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    Girls Dont Cry,by Gajra Kottary HarperCollins, Rs 399Lifestyle
    Book Review 'Girls Don't Cry: A 100-episode saga running on steroids'

    Amala is a small-town girl who lives in Mumbai and works in the big bad world of advertising.

    19 Oct 2017 1:46 AM IST

    My Hanuman Chalisa by Devdutt Pattanaik Rupa, Rs 295Lifestyle
    Review: An ode to the Hindu, Buddhist Monkey God

    Enlightening, informative, absorbing, lending itself to multiple debates and a metaphysical treat, the book is...

    9 Sept 2017 2:33 AM IST

    One Day Well All Be Dead and None of This Will Matter: Essays, by Scaachi Koul Picador, Rs 534Lifestyle
    Book Review 'One Day We'll All Be Dead and None of This Will Matter:...

    The book is as much about ennui, loneliness of the misfit, desperation to blend in with an alien culture.

    6 Aug 2017 5:59 AM IST

    Baaz by Anuja Chauhan HarperCollins, Rs 399.Lifestyle
    Romancing the past, fauji style

    A few readers might experience niggling déjà vu while reading this romance-meets-action novel.

    28 May 2017 3:29 AM IST

    White Magic by Arjun Nath HarperCollinsLifestyle
    Book Review 'White Magic': An addict's journey from near doom to hope

    The book tackles existential questions lurking in the minds of all youth in an unobtrusive manner.

    24 May 2016 12:41 AM IST

    Feluda @ 50 edited by Boria Majumdar HarperCollins, Rs 299Lifestyle
    Book review 'Feluda': Ray's alter ego or a bhadralok wail?

    Boria Majumdar, in his editorial piece, is gushing in his adulation of Feluda.

    12 April 2016 1:38 AM IST

    The Girl Who Ate Books by Nilanjana Roy Fourth Estate, Rs 499.Lifestyle
    Book review 'The Girl Who Ate Books': An intense affair with words

    Blatantly opinionated, Roy is remorseless in her condemnation of certain works of writing.

    29 March 2016 2:22 AM IST

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