Tag: fiction

Book Review: My Grandmother Sends Her Regards and Apologises by Fredrik Backman (2013)

August 17, 2018

My Grandmother Sends Her Regards and Apologises by Fredrik Backman My Rating: 4 of 5 Stars [Originally appeared here (with edits): http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/li…] Ah! What have I read here? A delightful take on life? A sensitive take on grief? A wise take on relationships? Perhaps all of it. And more. At the centre of this book, is … More Book Review: My Grandmother Sends Her Regards and Apologises by Fredrik Backman (2013)

Book Review: Commonwealth by Ann Patchett (2016)

August 11, 2018

Commonwealth by Ann Patchett My Rating: 3.5 of 5 Stars [Originally appeared here (with edits)]   How does a car-ride feel across a long, stretched road? Bumpy? Restless? Exhilarating? Tiresome? While a whole bunch of elements might prompt us to arrive at one or many words, there is, perhaps, a single word that can bring … More Book Review: Commonwealth by Ann Patchett (2016)

Book Review: Confessions of a Mask by Yukio Mishima (1958)

August 5, 2018

Confessions of a Mask by Yukio Mishima My Rating: 3 of 5 Stars   Confession , as a word, has a strong connotation – prelude to its utterance is a hesitation, and that hesitation alone, is sufficient to engulf the confession-maker with an odour that reeks of both delay and guilt. But Mishima’s protagonist can take … More Book Review: Confessions of a Mask by Yukio Mishima (1958)

Book Review: The Only Story by Julian Barnes (2018)

April 9, 2018

The Only Story by Julian Barnes My Rating: 3 of 5 Stars   “Would you rather love the more, and suffer the more; or love the less, and suffer the less? That is, I think, finally, the only real question.” This sentence, which introduced this most recent book of Julian Barnes to his potential readers, … More Book Review: The Only Story by Julian Barnes (2018)

Book Review: The History of Love by Nicole Krauss (2005)

February 28, 2018

The History of Love by Nicole Krauss My Rating: 5 of 5 Stars Words. This book is all about words – words written, words unwritten, words spoken, words unspoken, words imagined, words deleted, words carried, words discarded, words believed, words treasured. And why wouldn’t it be? At the heart of this book, is the book … More Book Review: The History of Love by Nicole Krauss (2005)

Book Review: The Fox Was Ever The Hunter by Herta Müller (1992)

December 30, 2017

The Fox Was Ever The Hunter by Herta Müller My Rating: 4 of 5 Stars Imagine your heart is a sheet of paper and Müller’s words, the needle – and then, let the typewriter go berserk. Bang, Bang, Bang, Bang, Bang, Bang. The words hit you, one after another, and her ink doesn’t run dry. … More Book Review: The Fox Was Ever The Hunter by Herta Müller (1992)