deepat's Reviews (252)

It was a real fun, gripping, quick read. I must say I enjoyed it very much. I love that there is a special cat involved in the story. The bookshop itself seems to be magical indeed, but there was nothing definitive in this book, at any rate. I shall certainly be reading the remaining books in this series. Oh, and after all the long winded 400+ page books I’ve been reading recently, I love that this was such a sweet short read. 

A book that is a part of my home library for ever. I just finished reading this book and the peace I feel is indescribable. I have dabbled in eastern philosophy and so, Wabi Sabi is not a new concept to me. And yet, reading about the three basic principles of imperfection, impermanence and change reveals new depths every time. A great book to be read slowly and savoured in peace. 

Really nice book. The description of the different species and their interactions and prejudices was fun too. Loved the main female lead very much, too. A really fun, feel-good book. Like I read in another review, there are good people and there are bad people, but people are mostly good. Bad things happen, but overall, life is good. Aliens are strange, but so are humans. Prejudices are foolish. Love is love, period.  I would like to continue the series, I think. 

Such a warm, fuzzy story. Read it in one sitting. It left me smiling so happily by the end. A total departure from the usual Grisham books I’ve read. I absolutely loved how everyone rallied together and made it the most memorable Christmas ever. And I totally loved how the stingy “Scrooge” Luther ends up celebrating the spirit of the season, after all. Merry Christmas!

I’m reading this book as part of The 52 Book Club Summer Reading Challenge. For the Biography of an Olympian, I started off with another popular book. Guess I’m not cut out for sports biographies. To me, it was extremely boring. 

This book, on the other hand, was easy to read, even interesting. So glad I switched to the comic format. Amar Chitra Katha books have always been such fun to read. 

This is indeed a very motivating read. It is abundantly clear what it takes to be an Olympic champion - lots of grit, lots of preparation, lots of dedication, lots of support and lots and lots of hard, hard work. A will to persevere. A will to succeed. 

 

And that’s just it. I cannot, for the life of me, enjoy this book. I feel like I’ve been to the pool and back, utterly exhausted. I’m buzzing through this book, just because I cannot wait to finish it. I simply cannot appreciate the passion for the sport. And the author keeps jumping back and forth in time; it is so confusing. I’m reading this book as part of The 52 Book Club’s Summer Reading Challenge - would not have even thought of taking up this book, otherwise. 

Liked the book very much. It almost felt like we were living Kinsey’s life. I loved her many quirks, her thriftiness, her care and concern for people, her equation with her landlord. One thing I did not much fancy was that there were several parallel mysteries going on. But nonetheless, it was a great story. I’d love to continue with the rest of the series soon. 

One of those books that are to be “digested”. Definitely need to re-read in smaller instalments over time. Jay Shetty has done a great job of bridging together the ancient Indian scriptures and modern scientific findings to map out how-to-live-better. I did not expect to like it as much as I did. I wish I had picked it up earlier. 

To this day, this one is very much an unputdownable book. And to think, it was written so many, many decades ago. The writing is quaint and there were occasional terms and phrases that I could not understand fully. The dialects used were also quite unintelligible to me. But the story, the characters, the atmosphere were all so on point. One totally feels the sense of urgency and terror throughout the story but more prominently, during the final chase. Many literary classics are a pain and a toil to read through, but Dracula is one among the few that are literary masterpieces and yet a breeze to read. 

An excellent book. I’m going to get the next ones in the series immediately. This book is one that has been on my radar for quite a while. Wonderfully written. Gripped my attention right from the beginning. The romance part was very very good, but I realise that graphical scenes are not my thing. I like my fiction clean and respectable. Great book, nonetheless!