The Covenant of Water
★★★★☆
A multi-generational saga about a large St. Thomas Christian family in Kerala, and the mysterious illness that affects each generation of a family.
Heart of Darkness
★★★★☆
Deep in the African jungle, Kurtz ran a business procuring ivory and is treated like a god by the natives. But lately, something entirely more sinister is afoot... Kurtz has gone insane.
Before The Coffee Gets Cold
★★★★☆
A fable about table at a restaurant which allows a patron to time travel... as long as they meet certain conditions.
My Man Jeeves
★★★★★
A collection of short stories which include among the first appearances Bertie Wooster and his superlative valet Jeeves
Flood of Fire
★★★★★
The conclusion of the magnificent Ibis trilogy, and another foray into the language and history of the British Raj
Little Women
★★★☆☆
A coming-of-age novel set around the American Civil war, detailing the lives of four sisters from childhood to womanhood.
Flowers for Algernon
★★★★★
A diary of an intellectually challenged young man detailing his experience being part of an experimental procedure to increase his intelligence
River of Smoke
★★★★☆
The Ibis completed its maiden voyage, taking labourers to Mauritius. The narrative shifts to Canton, and talks about the events that lead-up to the first Opium War
Roman Stories
★☆☆☆☆
A set of short stories set, or rather, woven around the eternal city of Rome
The Scarlet Letter
★★☆☆☆
In Puritan America, a young woman is accused of adultery, and is sentenced to wear the letter “A” on her outfit...
Life of Pi
★★★★☆
A grand novel blending several different concepts and themes; philosophy, religion, and, above all, the enduring human spirit in the face of adversity
Sea of Poppies
★★★★★
The first book of the Ibis trilogy, a delightful epic set in the 1830’s, telling the stories of several people whose lives intersect with the ocean-going vessel “Ibis”
Poor Things
★★★★☆
A retelling of the Frankenstein mythos, with the beautiful young Bella Baxter brought back to life with the brain of an infant
