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The Book Corner Vol. 7 – Which Agatha Christie books I enjoyed?

Swathy · February 5, 2016 · 5 Comments

agatha christie books - crooked house, dead man's folly, lord edgware dies, ordeal by innocence, poirot investigates, sleeping murder, the man in the brown suit, while the light lasts, the secret of chimneys, murder is easy, death on the nile, dumb witness, miss marple omnibus — My Agatha Christie Collection

After finishing two books in the very first week of the year, my entire month was spent in considerable reading pleasure. Most of them were Agatha Christie books.

I had binged shopped around 25-30 books at Crossword earlier in January so I was chewing up on those very books. I got a few for my Agatha Christie book collection though the best of the books were missing in the book store.

Anyways, let us checkout what all I enjoyed this month.

Crooked House (Read it here)

‘Goodbye, dear,’ she said. ‘Don’t worry too much. Certain things have to be faced and endured.

This is the best of Agatha Chrstie books. Not withstanding her own masterpiece The Murder of Roger Ackroyd. Beautiful characters and amazing plot. Subtle and simple.

The Book Corner Vol. 6 – “Stolen Hope” by Shubha Vilas Book Review

Swathy · January 9, 2016 · Leave a Comment

“Excellence is a by-product of persistently choosing quality over quantity.”

Ramayana is a part of us. In fact, both Ramayana and Mahabharata constitute a big part of who we are and how we grow up. Every one has a different perception of every event in both the epics. But, one thing holds true. Whether these epics were history is immaterial but the values they constitute hold true in our lives and will always do. This is what started Shubha Vilas on his journey to pen down his own interpretation of Ramayana and how it holds true in today’s lifestyle and society, even in the corporate board rooms.

This reminds me of a professor I used to know. He used to say that Mahabharata and Bhagvad Geeta answers every single problem of this universe, even the unresearched topics, not just philosophy and psychology.

Stolen Hope by Shubha Vilas Book Review (Read it here)

The Story

Delay Management is about understanding that some problems need not be solved now. Many problems are solved by just postponing the attempt to solve them.

The Book Corner Vol. 5 – “The Bestseller She Wrote” by Ravi Subramaniam Book Review

Swathy · January 8, 2016 · 2 Comments

One week into the New Year and I have already finished two books so yay! In fact, we went binge shopping on books as well this week. Crossword was closing down its outlet at some place and to clear out the stock, they were offering 50% discount on all the books. We got like 20+ from the store including the Ice and Fire series (I have binged on GoT but not on the novels yet) and Agatha Christie collection. I so wanted all her books in my shelf. Expect a load of book reviews coming your way!

Life is all about choices you make, isn’t it? I made one. Why regret it?

Talking about book review, let me start with the first book this year. Ravi Subramaniam has made a mark for corporate thrillers. I had loved his last book God is a Gamer. But, this time he has forayed into the world of publishing and has explored the intricate topic of relationships. The story revolves around a author-turned banker.

The Bestseller She Wrote by Ravi Subramaniam Book Review (Read it here)

The Story

IN A RELATIONSHIP, PARTICULARLY those that are adulterous in nature, the first time is always the most difficult. That’s the point in time when one’s conscience makes its presence felt the most and people are consumed by regret. Once that bridge is crossed, regret is often forgotten.