John Scalzi I started off really liking the premise, and still did going forward. But the writing was just insufferable. This style, I later found, is something that John Scalzi is known for. The characters are one-dimensional beings with non-stop banter appreciated by 12 year olds. The protagonists laugh in the face of life-threatening danger,Continue reading “The Kaiju Preservation Society”
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THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS
REBECCA SKLOOT I have finally decided to pick this book up after five years since having bought it. I am writing a review for this book as I read it, with periodical updates every few pages. Recently, I have been giving in to writing the review anytime from immediately after, to a month or twoContinue reading “THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS”
THE HIDDEN LIFE OF TREES
PETER WOHLLEBEN This book, like the other books I am reading this year, had been languishing on my shelf being neglected and gathering dust before I finally picked it up. I had started this book once or twice earlier and dropped it after a few chapters for no particular fault of the book itself. ThisContinue reading “THE HIDDEN LIFE OF TREES”
A GENTLEMAN IN MOSCOW
A Gentleman in Moscow is a novel by Amor Towles that tells the story of Count Alexander Rostov, who is sentenced to house arrest in the luxurious Hotel Metropol in Moscow. The book follows Rostov as he adapts to his confined lifestyle and forms relationships with the hotel staff and guests. I found this toContinue reading “A GENTLEMAN IN MOSCOW”
THE BROKEN EARTH TRILOGY
N.K. JEMISIN ★★★✰✰ This review has been written four months after I finished reading all the three books. I picked this series up after I saw that all three books have won the Hugo award for best novel. (The most prestigious award in Sci-Fi and fantasy, the Hugo is generally good with their nominations andContinue reading “THE BROKEN EARTH TRILOGY”
UPGRADE
BLAKE CROUCH I was very eager to read Upgrade when I knew the book was coming out. I had set a reminder on my calendar months in advance so that I could start reading it immediately. And it was totally anti-climatic for me. Upgrade was clearly a rushed book, with little to no rewritingContinue reading “UPGRADE”
The Gene : An intimate history by Siddhartha Mukherjee
The front cover of The Gene has a blurb by Hugh Jackman who calls it “A fascinating read”, and a blurb by Bill Gates who calls Mukherjee “A fascinating storyteller” Both the blurbs are right, but blurbs by a Hollywood actor and a tech billionaire misled me in to thinking that this book is aContinue reading “The Gene : An intimate history by Siddhartha Mukherjee”
CRIME AND PUNISHMENT
CRIME, GUILT, AND PUNISHMENT – A REVIEW OF THE CLASSIC NOVEL BY FYODOR DOSTEYEVSKY THE BOOK What is the value of a human life? Are some lives more valuable than others? Do some people have a natural right to take the life of others? These are few questions that man has been asking himself sinceContinue reading “CRIME AND PUNISHMENT”
Sai Tejas 