Flutter in the Dovecote

A ecumenical satire - you laugh all the way. The confusion and the thought process of the reverends and mother superiors discribed beautifully - and ah in a very funny funny way.

James Wharton, Bishop of Timfristos finds out that a mother superior is gifted by a modern artist one of his creation that,according to the creator, is 'Answer to maidens prayer'. The object of painting being a male organ. The Bishop is alarmed and starts his journey across country side to find out in which convent the painting is. And when he finds it out, it turns out to be a 'Maiden at prayer' . But long before this happens, Bishop comes to see a nun in without the leaves, which leads to a compramise.

Even though the theme was good and foundation superb, the author, Bruce Marshall, mixes it up towards the end by making the subject of the painting russian missile!!! May be he wanted it to be too much funny but i bet he regret it now!!!

PS: I dint get the coverpage, so no pic to shack in the memories.

Heaven's Edge

A love story, a journey back to seek the identity, the new hope - all set in the background of a war. Romesh Gunashekra tries his best to convince you about his oratory skills but he fails utterly. It shouldn't be counted as novel but as a long 230 page poem .


he story begins with a srilankan settled in london,Marc, coming back to seek his real identity and to know more about his fathers death, who was fighter pilot . His grandfather Eldon had left the place long back ago. By the way did i mention the story is set in the future, some 30 odd years from now. In the mean time he meets a young girl, Uva,an ecologist or you could call an eco warrior and falls in love with her. She becomes his new hope and a reason for new beginning. But when she is gone missing, he comes in contact with the ugly face of the war . Gunashekra tries his best to emulate the war woes through a drowsy piece of pace. i took a week and half to read it, that too wouldn't have finished if the library due hadn't come up.

Read it if you have no other book to read.

Like the flowing river

I like this author very much - Paulo Coelho, somewhere i find in his writing a spark that ignites you , a hope that gives you something to inspire about, a dream to relish.

This one is not a novel but a collections of his articles published across the time. It gives a insight to the evolution of master writer to a great writer. Most of the articles relates to his daily life happening. But some stand apart for their messages like 'the story of the pencil','the missing brick' , 'the story of manuel' ...etc.

While reading this one, i have made up some dreams to follow - like to have stroll across copacabana beach, window shop through the madrid streets and to learn one or two chopin sonatas - even though i don't know how to play a piano - :)

Only when one reads Paulo that we come to know there are so many things hidden in every sec of our life, and that most of the time we overlook them. He makes us realize the beauty of small things that makes this life really a happy journey. To give a message that resound the test of time in less than half a page - only this guy can do it and i don't know how he delivers it over and over again in this 232 paged book.

I liked it and moreover i think i will not forget one or two articles because if then what else does paulo coelho stand for ????

Anything for you, Maam

An interesting and funny fantasy by an IITian, oops not yet, an IIT student. The guy can be pardoned for poor narration and a poor theme which contains a lot coincidence which are a lot like 'out of box' .

Tejas Narula is deeply in love with his sisters friend Shreya. The Hero resides in Delhi and is an IITian where as the babe is in chennai. The story is all about the planning Tejas make to meet his love of his life in chennai. The other and non interesting characters are Pappi(Prof. Siddhu), whose dream is to make a bus(Biobull) that run on shit, Rajit( his brother in law ) who he happens to meet on the train, Payal and sneha ( his two sis) . With a lot of strange things like three IITian of different era and all going to same marriage coming accidentally together in coup(train) makes the story an illusion or rather hallucination of 'Tushar Raheja"

I think every guy in IIT is after Chetan Bhagat, oh btw Tushar is also a Delhi IITian. No wonder why he thought of writing .

Well to be honest - The read was disgusting.

The Fall

This is by Simon Mawer of "Mendel's Dwarfs" ( ya the one he was shortlisted for Booker) . Set in the backdrop of mountains, it tell the story of Five characters in seven sections !! Its a boring plot in the beginning but catch up towards the middle and got a great finish. You will come to know all about mountaineering after reading this one. It basically says about individuals getting around with a wrong assumptions in their head - like believing someone is your father but realizes in the end its not !!!! Jamie Mathewson believes his father is climber who died in himalayas, he lives his whole life believing that his destiny lies in the mountains but only to get disappointed after knowing that his climbing partner, Robert Dewar, is the actual son of Guy Mathewson. Now i don't know why the mother Diana Dewar doesnt say this to Robert at all . There is another Female who plays the role of 'man behind the stage' , Meg, who likes to be get laid all the time ...even with her boss, her colleague , Guy and also with her son's friend, Robert.
The writing is beautiful, the relation complex and the pace superb- i like it .