So I finally completed my Goodreads challenge to read 50 books in 2017 two weeks before the end date. And we have two more weeks to go. Before I give you a list of books I also want to tell… Read More ›
Reviews
Roman J. Israel, Esq. Review
Roman J. Israel, Esq. is not what I imagined watching the trailer. It somewhat felt like I got down at the wrong stop and I cannot quite make out if I got down before my stop or after it. Definitely… Read More ›
Gen Z @ Work – Book Review 46/50 Goodreads Challenge 2017
As 72 Million Gen Zers plan to enter the work force as a GenX I find it a great time to learn more on how they will impact our work and life. As a parent to Gen Z and a… Read More ›
My Invented Country by Isabel Allende – Goodreads Challenge 45/50
“It is much easier to Kill your Spouse than get a Divorce” Isabel Allende’s humorous narration to convey how difficult it is in Chile to get out of the Clutches of the Church. My Invented Country is Isabel Allende’s nostalgic… Read More ›
Half Earth By Edward O. Wilson Goodreads 44/50
Half Earth is the final episode of E.O Wilson’s Trilogy addressing the question “Where are we going?” and it follows his earlier books “Where do we come from?” (The Social Conquest of Earth, 2012), and “What are we?” (The Meaning… Read More ›
Weekend Movie Review – Qarib Qarib Singlle and Ittefaq
Last weekend I watched two Hindi movies “Qarib Qarib Singlle” and Ittefaq. One is a Romantic Comedy Road Drama and the other a Whodunnit? Thriller. Ittefaq (coincidence) inspired by the 1969 film by the same name stars Sidharth Malhotra, Akshaye… Read More ›
Intimacy by Hanif Kureishi Goodreads 43/50
Intimacy by British Writer Hanif Kureishi is the story of a middle Aged Screen Writer. In fact 24 hours of his life as he is contemplating leaving his wife of many years and their two son’s aged 5 and 3… Read More ›
The Man Who Loved Books Too Much – Goodreads 42 / 50
The true story of the prolific book and document thief John Gilkey and his obsession with wanting to own rare books. The Cat and Mouse Chase with the antiquarian bookseller turned detective Ken Sanders. Though we all know that rare… Read More ›
The Woman Who Can’t Forget – The Memoir of Jill Price (AJ)
How do we see memory, I am sure we all have to recollect, there is a kind of effort involved. What if remembering does not need an effort. What if you cannot forget. What if you can remember exactly what… Read More ›
Milan Kundera’s The Festival of Insignificance
Kundera’s 11th fictional work. The Story of the intersecting life of Alain, who has not seen his mother since his childhood; Ramon a retired intellectual; D’Ardelo, a narcissistic; and Charles and “Caliban” who operate a catering firm… Marking the… Read More ›
Vinod Narayan 