Another Hosseini gem.

This novel and the stories it tells is going to be echoing in me for days to come. Hosseini wields a facile pen and I loved his characterizations. I felt a conn...read more

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Murder or Suicide?

Jodi Picoult's "The Pact" is billed as a love story but it is far more than that. It is a story of complex human relationships culminating in a John Grisham lik...read more

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Anybody can make a difference.

Malala stood up for education and her reward was getting shot by the Taliban! This courageous girl from Swat, loved school and felt she and all the girls of her...read more

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Are you ignoring Poverty?

What a starkly beautiful tale of life, death, and hope in a most improbable setting. Katherine boo does not sugar coat the horrors of life in a Mumbai Slum, yet...read more

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Worthy of A Pulitzer Prize

I grew up in Calcutta and lived the experiences Lahiri has described in her novel. She has been true to the events and her characters portray accurately the you...read more

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Men are ....and women are ...

It was a good topic and the facts were presented but the authors could have kept it lighter with more anecdotes and less facts. Have you ever wished your partne...read more

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All it takes is three cups of tea!

Indeed an inspiring book. We have all used the expression, "Anything I do would be a drop of water in the ocean." Greg Mortensen demonstrates that these drops c...read more

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Rebecca or Manderley?

This is a book which transcends the "Romance" genre and is good literature. One almost gets the feeling Manderley is the hero! I read this book as a teenager an...read more

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The outsider's world.

The Outsider succeeds in letting us into his world and we wonder why he does not make an attempt to improve his lot by explaining himself. Through the story of ...read more

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Whether you are crazy or not you will enjoy this

The Book opens with the quote, "The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do." This about sums up Steve Jobs. He was c...read more

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Find Yourself!

This is a book that I read when it was first published. I am so glad I picked it up again. It was just excellent! There is no point reviewing the book because t...read more

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Romance trumps Pride and Prejudice!

This is a book that has stood the test of time; like wine it ages well. No matter how old you are when you read it, as a woman you'll in all likelihood identify...read more

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Who am I?

Jeffrey Archer's story telling skills are evident in this book right from the get go. "Only time will tell", is essentially the story of Harry Clifton who has t...read more

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Say sorry and mean it!!!

This book is as relevant today as it was when it was written. Nothing is as important in life as accepting one's mistakes and expressing sincere regrets for the...read more

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I ove my sister; but...

When one picks up a Picoult book, one expects to fall in love with the characters and become one with the situation. In my sister's keeper we identify so totall...read more

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You too can soar!

Awesome! I must confess this is not the first time I'm reading it. I read it in the seventies and totally missed the point. Perhaps a little bit of maturity is ...read more

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America as seen by an Indian Student.

It was an easy read. Also, the author had noted some of the unique mannerisms of both the Americans and new to the country Indians. This made for a very humorou...read more

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Can India ever be unbound?

This is a fascinating account of India's fall from an important trade power to poverty in the post colonial era and then recouping it in the "Knowledge Era." An...read more

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Caregiving!

It was a very well-written book, about a very important topic - the family dynamics when it comes to care giving for a terminally ill relative. A very relevant ...read more

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Eleven minutes that make a deep impression

I cannot believe I haven't read any of Paulo Coelho's works before! After reading "Eleven Minutes, " I'm a true blue fan. My favorite line in the book is, "I wa...read more

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