I run out in a daze. It was already late evening when I heard about the fire. By then, the crowds had started thinning. The great...

I awoke to the crystal clear sound of your voice. It was as if you lay right next to me, smiling, welcoming the sun. How could this be?...

“I killed her!!” Romano Bautista screamed. His foul breath stank of the several vodka shots that he had literally inhaled all evening. “I...

The fire in Pali’s godown had been particularly menacing. He and his men managed to save six people, but two lives were lost. He plonked...

The other kids romped and laughed, but dumpling was grumpy – as always. “He’s stupid. Make him funny!” little dumpling screeched as...

My father made the world’s most infallibly tasty aaloo parathas ever! A day before he passed on, he whispered to me, “When you make the...

Yes, I found a dinosaur egg in my salad – these things happen. How did I know it’s a dinosaur? I dunno – maybe it was the tiny spiny...

Patiently, the little red and yellow Chinese dragon sits perched on my desk. Everyone knows her as my favourite stuffed toy, but only I...

The great liege of the 18 th  dynasty, the shining star of the New Kingdom, the ‘living image of Amun’, King Tut looked begrudgingly out...

3/5 This was my review from several years ago, when the book first came out. Still feels relevant. People have told me that Chetan Bhagat...

3/5 stars I have to say that Cattons use of language is par excellence. The imagery, the descriptions, the characterization was all...

4/5 stars There are a couple of reasons why I rated Inferno 4 on 5. Firstly because after Angels and Demons and The Da Vinci Code, I...

3/5 stars When I began the book, I had high hopes and many expectations from it. That's probably because I read Sanghi's third book...

5/5 stars A delightful short read, breezy and deep, exquisite writing and soulful expression The first thing that came to my mind once I...

5/5 Waiting for a new novel to be published always equals anticipation and excitement – it comes with the territory – even more so when...

2/5 I was very hopeful when I began reading this book. But unfortunately, as I continued, it began dragging, and dragging, and then it...

4/5 stars This was Doerr's first book that I read incidentally, and the only reason I gave it four stars and not five, was because I...

3/5 stars One review here likened this book to Marmite - that singular yeast spread that the British and Aussies swear by. The Asian...

3/5 I remember reading MHC as a young adult and I remember having really enjoyed her books then. One novella in particular - The...

4/5 stars Pip writes like a razor. Sharp, crisp, it cuts through all that is non-essential and gets right down to the brass tacks. In her...