Tag: #bookreview

• Book Review: The odd book of baby names by Anees Salim

  

  A chance discussion on writing and getting published during an evening with some friends led to me getting to know about the author, Anees Salim. Our friend said, ‘Have you read, Anees Salim? He is a Harper Collins-published author. Anees is my friend. He has won several notable literary awards.” And I, in bewilderment, replied, […]

  Smitha V

  January 8, 2023

  Book Review

  #aneessalim, #bookreview, #fiction, #hyderabad, #irony, #oddbookofbabynames, #reading, #satire

• Book review: The making of a Chief Justice of India by Sunita Singh

  

  Disclaimer: Lengthy review! I received this book through Amazon on the 4th of September. I began reading it, however, only on the 8th of September. It accompanied me to Chennai, where I was visiting my in-laws to celebrate Onam. If you’re wondering why the day is important, read on. The author begins the book with […]

  Smitha V

  October 13, 2022

  Book Review

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• Book review: The winding road by Miriam Hurdle- A journey of survival

  

  I want to thank Miriam for writing this book which is a real-life account of her battle with cancer in 2008. In the foreword, she says, ” Life is precious and it’s worth fighting for. If I died, my pain went with me, but I would leave pain with my loved ones. My life is […]

  Smitha V

  September 20, 2022

  Book Review

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• Book Review: Woman by the door by Kashiana Singh

  

  I’m reading ‘Women by the door’ by my virtual friend and poet, Kashiana Singh. I bought this book sometime in March and I read a few poems as soon as I got the book. I loved the ones I read so much, that I decided I would read one a day so I could savour […]

  Smitha V

  August 12, 2022

  Book Review, Poetry

  #bookreview, #indianpoems, #losspoems, #lovepoems, #memory, #nostalgia, #poetrybook, #sikh, #womenpoems

• Book Review : The Rule Breakers by Preeti Shenoy

  

  I would love to get a novel published one day. And the best way to make that dream come true is a) to get writing and b) to do a lot of reading. Reading ‘Rule Breakers’ was me doing ‘b’. Why Preeti Shenoy? Because, she is a veteran (not by age) in the field of […]

  Smitha V

  May 26, 2022

  Book Review

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