Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Finished Americanah. I feel so many emotions swirling inside me that I don’t rightly know how to put in words. I wish I had Adichie’s words…she would have no trouble finding the…...
10 Years Ago
Lust for Life - Irving Stone
This is the gut-wrenching, heart-stopping tale of Vincent Van Gogh’s life as narrated by Irving Stone. It is a book that grew on me slowly, as I took my time familiarising myself with his fam…...
10 Years Ago
The Lowland by Jhumpa Lahiri
My first book of 2014 and not a bad beginning. Lahiri’s prose is as always, sensitive, eloquent and evocative. Her ability to paint pictures with words is undiminished. What I really liked ab…...
10 Years Ago
The Aryavarta Chronicles: Book 1 - Govinda by Krishna Udayasankar
The Mahabharata retold – reinterpreted & reworked – yet again! This Epic has always fascinated me, as indeed it has millions of Indians who have grown up listening to its stories at Granny̵…...
11 Years Ago
The Bridges of Madison County - Robert James Waller
Mixed feelings! I read such vitriolic reviews of this book on Goodreads, I almost abandoned the thought of reading it! That’s another book I’ve read only because it’s a book club select…...
11 Years Ago
Dongri to Dubai - S. Hussain Zaidi
I wouldn’t have read this book if it weren’t a book club pick. Not a great way to begin a post, but it’s the truth and that’s as good a place to start as any! It isn’t…...
11 Years Ago
