One Amazing Thing by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni is a smattering of short stories within the context of a larger story. Basically an earth quake hits some town in California, so I think nine people are trapped in the Indian Consulate office. These people are all panicking and unhappy until Uma, a grad student who reads […]
Review of American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang
January 21, 2010
What can I say about American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang which has not already been said? I suppose if you haven’t read this Printz-winning graphic novel, I could try and sum it up for you. Basically there are three stories which interweave. There’s Jin Wang who is the new kid at a school […]
Diversifying My Reads!
January 20, 2010
My URL is readingisthespiceoflife, a play on the term variety is the spice of life. I try to post about a variety of genres, although I tend to slant towards the YA reading genre. Well, my reading is about to get more diverse. Last year, I only read 12 books out of my total of […]
Keeping Corner by Kashmira Sheth Book Review
August 11, 2009
Set in Ghandi Era India, Keeping Corner by Kashmira Sheth is the story of a child-bride named Leela who is widowed at the age of 11. Tradition states that since Leela is a certain caste, she must keep corner for a year.
Book Review: Across The Nightingale Floor by Lian Hearn
August 10, 2009
Across The Nightingale Floor by Lian Hearn is a wonderful novel set in feudal Japan and deals with themes of honor, descision making, and identity.
Does My Head Look Big In This? by Randa Abdel-Fattah
July 30, 2009
Does My Head Look Big In This? by Randa Abdel-Fattah centers around a girl named Amal who makes the decision to wear her hijab full time and the results.