367 Pages. Rs 520 Genre: Fiction My very own Star Rating *** Four years after debuting with his stupendous best-seller, ‘The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini unfurls his latest; a story once again set in Afghanistan and beautifully titled, ‘A Thousand Splendid Suns.’ ‘A Thousand Splendid Suns’ begins with 15-year-old, illegitimate Mariam, who lives with her…
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Book Review: Sister of My Heart by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
“Is this author any good?” I asked my librarian, holding up ‘Arranged Marriage’, a book of short stories by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni. The Librarian screwed up her nose while her head turning from side to side gestured “No.” Past recommendations by the very same Librarian had left me with a feeling that I should have…
Book Review: The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri
I ruminated for almost 2 years, over reading Jhumpa Lahiri’s debut novel ‘The Namesake’ after her Pulitzer Prize-winning book of short stories ‘The Interpreter of Maladies’ disappointed me big-time. The Namesake, now having being filmed and releasing soon, got me curious and I finally sat down to read the book I now wish I had…
Book Review : The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
With his debut novel, author Khaled Hosseini takes us to Afghanistan. An Afghanistan that was still untouched by the Taliban, where we weave through crowded streets, climb poplar trees, nibble on dried mulberries and walnuts and spend lazy holidays readings books with 12-year-old Amir and his servant boy and best friend, Hassan. To gain the…
Book Review : Shantaram
“A man and a book come into your life when you need them the most,” I remember reading this quote a while ago. To say I stumbled across Shantaram would be a blatant lie because Shantaram literally fell into my lap! Every waking hour, minute, and second of the past two weeks have been spent…