DESERT SOLITAIRE by Edward Abbey, Book Review

Desert Solitaire by Edward Abbey
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

A deep poetic read...

It is a poetic book. It has humor. It has its share of adventure. It is one of the best of the books I have ever read...

Actually, for me, wilderness is divided into three.
1) The jungles, which I love the most
2) The cold regions, with lot of ice and snow, which I like to some extent and
3) The deserts, I hate them. They kill you with no mercy. You can die of thirst, you are die of dehydration, hyperthermia, sun burns, hunger, damn what-not.

So I always had a hating for the deserts, but this book just stirred my whole prospective towards the deserts. I feel a special kind of deja vu with the deserts now.

This is kind of a book which you, voluntarily, read very slow. Because you want to enjoy each and every word on the prose. I almost wept when I completed reading the book. You will be lost in the deserts, yourself, when reading this book. But when it comes to an end, it is a big disappointment.

I think the best review introduction that could be given to this book is the Introduction by the author, himself.

Go ahead and pick the book... You will be lost in the story...

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THE DEATH OF IVAN ILYICH by Leo Tolstoy, Book Review

The Death of Ivan Ilyich by Leo Tolstoy
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I am not a kind of a guy who would read literature, but this is a helluva literature, I say.

I don't know anyone who writes so marvelously - actually marvelous doesn't just satisfy the exquisiteness of the writing - about the Death. This is my first of Leo Tolstoy's work and I looking forward to read others.

Actually, I know nothing about Tolstoy. All I knew was, his name was pretty familiar and he writes.

About this edition:
When I first received this book, I was disappointed. It was small and very thin. I wasn't expecting anything, but , surely, that was not what I was expecting. The story ends on the page 113. That will be a short read, I thought.

I started reading the book. It started with an introduction by Ronald Blythe. I read 4 pages. He was giving away the story before I even started reading it, so I was searching for the last page of the introduction. That is when, I found that introduction extends till the page 29!

I just skipped the introduction. I don't know why they print introductions before the story. The summaries are, actually, placed at the end, right?

The story was between page 31 and page 113, which means, considering the small size of the book, it is not going to take too long to complete. I completed in a couple of hours. After completing it, I am feeling so light. So Enlightened.

I think everyone should this book at least once..

Beautiful piece of literature...

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THE LOST SYMBOL by Dan Brown, Book Review

The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Dan Brown... the best author as far as I know..

I don't know how can a man know so much about something...

Robert Langdon series.. The best thing about this series is, the former doesnt have anything to do with the latter one... They have their own stories, secrets and thrills to share..

The first one, Angels and demons, deals with the illuminati and vatican city..
The second one, The davinci code, deals with the Priory of Sion and race through the cathedrals and castles of Europe...
This one, the lost symbol, deals with the Freemasonry and the capital, Washington D.C.

Very thrilling, fast paced, interesting read...

I felt the last 50 pages made a good self-help guide.. over all, a good read!!

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I AM HEARTLESS: A Real Confession by Vinit K. Bansal, Book Review

I Am Heartless: A Real Confession by Vinit K. Bansal
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

The story is worth a 4 star, but I gave it a 5 because the story was so related to me.. I could see me in Viren (the lead role of the story)...

There are no others to describe the story.. It is a definite read..

It is not possible to believe that this is the author's first book..

I am sure it will make you cry.. A heart gripping read...

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TREASURE ISLAND by Robert Louis Stevenson, Book Review

Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I usually dont like reading classics. But I enjoyed reading this one...

First of all, the language was not what I am used to. This is one of the reason I go with classics.. But it seemed so... hmm.... different.. The conversation seemed like the real talk of the uneducated, ruthless, seamen. Yeah, I have never heard a seamen talk, but if I can imagine he would like in the book..

Lots of twists and turns. And lots of paragraphs which I didnt get, still the story was interesting...

Worth a read..

"Ay ay, cap'n!"

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ROADS TO MUSSOORIE by Ruskin Bond, Book Review

Roads To Mussoorie by Ruskin Bond
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

The book deserves a 3 and a half... Between 3 and a 4, i would choose a 4 for this book...

This is no travel book.. It is just a work of random recollections during the author's stay at the hill station - Mussoorie..

I always thought Mussoorie was in US of A.. :-/

This book makes a good companion during your boring phase of the life.. Quick read.. Narrated in a pretty humorously...

Worth a read...

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