Ghost Road, The - Pat Barker

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Reviewed Ghost Road, The - Pat Barker

Nov 11, 2022 292

The very last instalment withinside the Regeneration Trilogy struck me as a piece unfocused and heavy-passed in its use of symbolism and parallel storylines. Horead more...

Remains Of The Day, The - Kazuo Ishiguro

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Reviewed Remains Of The Day, The - Kazuo Ishiguro

Nov 11, 2022 258

Hmm, a literary classic, a highly respected author, and held in high esteem by many. Unfortunately I found it ok. Dislikes: Too much internal dialogue. I knew read more...

Schindler's List - Thomas Keneally

5

Reviewed Schindler's List - Thomas Keneally

Nov 11, 2022 307

What can be said about this novel that has not yet been told? For those who lived under a rock somewhere, this novel is an amazing story. Oskar Schindler’sread more...

Amsterdam - Ian McEwan

3

Reviewed Amsterdam - Ian McEwan

Nov 10, 2022 268

The ethical issues raised by Ian McEwan in this novel - focusing on political views, freedom of choice, sexuality and media coverage - remain highly relevant anread more...

Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City

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Reviewed Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City - Matthew Desmond

Nov 10, 2022 449

This book is what the world needs right now. The plight of the homeless dying on the streets. Many of them give up their lives. Poor people from eight hours a dread more...

Charming Billy - Alice McDermott

5

Reviewed Charming Billy - Alice McDermott

Nov 10, 2022 323

I read somewhere that when Alice McDermott’s novel Charming Billy was published in 1998, several MFA programs used the first chapter as a model for studentread more...

Blind Assassin, The - Margaret Atwood

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Reviewed Blind Assassin, The - Margaret Atwood

Nov 09, 2022 404

By Atwood, which I read first. Somehow, she avoided The Handmaid’s Tale for its dark apocalyptic undertones, which you don’t necessarily need to read read more...

Sacred Hunger - Barry Unsworth

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Reviewed Sacred Hunger - Barry Unsworth

Nov 09, 2022 137

I teetered between 1 and 2 stars for this Booker Prize winner. The fact of its winning has no effect on my thinking that the book isn’t all that great. Theread more...

Oscar And Lucinda - Peter Carey

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Reviewed Oscar And Lucinda - Peter Carey

Nov 09, 2022 220

Overly long. Quite exciting however satisfied it is over - I cared much less and much less approximately the critical characters and what might take place to thread more...

Embracing Defeat : Japan In The Wake Of World War

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Reviewed Embracing Defeat : Japan In The Wake Of World War II - John Dower

Nov 09, 2022 338

Just one of the most compelling books of all time. Embrace of Defeat runs both thematically and chronologically from the end of the war to the signing of a peacread more...

Mission Overseas - Sushant Singh

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Reviewed Mission Overseas - Sushant Singh

Nov 08, 2022 502

It details three of the Indian military’s overseas operations. Numerous small information exist regarding the occurrence. However, the narration of operatiread more...

A Thousand Unspoken Words - Paulami Dutta Gupta

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Reviewed A Thousand Unspoken Words - Paulami Dutta Gupta

Nov 08, 2022 202

The protagonist sometimes seems dead despite being so full of life. The author has written eruditely about changing times and life in Kolkata. How a region thatread more...

7 Untold Secrets of Living Abroad - Karan Agrawal

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Reviewed 7 Untold Secrets of Living Abroad - Karan Agrawal

Nov 08, 2022 418

The author beautifully illustrates the seven keys of living abroad with some incredible anecdotes. This book is thoroughly researched and contains all the inforread more...

End of Days - Sylvia Browne

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Reviewed End of Days - Sylvia Browne

Nov 08, 2022 163

Silvia Brown was someone I admired and followed while she was still alive and well because she wasn’t woo woo and had a solid education. She was of great aread more...

The Magic of the Lost Temple -Sudha Murthy

4

Reviewed The Magic of the Lost Temple - Sudha Murthy

Nov 08, 2022 476

Although I haven’t purchased it, I read it online and thought it was fantastic, wonderful, and mind-blowing. I love this book so much. I’m consideringread more...

Taare Zameen Par

5

Reviewed Taare Zameen Par

Nov 07, 2022 1652

The movie is all approximately an 8 yr vintage boy named Ishaan Awasti whose global is full of wonders that nobody else appears to appreciate including colors, read more...

Dongri To Dubai - S. Hussain Zaidi

4

Reviewed Dongri To Dubai - S. Hussain Zaidi

Nov 07, 2022 473

Tori and Dubai is more than just a book. It is the journey of some of the people who changed the history of Mumbai over the 60 years since its independence. Theread more...

IKIGAI - Hector Garcia

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Reviewed IKIGAI - Hector Garcia

Nov 03, 2022 540

I don’t think the author is comprehensive enough to capture the core philosophy of ikigai. Even when they do research, the general findings are superficialread more...

The Giving Tree

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Reviewed The Giving Tree - Shel Silverstein

Nov 03, 2022 286

I added this book to my physical world bookshelf years ago. I read it several times, but mostly in front of children. Talking to others, I realized that they reread more...