Book Review: Beem Weeks has done a marvelous job with his intriguing collection of short stories titled ‘Slivers of Life’. In this book Weeks has crafted the stories of many different characters in varied situations offering twists to the plot line which makes us ponder over the fact that we are indeed reading a master craftsman of the short story genre. I bought this … [Read more...] about ‘Slivers Of Life’ by Beem Weeks
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‘What We Talk About When We Talk About Rape’ by Sohaila Abdulali
Book Review: I came to know about Abdulali like most young adults around that time, in 2012, because of the infamous gang rape of Nirbhaya, in New Delhi. Nirbhaya was out with a male friend and boarded a bus full of her rapists, one of whom was a minor. She was tortured and gang-raped on the bus, and a rod was pushed through her vagina damaging many of her organs. She … [Read more...] about ‘What We Talk About When We Talk About Rape’ by Sohaila Abdulali
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
Review of The Muralist by B.A. Shapiro
Review of The Muralist by B.A. Shapiro Reviewed by Fiza Pathan After reading The Art Forger by B.A. Shapiro, I immediately purchased a Kindle copy of her book The Muralist, and read it on my Kindle Fire. I have a feeling that this book, The Muralist , is one of the best books I have read this year. The story is about art, especially art during World War II, when painters like … [Read more...] about Review of The Muralist by B.A. Shapiro
Review of Busy Woman Seeks Wife by Annie Sanders
Review of Busy Woman Seeks Wife by Annie Sanders Reviewed by Fiza Pathan Meg Sanders and Annie Ashworth are the writing duo of this book which I have recently read. The first thing that made me grab the book, and place it in my library cloth bag, was definitely the title, Busy Woman Seeks Wife! As I read the synopsis and the reviews of the book, I was already immersed in the … [Read more...] about Review of Busy Woman Seeks Wife by Annie Sanders