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“The Grapes of Wrath” by John Steinbeck is one of the best books I’ve read. It tells of how a family was driven out of their land by the forces that ruled America

This is the first book I’ve read by an Indian author. I wanted one which was set in India, but didn’t have India or “Indianness” as the theme of the book as such. I tried reading Midnight Chidren by Salman Rushdie and abandoned it because I found it too boring. Everyone assured me that “2 … Read more

A relatively short book by Anne Rice on the story of how Pandora came to be a Vampire and all about her relationship with Marius. Part of the Vampire Chronicles

After reading Neil Gaiman’s “American Gods”, I wanted to read more by this author so I picked up the first solo prose novel he wrote – Stardust. I wasn’t disappointed. There’s a certain way that Gaiman writes which isn’t standard fantasy fare. There’s something mythic about his works and the type of plot choices he … Read more

“American Gods” by Neil Gaiman is a brilliant book which never bores you and makes you think. It makes you feel sorry for Gods whose followers have forgotten them.