Book Review: The Name of the Game is a Kidnapping – Keigo Higashino
Keigo Higashino has become one of my favourite authors in the detective crime genre. His (translated) books around Detective Kaga and Inspector Galileo have yet to disappoint me. When I found this other book of his which wasn’t associated with either series I was aware of, I was justifiably curious and a little bit excited.…
Book Review: The Remains of the Day – Kazuo Ishiguro
I had stayed away from this book for quite a while, not only because it wasn’t my usual go-to genre of fantasy/sci-fi, but also because for a long time, I never had the capacity to consume books I deemed ‘heavy’ reads. I picked this up as part of a book club read and was pleasantly…
Rediscovering Pokémon cards
Pokémon cards have been a part of my life for as long as I can remember. Back when I was in school in Bangalore, India, I remember asking my dad to get me a pack of pokémon cards for doing well in some exams. He obliged but then boggled at the price of 80 or…
Discworld, and where to start.
For the uninitiated here, Discworld is a comic fantasy series that spans 41 novels. Written by Sir Terry Pratchett from 1983 till his passing in 2015 (The 41st book was released posthumously in 2015), these books have captivated people, old and young, with their witty dialogue and loveable characters. The books rely on satire to…
Book Review: Dogs of War – Adrian Tchaikovsky
Adrian Tchaikovsky is quite well known in the science fiction and fantasy world. His Children of Time series as well as Shadows of the Apt series can convert anyone into fans. Yet it was one of his other novels that got me hooked. Dogs of War is a science fiction novel that revolves around bio-engineered…