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Sunday, November 7th, 2004
This one isnt a Da Vinci Code but its still good in its own way. The best thing about the novel is how the story unfolds... even though its another heroine saves the world book, the narration is compact and interesting. The good and bad are blurred and the final ...
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Friday, August 20th, 2004
I am a marginal John Grisham fan, and I picked this up just to see how well he can write books outside of legal battles.
Let me warn you that this book has generally got mixed reviews, and not everyone has liked it as much as I did.
For ...
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Friday, August 20th, 2004
I heard of this book first as a highly searched book at one of the search places I know. So I picked it.
I was expecting a slightly new if not totally usual fiction murder mystery.
Man, was I wrong. Its one of the most well researched books I have read. Better ...
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Friday, August 20th, 2004
There are tons of books/movies on college life/friendship etc. This one appealed to me because it was about IIT. On top of that a friend wrote an awesome description of the book filled with sentiments. You can read that here http://abhishekgoyal.blogspot.com/2004/07/five-point-someone.html. In one line... it was worth every bit.
Meet Hari: ...
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Saturday, June 26th, 2004
This is a collection of essays on contemporary India's hidden truths.
While they are well written, for a well read person there is nothing new
to offer.
Personally, I liked only two essays. Siddhartha Deb's "Fragments From a
Folder" is an excelling overview of the north-east problem. It clarifies
many issues for the people and ...
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