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Pawned Queen

by S.K. Thomas

My rating is 3.5. The reason is given below. Highlights Pawned queen is a mix of first person narrative of Melissa and third person narrative. The story line proceeds in an unconventional way by switching between the present and past. ...

Humbling and Humility

by Rian Nejar

The language and craft of the story is solid. It is more of a monologue of the protagonists but yes, there are conversations but in a lesser number. Nevertheless, readers would not be bored. Author is absorbed seamless into the protagoni...

The Bobble Heads of My Life

by D. Everett Newell

The book is a collection of 77 poems, five micro stories, and a short novel. Author’s love for his hometown and his family is the main highlight of the book. Nevertheless, through the magic of words, he succeeded in spreading a feel of u...

The Free Market Existentialist: Capitalism without Consumerism

by William Irwin

Detailed analysis and a thought provoking elucidation of the philosophy of Existentialism in the free market scenario. The book is an adult non-fiction. Author, who calls himself an existentialist, tries to put forth a conglomeration o...