Short Story Books

Stories of Hope by Kirthi Jayakumar

Stories of Hope | Kirthi Jayakumar | Book Review

STORIES: 4/5 CHARACTERS: 3.5/5 WRITING STYLE: 3.5/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 4/5 There are both pluses and minuses with short stories. They lack the depth and detail of a full-length novel, but are short and undemanding; you need not start from the first page of the book, and you need not wind-up at the last page. Any …

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The Disappearance of Tejas Sharma

The Disappearance of Tejas Sharma | Manish Mahajan | Book Review

PLOT: 4.5/5 CHARACTERS: 4/5 WRITING STYLE: 5/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 5/5 Beyond the realms of men, there is a world; a world where the unknown and the unexplained resides, a world which information and education can’t reasonably explain, a world where the existentialism is not bound by mere carnal presence. Not necessarily horrifying or scary, this …

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Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri

Unaccustomed Earth | Jhumpa Lahiri | Book Review

PLOTS: 4.5/5 CHARACTERS: 5/5 WRITING STYLE: 5/5 CLIMAX: 4.5/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 5/5 Hailed as one of the best-known authors of today, she is a celebrated recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for fiction in the year 2000. Though named Nilanjana Sudeshna, she loves to go by her nickname, Jhumpa Lahiri. She was born to Indian immigrants …

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The Kings Harvest by Chetan Raj Shrestha

The King’s Harvest | Chetan Raj Shrestha | Book Review

PLOT: 4.5/5 CHARACTERS: 4.5/5 WRITING STYLE: 4.5/5 CLIMAX: 3 /5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 4.5/5 I remember it was the summer of 1996; my aunt was newly married and still living with us when her tall, dark, handsome knight in shining armour came to stay with us (read stay with her) for two weeks. It was a …

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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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