In April, I donated a few of my books to a book event. Here are those books among them that I had read but not written about. So in alphabetical order: The Information Officer by Mark Mills (2009): I had not liked Mark Mills' The Savage Garden yet bought this book as it was set … Continue reading Clearing the Shelves: Four Novels
Tag: 2007
Two Jack Haldean mysteries by Dolores Gordon-Smith
Author Dolores Gordon-Smith and her sleuth Jack Haldean solving crimes in post WWI England had been on my tbr list since the time I read about them at the Puzzle Doctor's Blog. However, it is because a Goodreads group that I am part of, is reading GAD style modern mysteries that I have read the … Continue reading Two Jack Haldean mysteries by Dolores Gordon-Smith
#Germanlitmonth: Babylon Berlin by Volker Kutscher (2007)
He understood that there were different versions of the truth. Every police officer knew that, with each trial it was experienced afresh. The war is fresh in people's memory and mourning; the monarchy has been reduced to porn pin-ups; Hitler is "that strange bird with a Charlie Chaplin moustache"; Himmler and his dreaded SS are … Continue reading #Germanlitmonth: Babylon Berlin by Volker Kutscher (2007)
The Purple Roomby Mauro Casiraghi
The Purple Room by Mauro CasiraghiMy rating: 3 of 5 stars "We left the courtroom in silence. Without saying a word, we each knew what was going through the other’s mind. Every moment of our life together, from the day we first met, until the exact moment when it all ended. It was the inventory … Continue reading The Purple Roomby Mauro Casiraghi
Tuesday Night Bloggers: 1222 by Anne Holt
Though Scandinavian mysteries were the rage a few years ago (Perhaps still are for all I know), I didn't really find the couple of books that I read very appealing.Then I heard about 1222 by Norwegian author Anne Holt and how it was a homage to Agatha Christie and so was excited enough to borrow … Continue reading Tuesday Night Bloggers: 1222 by Anne Holt
GLM: Part of the Solution by Ulrich Peltzer
Ulrich Peltzer (born 1956) is one of the most famous of contemporary writers in Germany. A student of philosophy and social psychology, he is now (according to wikipedia) a full-time author.His first novel Teil der Lösung, translated in English as Part of the Solution begins in the summer of 2003. The bright sunny weather is ideal for … Continue reading GLM: Part of the Solution by Ulrich Peltzer
23 March: A Remembrance in Books
Today is 23 March. A day when we remember the martyrdom of Bhagat Singh, Rajguru, and Sukhdev, three young men who laid down their lives for the freedom of India. I thought this would be an appropriate occasion to talk about books related to them that I read recently.Professor S. Irfan Habib's To Make the … Continue reading 23 March: A Remembrance in Books
Short Notes: Two Books on Greek Literature
The Iliad is the first extant book of European Literature. Part of an oral tradition of poetry, it is supposed to have been composed by a blind,wandering minstrel named Homer who is also considered to be the writer of that other great Greek Epic, the Odyssey. Over the years both these books have influenced writers … Continue reading Short Notes: Two Books on Greek Literature
Being Sindhis in India: Rita Kothari’s The Burden of Refuge
The Partition of India in 1947 was one of the darkest hours in the history of the sub-continent. As communal forces gained strength and boundaries were re-drawn according to religion, tens of thousands of people found themselves on the wrong side of the borders. People had to leave behind their homes, families, friends, means of … Continue reading Being Sindhis in India: Rita Kothari’s The Burden of Refuge
Overlooked Film: Butterfly On a Wheel
Todd Mason at his blog, Sweet Freedom, has an interesting weekly feature: Forgotten or Overlooked Films#. This week, I too have taken the plunge and posted a review of a movie that I saw a couple of years ago. Head over to Todd's blog and see the other posts.Neil Randall(Gerald Butler) is really living it … Continue reading Overlooked Film: Butterfly On a Wheel
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