The Drowsy Goofball

A review of Oscar Wilde's play 'A Woman of No Importance.' A Woman of No Importance - A Play by Oscar Wilde. Book Title:  A Woman of No Importance Author:  Oscar Wilde Language:  English Genre(s):  Play, Drama, Comedy, Humour, Feminism Original Year of Release:  1894 Format that I read the book in:  E-book Publisher:  Project Gutenberg Book length:  96 pages SUMMARY : Oscar Wilde's audacious drama of social scandal centres around the revelation of Mrs Arbuthnot's long-concealed secret. A house party is in full swing at Lady Hunstanton's country home, when it is announced that Gerald Arbuthnot has been appointed secretary to the sophisticated, witty Lord Illingworth. Gerald's mother stands in the way of his appointment, but fears to tell him why, for who will believe Lord Illingworth to be a man of no importance? Key characters: Mrs. Arbuthnot aka Rachel (Titular character) Lord Illingworth Gerald Arbuthnot ...

Spots I covered during my brief visit to India's cleanest city. View of Sayaji Square, Vijay Nagar, Indore, at night. I recently made a short trip to Indore along with my family to attend a relative's wedding ceremony. Since our primary goal of the visit was the function, we barely had any time to explore the place. But from whichever spots that locals had highly recommended, we shortlisted a select few and managed to squeeze them into our tight travelling schedule.  True to its laurels, Indore is indeed spic and span. For the uninitiated, Indore has ranked first in the list of cleanest Indian cities for two years in a row. Wherever we went, clean roads greeted us, and this was something that I felt should be emulated even by my beloved hometown Mumbai. Also read: Places to visit in Pondicherry: A Complete Guide An aerial view of Indore, the clean city. How I reached my destination:  Indore is well-connected to several domestic destinations ...

A review of Stieg Larsson's novel 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.' 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo' by Stieg Larsson Book Title: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo ( Book 1 of the Millennium series ) Author: Stieg Larsson Language: Translated to English from Swedish ( by Reg Keeland ) Genre(s): Crime, Thriller, Murder Mystery, Fiction Year of Release: 2005 in Swedish and 2008 in English Format that I read the book in: Paperback Publisher:  Maclehose Press - An imprint of Quercus Book length: 538 pages Blurb millennium The Industrialist Henrik Vanger, head of the dynastic Vanger Corporation, is tormented by the loss of a child decades earlier and convinced that a member of his family has committed murder. The Journalist Mikael Blomkvist delves deep into the Vangers' past to uncover the truth behind the unsolved mystery. But someone else wants the past to remain a secret and will go to any lengths to keep it that way...

A review of George Orwell's novel '1984.' 1984 by George Orwell Book title: 1984 (Nineteen Eighty-Four) Author: George Orwell Language: English Genre(s): Classic, Dystopia, Socio-political thriller, Fiction Year of Release: 1949 Format that I read the book in: E-book Publisher: www.planetebook.com Book length: 393 pages Synopsis : Among the seminal texts of the 20th century, Nineteen Eighty-Four is a rare work that grows more haunting as its futuristic purgatory becomes more real. Published in 1949, the book offers political satirist George Orwell's nightmare vision of a totalitarian, bureaucratic world and one poor stiff's attempt to find individuality. The brilliance of the novel is Orwell's prescience of modern life - the ubiquity of television, the distortion of the language - and his ability to construct such a thorough version of hell. Required reading for students since it was published, it ranks among the most terrifying...

Why the Kindle e-reader doesn't deserve the hate it gets. Amazon Kindle Paperwhite. One of my most prized possessions as an avid reader has to be the  Amazon Kindle Paperwhite  that I had received as a present from my father in the Christmas of 2015. I probably have never been gifted anything so damn useful and long-lasting in my entire life so far (apart from all the wonderful books that relatives and friends have given to me as gifts over the years.) First of all,   let me make my stand clear on the Kindle versus physical books debate now itself - I love both the media immensely.  While nothing can beat the satisfaction of turning the pages of a paperback or hardcover novel as you go on devouring the story within, or even the heavenly scent of books both old as well as new, the  Kindle e-reader is a fascinating invention that is in complete sync with the technologically-advanced times of the twenty-first century. I fail to understand why man...