Books
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows ★★★★☆
[Guest-post by my wife]
[Spoilers abound alert]
Only one book was pre-ordered for our apartment, so P and
Books
Books
Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies ★★★★★
* Read on: 2006-04-09
* Authors: Jared Diamond
* Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company
* Pages: 498
* Original Published Year: 1997
Books
Untouchables: My Family's Triumphant Escape from India's Caste System ★★★★★
Regardless of the title, this post might venture beyond the realms of a book review and try to scratch some
Books
Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal ★★★★★
* Read on: 2006-03-12
* Authors: Eric Schlosser
* Publisher: Harper Perennial
* Pages: 383
* Original Published Year: 2001
Books
Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything ★★★★☆
Should you think twice before citing an economics bestseller (previously an oxymoron) in class? If you think otherwise, a student
Books
Q&A ★★★☆☆
As mentioned before, out of the two books I received from Simon & Schruster, I started out with Q&
Review
Q&A ★★★☆☆
Books
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy ★★★★★
I finished the book just in time for the movie. The plot is now well-known and takes off from
Books
A Short History of Nearly Everything ★★★★★
* Read on: 2005-03-10
* Authors: Bill Bryson
* Publisher: Crown
* Pages: 544
* Original Published Year: 2003
Books
Animal Farm ★★★★★
George Orwell had this uncanny knack for writing ominous conspiracy theory fiction that somehow come true. Animal Farm takes potshots
Books
Interpreter of Maladies ★★★★★
Jhumpa Lahiri certainly deserved her Pulitzer. I recently read the assortment of short stories in her literary debut book, Interpreter
Books
Life of Pi ★★★★★
Life of Pi seemed to be the more interesting read, although I am not sure what the Man Booker Prize
Books
Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster ★★★★☆
Strangely enough I have been whiling away my exam nerves by reading up on immaterial readings. The postponement of the
Books
The Inscrutable Americans ★★★☆☆
I finally read The Inscrutable Americans. Hilarious and thought-provoking in terms of empathizing with the protagonist, Gopal (or rather