If you are the type that likes to collect good quotations – and many book lovers do – a Terry Pratchett book can be a treasure of sorts. Never short of wit and possessing the ability to be profound without being complicated, Pratchett’s books come laced with lines that you can quote aloud or just…
We were delighted when the Kindle Paperwhite was officially made available to Indian users. And well, being the bookworms we are, we got our hands on one. And have not regretted. No, we would not go so far as to say that the Kindle Paperwhite is perfect. It has its flaws. But it certainly is…
It is that time of the year when everyone is talking of George RR Martin’s epic Game of Thrones series, thanks to a new season on television – the series is actually known as a Song of Fire and Ice Ice and Fire in print, but TV WILL have its way in these matter. Brilliantly narrated,…
Yesterday we had talked of eleven Hollywood superstars who had turned down the role of perhaps the most famous spy in the history of literature, James Bond. But that is only one side of the coin – there have been a number of actors who threw their hats into the ring to play the role…
Perhaps no spy in the history of literature has made as smooth a transition to the silver screen as Ian Fleming’s creation, James Bond. In fact, the man with the licence to kill remains one of the few cases in which the film version of a character has totally overshadowed the literary one. Which makes…
We have just finished reading Paulo Coelho’s latest work, Manuscript Found In Accra (you can read our review here). For those who know not – and who have not read our review (yes, we are plugging it shamelessly) – the book is all about conversations between a learned man known as the Copt and the…
We reviewed The World of the Dark Knight, an encyclopedia of sorts on the Batman, a few weeks ago. And as we said, it is a treasure trove on all things pertaining to the Caped Crusader. There is lots of trivia there, some of it well-known, some not so. For all those who are still…
It is set to hit the stands in May, and there is already a considerable amount of Interest in Dan Brown’s next Robert Langdon thriller, Inferno. Most websites and bookstores are offering pre-order options for book lovers. Our advice, however, is to opt for an e-book edition of Inferno rather than a paper one. Ths…
He may not have been the hero of Pickwick Papers, but Mr Pickwick’s manservant, Samuel Weller, was by far one of the most popular characters of Dickens’ first novel. Quick of wit and tongue, Weller’s remarks were laced with quotations and sayings that went from the sublime to the ridiculous, but were always nothing short…
When it comes to literary figures who have had screen avatars, there are few who have had as many as the legendary occupant of 221B Baker Street. A number of actors, some illustrious, others less so have tried their hands at being the most famous detective in literature with varying levels of success. Here in…