The Palace of Illusions, a novel by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, is a perfect recipe for anyone who is an aspiring novelist and wants to make something happen. There a few very simple steps that a novelist-to-be needs to follow in…
Today, in this article, I will attempt to put a very unique review, from a unique perspective, of the novel The Guide, written by R. K. Narayan and considered one of the classics in English literature, in the Indian context.…
Five Point Someone was a 2004 bestselling novel written by Chetan Bhagat. This novel is still being read by audiences worldwide (almost) and though I am late to the party, here is my critical review of this novel by one…
Book: The World's Oldest, Most Powerful Secret Society Author: Anand Arungundram Mohan Published: 2020, January 28 In the Sphere: The World's Oldest, Most Powerful Secret Society is a fantasy novel written by Anand Arungundram Mohan. The book uses imagination…
In the Sphere: Thomas Hardy's last completed novel, Jude the Obscure, was also perhaps his very first attempt at writing something beyond his usual periphery of pessimistic, silent and prolonged love-goals. Still, his attempt could not bring much of the…
Book: Half Girlfriend Author: Chetan Bhagat Publication: Rupa & Co, April 25, 2017, Movie Edition Pages: 268 Genre: Romance, Contemporary Chetan Bhagat is very famous for his novels. However, among serious readers, he is more famous for what he does…
In the Sphere: Lakshmi Raj Sharma’s The Tailor’s Needle takes us back to history when India was a slave to the British. The author has highlighted, in succinct detail, some of the evil practices like - intercaste-marriages, class discrimination and untouchability, practised…
In the Sphere: The Penthouse is a title written by Niraj Sharma, an Indian author who lives in Canada at present. The novel was published in 2019 globally and a special Indian edition was published by Ashvamegh Publication. The novel…
Greed Lust Addiction by Ravi Dabral is one of those novels published in the year 2019 those could meaningfully deploy one major theme and one inner layer of idea successfully. The book was also the debut novel by Ravi Dabral…
Talks about Thomas Hardy can lead readers to various novels by him. And, for me, discussions on Hardy often come to one of the best novels by him (for me, again) - Far from the Madding Crowd, an 1874 novel.…
