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Triffids, Thoughtcrimes and Travelling Symphony
my friends and I used to play this little game of planning for a zombie apocalypse. We’d have animated discussions about where we would store food, whether our office glass doors were strong enough to protect us (one more problem, they were see-through) and elaborate escape routes. So macabre, yes! This book scored big time in that regard. Continue reading
The Martian By Andy Weir
The story of ‘The Martian’ was probably everyone’s fantasy at some point of time. What would you do if you get stranded in a desert with no sign of life for a million kilometers. Only the desert here is Mars. Continue reading
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Tagged Andy Weir, books, fiction, Mars, NASA, Review, science fiction, Space, the Martian
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The Cuckoo’s Calling by Robert Galbraith (JK Rowling)
Cuckoo’s calling is essentially a murder mystery. Lula Landry, a supermodel, falls to death from her penthouse window. Given Lula’s history of supposed drug problems, a fragile mental state and lack of solid proof her case is closed as ‘Suicide’. However, Lula’s distraught brother John Bristow doesn’t think so. He is obsessed with his belief that Lula was murdered and seeks the help of a private detective Cormoran Strike to find the killer. Continue reading
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Tagged Book, books, Cormoran Strike, crime, fiction, Harry Potter, JK Rowling, Lula Landry, Review, The cuckoo's calling, thriller
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To Kill a MockingBird
“You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view – until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.” Continue reading
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Tagged Atticus Finch, Book, books, fiction, Harper Lee, Inspiration, Life, Reading, Southern, Thoughts, To Kill a MockingBird
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Platform 9-3/4 