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    • 5 October 2021 | Tuesday · 5:07 PM

    Hidden In Plain Sight (Jeffrey Archer) | Book Review

    Hidden In Plain Sight | Book Review

    A sunny autumn afternoon, a hot cup of tea and a Jeffrey Archer book to read. I cannot imagine a better indulgence than that. This second offering in the William Warwick series has every element that you would expect in a Jeffrey Archer book, not the least a spectacular plot with an amazing bunch of characters. Pure ecstasy! And that reminds me of the ecstasy tablet that so nearly got the better of Lamont & his team as they raided the estate of the thorn in their flesh, Miles Faulkner. A joy you wouldn’t want to miss!

    With his Warwick Series, Jeffrey Archer has created such memorable characters that remain etched in every reader’s memory forever and leaving him craving for more. Hidden In Plain Sight carries forward the spectacular chase that was started in “Nothing Ventured”, not falling short on any expectation that the first book in the series …

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    27 September 2021 | Monday · 4:46 PM

    Camino Winds (John Grisham) | Book Review

    Camino Winds - John Grisham | Book Review

    A beautiful setting in a quite little island. An intriguing set of people – all of whom were writers. And a bookstore that is the center of all activity in this little island. I don’t think I have picked a book with a more inviting premise than this in a long time, it is extremely appealing. The whole setting and the plot had me glued to this book instantly and I was left all the more impressed with the impeccable story-telling skills of Grisham – which I have always admired. It’s a very intelligent & unique story, told such wonderfully – that makes it an effortless read. You wouldn’t realize and you would find yourself 60% into the book in no time.

    Almost everything in the initial half of the book gets you excited. 11 different characters from the literary field on an island, a hurricane that destructs the place …

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    25 September 2021 | Saturday · 3:59 PM

    How To Stop Worrying And Start Living (Dale Carnegie) | Life Changing Book

    How To Stop Worrying | Dale Carnegie

    Published: 1948

    Have you been a nervous wreck all your life? Do small little things worry you no ends? Do you take things too seriously and never find yourself able to relax or chill? As soon as one of your tasks get accomplished, does your mind – out of nowhere – find another responsibility to fulfill rather than cherishing or celebrating the accomplishment?

    Well, I was all of this, and much more. It was instilled in my nature to get worried. “How To Stop Worrying And Start Living” was no less but a Godsend for me. Why else would I have out-of-the-blue logged in to amazon and start browsing their kindle section? And why, out of no where, did this splendid read from Dale Carnegie show up staring into my face, when I had not at all searched for a book on worry? This was being offered for Prime Reading, …

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    17 September 2021 | Friday · 4:21 PM

    Small Pleasures (Clare Chambers) | Book Review

    Small Pleasures | Book Review

    Why did I read this book? That is the question you sometimes ask yourself. And Small Pleasures by Clare Chambers makes me do just this. The answer actually is simple. One, it was longlisted for the Booker Prize 2021. And two, the rave reviews online touting this as one of the best you may find. Unfortunately, I was hugely disappointed.

    The second question that comes to mind is – How did I read this book? Actually, when I do not find a book to my liking, I usually discard it midway, not willing to bother myself over something that is not for me. I had basically read past about 80% of the book when I really felt I just wish to stop with it. So, with just some bit of remaining, I rather finish reading it!

    Maybe it is just a question of personal taste, since most people have held …

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    4 September 2021 | Saturday · 9:18 AM

    A Town Called Solace (Mary Lawson) | Book Review

    A Town Called Solace | Book Review

    Silence is the best applause. And this book deserves the same – silence. Not any dissection, not any review. I however cannot abstain from a little praise for this amazing book – what I loved most about it.

    This is a beautiful tale, endearing and heart warming – that hints at the second chances everyone deserves in their lives.

    The setting and characterizations are the highlight of this book by Mary Lawson. A quite, sleepy town with nature in full bloom. I always have dreamt of living in a place like Solace – a small, self contained town, amidst nature with beautiful scenery and affable people who care for each other. A small little market & the bare essentials of life – keeping things simple and free from unnecessary complications.

    Coming to the characterizations, a small little girl with disarming innocence and a resolve to rebound. The parts of the …

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    28 August 2021 | Saturday · 9:53 AM

    Klara And The Sun (Kazuo Ishiguro) | Book Review

    Klara And The Sun | Book Review

    Science Fiction has that single most important drawback that it isn’t relatable at most times. It is unreal and you know it is not possible in the real world. That I think was the feeling from the start of Klara And The Sun. It was hard to imagine something like an Artificial Friend. And even if you do, you start to feel – does it have life? Is it the same as humans? Does it have it’s life cycle?

    The start of the book took some time to get a hold of what exactly was happening. The idea of AFs in a store talking to each other, moving around, looking out the window – as I said, hard to absorb. But as the story moves on and you accept this as an unreal fiction, Klara And The Sun is a nice story.

    There are a couple of things that the …

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