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If I am Born Again, Lord Please – book review

posted in Reviews on October 29, 2018 by Intellectual Reader 0 Comments
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If I am born again, Lord Please… this is a collection of poems which are not simply poetic expressions but a moving story in verse… the poet who composed the collection’s poems, Shopone, has tried to put out the story of an old affair – his love with an unnamed girl who used to be… Continue reading →

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 →

Elephants in the Room Launches in September 2018

posted in Updates on August 23, 2018 by Intellectual Reader 0 Comments
Elephants in the Room Suraj Laxminarayanan launch September 2018

Upcoming books which make it out on the hit list are always talked, discussed and sought for a beta reading – why the hell is so much noise over it? This is the one question which always arises. So, today, we are going to discuss one such book which is scheduled to be released in… 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 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 →

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 →

Indian Fiction and the World Literature

posted in Updates on December 21, 2017 by Intellectual Reader 0 Comments
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Indeed; we need to talk about Indian fiction in a frank environment and we certainly have to understand that are we really over-doing our fiction? Are we becoming repetitive and just re-working the same themes again and again? Like the overburdened Bollywood which does not know how to respect movies that have a different taste,… 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 →

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