So here are 15 books I read in 2013 as part of my 50 book challenge – and think that you could avoid reading. FICTION ‘SHIVA & THE RISE OF SHADOWS’ by KANIKA DHILLION ‘EX’ by Novoneel Chakraborty ‘THE BIG FIX’ by Vikas Singh ‘THE ONE THING’ by Gary Keller ’99 THOUGHTS ON GANESH’ by… Read More: 15 books to avoid reading »
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: 50 books »
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: FIFTY »
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: WISE ENOUGH TO BE FOOLISH by Gauri Jayaram »
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: END OF STORY »
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: SITA »
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: RAMLEELA »
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: AISLE BE DAMMED »
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: KILLING KENNEDY »
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: ONLINE REPUTATION MANAGEMENT »
