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The Exorcism of Emily Rose Movie

Very well-written review! U hv expressed ur views on the movie without revealing much of the story-line! I think I'lll go watch the movie myself! Looking forward to more such reviews!

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God Of Small Things, The - Arundhati Roy

This is ur second review that I'm reading...u have written such a body of reviews that it becomes difficult to choose which ones to read!:-) anyway, another good & insightful review.I had read this book, but almost forgotten it. But ur review revived my memory!Keep writing more of them!!!

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Grapes of Wrath, The - John Steinbeck

hi, Read ur review and my reactions were those of ecstacy & sorrow. sorrow 'coz had I read ur review last year, it would've been useful for my exams as I had this novel in my syllabus last year. Ecstatic 'coz its too good & very enlightening...I've so much to learn from you!!! I especial...ly liked ur comments in the end. keep penning such reviews!! -Durga.Read More

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Reviewed MacBeth - William Shakespeare

The Tragedy of Macbeth

“ Life is but a walking shadow, a poor player who struts and frets his hour upon the stage, And then is heard no more.” These words signify the tragedy of Macbeth. It is a tragedy because Macbeth’s actions result in an extreme calamity leading to his downfall. There is a ...Read more

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Reviewed Robinson Crusoe - Daniel Defoe

Nothing Heroic About Robinson Crusoe

Contrary to popular notions, there is nothing heroic about the famous protagonist of Defoe’s extremely popular novel. The readers during Defoe’s time praised the novel because of the element of adventure in it. They also found it touching that Crusoe left all his luxuries to be stran...Read more

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Reviewed Mrs. Warren's Profession - George Shaw

Mrs. Warren's Profession

This is one of Shaw’s not-so-famous but definitely touching plays. It forms a part of his series ‘Plays Unpleasant’. The fact that Shaw is more comfortable with the style of comedy & humour than bitter invective & melodrama can be understood through this play. Nevertheless, it ...Read more

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Reviewed Lord of the Flies - William Golding

Symbolism in 'Lord of the Flies'

William Golding’s novel ‘Lord of the Flies’ is a phenomenal work. In this novel, Golding traces the roots of evil in the minds of men, through the medium of the children stranded on an island. He wants to show us that man is born into sin & he is a fallen creature by nature. He...Read more

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Reviewed Arms and the Man - George Shaw

Arms and the Man

One of Shaw’s extremely famous plays was ‘Arms and the Man’ (1894). GBS uses his natural disposition to comedy & his humour as a vehicle to criticize the obsolete ideals of society in this play. This play is a comedy of disparity between ideals and reality. Archibald Henderson ...Read more

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Reviewed Shadow Lines - Amitav Ghosh

Shadow Lines

The novel ‘Shadow Lines’ (1988) by diasporic writer Amitav Ghosh and winner of the Sahitya Akademi Award (1989), makes for an interesting reading. It is a rather straightforward story, which follows the life of a young boy growing up in Calcutta and later on in Delhi and London. H...Read more

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Reviewed Ghashiram Kotwal

Art Attack

I’m a thief You’re a thief Our only hope is The mercy of the police Your theft Is their bribe If their mercy ends We end So we bend” - Vijay Tendulkar “Ghashiram Kotwal” Vijay Tendulkar’s Ghashiram Kotwal is a play, where the focus is not people, but politics....Read more

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