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Shom’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Shom’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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Shom Biswas
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in Asansol, India
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Alexandre Dumas, Neville Cardus, Raymond Chandler, John le Carré, Grah
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October 2011
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Dwight Muhammad Qawi (1953-2025)
Most of you have probably never heard of Dwight Muhammad Qawi.
He passed away a couple of days ago, and here are a few thoughts about him.
Qawi was one of my all-time favorites – an embodiment of bravery, resilience, and sheer will. Despite standing just 5’6″, he fought from light-heavyweight all the way up to heavyweight, and made every inch count. His style was a masterclass in pressure and precis
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বাঃ ভালোই তো। হালকা পাতলা রোমান্টিক বই, কোনো সাংঘাতিক উপলব্ধি বা গভীরতা নেই, চাই'ও না। ফুরফুরে লেখা, দেড় ঘন্টা ফ্লাইটে পড়ার জন্যে একদম পারফেক্ট। সিনেমা বানালেও বেশ খাসা একটা স্লীপার হিট হবে। শীর্ষেন্দু খুব একটা মনোযোগ দিয়ে লেখেননি, বেশ কয়েকটা তার ...more |
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"হ্যাঁগো, তুমি আমার জন্য বাসন মাজবে তো?"
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I quite like the Kikira stories of Bimal Kar. They have some good detection in them, they are not very flashy or flamboyant, but are always well written. The characters are not larger-than-life heroes, which is, to me, a plus. In this specific story, ...more |
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এ বইতে বাবা-মার জন্মভূমি আর সন্তানের জন্মভূমি আলাদা। মানুষ যে দেশে জন্মায় সবসময় সেটাই তার মাতৃভূমি হয়ে উঠতে পারে না, সে দেশ তাকে মায়ের মতো আগলে রাখতে পারে না। নিজের জন্মভিটার প্রতি আমাদের টান থাকে, তার কাছেই আমরা ফিরতে চাই কিন্তু... বাণী বসু'" Read more of this review » |
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"I loved “Atonement” the first time. Loved it even more the second. This isn’t just good literary fiction – it’s the sort of thing that makes most of what’s marketed as “literary” look like homework for people who don’t read. I came back to it because"
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এই বইটা নিয়ে গত ক’ বছর ধরে থ্রিলারপ্রেমীদের ড্যাড্যাং ড্যাড্যাং শুনে আসছি, গুডরিডস বেস্ট রিড লিস্টে নিয়মিত উঠে আসে। কিন্তু আমার কাছে? এক কথায় meh। শেষমেশ ৩/৫ দিয়েছি ঠিকই, তবে সেটাও ওই একটা আড়াই টাইপের তিন, বলতে পারেন দয়া করে দেওয়া। লেখা মসৃণ, স ...more |
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| What fun! What fun! So deliciously petty and vindictive a book, and absolutely un-self-aware a writer! Look, fellows, I grew up masticating on Stardust and Anandalok, and this book is absolute guilty pleasure for a particularly gossipy Indian politic ...more | |
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