Book Review – A Thousand Splendid Suns

“In case you’re wondering whether A Thousand Splendid Suns is as good as The Kite Runner, here’s the answer: No. It’s better.”
- Washington Post on A Thousand Splendid Suns
In one line, this pretty much sums up the entire book. The story is about the lives of two women in Afghanistan, whose fates are cruelly intertwined. [...]

Movie Review- Pulp Fiction

Pulp Fiction is one of the iconic creations of Quentin Tarantino. He has also directed Reservoir Dogs, and the Kill Bill series. Now I had heard a lot about this movie, but I had also heard it was very weird. The opening sequence will give you a clear idea of what’s to come later, it’s [...]

Book Review- The Hungry Tide by Amitav Ghosh

I am really having a ball reading Indian authors of late. But I had contemplated a lot before buying this particular novel, particularly because I was afraid that it will be unreadable. But after reading the first few pages, all my fears vanished into thin air. The story seems simple when [...]

Book Review- The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

Our lives have become so routine and monotonous that at times it feels like we have become robotic, going on with our daily work without stopping for a moment to think and contemplate. At times like these, it feels refreshing to come across a book like The Kite Runner, which churns [...]

Book Review- The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai

I had read this book a few months back, but am writing the review now!!I bought this book after Kiran Desai had won the Booker Prize, so I decided to read her latest bestselling book. The story is set in Kalimpong, and is based on the backdrop of the Gorkha Insurgency [...]