Antiblurbs

You can buy them. You can borrow them. You can download them. But are all those books out there really worth your while? Herewith some brief assessments.

Sunday, July 25, 2010

The A-Z Of Christopher Hitchens

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This is the first version of a review I did for DNA, the more 'conventional' form of which you can read here . HITCH-22 Christop...
Saturday, July 24, 2010

The Thousand Details Of David Mitchell

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This appeared in today's The Indian Express THE THOUSAND AUTUMNS OF JACOB DE ZOET David Mitchell The human brain, it’s believed, ...
Friday, July 23, 2010

The Society For The Prevention Of Cruelty To Books

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If there's one, could you let me know where to sign up? My new Yahoo column .
Sunday, July 11, 2010

Choice Cuts

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This appeared in today's DNA . THE ART OF CHOOSING Sheena Iyengar If you hold fast to the belief that everything is predestined, She...
Friday, July 9, 2010

The Risks Of Reading

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Vodka: 'Life is calling. Where are you?' Me: 'Do go away, I'm reading'   (My Yahoo! India column )
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Saturday, June 26, 2010

Why So Serious?

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This appeared in today's The Indian Express . SERIOUS MEN  Manu Joseph In his debut novel, Manu Joseph attempts a biting take on I...
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Friday, June 25, 2010

Kindling A Reader's Block

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The next instalment of my Yahoo! India column is online: this one is about how the Kindle took care of my reader's block . If you're...
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Sunday, June 20, 2010

Nice-ish

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This appeared in today's DNA . GLOBISH: How the English Language Became the World's Language  Robert McCrum You can call it H...
Sunday, June 13, 2010

What's Love Got To Do With It?

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This appeared in today's DNA THE FORTY RULES OF LOVE Elif Shafak Turkish novelist Elif Shafak’s new novel is about the famed pair ...
Friday, June 11, 2010

Black, White And Re-read All Over

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The latest instalment of my Yahoo! India column, on the pleasures and perils of re-reading, is here . Do read. (And re-read, of course.)
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