]
SUBJECT: 4/5 WRITING STYLE: 4.5/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 4/5 In the words of the famous English singer and songwriter John Lennon “Love is a promise; love is a souvenir, once given never forgotten, never let it… [Continue Reading]
SUBJECT: 3/5 WRITING STYLE: 3.5/5 CANDIDNESS: 3/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 3.5/5 When you think about Khushwant Singh and about his writings, what is the first word which comes to your mind? Sex, for he is a… [Continue Reading]
