January 2012
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Plainsong by Kent Haruf
It feels really good to be reviewing books again. I have been staying away from books since school started last year. Wanted to read and review on so many awesome novels but I haven’t exactly had the time to review them all. So finally, I got down to doing it. Though its going to be a short one, I believe that this book requires all the recognition that has...
“If you would not be forgotten, as soon as you are rotten, either write things...”
– Benjamin Franklin
“Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.”
– Sir Richard Steele
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Thanks for The Memories by Cecelia Ahern
Whenever the mood kicks in for a light, heartfelt, page-turning story, I’d pick up one of Cecelia Ahern’s books. What I particularly admire about her writing is the fact that there is a tinge of fantasy and magic that forces us to suspend our disbelief, some aspect of the story which is not possible in real life.. but at the end of it all, what awaits...
December 2011
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The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz
What is the reason I picked this book up? The Pulitzer Prize label on the cover of the book is what. But after reading the final line and closing it shut, the only thing I remembered from the book was that, Oscar finally got what he had wanted all along, which basically was to get laid. I admit that was a pretty shallow conclusion but really, here goes my honest...
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Diary by Chuck Palahniuk
Misty Mary Kleinman, an art prodigy, used to paint picture-perfect islands and homes on canvas and dreamt of better times. She left her trailer home and difficult life behind after she met Peter Wilmot, who charmed her with jewels and his strong belief in her talent, and followed him back to his home where they got married and had a daughter, at the seemingly...
September 2011
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August 2011
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My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
Kate Fitzgerald was diagnosed with leukemia at a very young age of 2. Shocked by the news, Sara is determined to do whatever it takes to save her daughter’s life. Unfortunately, nobody in the family is an exact match and a suitable donor for Kate. The only solution: specifically engineer another baby in order to save Kate’s life.
Anna, the...
July 2011
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Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson & David Oliver...
Here’s the bestseller which has been stirring quite a lot of controversy, resulting in many people losing faith in the author cum hero (albeit a handful of loyal fans are still standing by). I have no semblance of an idea to what extent is it entirely true though. Controversies aside, I am simply a reader reviewing this in the most unprejudiced sense as I...
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June 2011
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Introducing our Facebook Page
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Ghost Children by Sue Townsend
First and foremost, allow me to proclaim my love for Sue Townsend, one of the many authors I’ve looked up to since my adolescent years without whom my first amateurish book to ever be miraculously published 6 years back which was lazily titled “The Secret Diary of a Messed-Up Teen”, wouldn’t have been possible (obviously largely influenced...
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Christmas Jars by Jason F. Wright
Like all his previous books that I have read and reviewed on. Christmas Jars is yet another inspiring and touching novel about how a simple deed can lead to something so great. Hope Jensen, who is the main character of this novel, is a young, single woman and an aspiring newspaper writer. However, when she receives a much-needed but anonymous Christmas gift,...
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The Wednesday Letters by Jason F. Wright
The Wednesday Letters is a short novel about trust, forgiveness and unconditional love.
Jack and Laurel cooper have been married 39 years. They died in each other’s arms. When their adult children come to tend to the funeral arrangements, they find boxes of letters at the house that their father has been writing every Wednesday to their mother since the...
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Plain Truth by Jodi Picoult
Plain Truth tells the story of an 18-year-old Amish girl, Katie Fisher, who secretly gives birth to a child out of wedlock. Mysteriously the baby disappears and a few hours later is found dead in the barn located on the Fisher farm. After an initial investigation, Katie is charged with murder and a Philadelphia attorney, Ellie Hathaway, is set to defend her...
May 2011
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Kiss The Girls by James Patterson
This is the second installation of James Patterson’s Alex Cross series. A friend of mine lent it to me (a year ago actually) but I only got to reading it last week!
Alex Cross is Washington DC’s policeman and psychologist extraordinaire. In Kiss The Girls, Alex finds himself in this baffling case where two, perfect crimes are happening simultaneously....
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The Firm by John Grisham
After reading the ‘The Runaway Jury’ and ‘The Partner’ a few months back, I have always wanted to read ‘The Firm’. I read many amazing critics about the movie in which Tom Cruise starred in. But, I refused to watch the movie. Not until I read the book first. I always believe that the book is always better (: and, yes! I have to say, this novel…is...
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Red Sky In The Morning by Elizabeth Laird
You’d be surprised by the number of unread books sitting on my shelves, patiently waiting for me to just pick one up and read. Above is one of the books which I found lying around in my quiet little library corner which I’ve created solely for my books. I should probably eschew borrowing for now (which equates to no visiting of libraries) until...
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Handle With Care by Jodi Picoult
Finally! I managed to borrow a Jodi Picoult book from the library after umpteenth attempts of finding a new Jodi Picoult book to read and review on! HANDLE WITH CARE! This book just reminded me of how much I really love Jodi Picoult and her brilliant story-telling skills.
Before I start sharing my point of view about this amazing novel, I would like to quote...
April 2011
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Grotesque by Natsuo Kirino
My honest reaction after reading the last sentence on page 467?
*cue barely audible gasp for 10 seconds*
Mind-blown. Pardon my drama queen moment but let me just warn you.. this book is immensely gripping and reeking with suspense at every turn of the page. I swear I could feel chills down my spine at some parts. It is that crazy.
This is the first of many...
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The Lucky One by Nicholas Sparks
As much as I love watching all of Nicholas Sparks inspired movies like ‘A walk to remember’ and ‘The Notebook’, I am amazed at the fact that this is my very first Nicholas spark’s novel. This novel is really something. When I first picked out this book in the library, I was contemplating whether I should borrow it or not. But something told me to and hence, I did.
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“The habit of reading is the only enjoyment in which there is no alloy; it lasts...”
– Anthony Trollope
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The Seventeen Second Miracle by Jason F. Wright
Before I begin my review on Jason F. Wright’s amazing novel, The Seventeen Second Miracle, let me just share with you what the novel is actually about.
This novel is simply just about how Seventeen seconds can change a life—forever. This is what Rex Connor learned on a summer afternoon in 1970 when, as a lifeguard, his gaze was diverted for seventeen...
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Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan...
About loss, about coping with loss, about missing, about regrets, about saying things you wished you could have said sooner, about innocence, about..
..nine year-old Oskar who is an intelligent and active boy with a largely creative mind. He is always inventing whimsical things and creating scenarios in his head. He had lost his hero, his beloved dad, a few years...
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March 2011
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notyouraveragedaydreamer asked: I know you guys just started but I love this tumblr already. Keep up the good work! :) Oh and you should try reading How I Live Now by Meg Rossoff. It's really good.
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After Dark by Haruki Murakami
Murakami’s ‘After Dark’ takes place over the course of seven hours during an autumn night in Tokyo. From midnight to dawn, this novel follow five lost souls: a woman in a quasi-comatose state; a jazz musician at an all night practice session; a prostitute assaulted at a “love hotel”; a salary man working late on a software project; and a 19-year...
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For One More Day by Mitch Albom
“If you had the chance, just one chance, to go back and fix what you did wrong in life, would you take it? And if you did, would you be big enough to stand it?”
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For One More Day is a true story about a man who attempted suicide after feeling that he had lost all hope and reason to live. Chick Benetto, a former baseball player, last saw his...
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South of the Border, West of the Sun by Haruki...
This novel depicts a simple touching story of the love-life of Hajime. Hajime, an only child, befriends another only child, Shimamoto. At the age of 12, they shared an innocent love life by spending time together listening to music-records in Shimamoto’s living room. Their love culminates when Shimamoto grabs Hajime’s hand fleetingly for 10 seconds...