Book Review: I read ‘Songs from Richmond Avenue’ by Michael Reed in May as part of my summer reading books. I was very attracted to the book because of its cover and the synopsis. I read it and finished it in a matter of a few hours. It is a 183-page book on Kindle but it is a book that is impactful, ingeniously crafted, and full of erudite thoughts. It is a book … [Read more...] about ‘Songs from Richmond Avenue’: by Michael Reed
Foreign Author Reviews
‘You Are the Music’ by Victoria Williamson
Book Review: I picked this book from the Trilogy Library section in Lower Parel just a few weeks ago. I finished reading it two days ago and I loved the book. I love the way it is presented, the way the author Victoria Williamson has really got into the soul of what it means to love music, and the way she made me understand why the music I listen to is so potent with … [Read more...] about ‘You Are the Music’ by Victoria Williamson
‘The Mars Room’ by Rachel Kushner
Book Review: I managed to get all the 2018 Man Booker Prize Longlisted books via Waterstones in the U.K. It took some time getting here to Mumbai and throughout the wait I was sick with worry for my precious hardbacks. The day they arrived I was in a sort of heavenly bliss, they were all hardbacks! But like all typical avid book phoenixes, I didn’t get down to reading … [Read more...] about ‘The Mars Room’ by Rachel Kushner
‘How to Read Literature like a Professor’ by Thomas. C. Foster
Book Review: I got this book at Christmas 2018 from Santa Claus and I was dying to read it. Two months into 2019, I grabbed the book from my TBR pile and just fell in love with it. I’ve always wanted to further my education in History or Sociology but since I had to teach and write full time, that was not a possibility in my 20s at all. I also wanted to do an M.A. in … [Read more...] about ‘How to Read Literature like a Professor’ by Thomas. C. Foster
Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
Book Review: I read this book in 2011 when I was teaching at a regular school. I was 22 years old back then and loved the book. I reread this book in February 2019, and it still has that magic that shocks you, shames you, and serenades you. ‘Lolita’ by Vladimir Nabokov is one of the most lucid, beautiful and poetic books in the form of prose that sweeps you off your … [Read more...] about Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov