February of books

I read a lot of books this last month and could have written individual reviews for each of them but then i realized that all my reviews sound the same. So instead of different posts for each book, here are my two lines on each of them

1. Cuckold - Kiran Nagarkar
Warning-Book cover is a bit embarrassing to carry around, specially around parents, So make sure u carry a paper to cover it up as soon as u buy it :)
It’s the story of a prince of Rajasthan during the time of the earlier invasions of the mughals. Very beautiful written. This one won the Sahitya Academy award for Nagarkar. Not only a must read, it’s a must have too.

2. The Girl - Sonia Faleiro
A very different setup but very very depressing story

3. Pinging from Bangalore - K. R. Chandrashekar
Pre-requisites to enjoy the book
a. You must be software engineer
b. You got to be from bangalore.
The book is exactly how he calls it, a 'blog novel'. It does come across as a bit amateurish, especially in the language department. The language is simple and informative when he talks about general issues but when it comes to his life, the author; as Sumanth mentions seem to have thought in Kannada and translated it to english later. Still as a software engineer one tends to relate to a lot of things in the book. Recommended

4. Homespun - Nilita Vachani
Spanning across three generations starting around the earlier 1930s to 2000, its the story of the Mehta family as seen and heard through the eyes of Sweta. The humour is subtle and sequence of the story very engrossing, specially the way each character is introduced. Was an impulsive buy and absolutely no regrets

5. A million pieces - James Frey
A lot of controversy surrounding the book.... but didn't realize it until i had finished reading it. The cover page was what caught my attention. A lot of it apparently is all made up and the book no longer qualifies as non-fiction. But all said and done, its a story built with hope and human spirit and very inspiring.

6. Seven sixes are forty three - Kiran Nagarkar
Not qualified to comment on or review this book. Didn't understand much... had me totally mixed up.

7. Chapati or Chips - Nisha Minhas
TP kinds.. was a b'day gift. Can't say i appreciated it, nice for a breezy read