Book V/s Movie Review: The Help

Over the years I've come across a lot of books that have been made into movies, and since I read a fair bit I usually land up reading the book before the movie. Asked off my head I can't think of even one movie that out-shine's...

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2012: As Seen In Books

I've already started with my reading for this year but thanks to being ill I haven't done any major reading (I've been reading Harry Potter, the Enid Blyton of today) yet. Now before I start reading my lists for this year...

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My 2012 vs 2011 GoodReads Challenge

2011 was the first year I took part in the GoodReads reading challenge. I decided to read 50 books in the year and exceeded that target by reading 66. Feeling all motivated by my success I set my target in 2012 at 100 books....

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Taking Care of My Money Plant in Water

I grew up to a saying that if you stole a piece of money plant and it grew and flourished in your house you would prosper and get rich. So its a plant most houses had and its a hardy plant so we had a few of them at home...

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Book Review: Bitch Goddess for Dummies by Maya Sharma Sriram

Title: Bitch Goddess for DummiesAuthor: Maya Sharma SriramPaperback: 260 pagesPublisher: Rupa Publications (2012)Genre: Chick-LitRead: PaperbackStars: ****/5Buy On: Amazon | FlipKart Summary: (Amazon)Edgy and wickedly funny,...

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Chithirai Nela from Kadal: 'If...' set to music

It's been a while since a Tamil movie's songs have struck and stuck with me. Not since Roja and Alai Payude have I hummed a song without understanding a word of what was being sung. But over the last couple of weeks I've...

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Migraines, Massages and More

Sometime about the time we returned from TfN I had an allergic attack, by New Year's it was a full blown sinus cold & cough and last week despite precautions and medications it moved to becoming a migraine. I hate migraines,...

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Samaithu Par and How to Make Venn Pongal and Coconut Thuvaiyal

I come from a family of good cooks, a place where almost all the men cook a mean meal and the women are just oh-la-la! Growing up in good food meant I never saw a need to learn to cook, I just ate :D And since cooking runs...

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Review Yesterday, Plan for Tomorrow, Party Tonight

It seems like yesterday that it was New Year and here we are with a new year starting again. The years seem to be flying past as life slips by me and I watch it all unfold in slow motion. Ok, enough moroseness; switching...

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