Thirtieth book reviewed as part of the 130 Challenge. This book was read as part of a book talk organized by the Information Resource Center (IRC) of Tata Consultancy Services at Kochi in collaboration with the Toastmaster’s Club, TCS Kochi. I work at Tata Consultancy Services. This is a biography and as biographies go, it is quite extensive an account of the life and times of J.R.D. Tata (henceforth called ‘Jeh’). Divided into 4 sections, the book takes us through Jeh’s family heritage and the circumstances […]
Poems about the Meaning of Life and What’s after Death
I don’t usually read collections of poetry, but since I’m going to be encouraging my students to read poetry, I figured I should get into the practice as well. Plus it will give me some recommendations to give them. And it doesn’t hurt to have a variety of books to review for Cannonball Read either. So far this year I’ve only read few of Wadsworth’s poems including my favorite, Evangeline and now Charles Wright’s latest poetry collection, entitled Caribou. If I’m being honest I didn’t […]
“And I should tell him all my pain,…”
And I should tell him all my pain, And how my life had droop’d of late, And he should sorrow o’er my state And marvel what possess’d my brain; (Tennyson, In Memoriam XIV.13-16) Mad About the Boy, the third Bridget Jones book, is confusing. But then, Bridget Jones herself and her narratives are confusing; there’s the original Bridget Jones of the Independent newspaper columns, there’s Bridget Jones of the films, and there’s Bridget Jones of the books. I’m pretty sure that Bridget Jones of […]
Good Premise, OK Execution
This series was heavily reviewed on Cannonball last year. I did read the sample, but it didn’t pull me in. My book club had this listed as an option for our second book, so I figure I’d give it a chance. Despite a very interesting premise, reading this book felt like walking up 148 flights of stairs. I give this book 3 stars. Here’s a breakdown…