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The Bombay in Mumbai

November 22, 2014 by AamilTheCamel Leave a Comment

Thirty-seventh book reviewed as part of the 130 Challenge. When ‘Bombay’ was changed to ‘Mumbai’ many years back (it’s actually a decade or more, but seems like yesterday), I was a kid. It didn’t really affect me so much, but I used go around correcting people every time they called ‘Mumbai’, ‘Bombay’. I don’t know why I did that, maybe I asserted my sense of belonging to the city by claiming to know the correct name and declaring it to those who didn’t love it enough to care. […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: #CBR6, 130 challenge, bombay, Fiction, manto, saadat hasan manto, short story, urdu

Tesla was there, but Twain wasn’t.

November 22, 2014 by Robyn Robotron Leave a Comment

If you’re a fan of history or reading about serial killers, you should check out this book.  Sorry for the generic lead-in, my mind doesn’t want to work right now.

Filed Under: History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: #CBR6, Erik Larson, non fiction, Robyn Robotron, The Devil in the White City

Would you like some pretension with your racism?

November 22, 2014 by Robyn Robotron Leave a Comment

Is it possible to get a refund from a free box?  That is the question this book raises.

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: #CBR6, non fiction, Robyn Robotron, Understand Rap, William Buckholz

One day Ilona Andrews will publish a book that disappoints me and that will be a terrible day

November 21, 2014 by Malin 2 Comments

4.5 stars In a world where magic exists and is passed down through generations, the most influential families in society are called Houses, and tend to breed selectively to create the most powerful magic users, known as Primes. Nevada Baylor is a struggling P.I in Houston, trying to make ends meet. Nevada’s powers (which she keeps secret to avoid being exploited by one of the ruthless Houses) allow her to sense any time someone is lying. It comes in handy in her line of business, […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance Tagged With: #CBR6, Hidden Legacy, ilona andrews, magic, Malin, paranormal fantasy, romantic

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