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A Thousand Seeds of Joy by Ananda Karunesh – Review

posted in Reviews on September 1, 2018 by Intellectual Reader 0 Comments
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Book: A Thousand Seeds of Joy Author: Ananda Karunesh Publisher: The Write Place Year: 2018 Pages: 370 Genre: Spiritual, Self-help, Neo-Religious Intellectual Rating: 4.5/5 Rigorous reading takes a person to some conclusions which can seldom be drawn of casual reading. However, let us be clear that some books are meant for every kind of readers… Continue reading →

Indicting Goliath by Lal Bhatia – Review

posted in Reviews on August 26, 2018 by Intellectual Reader 0 Comments
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Well, the readers must have been waiting for something new from us because it took a long pause. We are also excited to bring to you the review of one of the latest books which has been creating a buzz in the literary world. Today, our reviewer Rajesh will review Indicting Goliath for you all…. Continue reading →

American Maharajah – book review

posted in Reviews on March 8, 2018 by Intellectual Reader 0 Comments
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Mark Stephen Levy has been a regular tourist to India and he has written a novel in the past as well. However, his latest novel, American Maharajah, comes with a surprise element and a beautiful story – an American man visits India (though he is already a native Indian) and discovers strange facts about his… Continue reading →

Little Maryam – book review

posted in Reviews on March 4, 2018 by Intellectual Reader 0 Comments
Little Maryam review

Little Maryam is the debut novel by an emerging novelist based in New Delhi, Hamid Baig. The novel was launched on 26 January 2018 and since the launch, it has been, for a long time, on the list of Amazon bestsellers and has sold many copies. Today, I will be writing a review of this… Continue reading →

The Faber Book of Modern Verse – review

posted in Reviews on February 25, 2018 by Intellectual Reader 0 Comments
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The Faber Book of Modern Verse is a collection of poems by various poets who wrote mainly in the twentieth century. Except for the account of G M Hopkins, whose verse was mainly reproduced and printed only in the 20th century and after his death. Other than him, all the poets whose works have been… Continue reading →

The Hungry Tide – book review

posted in Reviews on February 12, 2018 by Intellectual Reader 0 Comments
The Hungry Tide Book review

The Hungry Tide is a literary fiction written by a contemporary great in Indian English Literature, Amitav Ghosh and the novel was published in the year 2004 when 21st century was still learning how to walk properly and how to talk well. This novel, since its publication, has been near the centre of the academic… Continue reading →

A Passage to India – review

posted in Reviews on January 16, 2018 by Intellectual Reader 0 Comments
A Passage to India review

A Passage to India is a 1924 novel written by E. M. Forster who is known for her novels and their psychological ambit. However, the novel A Passage to India had drawn the initial responses more in the terms of criticism and less in the column of appreciation. It has been argued that the work… Continue reading →

The Lonely Drummer and Other Poems – review

posted in Reviews on January 7, 2018 by Intellectual Reader 0 Comments
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Abhishek Goswami’s debut collection of poems, The Lonely Drummer and Other Poems, is a pleasant poetry collection which offers mixed themes and various ways of expression to the readers and ensures that their interest in poetry gets a respite for an hour or two hours or a day… to ensure this, Abhishek has mixed his… Continue reading →

Despite Stolen Dreams – Anita Krishan

posted in Reviews on December 10, 2017 by Intellectual Reader 0 Comments
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Anita Krishan’s novel Despite Stolen Dreams is a fiction which finds its base on the menace of terrorism and the refuge of affection – two contrary abstract ideas are put against each other and the readers end their reading with a hope that yes, even terrorism can be defeated with love and people can be… Continue reading →

The Guide – R K Narayan – Review

posted in Reviews on December 5, 2017 by Intellectual Reader 0 Comments
The Guide R K Narayan review

The Guide by R K Narayan is one of the finest novels ever produced by an Indian novelist, without a shred of doubt! The novel is written in the simplest possible manner so that the readers can have more of reading pleasure and less of delayed-decoding. R K Narayan is one of the founding pillars… Continue reading →

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