Published by Metropolitan Books, 2001, 224 pages. The America of mimimum wage workers is not one that gets a lot of attention in the media. To quote Polly Toynbee’s introduction to this book, it is “a secret continent”. “The barely reported truth about the American dream is that it exists in a country of widespread, …
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Published by Sceptre, 2012 This is a strange and beautifully written tale told by two young women, Mary and Morgan. Mary lives in a community on an island where the islanders trade with the “tall men” who come from the mainland. Boys on the island start to disappear, and Mary suspects the tall men. One …
Published by Atlantic Books, 2009, 448 pages. This is in response to Lulu’s review of The Twelfth Imam, which she said was her first political thriller and seems to have been quite disappointing. Try this one. The book is set in the near future. Because global warming has made sea levels rise, several countries are …
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Review by Kamakshi BalasubramanianPublished by Bantam Press, 2005, 368 pages. Does it matter what the title of a Lee Child’s novel happens to be? One Shot is a pretty good read, even if you think you are about to get tired of Child and his brand of writing. The entire thing from start to finish …
Hi everyone, Another update from me. (I did warn you that I was new to this.) You don't need to sign your blogs. If you go to the blog instead of just reading it on the home page, the person's name shows. I'm sure a lot of you have figured this out before I did!
Review by Kamakshi BalasubramanianPublished by Viking, 2010, 985 pages. Didn't know about the Taxi Armada until I read Ken Follet's integration of that episode in his novel The Fall of Giants. (See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Gallieni.) If you enjoy fat novels, really fat novels, then this one is for you. It's got love, war, sex, infidelity, unrequited love, …
Review by Kamakshi BalasubramanianPublished by Signet, 1925, 272 pages. Sinclair Lewis’s Arrowsmith (1924) depicts the prevalence of corruption and unethical practices in the pharmaceutical industry. Lewis’s protagonist, Martin Arrowsmith, doctor and researcher, armed with idealism and intelligence, fights the often hopeless but necessary good fight, guided by science, his extraordinary mentor, and the love of his …
Review by Lulu HashimPublished by Tyndale, 2010, 256 pages. Hi everyone, just got my hands on this new book from Secunderabad club library. So far it has been interesting. Though its my first book book of fiction with some political twist 🙂 It revolves around a young boy from Persian descent—David Shirazi, who is in …
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