Book Reviews

"The Gathering Storm" Prologue Review – I love it! (Wheel of Time series)

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The prologue for “The Gathering Storm” – the twelfth book in the “Wheel of Time” series – has just been released and I’ve just finished reading it. Just one word for it – fantastic. Brandon Sanderson filling in for Robert Jordan does a great job in presenting lots of major characters including some juicy Forsaken … Read more

Book Review: "The Jungle" by Upton Sinclair

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It’s not often that I get to read a book that is as big an eye opener as “The Jungle“. It’s on the same plane as “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” and from what I read afterwards, was far more instrumental in bringing direct change to one of the largest industries in America based in Chicago – … Read more

Book Review: Wheel of Time Series

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For just over a month now, I’ve been reading the “Wheel of Time” series like a maniac! Hence the lack of posts recently. Usually I enjoy writing a bit before starting work, but lately I haven’t been able to help reading the books. But all that’s over now. 11 books completed (Knife of Dreams being the last till now), leaving me feeling a bit empty – as I knew I would feel before it got over. So it’s time to restart the blogging and what better than to review this awesome series.

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Book Review: She by H. Rider Haggard

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My latest read has been “She” by H. Rider Haggard. I found it using Wikipedia’s list of Top 100 bestselling books of all time. I’ve previously had bad experiences with such lists from Wikipedia. For example, it listed “Citizen Kane” as the #1 movie of all time. They didn’t mention that it was also the … Read more

Book Review: "The Age of Innocence" by Edith Wharton

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Finished reading “The Age of Innocence” last night and it’s left a kind of bittersweet impression in my mind. Several components struck me – aspects of the book that give you a unique perspective of what the author was trying to convey. Interestingly, this was one of the few books by a woman that I’ve … Read more

The Story of the champions of the round table – Book Review

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I’ve always loved the Arthurian legends and read whatever books I can get my hands on concerning them. The whole image of those days when knights errant went in search of adventure and enchantments – and damsels in distress were a plenty. Of course, it’s a highly romanticized version of how things really were, but … Read more