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 …
Category: Fiction
The Twelfth Imam: Joel C. Rosenberg
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 …
Reading the greats (from Kamakshi)
Margaret Laurence At this time, I am in the process of gathering my thoughts to write about teaching Margaret Laurence's The Stone Angel. I have an ongoing blog, one section of which is dedicated to books and authors I taught in the IB (International Baccalaureate) program (http://englishaba.blogspot.in/2013/05/the-butler-did-it.html). I am going to try and keep my …
The concurrent list
By Usha Raman This is not a review but a statement of purpose. I'm sure most of you will know the feeling.... I am reading four different books. One is on the table next to my bed. This is News of a kidnapping by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. I'm about 10 pages into the book. A …
Thirteen Moons: Charles Frazier
Published by Random House and Sceptre, 2007, 432 pages. "I am leaving soon for the Nightland, where all ghosts of men and animals yearn to travel. … It is the last unmapped country, and a dark way getting there. A sorrowful path. And maybe not exactly Paradise at the end. The belief I’ve acquired over …
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