Author - Paulo Coelho Published - 2006 Rating - 4/5 Paulo Coelho rose to fame with The Alchemist shooting up the charts across the world and bagging Nwe York Times Bestseller. Famous for his philosophical and mystical fiction, Paulo Coelho takes you to another journey with a 25 year old beautiful Solvian woman Veronica Decides … Continue reading Veronica Decides to Die
Book Reviews
Aakhri Parichay
Author: Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay Published: 1939 This book was published in Bengali under the title "Shesher Porichoy". Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay was among one of the most popular Bengali novelist. Our generation knows him for his famous works like Devdas, Parineeta, Mej Didi and Choritrohin. No wonder most of his renowned works were taken up by … Continue reading Aakhri Parichay
This Close to Happy: A Reckoning with Depression
Author: Daphne MerkinPublished: 7th February 2017 Rating: 3 A renowned essayist, literary critic and novelist Daphne Merkin in her novel "This Close to Happy: A Reckoning with Depression" narrates her struggle with the dark. She quotes " "Despair is always described as dull, when the truth is that despair has a light of its own, … Continue reading This Close to Happy: A Reckoning with Depression
The Talion Tale
Author- Rahul Apte Published- 2016 Rating - 3/5 Looking to have a run down on geo-political conflicts involving India, Pak & Afghan or to dive into a hair raising tale of a surgical strike or want to immerse into the mind of an enraged soldier or simply looking for a covert Ops page turner swirling … Continue reading The Talion Tale
California Triangle
Author - Uzi Eilam Published - 2017 Rating - 3/5 Uzi Eilam is a retired IDF Brigadier General and former Director of the Israel Atomic Energy Commission. His famous work include "Eilam's Arc: how Israel Became a Military Technology Powerhouse." California Triangle is his second work and a is a fiction-thriller. This is my first … Continue reading California Triangle
Dreamtalking: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Film Talk to Her
Author - Noam Traub Published - 2017Rating - 3/5 The book gives detailed insights to the much renowned movie of its time "Talk to her" The plot follows two men who form an unlikely friendship as they care for two women who are both in coma. The story theme includes the difficulty of communication between the … Continue reading Dreamtalking: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Film Talk to Her
When Time is Cracked and the Trees Cry
Author - Nahum Megged Rating - 3.5/5 Looking for an escape into a mystical world? This book is solely written for you. Our male protagonist, an Israeli anthropologist who escapes from his land seeking refuge in the jungles of Amazon. Here, the character befriends and shares a life with the Shaman tribe who has been living … Continue reading When Time is Cracked and the Trees Cry
The Strange Ways of Providence In My Life : An Amazing WW2 Survival Story
Author - Krystyna Carmi Rating - 4/5 There are two ways of reading this novel. One, you can sit and criticize the writer for moving from the ground realities and glorifying herself by end of it. Secondly, empty your mind of all the Holocaust stories you have ever read, misery, pain and horrific events that … Continue reading The Strange Ways of Providence In My Life : An Amazing WW2 Survival Story
An Ad in the Paper and Demons from the Past
Rating -2/5 Author- Tali Nottiv Ironi Published- 2018 The story revolves around our female protagonist Illana Dilboa who have been getting nightmares and only way she could vent out these was through her paintings. A history teacher by profession, her job is all she have to strive for. With a loving husband Kobi and 2 … Continue reading An Ad in the Paper and Demons from the Past