Reading as a lifelong practice
During my formative years, my parents took pains to ensure that I got access to a lot of books. As a baby I used to happily tear out pages from a book; the only reason my parents must have restrained...
View ArticleEnder’s Game
The thing about sci-fi novels is that when the author is writing the book (this one was in 1985), he has very less idea of what the future would be like. The rate at which things are changing is too...
View ArticleFoundation
For some reason, I had stayed away from reading Isaac Asimov. Probably because I had seen some of the poorly done movies based on his books. I finally gave in, and started reading Asimov … Foundation...
View ArticleHalf Girlfriend
On a lazy Saturday afternoon, during the Diwali weekend, I saw this book lying unread on our bookshelf. Chetan Bhagat is an author who did huge waves with the launch of his first book, however book...
View ArticleAmazon Unlimited and Kindle
Reading to me is a lifelong practice, and I have already written about it some time back on this blog. Over a period of time, my family has been accumulating a series of books … so much so that, it was...
View ArticleThe Mahabharata Quest: The Alexander Secret
Last month, I read 6 books – thanks to the Kindle Unlimited library I had subscribed to. Ample food for thought for some book reviews. I would have loved to go through some classic sci-fi books,...
View ArticleAjaya Series
History is written by the winners. It’s quite possible that the then documented history is through the eyes of the winning side. Reading Mahabharata, one would naturally assume that Duryodhana was an...
View ArticleFingall and the Viking Saga
The Viking incursions of the United Kingdoms was possibly one the major events that impacted trade and culture in Europe. Folks who have been following the series – Vikings about the norsemen and how...
View ArticleDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
As a child, I had seen Blade Runner … in fact that was when I first came across the phrase Android. Yes, back then android did not mean an operating system for a smart phone. The title of this blog...
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