Stephenie Meyer has yet again painlessly brought a fantastical world to life. This time it wasn't vampires or any mythical creation of her own, it was something that each of us contain within ourselves, the soul. A mysterious journey through the distinct worlds of human and soul societies, Meyer has created another different ambience in which she envelopes the reader.
Although she has already tried the one-girl-two-guys plot in her soon to be quadrology, The Host does not lose its...
The first time you share tea with a Balti, you are a stranger. The second time you take tea, you are an honored guest. The third time you share tea, you are family, and for our family, we are prepared to do anything, even die.
(Haji Ali)
And so the unsung hero of this multi-award-winning book, Dr. Greg Mortenson, became an integral part of the Balti people's family. In essence, looking back at all the trials and tribulations endured by Mortenson during his 13 year...
When I first heard of the title, I wasn't the least bit interested in reading a self-obsessed woman's spiritual journey across three countries which each coincidentally began with the all too selfish letter "I". Then again, that's exactly what the book's description read out - can you blame me? Still, I went ahead and picked up Elizabeth Gilbert's "Eat, Pray, Love"; let's just say I became her in less than half a page.
The entire...
Love Marriage is the literary equivalent of an art movie. It is written in a very unique genre. It talks of love, hate, marriage and war all at the same time; yet the tone of the book is very serene.
The book is a very medium paced gradual progression of events across time moving to and fro, unlike a regular novel that would follow a certain sequence and time line. V. V. Ganeshananthan has used a very unmatched style to demonstrate the role of marriage in Sri Lankan society and...
Last week, acknowledging my lack of things to do, my friend considerately brought me a book she had found lying in her basement. It was called Transgressions, featuring two short stories, one by Stephen King and the other by a John Farris.
I had never read a Stephen King before, and thought it was a good chance to see what all the hype was about. His story was called The Things They Left Behind. To start off with, it was about a topic which I was not expecting. I never read...
I am not a big fan of mushiness but this book was such a perfect mix of emotions and action that I could not put it down until it was over and even then, as author Stephenie Meyer puts it, “I wasn’t done with the characters Edward and Bella just as yet!“The book is set in the dark and rainy town of Forks, in Washington State. What better setting for a romantic novel depicting the absurd love story of an average girl and a mystical near perfect boy who is a lot more than...
The lyrical magician Khaled Hosseini has weaved his splendor around my heart and mind once again. If The Kite Runner was a measure for standards, this latest piece is a sure shot winner. Hosseini has penned the most strikingly simple words, which have, as the name suggests, the most splendid impact.
A Thousand Splendid Suns offers a glimpse of the rise and fall of...
