ON THE ROAD: The Original Scroll by Jack Kerouac, Book Review

On the Road: The Original Scroll by Jack Kerouac
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

On the Road: The Original Scroll... I just thought it was just the name of the book, the original version of the previously released book... But i didnt knew that the book was literally a 'scroll'... When I first came to know that the draft for this book was originally a 120-feet long, continuous, flow of words, I was flabbergasted...

This edition is of totally 408 pages to be exact and about 100 pages (102, to be precise) is just crap... you can also call it a 100-page review... introduction, history, crap, shit, etc etc...

Actually, I am not happy with the read... I was expecting something more adventurous and tripping, but this turns out to be a reference book to something called, 'Beat Generation'... I thought to understand the book, I need to learn a bit about the 'beat generation' and extracted few details from the net... But it confused me, further..

A thing I observed in this book is, the author, jack kerouac, is as frank as anything could be in the book... I felt like I was reading someone's personal diary...

The stories starts exactly on the 109th page... And from then on there is no end of parah.. In fact, the whole story continuous in a hude paragraph, stretching for about 300 pages!!! that is one point which bores you.. I couldnt read it for too long.. Most of the times, I fell asleep when I was reading..

Another minus point about the book is the book had so many names... I had to refer the previous pages when a name is mentioned... It is so diffficult to remember all those names..

The book is, actually, five books... There is no difference between the books except for the words written in bold, 'BOOK ONE' or 'BOOK TWO'.... the whole story didnt break its continuous flow not atleast once..

The best part of the book, excluding the boring parts is the adventure and tripping never stopped... In fact, the tripping was done at its fastest.. but it has its share of boring parts too..

So just think if you planning to pick this book up...

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NOTHING LASTS FOREVER: No Secret can Stay Buried.. by Vish Dhamija, Book Review

Nothing Lasts Forever: No Secret can Stay Buried.. by Vish Dhamija
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

Lot of unwanted crap.. thats what I feel about the story..

The font is so small that, I think there are about 3000 words per page! damn, why do some authors want to prolong the story...

If the description of characters' attires are removed, the book would be reduced to half! So much crap.. Too much crap about retail banking and all, which I didnt understand a word...

Too many coincidences to call it a thriller...

I literally, ran through the pages.. too boring to be a thriller...

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TEA FOR TWO AND A PIECE OF CAKE by Preeti Shenoy, Book Review

Tea for two and a piece of cake by Preeti Shenoy
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Preeti Shenoy is, officially, the first author I ever read and I was swept off my feet. Her second novel, Life is what you make it, was really a read, which I will never forget in my life. In fact, that book is the reason now I am addicted to reading...

This piece of work is a masterpiece. It is so well written. Every page hooks you to it. It could be a one-go, if you a good reader, unlike me. I enjoyed each every page of the story. It takes, for you, to only read the prologue to get you hooked.

The story is so unique to what I read now-a-days.

The prologue runs like this. Nisha is bathing her seven month old baby boy, Rohit. She gets a call from his husband, Samir. "Our eight years old marriage is over," he says over the call, which is the incident of the whole story.

The first half of the story deals pre-incident - how Nisha met Samir, how they fell in love - and the second half deals with the post-incident scene - how she copes up with the life...

A very good page turner...

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THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER by Mark Twain, Book Review

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Helluva read, it was.

I don't know what was running on my mind when I took an old, almost completely worn out book titled, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. It was probably my great grandpa's. The look of the book itself had a mysterious mist around it - all worn out, eaten by ants and all.

It was that worn out look which tempted me to read it. If I didn't read this book, I reckon, would've my fate a million times. So wonderful a read it was !!

Samuel Clemens(Mark Twain), I love you, man.

Reading further into the story I noticed that a good part of Harry Potter was inspired from this story.

Very interest with a good deal of adventure. A page turner. Hooks you on till you complete it. And the drift follows..

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MY WAY IS THE HIGHWAY by Urvashi Gulia, Book Review

My Way Is the Highway by Urvashi Gulia
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Interesting one.. good read.. will hook you to it, until you complete it.. loved it... a bit girly.. but good, it is..

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A WALK IN THE WOODS by Bill Bryson, Book Review

A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail by Bill Bryson
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

A very good dose of humor...

If you are expecting to land up on Appalachian Trail (AT) someday, then dont forget to take alone this book, if you didnt already read it.

If you dont know anything about AT or if you dont know what to expect on AT, then you will have to read this book.

Actually, you get nothing from AT, thats what author claims too. Everyday is replica of the day before. And the next same will be same like today. You get up when is Sun is up, walk till sun down, camp and you get up again when the Sun is up. In between, you eat, you meet new people from around the world, and.... and........ and you cant expect anything else..

The more you read this book, the more you fall in love with AT. I dont know whether it is the AT or it the narration of the author which is tempting me land in AT.

There are many guides about the AT, but this book is just what you need. It has a bit of history, a bit about the trail, a bit about the people on the trail and a sample story, what else do you expect from a guide. In addition, it also had a good part of humor.

A good read, not a page turned, but an interesting one...

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DELAYED MONSOON by Chitralekha Paul, Book Review

Delayed Monsoon by Chitralekha Paul
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

very slow paced... too girly for me... that explains why it is on top... kinda different read for me.. but hats off to the author who wrote her first novel so exquisitely...

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