Academic Research Writing Artistry by Srujan MJ – Book Review
When should you write the abstract for your research? Is it best to prepare before you start writing your research? Or should you wait for your research writing to finish…
This is why I look beyond Structuralism – I may have read about ‘this’ before… not ‘this’ way!
The worst part of being a critic is the act of slaying the author’s hard work, emotional and rational inputs into the literary work, and caring nothing about it. Have…
English Literature in Context by Paul Poplawski – Book Review
“… economic and social factors began significantly to change patterns of cultural production and consumption at the end of the nineteenth century. Of most relevance to literature (and fiction in…
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…
5 Classic novels you would never finish wilfully – opinion
There are times when we recommend books to read, this book or those books. There are times when we recommend classics to read. However, this is the first time, perhaps,…
What editions are the best for poetry, novels and non-fiction books for academic purposes?
This is a subject that seldom a book reviewer will write about. While most of the contemporary book reviewers generally busy themselves checking the cover, blurb and grammar in a…
Ladies Coupe by Anita Nair – Review
Ladies Coupe is a novel by Anita Nair that has offered the space for varied interpretations by critics, reviewers, scholars and nincompoops alike. Though the author has been denying any…
Trust in Transaction – Orient BlackSwan: Review
The market is filled with books but choosing the appropriate one to read is a difficult task. The book I am reviewing today is pretty different and unfolds some cognitive…
India, The West, and International Order – Review
Sometimes, there are the books that you love to read; sometimes, there are the books that you love reading for different perspectives, different times, many times, time and again. The…
Bacon’s Essays – Review
Francis Bacon is perhaps the most-debated essayist in the world (of course writing in the English language). He tried his hands in writing essays when England was bathing in the…
The Waste Land by T. S. Eliot – Review
T. S. Eliot’s most important contribution to English literature was undoubtedly his art of free verse (though it was the ablest) that opened the doors of poetry writing for…
Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe – Review
Chinua Achebe’s epoch-making novel, Things Fall Apart, was the first major work by an African writer that received immense fame worldwide. First published in 1958, Things Fall Apart announced the…