The Brethren: Book review by Mani Sankar

By
John Grisham
In John Grisham’s latest, The Brethren, two Western judges and a Southern justice of the peace have formed an unofficial law practice inside the Florida minimum-security federal prison where they’re incarcerated. Known collectively as the Brethren, Joe Spicer (grand theft), Finn Yarber (income-tax evasion), and Hatlee Beech (vehicular homicide while under the influence) [...]

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The silence of the lambs: Book review by Salini Johnson

by
Thomas Harris
“A census taker once tried to test me. I ate his liver with some  fava beans and a nice chianti” – Hannibal Lecter
The above-mentioned sentences are the world famous hair-raising confessions of the cannibalistic Hannibal Lecter, enlivened on the silver    screen by the Academy Award winner Anthony Hopkins. To be frank, [...]

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The Andromeda Strain: Book review by Manisankar

by
Michael Crichton

The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton became a New York Times Bestseller because it was so frighteningly real and it’s characters were developed in detail. From the first page of the book it appears it is a secret document about something that really happened in the 1960’s. Michael Crichton opens with “This book [...]

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“A long way gone” by Ishmael Beah: Book review by Aiswarya Nandakumar

A long way gone
by
Ishmael Beah
“ A long way gone ” by Ishmael Beah is an extraordinary memoir which gives a first hand report of the hardships and desolate situations faced by people and countries during war.Ishmael Beah is a graduate from Oberlin College and a member of the Human rights watch children’s rights division [...]

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Da Vinci Code: Book review by Karthika P.

 
           “Blinded ignorance does mislead us
            O!Wretched mortals open your eyes”

These words were said by the famous painter LEONARDO DA VINCI,
the creator of the world famous paintings like The Mona Lisa , the Last Supper,
the Vtruvian man etc. He was an expert in many fields. It is said that  Da Vinci has left [...]

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Artemis Fowl And The Lost Colony: Review by Varun H.S.

 

Artemis Fowl And The Lost Colony
by
Eoim Colfer
Artemis Fowl is a series of fantasy novels written by Irish author Eoin Colfer, starring the teenage criminal mastermind Artemis Fowl II. This is guy is a genius and there is a lot of tech jargon talk and I hope you will get adjusted o it. To people who [...]

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White Tiger: Book review by Amrita Nair

 
 
 
Reviewed by
Amrita Nair, XII B
(First Prize in Book review competition, National Library Week, 2008)
 
Not So Shining..
ARAVIND ADIGA’S DEBUTANT NOVEL HAS BEEN HOGGING THE LIMELIGHT FOR RESONS OTHER THAN WINNING THE WORLD’S MOST  COVETED RECOGNETION ,THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE FOR THE YEAR 2008. THE NOVEL “ THE WHITE TIGER “ HAS TORN DOWN THE MASK [...]

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Catch 22 : Book review by Varun H. S.

Catch-22 is like no other novel I have read.Though it is stereotyped as a comedy, it has action,and other stuff. It has attained the status of a modern classic, at least in American Literature.Just as a fact it has added a new word in the Dictionary.
Right in the middle of a war stuck is our [...]

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Five point Someone:Book review

 

CHETAN BHAGAT VOICES THE YOUTH
 
Indian institute of technology commonly known as IIT is probably the dream college of those who aspire to be the engineers of tomorrow who are on a     heartbreaking race to tackle the entrance giant IIT-JEE.The participants of this race are building up dream castles on the plans which they [...]

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The Tales of Beedle the Bard: Review

 

 
ROWLING STRIKES AGAIN……………..
It was thought that everything was over for Harry Potter fans. All the seven books were released and the story was concluded in HP and the Deathly Hallows in which Harry succeeded in defeating Lord Voldemort. Of course there are two more movies to be released. But the movies do not count for [...]

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