Rating: 5/5 A book about a smart-talking, snarky robot in love with space operas? What’s not to love?
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Audiobook Review : All Systems Red by Martha Wells
By amodini
Posted in 2023, 5_star_rating, adventure, audiobook, books, fun stuff, must listen, must read, sci-fi |
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Book Review : Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
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Posted in 2021, 2022, 5_star_rating, adventure, books, favorites, fun stuff, humor, must listen, must read, penguin_books, recommended, sci-fi, suspense, wit |
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Title : Project Hail MaryAuthor : Andy WeirGenre : Science fictionPublisher : PenguinRating : ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Andy Weir’s first book The Martian is one of my favorite books of all time. I loved the book and I loved the film that was based on the book. Well, after that Weir wrote Artemis, which I tried reading […]
Read the rest of this entry »Audiobook Review : All Creatures Great and Small by James Herriot
By amodini
Posted in 2018, 5_star_rating, audiobook, book-to-movie, books, feel-good, fun stuff, lovely things, macmillan, must listen, must read, non-fiction, recommended |
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Title : All Creatures Great and Small Author : James Herriot Narrators : Christopher Timothy Genre : Non-fiction Publisher : Macmillan Audio Listening Length : 15 hours 45 minutes Rating : 5/5 Narrator Rating : 5/5 I rarely read non-fiction, but one of my all time favorites in non-fiction is the series of books by […]
Read the rest of this entry »Wordless Wednesdays #45
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Posted in 2015, fun stuff, images, wordless_wednesdays |
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Book Review : Lock In by John Scalzi
By amodini
Posted in 2014, 4_star_rating, arc, books, crime, fun stuff, must read, netgalley, recommended, review, sci-fi, tor |
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[amazon_link id=”0765375869″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Title : Lock In Author : John Scalzi Genre : Sci-fi Publisher : Tor Pages: 336 Publish Date : August 26, 2014 Source : Netgalley / Publisher ARC Rating : 4/5 Amazingly, I lover-of-all-that-is-hard-science-fiction hadn’t read John Scalzi before. I corrected that by reading “Lock In” who’s protagonist is a […]
Read the rest of this entry »Miss America Nina Davuluri at Macy’s
By amodini
Posted in 2014, culture and society, events, feel-good, fun stuff, india, media, news, recommended, south-asian, women |
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Ms. America, Nina Davaluri, the first Ms. America of Indian descent, was in Houston recently and made an appearance at Macys. The desi hordes turned up of course, moi included :-). Well, she really is very pretty, poised and well-spoken as she looks on television, and appears to have a good, strong head […]
Read the rest of this entry »Audiobook Review : The Door Into Summer by Robert Heinlein
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Posted in 2014, 4_star_rating, audiobook, Blackstone Audio, books, fun stuff, recommended, sci-fi |
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[amazon_link id=”B000JJRW7Q” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Title : The Door Into Summer Author : Robert Heinlein Genre : Sci-fi Narrators : Patrick Lawlor Publisher : Blackstone Audio Listening Length : 6 hrs 47 min Source : Library Rating : 4/5 Whenever I come across a tiresome book, a book I abandon midway, or stop listening to […]
Read the rest of this entry »Book Review : The Indian Tycoon’s Marriage Deal by Adite Banerjie
By amodini
Posted in 2013, 3.5_star_rating, books, chick-lit, desi, fun stuff, harlequin, india, review, romance, women |
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Title : The Indian Tycoon’s Marriage Deal Author : Adite Banerjie Genre : Romance Publish Date : September 1st, 2013 Publisher : Harlequin Source : Author Rating : 3.5/5 It’s been a really long time since I’ve read Mills & Boons. If you know not what these are, they are romances where the men are […]
Read the rest of this entry »Book Review : Fortune’s Pawn by Rachel Bach
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Posted in 2013, 4_star_rating, arc, books, fun stuff, imaginative, must read, Orbit Books, recommended, romance, sci-fi, series, women |
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[amazon_link id=”0316221112″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Title : Fortune’s Pawn (Paradox #1) Author : Rachel Aaron Genre : Sci-Fi Publisher : Orbit Books Publish Date : November 5th 2013 Pages : 368 Source : Netgalley/Publisher ARC Rating : 4.2/5 The main protagonist in this book is Paradoxian mercenary Devianna Morris. Devi is no ordinary merc – […]
Read the rest of this entry »Book Review : The Case of the Love Commandos by Tarquin Hall
By amodini
Posted in 2013, 4_star_rating, books, culture and society, desi, food, fun stuff, humor, india, mystery, recommended, simon_schuster, south-asian |
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[amazon_link id=”1451613261″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ][/amazon_link]Title : The Case of the Love Commandos Author : Tarquin Hall Genre : Mystery Publisher : Simon & Schuster Publish Date : September 8th 2013 Pages : 320 Source : Netgalley/Publisher Rating : 4/5 This is the second book of the Vish Puri series that I have read; I’ve […]
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