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A Rubber Face with a Stripper’s Name by Katja Berg: Book Review
Title: A Rubber Face with a Stripper’s Name Author: Katja Berg Genre: Memoir A Rubber Face with a Stripper’s name is a memoir of a single mother, her struggles and her triumph, which is in equal parts heart-rending and uplifting. Katja Berg, a Danish girl, moves to London at age eighteen, where she finds...
My Name is Red by Orhan Pamuk: Book Review
Title: My Name is Red Author: Orhan Pamuk Genre: Fiction Painting is the silence of thought and the music of sight. In reading this book, I was struck by the cornucopia of images, colours, illustrations. Orhan Pamuk, the recipient of the 2006 Nobel Prize in Literature has written this amazing historical novel and set...
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl: Book Review
Title: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Author: Roald Dahl Genre: Fiction, Children Reading this hugely popular book for children left me craving for chocolate, candy and all things sweet. This is Roald Dahl’s tastiest gift for children, with a fantastic storyline, rich images and delightful verses, making it the most delicious chocolatey story. Review...
The Art of Happiness by Dalai Lama: Book Review
Title: The Art of Happiness: A Handbook for Living Author: Dalai Lama and Howard C. Cutler Genre: Spirituality, Non fiction, Self Improvement The Art of Happiness is a book about happiness and meeting the very purpose of our existence. Howard C. Cutler, in conversation with the Dalai Lama has presented the paradigm of happiness...
Book Recommendations across Genres
Every World Book Day, readers reminesce about their favourite books. Today, I pick my favourite authors and their works in the various literary genres for the impact they have had on me. Humour P. G. Wodehouse The master of the slapstick and the ridiculous, P G Wodehouse has always been a favourite. The inimitable...
The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan: Book Review
Title: The Joy Luck Club Author: Amy Tan Genre: Fiction The Joy Luck Club is Amy Tan’s first novel; a collection of enthralling vignettes that focus on the conflicting and complicated emotions in relationships. Essentially, the book is about the Chinese immigration experience to America and the divide between generations. Of Mothers and Daughters...
Spirituality 103 by Ivan Figueroa-Otero: Book Review
Title: Spirituality 103 The Forgiveness Code Author: Ivan Figueroa-Otero Genre: Spirituality, Self help Spirituality 103 is the third in a series of books on Spirituality that explain how to navigate life. Through elaborate metaphors and a deep analysis, the author presents a paradigm of compassion and forgiveness that would help to heal our wounds...
Who’s Irish by Gish Jen: A Review
Title: Who’s Irish Author: Gish Jen Genre: Short Story Who’s Irish is a collection of stories by the Chinese American author, Gish Jen. Here, I am talking only of the eponymous story in the collection, which is a look at the conflict between generations, in a Chinese immigrant family. The story is narrated by...
Who Moved My Cheese by Spencer Johnson: Book Review
Title: Who Moved My Cheese Author: Spencer Johnson Genre: Self Help, Motivational “What would you do if you weren’t afraid?” Written by Spencer Johnson, who also co authored the massively successful, The One Minute Manager with Kenneth Blanchard, this little motivational book is a fable about the inevitability of change. The success of the...