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Book Review: Desirable Daughters
Paperback Publisher: Theia; 1st edition (March 12, 2003) Lukewarm… and not that desirable. Meet Tara. She is a divorced kindergarten schoolteacher who lives in California with her teenage son and Hungarian boyfriend. Well, she belongs to a rich heritage of Bengali Brahmins. She was once married to an IIT graduate turned millionaire entrepreneur, Bish. Author: Read more
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Book Review: Half a life by VS Naipal
This is a Naipaul gem. Brevity is the soul of wit. In Naipaul’s case, brevity is the soul of literary genius. In this small book, the Nobel Prize-winning author says so much in so few pages. ‘Half a Life’ is the story of Willie ‘Somerset’ Chandran and the forces that shape his life. Though the Read more
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Book Review: The Da Vinci Code
Was the ‘greatest story ever told’ also the ‘greatest story’ ever sold? How accurate are the modern-day versions of the Bible in chronicling the life and times of Jesus Christ? The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown raises these questions, offering a groundbreaking revelation that could threaten the integrity of modern-day Christian beliefs. Well, that’s Read more
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Book Review: Black Mass
Prologue As a former Massachusetts resident, the story of the Bulger brothers held a fascination for me. This is one of two books on them that I have reviewed. This book by Dick Lehr and O’Neil is the story of the Bulgers from the perspective of two journalists. Much has happened since this book came Read more
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Book Review : Prince Of Ayodhya
In the tradition of Stephen King’s ‘Dark Tower’ and Tolkien’s ‘Lord of the Rings’ comes Ashok Banker’s ‘Ramayana, Book I’. Prithvi, Banker’s universe is as mystical a place as Middle Earth in The Lord of the Rings. It is a fable with monsters similar to those from Greek mythology, and mystics like Merlin of the Read more
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Concert Review: Rubbing Elbows With Ian Anderson
Jethro Tull’s lead singer, Ian Anderson, will be idolized for decades to come as the one who popularized the flute in rock music. As part of his solo “Rubbing Elbows” tour, Ian performed at the Berklee Auditorium in Boston on the 8th of November. The concert will surely stand out as a treasured memory for Read more
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