The Poetician: A Common Man’s Satire by Lov Pathak – Review
Unn shabdon ka karun main kya jisme koi dhwani aur akaar nahin Na ho jisme khanak koi Aur na hi koi jhankaar nayi Main Hindi bhashi hi achcha hun Angrezi…
The White Tiger – looking back at the ‘masterpiece’ that is a heap of broken images
Though the book brought fame and wealth, feet in the elite clubs where ‘liberals’ engage and discuss poverty having thousand-dollar wine, Man Booker Award and what not, have you read…
Boys Don’t Cry: ‘I Can’t Remember Ever Reading Something So Moving.’ Marian Keyes by Fíona Scarlett – Review
Fíona Scarlett’s debut novel, Boys Don’t Cry, has aptly been subtitled with a reference, an advertisement or a call to action by Marian Keyes: ‘I Can’t Remember Ever Reading Something…
The Five Love Languages: the secret to love that lasts by Gary Chapman – Review
There are the books that become cult. Famous, so famous and monstrous famous over time. You cannot criticise the book even after you see many flaws (according to you) because…
Best non-fiction books by Indian authors – the 2021 reading list
2020 was a disaster of a monstrous level for many and many didn’t know that 2021 was waiting with daggers up and locked for severe attacks on humanity across the…
Ego Is the Enemy by Ryan Holiday: Book Review
“Think about this the next time you face that choice: Do I need this? Or is it really about ego? Are you ready to make the right decision? Or do…
How to Read Literature by Terry Eagleton – Book Review
I have had my differences with Terry Eagleton. Well, Terry doesn’t take offence in disagreeing over something and that’s something one should appreciate. Recently (in fact today only), I read…
Outnumbered: From Facebook and Google to Fake News and Filter-bubbles – The Algorithms That Control Our Lives by David Sumpter – Review
I am not a huge fan of Facebook. Except for its platform that allows me to ‘target’ the audience who might like Indian Book Critics and share our content, I…
No! You cannot listen to a book while riding a bike (even on the pillion seat) – be aware!
Saw that advertisement many times. Listening to a book? Fine. Listening to a book while riding a bike? Dangerous. Aesthetically or logically speaking, listening to a book is not as…
The Simple Secrets for Becoming Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise – Review
The book that I am about to review is very interesting. A chapter for a day… and it continues until you reach the end of a year, 365 days. Isn’t…
Do we lack contemporary critics who can construe literature objectively? Opinion
Criticism has proven itself to be the tool that can discern works of literature. Standards, measures, ranks and hierarchy can be various and depending upon the person who indulges in…
Don’t Believe a Word: The Surprising Truth About Language by David Shariatmadari – Review
“Take the words “adder,” “apron” and “umpire.” They were originally “nadder,” “napron” and “numpire.” I did not know because I am not into the studies of linguistics in-depth. However, knowing…