Certain words are less to describe a book – Amazing and unforgettable are the two words I would call this memoir. I have always had an inquisitive to different cultures of the world and Japanese culture being one of the highly rated. I had gone to the extreme of learning this tough yet interesting language and culture. The author has used description in such a way that anybody from any part of the world can get the feel of the Japanese culture and yet the does not feel as an outsider while reading the book.
This is the story of Chiyo. A girl who is separated from her sister, who is sold to one geisha house in a bigger city. How she tries to run away in search of her sister and how life changes for her once she meets the Chairman, and from hen on her only ambition seems to become a Geisha. Read More »
“A page-turner that attains the status of literatureâ€â€Natural-born storytellers come along only rarely. Charles Frazier joins the ranks of that elite cadre on the first page of his astonishing debut.”â€â€Newsweek
My friend suggested this book to me. I had no idea what this book is all about. But by the second page, I knew one thing for sure that this would be one of my favorite books. This is one book, which I will always treasure for the years to come and reread over and over again. So, where do I start? I have this habit of carrying the book that I am currently reading to all the places where i travel. So, I met this guy in the bus station he asked me whether I liked the book. i told him I was only halfway through and was enjoying it. He actually tried to tell me the story. But I was smart enough not to let him do so. Well, let me say here, without apology, the ending (meaning the last three pages) pretty much did stink. More about the book. Read More »
My favourite place to pick up books is an old bookstore near my house, particularly because of the smell of old books. Plus you might just get a good deal too 
. For these two, any old bookstore would matter. I picked up John Steinbeck’s “The Grapes of Wrath” in one such place. Though it was in good condition, it was dusty and full of dust mites. The owner cleaned it up for me and gave it to me for a princely price of 15 bucks.
I was just 18 at that time, still in college, and was not the kind of girl who would eat a book right through the cover. But for three days I didn’t actually leave my room. My folks had to literally throw me out of the house because they thought I needed some fresh air. But I paid no attention to it – I was totally in the book.
The book was written in 1939, right after the Great Depression. Tom Joad was making his way back home from prison – early 20th century Oklahoma. The “grapes” were the trials and tribulations of the “okies” as they moved towards the promising west.
The Joads family was forced to move due to poverty, barren lands, and lands being taken over by large companies. Injustice was all around, depressing their spirits, but they decided to move on Read More »
I would say that it is one of the best piece of fiction I have read and It has a special place in my collection of books. It is a strong still calm, lyrical still funny story about two children and how a single event changes their lives forever.
The three main main characters are a little girl, Jean Louise ’Scout’Finch of nearly six, her brother, Jeremy ’Jem’ Finch, nearly ten, and their friend, Charles ’Dill’ Harris, a little boy of seven. Scout is an intelligent, observant young six year old, totally one of the boys, and with a quick little temper of her own.Jem is the example of a ten year old, intelligent, imaginative and stubborn, who, in Scout’s words, ’’loves honour more than his head.’’Dill is an addicted tale spinner, and yet you cannot find it in you to tell him off when he says that he ’ate in the dining car all alone, paid the car guard himself and….’ when all he did was come by train from Meridian to Maycomb, which is not that far off, as it is. He has an overactive imagination, but a good-hearted boy under all that .
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“Tina Reilly has a remarkable talent and is destined to become one of Ireland’s great writers”- Commuting Times
I would always pick a book randomly from the library. There is never a particular choice of author. So that’s how I came across Tina Reilly’s books. I would always recommend anyone to read books by different authors. Never judge any book by the cover, authors name or reviews.
This book, deals with a very serious issue – the heroine’s own illness. And, while this book is very funny, it never underestimates the seriousness of her illness.
Janet Boyle hates her job and her life. Things are starting to look up when she meets Dave, the hunky eco-warrior (who seems to care much more about the environment than he does about her, unfortunately!) but then, disaster strikes.
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