Book Reviews by Characters
What If Sumitra Reviewed the Ramayana
I read the book about our clan. It is beautifully written, gripping, and impossible to put down. I say this…
Book Reviews by Characters
What If Gandhari Reviewed the Mahabharata
I have read the Mahabharata as a book about my own life, and I am struck by how neatly the…
Children's Books
Amelia Jane: A Beloved Childhood Read That Looks Different Through Fresh Eyes
There are certain books from childhood that stay with you. Not because they were the most beautifully written or the…
Book Wisdom
Life Lessons from The Alchemist
Paulo Coelho wrote The Alchemist in just two weeks. He said the story already lived inside him. Decades later, it…
book reviews
Charles: The Misunderstood Prince — A Review That Questions the Frame
When you pick up a biography, you expect to meet someone as they were, not as they wished to be…
book reviews
The Secret of the Nagas
The Secret of the Nagas picks up the thread from the first book without missing a beat. There is no…
book reviews
Shame by Salman Rushdie
I need to say this upfront. Magical realism is not the kind of writing I usually pick up. I like…