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BOOKS I LOVE:
The Da Vinci Code by Dan BrownMy rating: 5 of 5 stars A must read thriller! View all my reviews >>
The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran DesaiMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Marvellous!!!!!!
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Chocolat by Joanne HarrisIn two words-Delightfully delectable! View all my reviews >>
The Other Side of Me : A Memoir by Sidney Sheldona very good book! View all my reviews >>
Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne FrankMy rating: 5 of 5 stars A heartbreaking novel set in the Holocaust. A true story! View all my reviews >>
Hound of the Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyleone of a kind! View all my reviews >>
Why Didn't They Ask Evans? by Agatha ChristieMy rating: 5 of 5 stars Detective thriller at its best! View all my reviews >>
Veronika Decides to Die by Paulo CoelhoBrilliant View all my reviews >>
Does My Head Look Big In This? by Randa Abdel-FattahMy rating: 4 of 5 stars witty and fun View all my reviews >>
How Opal Mehta Got Kissed, Got Wild and Got a Life by Kaavya ViswanathanMy rating: 3 of 5 stars simply fun! View all my reviews >>
The ABC Murders by Agatha ChristieMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
a treat for all detective fiction lovers! View all my reviews >>
The Moonstone by Wilkie CollinsMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Possibly the first and the longest detective novel! But a good read nonetheless! View all my reviews >>
Piece of Cake by Swati KaushalMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
quite nice to read some Indian chick lit! View all my reviews >>
The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth GrahameMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
A fun children's novel! View all my reviews >>
Wuthering Heights by Emily BrontëMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
An amazing romantic story View all my reviews >>
Roots by Alex HaleyMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
An awesome book, gives insight into so many aspects of slavery View all my reviews >>
The 3 Mistakes of My Life by Chetan BhagatMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
a nice read! View all my reviews >>
Eragon by Christopher PaoliniMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
A fantastic book View all my reviews >>
Eldest by Christopher PaoliniMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Another good read! View all my reviews >>
The Black Dahlia by James EllroyMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
One hell of a murder thriller! View all my reviews >>
The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston LerouxMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
A creepily good read and thriller! View all my reviews >>
And Then There Were None by Agatha ChristieMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
SUPERB! View all my reviews >>
Death on the Nile by Agatha ChristieMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
A masterpiece! View all my reviews >>
The Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha ChristieMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
Nice! View all my reviews >>
Martin Eden by Jack LondonMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
really well written! View all my reviews >>
4:50 from Paddington by Agatha ChristieMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
really awesome! View all my reviews >>
Nothing Lasts Forever by Sidney SheldonMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
great thriller!!!!!! View all my reviews >>
Death in the Clouds by Agatha ChristieMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
really brilliant!!!!! View all my reviews >>
A Prisoner of Birth by Jeffrey ArcherMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
really nice book! View all my reviews >>
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
An engaging read
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Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules VerneMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
an awesome travel book!
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Swimming Lessons and Other Stories from Firozsha Baag by Rohinton MistryMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Brilliant!
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A Fine Balance by Rohinton MistryMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Marvellous
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The Extraordinary Cases of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan DoyleMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Thrilling!
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The Tale of Troy: Retold from the Ancient Authors by Roger Lancelyn GreenMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Very compelling!
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The Mysterious Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan DoyleMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
just too good!
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Death Comes As the End by Agatha ChristieMind blowing!
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Shutter Island by Dennis LehaneMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
This is a superhit, mindboggling psychological thriller!
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald DahlMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Deliciously brilliant
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. RowlingMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Brilliant
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. RowlingMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Magical, funny!
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. RowlingMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Mysterious, dark and brilliant!
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. RowlingMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Adventurous!!!!
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. RowlingMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Massive, brilliant
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. RowlingMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
A fascinating world, an equally thrilling debut!
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. RowlingMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Dark, spooky and awesome!
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The Ground Beneath Her Feet by Salman RushdieMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
One hell of a brilliant book!
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Midnight's Children by Salman RushdieMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
loved it!
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Media Control by Noam ChomskyMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
critical book!
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A Doll's House by Henrik IbsenMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
An empowering play!
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Zorro by Isabel AllendeMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
adventurous and swashbuckling story!
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Heidi by Johanna SpyriMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Innocence at its best!
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The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
brilliant....heartbreaking!!!
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Lolita by Vladimir NabokovMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
WOW!
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The Last Song of Dusk: A Novel by Siddharth Dhanvant ShanghviMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Aesthetically perfect!
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Reflected in Water: Writings on Goa by Jerry PintoMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
thoughtful!
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Indian Railway Stories by Ruskin BondMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
awesome!
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The Great Gatsby by F. Scott FitzgeraldMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
An engaging read!!!!
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Istanbul: Memories and the City by Orhan PamukMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
A thousand times better than a tourist guide!
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Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa LahiriMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Magnificient!
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Snow by Orhan PamukMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
a really good book! very descriptive and insightful of the Turkish problems.
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