Ok finally I completed 50 Book Challenge for the year 2013. During the year I read and blogged the book reviews. Unfortunately during the year I shifted my blog from Sulekha to my own site www.sanjeevkotnala.com and hence many of the reviews are not available. Quite a lot (8-9 of the last read) lot are… Read More »
I never bothered when I turned 20-30 or 40. So seem like there is nothing much to think about 50. But if that was the case, I would not have been sitting here punching this note in. ‘50’ is just another number that through ages has been elevated to some sort of a milestone. When… Read More »
The title was good enough to catch my attention. The quote by Abhinay Deo, film Director of Delhi Belly on the cover screamed “‘like watching a movie… incredibly ballsy…. Scarily honest” and as I flipped it- many more quotes stared at me. Normally I do not give any importance to such quotes but this time… Read More »
The title and its stark black cover compelled me to buy this book. So how do you start a story titled ‘END OF STORY’. I was unprepared for the style of narration. The style of writing was new to me. So what was it all about? I do want you to PICK THIS BOOK AND… Read More »
I think I have read enough mythological books this year. Some working new stories- some assimilation of many versions. SITA – AN ILLUSTRATED RETELLING OF RAMAYANA- by Devdutt Pattanaik would be the last for many months to come. I never bother if Devdutt has a point of view. Not getting into an argument- was SITA… Read More »
If you are reading this review. You must be one of the few who are still thinking if they should see RAMLEELA- poora naam GOLIYON KI RASSLEELA- RAMLEELA. Then this review is just for you. Why such a late review. As I am not Sanjay Leela bansali- I will give you a simple answer, It… Read More »
I don’t know how I pick the right book for the occasion. These cannot be coincidences but I will leave it at that. I ordered this at FLIPKART and it landed a day before I was to fly out to Vietnam for ADASIA 2013. It made a hell of humour laced reading and the impact… Read More »
JFK- always fascinated me. Lot of controversies- lot of conspiracy theories and few films on the subject was all that I had as the reference on the subject. It was early November when I ordered this from FLIPKART wanting to time it with 22 November – the day JFK was killed some 50 years back-… Read More »
IF YOU WANT TO PROTECT YOUR REPUTATION- DON’T BE CAUGHT READING THIS BOOK. The elementary guide to ONLINE REPUTATION MANAGEMENT (ORM) could have been another and more apt title for the book. It does laboriously makes a point that there is all things permanent in the cyber world- so you cannot CREATE but more MANAGE… Read More »
There sometime comes a book that takes you by storm and impresses a lot more than expected. JAYA by DEVDUTT PATTANAIK is one such book. It is one of the MOST RECOMMENDED books in my list. Attempting to retell MAHABHARAT (originally known as Jaya ) is never easy- but his ease of narration and not… Read More »
