Ice-Candy man -- a love story or a partition nove

The Iceman speaketh?. I roam in the city as the Ice-Candy wallah, with an icebox of sweet ice candies. Hounded by little children and their mothers, I bring a l...read more

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A very flowery book

As the book has won the Booker in 1997, it brings the book very close to our generation. The problems of the 50?s and the 60?s like caste system, poverty and il...read more

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A technically brilliant novel

The Shadow Lines is a wonderfully written text, and I could appreciate the use of language by the author. The plot has been well presented and everything has be...read more

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The best book of a one of the most creative writer

The book is metafiction at its best. Metafiction What is metafiction? How is it defined and how is it executed in a novel? How do metafictional elements influen...read more

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The original script of the Bollywood movie ''Ram a

The hilarious account of a prince who swaps places with his look-alike and the adventures of the two misplaced 10-year olds is far more fun than any Bollywood v...read more

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A classic from a master storyteller

Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain is one of the first unabridged classics I read. It is truly a masterpiece and I am surprised to find that this book has n...read more

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A sad saga of a parsi family

I loved Rohinton Mistry's A Fine Balance very much. That particular book, I consider to be a masterpiece and it is sad that he did not win the Booker for it. It...read more

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Dark, Realistic, and Bold

One thing I liked very much about this book is that it shows the varying shades of evil. It is full of sorrow and gore and yet you smile at the end of the book....read more

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