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Read more about the article ‘Peter Pan’ ~ J.M. Barrie

‘Peter Pan’ ~ J.M. Barrie

  • Post author:Chintan Lalwani
  • Post published:January 4, 2020
  • Post category:Books
  • Post comments:557 Comments

"All children, except one, grow up." No line defines the book as the opening sentence. And I picked up Peter Pan at this stage of my life, because, I had…

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Read more about the article ‘The Kite Runner’ ~ Khaled Hosseini

‘The Kite Runner’ ~ Khaled Hosseini

  • Post author:Chintan Lalwani
  • Post published:July 21, 2019
  • Post category:Books
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It's just a little past the midway of 2019, and I think I just read the book of this year. I am glad I was alone in my room while…

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Read more about the article ‘HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER’S STONE’ ~ J.K.ROWLING

‘HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER’S STONE’ ~ J.K.ROWLING

  • Post author:Chintan Lalwani
  • Post published:September 27, 2016
  • Post category:Books
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Some years ago I received an  invitation to join on an exemplary adventure. All I had to do was follow the cloaked army to King's cross and take a train from…

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Read more about the article ‘The Great Gatsby’ ~ F. Scott Fitzgerald

‘The Great Gatsby’ ~ F. Scott Fitzgerald

  • Post author:Chintan Lalwani
  • Post published:June 15, 2016
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Set in the summer of 1922 'The Great Gatsby' is essentially a novel about the moral decay that transpired in America during the Jazz age. Fitzgerald offers the reader the best…

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Read more about the article THE NOTEBOOK ~ Nicholas Sparks

THE NOTEBOOK ~ Nicholas Sparks

  • Post author:Chintan Lalwani
  • Post published:March 30, 2016
  • Post category:Books
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Some books break my heart, some get me high, some I crave to donate to my nemesis, but 'The Notebook' was the first which gave me diabetes. I write this…

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Read more about the article METAMORPHOSIS ~ Franz Kafka

METAMORPHOSIS ~ Franz Kafka

  • Post author:Chintan Lalwani
  • Post published:March 22, 2016
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NOTE: 'Metamorphosis' is a complete change of form, as transformed by magic or witchcraft.  Kafka doesn't beat around the bush and transforms his main character, Gregor Samsa to a horrible…

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Read more about the article POST OFFICE ~ Charles Bukowski

POST OFFICE ~ Charles Bukowski

  • Post author:Chintan Lalwani
  • Post published:March 1, 2016
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  ‘It began as a mistake’ commences the alter-ego of Bukowski - Henry Chinaski, and before I knew where I was heading, I was at a Christmas in 1952 with…

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The Boy in the Stripped Pyjamas (2006) ~ John Boyne

  • Post author:Chintan Lalwani
  • Post published:September 20, 2015
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WARNING: DO NOT READ THIS BOOK . . . . . . IF YOUR HEART IS WEAK.  Of all contemporary male YA writers, John Boyne has this peerless style which…

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