Quiet, originally published in 2012 seems to have had some kind of a relaunch. It has suddenly showed up in all kinds of lists and reviews. I picked it up only around Christmas 2018 and is my first book for 2019. Its byline promises to unleash the power of Introverts in a world that can't … Continue reading Quiet – Susan Cain
The biblical stories of Adam & Eve and Cain & Abel have been reinterpreted multiple times in modern literature. East of Eden - first published in 1952 - is Nobel prize winning author John Steinbeck's attempt. At more than 600 pages, it is one of his longest books and in his own words - the … Continue reading East of Eden – John Steinbeck
First published in 1934, this autobiographical book is Danish author Karen Blixen’s most popular work. It broadly relates to the period between 1913-1930, when Karen ran a 6000 acre coffee plantation in colonial Kenya and is a story of life on the farm and the farm’s eventual failure. The farm located at the edge of … Continue reading Out of Africa – Karen Blixen
2018 is the year when I returned to reading. Over the years, I had allowed the habit to lapse; it was now not much more than a memory of a once-enjoyed activity. Too much of the occasional & intermittent reading had started happening only with a purpose – to read up an economic trend or … Continue reading 2018 in Books
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