Book Review: Man and Madness

Book: Man and Madness
Author: Parna Banerjee Sarkar
Publisher: All About Books Global
Genre: Romance- prose-poetry 
Number of pages: 110
Price: Rs 150

A personal journal, random thoughts- “Man and Madness” was nothing but mad ramblings by some drugged and overdosed pen. Believe it or not- but that was my first impression. Poetry juxtaposed in between poetic paragraphs- the newcomers simply love to play with anything nowadays.

Book Review: Compass Box Killer

Title: Compass Box Killer
Author: Piyush Jha
Publisher: Rupa Publications
Pages: 234

Last week I came across this book ‘The Compass Box killer’ by Piyush jha and after reading it only one thing came to my mind – this could be scripted to a heart stopping Bollywood Masala thriller!!! With a bit of all the necessary spices like gore, sex, deception, trickery, fidelity, double-dealing, loyalty, vengeance and at last a bewildering and twisted ending makes this book a delicious À la carte.

Book Review: Lucky for Some, 13

Publisher  : Mahaveer Publishers

ISBN-10 : 9350880202

published  : 2012

ISBN: 9789350880203

No of Pages: 296

Cover: Paperback

Language  : English

“Lucky For Some 13, published two years after Rao’s debut novel It Can’t Be You, revolves around terrorism and weaves in multiple fast-paced, suspense-filled scenes that occur in Goa and Bangalore. Rao says that thriller aficionados and those who like plot construction will “like piecing together the clues”.-quoted from “Tracing terror”- The Hindu- by SRAVASTI DATTA, Bangalore, December 13, 2012

The "lovelets" poem: Book Trailer

Book Review: Words of Smiths

Author: Various

Language: English

Pages: 122

Price: Rs.200

Publisher: All About Books Global

ISBN Number: 9788192569017

Bang Bang and its exam time- stealing those prized moments from our parents- my keyboard and I are presenting you a book. Well- it’s just not a standalone book. It’s a compilation of poems called “Words of Smiths”- presented by Wizkonect.

The lovelets compilation

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Book Review: Love Across the Borders

Publisher: All about Books Global

ISBN-10: 81-925690-0-0

No. of Pages: 250

Format: Paperback

Language: English

 

 

 

 

About the book:

 

Winter brings in, its own charms- and snuggling romances are the common choice. Yet, that is an option for the common circumstances. For when you are expecting something out of the box- you won’t pick up a mundane Nora Roberts!

Sudam Chandra Panigrahi’s “Love across the Borders” seems one such offbeat romance.

Book review: 45 days in a cancer hospital

Publisher: Leadstart Publishing

ISBN-13: 9789381576823

ISBN-10: 9381576823

No. of Pages: 298

Format: Paperback

Language: English

About the book:

The first verdict after reading 45 days in a Cancer hospital-by Alka Dimri Saklani- I could not stop myself from throwing suspicious looks at my neighbors. Both the hubby and his wife are doctors at a city cancer hospital. I confess I did have one more reason to be at daggers drawn with this couple. None of my rubber balls saw the field again after landing at their balcony! But we are not playing gully cricket with 45 days- we are trying to chalk out the pros and cons of the book. Thus here it goes. 

Book review: From the heart

From The Heart

FROM  THE  HEART

Author:  Lawson E. Vallery

First edition 2011

ISBN 978-81-8253-228-1

Published by Cyberwit.net,

Paperback. Pages 169

Price  Rs.150/-

Before venturing to review the book ‘ From the Heart’   I simply must commend the publishers for the reasonable price, the simple yet attractive cover, firm paperback binding, fairly good paper and excellent print of all the publications that I have so far  had the good fortune to analyse. The Cyberwit.net books are good gift items and appropriate for personal collections as they embrace all sorts of writings- by the young and the old, the green and the experienced, the unknown and the famous.

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book review: NOT UNDER A BANYAN TREE

NOT UNDER A BANYAN TREE

NOT UNDER A BANYAN TREE

Poetry, stories, humour and news

By Jan Oscar Hansen

First edition 2011,  pp.63

ISBN: 978-81-8253-242-7

Publishers:  Cyberwit.net,

Price: Rs.200       Euro 13

Jan Oskar Hansen is a Norwegian who has spent most of his life at sea.  In the 1990s he settled down in Portugal. He is fluent in many languages, but writes mainly in English because his most ardent fans know English.Hansen shows a genuine love and respect for all things living. He writes in the first person, conveying the sense that what he writes is autobiographical. In the extremely brief little vignettes – which cannot be encumbered with the definition of ‘short story’ – he gives a precise, objective and telling description of a person (  ‘Not under a Banyan tree’), or a situation (  ‘The Date’), or a political situation  (‘Islamisation of our Europe’). Or even of a place (‘The Emerald Isle’, ‘Limelight’).

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Book Review: You & Me and our relationship

You have heard about Lovology- oh! Ya- some popular Hindi song might have made you sing it loud if you happen to locate your teens in the 90s. Nikhil Mukhija is all set to theorize reasons of attraction- beyond friends, clueless caring and all that sprinting heartbeats in his debut book “ You And Me-Our Relationship”.

Captured Moments: Tall Tales and Poems

Author: D Everett Newell
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 978-81-8253-231-1
Publisher: Cyberwit.net
Pub. Date: 2011
Price: INR 200










About the book:

Words arranged in a sequence never creates a poem- never can the creator of it can be dubbed as a poet. You need to forgo- that singular passion and get that run through your sinews- fill up the inking space of the pen you are holding and then draw out feelings in that piece of paper lying in front of you expectantly. D Everett’s poetry and his other dribbling coming together in between the folds of “Captured Moments tall tales and Poems”.- fall under this category.

read teen stuff: 2 States’: The Story of My Marriage- Book Review

Book: 2 States: The Story of My Marriage
Author: Chetan Bhagat
ISBN: 8129115301
ISBN-13: 9788129115300,978-8129115300
Binding: Paperback
Publishing Date: 2009
Publisher: Rupa & Co
Edition: 4thEdition
Number of Pages: 268
Language: English
Where To Buy: Flipkart

read teen stuff: 2 States’: The Story of My Marriage- Book Review: Book: 2 States: The Story of My Marriage

It is amazing how this reviewer handled this popular book of our country.

Book review: Journey of a Lifetime

 Book: Journey Of A Lifetime: Moments That Change Life Forever
Author: Prateek Sharma
ISBN: 8122312586
ISBN-13: 9788122312584,978-8122312584
Binding: Paperback
Publishing Date: 2011
Publisher: Cedar Books
Number of Pages: 224
Language: English
Where To Buy: Flipkart

About the book:

Teenage stories are told and retold time and again. But seldom- one speaks of the turmoil, the pain, the triumph and the satisfaction those special years of our life hold within its folds. And you don’t expect that to come from an established tiger conservationist in later life. Prateek Sharma captures ten days of the life of a worldly teen Jason in his book – “Journey of a lifetime”.

Book review: Ten Days

Book: Ten Days
Author: Azharuddin
ISBN: 9380914169
ISBN-13: 9789380914169
Binding: Paperback
Published: 2012
Publisher: General Press
Pages: 184
Language: English

 (as published in the taunt pen- August's special issue)

 About the book:

(the following is a piece of discussion that took place among the All About Books team members)

Racism, violence and flashbacks- can all be packed in a new book written by an unknown writer altogether.
“Ten Days” by Azharuddin kept us- making all kinds of guess work we could afford in our little discussion room.

Book review: Poetry Out and Loud

Title: “Poetry Out and Loud”
Publisher: Joytichandra Publication
Author: Sujata Parashar
Edition: Paperback
Price: 75 INR
Language: English
ISBN: 8190964097
EAN: 9788190964098

 

 

(as published in the taunt pen -august special issue)

About the book :

From a writer to a poet- how would you describe the transition? There stands no explanation if the writer is picking up strands of self consciousness and building up a run-about verse style simply to appeal the young generation. 

Book review: Lotuses of evil

AUTHOR:  Azsacra  Zarathustra

TRANSLATOR:  AidarIsmagilov

FIRST EDITION:  2008

PRICE: Rs.160/-

ISBN: 978-81-8253-092-8

PUBLISHERS: Cyberwit.net

PAPERBACK.   124 pages

 About The Book:

It is not accidental that the title of the book reminds one of Baudelaire’s  “Les Fleurs du Mal”.  The author has allegedly supplemented the nihilistic “Les Fleurs du Mal”.

Book review: Mumbaistan by Piyush Jha

Mumbaistan by Piyush Jha

Author: Piyush Jha

Format: Paperback
Language: English
Pages:242
Price:195

Publishers: Rupa Publications

ISBN Number: 9788129120175

The book Mumbaistan by director cum first time author Piyush Jha is a past paced crime thriller based on the city of Mumbai. The city Mumbai is the land of dreams as well the hub of crime in India and thus makes for a perfect setting for a crime thriller. The book is a collection of three short stories set around people living in Mumbai. 

Book Review: Vivek and I

Author: Mayur Patel

Format: Paperback

Language: English

Pages: 377

Price: 299

Publishers: Penguin Books India

ISBN Number: 9780143067924

(Published by Review Team)

About the book:

The book Vivek and I, is love story. It is all good and portrays love like many other novels of the day. And yet once you start reading the book you will realize that the book is all about male bonding. The love that men share and build their lives on is the focal point of the novel. Oh yes, Vivek and I is a gay love story. 

Book Review: For What You Are...

Author: Sneha Gupta

Format: Paperback

Language: English

Pages: 280

Price: 175/-

Publishers: Cedar Books [An imprint of Pustak Mahal] 

ISBN Number:978122312140, 108122312144

(published by REVIEW TEAM)

About The Book:

"For what you are..." is a story of mistakes, misdeeds, misconceptions, misinterpretations and being loved for all that. Its the story of a question and a hunt for the answer. Its a clash of ideas and thoughts. With the typical north Indian background, the story revolves around the central thought that nobody is perfect but every person deserves to be loved for the unique combination of merits and demerits he/she has. Its the story of four friends whose lives are interwoven with the tricks of destiny. Its the view of life through a young girl's eyes...

The book “for what you are”, written by Sneha Gupta, is a long story comprising of 278 pages and yet you can easily finish off the pages in a single day. The book has an interesting subtitle which reads” Friendship never fades, love is unconditional.”