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The Sherlockian by Graham Moore My rating: 0 of 5 stars The problem is the book is that it is directionless. I read it (rather labored through it) and couldn’t understand the point of it all. There are two timelines, which is a drag style in itself. One is in ACD times where he is after a serial killer and Bram Stoker helps ACD. This track is confusing and protracted. The second one is contemporary where avid Sherlock fans known as Sherlockians gather and one of them is killed. A imbecile type fan Harold along with Sarah, a mysterious reporter is hunting for killer. ACD grandson Sebastian Conan Doyle ask Harold to find the diary, which was supposed to be with the victim, for a fee of course. Harold is least likable character. This whole track is a big bore and directionless. The plot is weak and the diary is weakest McGuffin (an object or device in a film or a book which serves merely as a trigger for the plot) ever. What was the great mystery of dia

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Heroine ki Hatya by Anand K Singh My rating: 2 of 5 stars View all my reviews

There Will Be No Love: A collection of short stories by Ajeet Bharti My rating: 3 of 5 stars This is a mixed bag like his Hindi book "Bakar Puran" which I liked in parts. Some stories are good some bad and some plain boring. I liked "That wasn't consent". It is a strong critique of leftist people in JNU type universities and journalistic and liberal circle. Anas Mahmood is a leach who abused Shalini. This talks of #metoo and sexual abuse. However I think the author is highly biased against the left people. In Bollywood, corporates and politics where sexual exploitations and favors are rampant, most sexual predators are capitalists. Still it was good story. The last story "The process" was boring and prosaic and it was a long winded. I couldn't understand what Ajeet bhai was trying to say. Some stories were set in villages and talked of caste exploitations. In these the view point of author seems contradictory. So

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मेरी प्रिय कहानियाँ by यशपाल My rating: 3 of 5 stars View all my reviews

नवाबी मसनद by Amritlal Nagar My rating: 2 of 5 stars View all my reviews

लाश की हत्या by Prakash Bharti My rating: 3 of 5 stars View all my reviews

SJWs Always Lie: Taking Down the Thought Police by Vox Day My rating: 4 of 5 stars View all my reviews

SJWs Always Double Down: Anticipating the Thought Police by Vox Day My rating: 3 of 5 stars View all my reviews

नीम का पेड़ by राही मासूम रज़ा My rating: 2 of 5 stars View all my reviews

The Irrational Atheist: Dissecting the Unholy Trinity of Dawkins, Harris, and Hitchens by Vox Day My rating: 1 of 5 stars View all my reviews

12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos by Jordan B. Peterson My rating: 4 of 5 stars View all my reviews

Change Your Mind and Keep the Change:: Advanced NLP Submodalities Interventions by Connirae Andreas My rating: 3 of 5 stars The vidoes on YouTube are good. However the book is apparently for experts. View all my reviews

Change Your Mind and Keep the Change:: Advanced NLP Submodalities Interventions by Connirae Andreas My rating: 3 of 5 stars View all my reviews

Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell My rating: 3 of 5 stars View all my reviews

Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell My rating: 2 of 5 stars View all my reviews

NLP: The Essential Guide to Neuro-Linguistic Programming by Tom Hoobyar My rating: 3 of 5 stars View all my reviews

Intrinsic Motivation at Work: Building Energy and Commitment by Kenneth W. Thomas My rating: 2 of 5 stars View all my reviews

Never Be Lied to Again: How to Get the Truth in 5 Minutes or Less in Any Conversation or Situation by David J. Lieberman My rating: 2 of 5 stars View all my reviews

A Necessary Evil by Abir Mukherjee My rating: 2 of 5 stars View all my reviews

Narak Yatra by Gyan Chaturvedi My rating: 2 of 5 stars यह दो सफल डाक्टरों की बातचीत थी। यह दो भारतीय ढंग से जागरूक चिकित्सकों की बातचीत थी। यह नीम-हकीमों, ऐलोपैथिक दवाइयों के बल पर आयुवैदिक प्रेक्टिस करते वैद्यों, घरेलू उपचारों के बल पर चिकित्सा क्षेत्र में झंडा गाड़नेवालों, मीठी गोलियों को ही होमियोपैथी समझनेवाले होमियोपैथों, बिना चीरफाड़ के मस्सों तथा भगंदर को शर्तिया सुखा देनेवाले चाँदसी-दवाखानों, हिमालय की कंदराओं में वर्षों भटकने के बाद भी जवान बने रहनेवाले तथा यहाँ-वहाँ की हड्डियाँ तथा खालें बटोरकर और डंठल-फूल-पत्तियाँ बटोरकर उनका मजमा लगाकर नामर्दों–पुराने बीमारों–बाँझों आदि को बेचनेवालों, डाक से इलाज करनेवालों, पोलियो, दमा-मिर्गी तथा मधुमेह आदि का शर्तिया इलाज करने के बड़े-बड़े विज्ञापन अखबारों में निकालने के बाद भी चिकित्सा के क्षेत्र में नोबल-प्राइज न पानेवाले हतभाग्यवीरों तथा मर्दाना कमजोरी, गुप्त रोगों आदि के मायाजाल फैलाए माया-मछंदरों के रेगिस्तान में नखलिस्तान की गलतफहमी पाले हुए ‘भारतीय एलोपैथिक’ चिकित्सा के टापू पर खड़े दो भटके हुए या

Baramasi by Gyan Chaturvedi My rating: 2 of 5 stars अम्माँ ने कहा, ‘‘ अब क्या करना है चंदू का?” गुच्चन ने कहा, “सबकी राय यही बन रही है कि चंदू डाक्टरी पढ़ें।” “हम भी जेई कह रहे हैं।” “चंदू की भी बड़ी इच्छा है कि” “डाक्टरी की पढ़ाई बड़ी महँगी सुनते हैं?” “सो तो है जिज्जी पर कुछ न कुछ तो करेंगे।” “क्या करोगे भैया?” “खाल बेचकर भी पढ़ाना पड़ा, तो पढ़ाएँगे।” “हमाई- तुमाई खाल कौन खरीदेगा भैया? नहीं ऐसी अँधरसट्ट बातों से तो काम न चलेगा गुच्चन” “कहूँ से उधार भी मिल सकता तो” “भिखारिन की रिश्तेदारी भिखारिन में ही होती है” “सोना- चाँदी गिरवी रखें तों?” “इत्तो सोना- चाँदी नहीं छोड़ गए तुम्हारे बाप” “फिर चंदू को समझाते हैं कि इस चक्कर में न पड़ें” “ऐसी बात भूल के भी न कहियो बेटा चंदू अगर पढ़ें, तो हमें पढ़ाना ही है” देर तक चर्चा के बाद तय पाया गया कि गाँव जाकर खेती की एक चौथाई जमीन बेचनी पड़ेगी। यदि चंदू का डॉक्टरी में प्रवेश होता है तो उसके खर्चों के लिए यह तो करना ही होगा। आगे की देखी जाएगीयह कहकर आगे जिज्जी ने वह लोकप्रिय वाक्य कहा, जो आम हिंदुस्तानी को बड़े स

Tiger by the Tail by James Hadley Chase My rating: 5 of 5 stars UN-F**KING-PUTDOWNABLE This is one of those fast-paced thrillers which you can't put down till you reach the last page. The story starts slowly and looks like just another tale of a meek husband who wants to have some fun on the sidelines. But all hell breaks loose when the meek hubby Ken finds the girl dead after he had done his thing.. There are gangsters, dirty politicians and corrupt cops who want him framed for murder or dead. There starts a cat and mouse game which leaves in its trail countless dead bodies. Thye pacing is fast and the pace is breathtaking. Everything takes place in one night and ends just before Mrs Ken returns. Check out some passages:- “It wasn’t as bad as that. You were recommended to me by a friend.” “He wasn’t much of a friend, Buster,” she said seriously. “My old man had a saying that applies to you. Whenever I wanted to do something risky, he would tell

A Book of Simple Living by Ruskin Bond My rating: 4 of 5 stars The advice of Mr. Bond is simple, like his writing. I agree with him when he says life resides in small, simple and little things like seeing the rainbow after rains, love, compassion and contentment. The book is like a breath of fresh air and easy to read. The wisdom is timeless and eternal. See some passages and admire the beauty:- It occurs to me that perhaps the cat is a monk. By this I do not mean anything austere. I doubt anyone in single-minded pursuit of enlightenment ever finds it. A good monk would be a mild sort of fellow, a bit of a sensualist, capable of compassion for the world, but also for himself. He would know that it is all right not to climb every mountain. A good monk would know that contentment is easier to attain than happiness, and that it is enough. ..... We must love someone. We must keep loving, all our days, Someone, anyone, anywhere Outside our selves; For eve

In a Cult of Their Own by Amborish Roychoudhury My rating: 2 of 5 stars View all my reviews

THINK STRAIGHT: Change Your Thoughts, Change Your Life by Darius Foroux My rating: 3 of 5 stars View all my reviews

F*ck Feelings: One Shrink's Practical Advice for Managing All Life's Impossible Problems by Michael I. Bennett My rating: 3 of 5 stars Does our feelings are best guide to our life or do we need to be controlled by brain and logic? Everyone has issues and wants answers and solutions. Permanent solutions maybe, if possible…. I wish I can find out why I become angry/ anxious/ depressed/ aggressive at slightest provocation? Once I know the root cause, I can erase this behavior forever and ever and will live happily ever after. This is what Freudian psychology and most other therapist told us till now. Does it work? And if it doesn’t then what does work? Is there a permanent solution and a happily ever after or are some persons beyond help and cure? This book tries to answer these questions and tries to offer an alternate solution in an honest and humorous way. There is some bad news and some good news. Bad news first- There is rarely a permanent

Dakaiti Tere Naam Ki by Anil Mohan My rating: 2 of 5 stars View all my reviews

Yaari Daulat Se: Devraj Chauhan Series by Anil Mohan My rating: 2 of 5 stars View all my reviews

CIGARETTES SEX LOVE by Lavanya Nukavarapu My rating: 3 of 5 stars “The one thing that has always baffled me is the contradictions men display in their ideologies and perceptions of women. On one hand, they think that women are inferior to them and on the other hand they need us to satisfy them not just physically, but emotionally too. They want us to love and fuck them unconditionally, but they aren’t ready to give us the minimum respect we deserve.” "Girls have desires too. We have our fair share of fantasies, fetishes, lust and craving for love. But physical intimacy is complicated to me. I know you will say that I should look at it as a simple hunger or a need of the body. But I don’t see it that way. Attraction can come easily, but affection comes with great difficulty. Once they creep in and settle down, it is hard to get rid of them." I say, fiddling with the doll. " I am not sure if she is lamenting over her brother’s separation

The Art of Seduction by Robert Greene My rating: 5 of 5 stars I think the ideas work. Those are practical and proven. You may try. I don't find the book sexist. And the tips given can be useful in every walk of life and not only to seduce women. Women can use these to seduce men. These are more of a persuasion strategies. "No one can fall in love if he is even partially satisfied with what he has or who he is. The experience of falling in love originates in an extreme depression, an inability to find something that has value in everyday life. The “symptom” of the predisposition to fall in love is not the conscious desire to do so, the intense desire to enrich our lives; it is the profound sense of being worthless and of having nothing that is valuable and the shame of not having it. . . . For this reason, falling in love occurs more frequently among young people, since they are profoundly uncertain, unsure of their worth, and often ashamed o

The Case of the Troubled Trustee by Erle Stanley Gardner My rating: 3 of 5 stars Why o why?? Why Mason has to manipulate? Though I know the answer. He says for him client's interest is first and foremost. However, some of his tricks seem unnecessary. "Now, I'm willing to bet that you made a stop at a culvert, got out of your car and tossed the murder weapon and perhaps some other incriminating evidence into the culvert." "And the police have that?" Dutton asked in dismay. "The police have that." "Then there's nothing left for youto do," Dutton said, "except have me plead guilty and put myself on the mercy of the court." "Did you kill him?" Mason asked. "No, I didn't kill him," Dutton said, "but I did find a gun by the body. I picked it up and when I got to my car, I examined it by flashlight and found it was my gun." "You had a flashlight in the car?

The Postman Always Rings Twice by James M. Cain My rating: 5 of 5 stars What a hard hitting book. I have no words to describe how I felt throughout and after finishing it. However the climax was sort of pre determined and I wished something like that happened. No doubt it was sad but it was fitting. You can call it poetic justice. There is a down on luck bastard Frank Chambers. He meets a Greek one fine day and start working for him. Her sexy siren wife Cora and frank had sexual sparks. They start a steamy affair and plan to kill Nick Papadakis. Their plan backfires and they vow never to do that again. "We must have been crazy. Just plain crazy." "Just our dumb luck that pulled us through." "It was my fault." "Mine too." "No, it was my fault. I was the one that thought it up. You didn't want to. Next time I'll listen to you, Frank. You're smart. You're not dumb like I am." "Excep

The Child Next Door by Shalini Boland My rating: 4 of 5 stars A Greek philosopher once said that the only thing that is constant is change. Well, I don’t want things to change. I want what Dom and I have to remain the same. Our strong relationship, the safety and comfort of our house. I realise that since I heard those voices in the monitor four days ago, I no longer feel comfortable in my own home. I’m scared to be here alone. Maybe that’s why I’m resentful of Dom’s training. I don’t know. I don’t trust what I’m feeling. I don’t understand it. I notice that my neighbour’s car is missing from his driveway. My heart thumps uncomfortably as I realise what this means… Martin is out. But when did he leave and when is he coming back? I don’t know the answers to those questions, which means he could be back any minute. Do I dare to do what I know needs to be done? Couldn’t this be the perfect opportunity, while Daisy is out of the house? I still don’t fee

The Iron Man by Ted Hughes My rating: 3 of 5 stars The Iron Man roared again as the earth began to fall on him. But soon he roared no more. Soon the pit was full of earth. Soon the Iron Man was buried silent, packed down under all the soil, while the farmers piled the earth over him in a mound and in a hill. They went to and fro over the mound on their new tractors, which they’d bought since the Iron Man ate their old ones, and they packed the earth down hard. Then they all went home talking cheerfully. They were sure they had seen the last of the Iron Man. Only Hogarth felt suddenly sorry. He felt guilty. It was he, after all, who had lured the Iron Man into the pit. Now at last he spoke to the monster. “If you can’t bear to be made red-hot like me, then you are weaker than I am, and I have won, and you are my slave.”The monster began to laugh. “All right,”he roared. “Build the fire, and I’ll lie on it.”He laughed again. He knew the Iron Man couldn’

Beyond Imposter Syndrome: Proven strategies for building confidence and finally feeling ‘good enough’ by Margaret Collins My rating: 4 of 5 stars View all my reviews

Jainism Scientifically by Tarun Jain My rating: 3 of 5 stars View all my reviews

Shrimad Bhagavad Gita: Yatharoop by A.C. Bhaktivendanta Swami Prabhupada My rating: 1 of 5 stars View all my reviews

Bhagavad-Gita As It Is by A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda My rating: 1 of 5 stars View all my reviews

Autobiography of a Sadhu: A Journey into Mystic India by Baba Rampuri My rating: 2 of 5 stars Nothing interesting or enlighteing. I found it pretty boring and cliched. View all my reviews

Autobiography of a Sadhu: A Journey into Mystic India by Baba Rampuri My rating: 2 of 5 stars View all my reviews

Na Bairi Na Koi Begana: Volume 1 (Hindi Edition) Kindle Edition by Surendra Mohan Pathak My rating: 4 of 5 stars सन् 1947 की स्कूल की गर्मियों की छुट्टियों के बाद लाहौर लौटते ही वहां आने वाले बँटवारे की सुगबुगाहट शुरू हो गयी थी और अनायास ही फिजा भारी लगने लगी थी जब कि प्रत्यक्षतः अभी ऐसा कुछ नहीं हुआ था जो कि दहशत का या असुरक्षा का माहौल पैदा करता । बाजरिया रेडियो, अखबार बँटवारे की बाबत नेताओं के बयान आते थे और उन में सबसे ज्यादा जोर—खास तौर से गान्धी जी का—इस बात पर होता था कि वो एक कागजी, भौगोलिक बँटवारा था जिस का आवाम पर कोई असर नहीं पड़ने वाला था । यानी हिन्दू हो या मुसलमान, प्रस्तावित सीमारेखा के इस पार हो या उस पार, जो जहां था, पूर्ववत् वहां रहता रहेगा । हकीकतन तो ऐसा न हुआ ! हकीकतन तो तबाही, बरबादी, और विस्थापन का ऐसा हाहाकार खड़ा हुआ जिस की दूसरी मिसाल आज भी दुनिया में नहीं है । फिर भी लाहौर में हिन्दू नेताओं के भाषणों से आश्वस्त होते थे और अपने आप को तसल्ली देते थे कि सच में ही कोई अनहोनी नहीं होने वाली थी । कैसे हो सकती थी? हिन्दू मुसलमानों