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Thursday 19 September 2013

Rage of Angels by Sidney Sheldon




My Review: 5/5 
I love this book. Once this book was on my hand, I didn’t want to put it away. It was with me days and nights. I felt asleep reading it and in the morning, I would still find it, with page turned on where I left before involuntarily closing my eyes. This is the first book of Sidney Sheldon that made me cry. Once I started reading it, I was so deeply engrossed in it that I frequently lost the track of what’s happening around me. I wanted to finish it so quickly but at the same time, wished it would never be finished. At some point, I just wished I were alone with this book. 

Another masterpiece of Sidney Sheldon; This is the story of Jennifer Parker, a lady with beauty and brain, who falls in love with two men from completely different background. One is the highly rated upcoming candidate of US president and another, the boss of the most powerful mafia organisation in the world. The story emphasizes on how Jennifer struggles around the strategized maze of vengeance, politics, love and crime. Jennifer faces injustice and betrayal that forces her to choose the path she didn’t want to. The part of her raising her son without his father knowing he ever had son with her is very emotional. Great finishing and attention to detail is mind blowing. 
  
I highly recommend this book to everyone. I definitely know that whenever I am alone and quiet, and its raining outside, I will be staring out of my window, with coffee in one hand and this book in another; refreshing each detail of the story, that has left enormous impact in my heart and brain. 

Monday 16 September 2013

The best Laid Plans by Sidney Sheldon


                                                                                         My review: 1/5
Shidney Sheldon failed to impress his readers here. The starting was very interesting. Leslie Stewart was a highlight in the beginning but she disappears in the middle. Dana Evans rises when Leslie disappears but the stories of two women don't correlate with each other. It looks like two different books were combined together. So ending was bit confusing.

Thursday 12 September 2013

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee


My review: 3/5
Two of the quotes from this book are really inspiring- 
''You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view. Until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it’'

''Its never an insult to be called what somebody thinks is a bad name. It just shows you how poor that person is, it doesn't hurt you’'

I actually found the first part of the book quite boring for some reason but when the court scene started in second part, it started getting interesting. When the book was first published, it became immediate bestseller. I guess it was because of Atticus’ character and emphasised racism of that time. The book summaries the life of Scout and her brother for three years, narrated by Scout herself. It is a tough narrative but I really liked the role of Atticus Finch. His character went on to become one of the best fictional characters of 20th century literature. The story mainly focuses on two parts. First, on how people become victim of racism and prejudice in every possible way. This is still the case in 21st century so I assume it was more common in 20th century. Secondly, children always look up to their parents and follow their footsteps. It was interesting to see how Atticus deals with his children in different situations. However, at the end, it was quite confusing to understand who actually is the Mockingbird here? Scout and Jem? Boo Radley? Or Tom Robinson? 


I would like to end this review by writing my favourite line of the book – ‘There is a black boy dead for no reason, and man responsible for it’s dead. Let the dead bury the dead this time, Mr Finch. Let the dead bury the dead.’