Insightful, Hard-Hitting

This man misses nothing. Not even the oldest profession to bring out his philiosphy of living a meaningful life. I read the book quite sometime back, but since ...read more

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Fascinating

Simply, just that -fascinating. Written in the first person, as the novel progresses, you can sense the deep anguish the protagonist feels without her ever sayi...read more

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Botched up climax

I saw only the second half of the movie, from the time Amir recupes at Kajol's place. It was gripping and intense. I couldn't take my eyes off them. Yes, they s...read more

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A feel-gooder

it is a kid's movie and yet watchable by adults. The usual sentiments, fight, romance fill this otherwise neatly packaged movie.So you have the "beta, ja, dikah...read more

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Hook, Line & Sinker

A bit late in the day, this review, considering we bought the CD almost around the time it came out. But, at that time, though we watched it a few times, my 2 y...read more

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Love poetry

Paulo Coelho has a way of writing that is simple, straightforward, and goes straight to the heart. Very strongly entrenched in spirituality, his tales do not pr...read more

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For hands-free comfort

I have been seeing this ad for more than a year and yet I never tire of it. A guy and a girl, dancing in a practically empty bar. Both dance well. Except that t...read more

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Pampering you

I can't say much about Air India's services, not having traveled in one. But one must congratulate them on the ad, which sure makes for interesting watch. A mid...read more

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Move on, Man!

1400 pages long with suspense, thrillers and disappointments. The author begins well and you have all the promise of this novel being a mixture of genres –...read more

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It was the best of Dickens

I have read a few of Charles Dickens novels - despite not particularly liking his brand of style of plots. A sort of melancholy and depression sets in, reading ...read more

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Extremely tiring

Carrom hurts my finger and ears very badly. The coins manage to dodge the pockets. Even when I carefully take aim and strike a fairly straight shot, the striker...read more

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The cool experience

One of our early purchases 3 years back - soon after our marriage and as we were shifting into our new home - was the Whirlpool WhiteMagic. Till now, I have had...read more

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Not my bottle of drink

Taking it out of a leopard's mouth to have that drink. I am sorry, it doesn't appeal to me at all...And, I don't understand it at all... Again a case of the pro...read more

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Distracting opulence

I believe Rs 50 crore was spent on this. And so I wanted to watch it. And, I didn't want to watch it in theaters - no way. So, I was lucky that Set Max shows it...read more

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Cut, cut, cut...

As it is many ads fail to convey the link between the product and the message. This is one of those. It is long, and so the punch line is lost. And, of course, ...read more

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Tough to choose

Books are a passion.But sometimes I read too much and forget the details - except that it was a nice book. Some books that I have/had access to and have read se...read more

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Intense love story

Love is a noble emotion, at least the way it is presented in literature and movies. One expects the heroine to be deeply in love with the hero, and in a romance...read more

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Life - a precious gift

We take life for granted. We get bored, we miss out the finer aspects of life, and keep chasing and running elusive goals set by others for us!! And all the whi...read more

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Revolutionary for its times

I was surprised that this book was not already reviewed! It was a rage in its days. In fact, DH Lawrence himself was a bit of a revolutionary, though now he pal...read more

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Disturbing

With the US-led attack on Iraq on, I thought this was a movie one should revisit. Based on a World War II campaign against the Japanese in a peaceful village, t...read more

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