Reviewing about a Book

For me, criticizing a book is not about ego or a need to look smart, but more a matter of being disappointed if an author's lack of craftsmanship ruins my ability to get into the story and enjoy the book. I prefer authors who use English effectively (I think of George R. R. Martin and China Mieville, for example), but I can deal with workmanlike prose if it's basically correct and the ideas are strong (I think of Robin Cook as a prime example of this category). Unfortunately misused vocabulary or glaring grammatical errors can jolt me out of the story pretty quickly, and weak writing coupled with weak ideas can really piss me off. Another thing that can really ruin a book for me is if the characterizations or setting are completely implausible, not because the author intended it that way for effect but because he just did not think it through. Strong writing can make it possible to overlook this, but somehow it seems the authors I've read who really use English well usually do not make this type of mistake. But in any case, I do not call myself a fantasy or sci-fi "fan" and I am not likely to argue with fans unless provoked.

Interesting info of Sahara Desert

The Sahara is the biggest desert in the world. It covers nearly a fourth of the whole African continent. It extends into 12 countries and stretches 3,500 miles (5,600 km) from east to west and 1,063 miles (1,700 km) north to south. Sahara is from the Arabic word meaning desert. This desert stretches from the Red Sea to the Atlantic Ocean, and it is larger than the Mediterranean Sea. Its very low rainfall does not encourage the growth of plants, although there are a few. Some animals also live in the desert, although they are primarily small nocturnal ones, and number of reptiles. The fruit of the date palm, which can ordinarily be found in and around oases, provides a little food for the people who make the desert their home.

A Funny Old Story

Veena and Dr.Venkat Arun went on a camping trip. After a good meal and a bottle of wine they lay down in their tent for the night, and went to sleep. Some hours later, Veena awoke and nudged his faithful friend awake "Watson, look up at the sky and tell me what you see." Venkat Arun replied, "I see millions and millions of stars." "What does that tell you?" Veena questioned. Venkat Arun pondered for a minute. "Astronomically, it tells me that here are millions of galaxies and potentially billions of planets. Astrologically, I observe that Saturn is in Leo. Chronologically, I deduce that the time is approximately a quarter past three. Theologically, I can see that God is all powerful an that we are small and insignificant. Metro logically, I suspect that we will have a beautiful day tomorrow. What does it tell you?" Veena was silent for a minute and then spoke. "Watson, you ass. Someone has stolen our tent!

Unity is the Key

Unity is the key to break the bondage of loneliness and insecurity. Remember the Taj can be rebuilt.The oberoi-trident has reopened.Nariman house can be rebuilt.But one thing that cannot be changed is that nothing will bring back the pepole who died during the terror attack...

Information about Time Travel

Those systems in which a slight change in the initial condition can create great changes in the final condition are called chaotic systems, they are unpredictable. Similar is the case with time line, a slight change in the past conditions can create great changes in present condition. You can find tons of examples in cartoons and movies of his sort like, if someone kills Adolph Hitler what will happen?

In this way it would be chaotic or it won’t be linear.

My Suggestion about Bhagat

Moving further it's not a matter of inherent literary genius or a particular surrounding that breeds good authors and if that would have been the case we would have only had Walter Scott and Mathew Arnold as the literary geniuses belong to that elite class. So what I am trying to emphasize is that we should not compare Chetan Bhagat with any other author whose works are of a completely different genre and to say that if we are comparing a Bhagat with a Tagore or a Rushdie, it is like comparing a masala flick of bollywood with a soul stirring work of Spielberg and since their works are poles apart having completely different objectives and different admirers so we better stop this task of comparison and start respecting an artist with respect to his own specific world and better not drag him into another universe where he may appear completely as a stranger. To sum it up I will not say that the works of Bhagat are completely worthless and in a way they have been phenomenal in drawing the attention of those thousands of people who would never care to read a novel and that too in English and we know the reasons why(for not reading those books). So let’s admire his potential as an author who could make even a non-reader interested in reading his works and of course for the rest of us we do have our canonical literary texts to bang our heads with (just kidding). hence lets not argue about where Bhagat stands in this world of literature because he has his own stand and let him stay there with his millions of admirers and if someday I too feel like joining them I can also join them.

I Love Flowers

Flowers are so pretty, one should get introduced to them. A love for nature is what is being aimed at. Flowers are beautiful, colorful and sweet smelling. They are used in making perfumes, medicines, soaps, paints, salad oil and cooking oil. They are also used in bouquets, garlands and decorations. Try to name the flowers in your surroundings. Have you heard of the "Valley of Flowers"? It is in the hills of Uttranchal and the flowers there bloom only for a few weeks in the year.