Book Review – The Lincoln Highway
The Lincoln Highway is another fantastic book written by Amor Towles. Do read it. A story that will stay with you !
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Book Review – Battle of Vathapi, Nandi’s Charge
A short review of the book Battle of Vathapi, Nandi’s Charge, by my batchmate and dear friend Dr. Arun Krishnan. Not giving away the plot !
Book Review – Sutradhar
Sutradhar is a collection of short stories that form “an ode to Bharat’s eternal glory”. Historical events viewed through the cultural prism.
Book Review – Never Let Me Go, Kazuo Ishiguro
I hadn’t heard of Kazuo Ishiguro till he got the Nobel prize earlier this year. Its sad that I missed reading him all this while. The minute I heard his name, I immediately looked up his books on Kindle and found this title “Never let me go” which was very intriguing, so I bought it. … Read more
Book Review – All the light we cannot see
This was the other book that I had bought just before our trip to Laos. The author, Anthony Doerr won the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for this book and after reading it, its well deserved. The story is set during the World War II and its about Marie Laure, a French girl who has been blind … Read more
Behind the gauge …. A horse’s behind
Today morning I received the following message on Whatsapp (God bless the creator). While its amusing to think of the fact that we haven’t progressed much beyond a horse’s ass, it’s also fascinating to think of how some of the modern implements, measurements and even social practices are because of a decision taken hundreds or … Read more