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The Secret Adversary

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">                        <a href="http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1155">http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1155</a><br /><br />Well, this is the site I found this thrilling book for free! Though this was my first Agatha Christie book I've managed to become a fan of her writing especially the way she portrays her characters. While reading most of my books I play a very simple game that is to put myself in the place of one of the characters and imagine as if all that's happening involves me. This time it was Tuppence. To be frank, writers play a trick while writing that compels the reader to play the role of the character the writer chooses, who in other words is the hero of the story itself. I fell into the trap....but that makes me happy. The preface starts off abruptly but is the main incident around which the story is woven. The wonderful blend of mystery, romance, drama, thrill, action and of course not to forget wit and intelligence take you deep into the tale which is not a narrative one. I don't think I want to reveal any of the story; this may subside your curiosity when you start your ride through this amazing story. In short I loved it and hope you'll love it too.<br /> A <span style="color: red;">deadly challenge</span> to all mystery readers- <b><span style="color: #0b5394;">Spot the adversary with your instincts just like I did (obviously before completing the story!)</span></b>.......All the best!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyhqYsZYBmwc_o3dfYFQGw07Q-B9chLN1QI6-7nS4D-P3E1O2NMIiiSctC5dRrUkhdkqgVWAipoiob9BG3f-wEjKLfg6nmxWhghqqpPqmdd-l0KPXzkK1s8DROBdnE5-8N3aUV6iTuOTgO/s1600/thesecretadversary.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyhqYsZYBmwc_o3dfYFQGw07Q-B9chLN1QI6-7nS4D-P3E1O2NMIiiSctC5dRrUkhdkqgVWAipoiob9BG3f-wEjKLfg6nmxWhghqqpPqmdd-l0KPXzkK1s8DROBdnE5-8N3aUV6iTuOTgO/s1600/thesecretadversary.jpg" width="210" /></a></div><br /><br /></div>

The Secret Adversary

http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1155 Well, this is the site I found this thrilling book for free! Though this was my...

Beauty and the Beast

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Beauty,the main character of this book is a kind and gentle soul-beautiful not only to look at,but pure of heart and possessing great courage.Her father,once a rich merchant,loses his fortune at sea and the family comes upon hard times.And then one day,the merchant hears one of his ships had been saved!the entire family rejoices as he sets out to claim his lost fortune,promising to bring back gifts for all his children.All the children asked for different gifts which were highly rich.But all beauty asks for is a rose.<br /><br />A strange twist of fate leads the merchant to an enchanted castle,where his every need is taken care of and great riches are at his disposal.But there is not a soul to be seen!Who is the owner of the castle?Where are the servants?The merchant finds out as he plucks a rose for Beauty.A frightening beast stands before him!And he says only Beauty can now save her father.What will happen now?<br /><br />Read this enchanting fairy tale about a most unlikely love,about how beauty of the heart conquers all that is bad and evil.<br /><span style="color: #351c75;"><u>My Experience</u>:This is a very sweet and lovely book.This book is written by Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve</span><span style="color: #351c75;">. But it was translated by Jeanne-Marie Le Prince de Beaumont. This book is available in the form of a movie.But reading a book is completely different from watching a movie.Books helps us to understand the complete story compared to a movie.</span><br /><span style="color: #351c75;">I was completely involved while reading this enchanting fairy tale.Well, this is an abridged book,but i wanted to see the difference by reading this book rather than watching the movie.There is part in this book where everyone will be completely involved while reading.I want all of you to read this mysterious,adventurous and suspicious book. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgge7V4_ZsGJ5ppzfuMaXyp2WEtlMtqU5bd8Iqs95WV65MQphemiL2QXss7c8DChTU63J8oUk12gb_BFUES8bjhr1rWXea5W2CHWLdPUgZLVZpHh-fHqayEhCcmhbiIBTJvMW-qlZEjgVZj/s1600/bb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgge7V4_ZsGJ5ppzfuMaXyp2WEtlMtqU5bd8Iqs95WV65MQphemiL2QXss7c8DChTU63J8oUk12gb_BFUES8bjhr1rWXea5W2CHWLdPUgZLVZpHh-fHqayEhCcmhbiIBTJvMW-qlZEjgVZj/s1600/bb.jpg" /></a></div></div>

Beauty and the Beast

Beauty,the main character of this book is a kind and gentle soul-beautiful not only to look at,but pure of heart and possessing great courag...

The painter of Signs

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">R.K. Narayan brings the most unique pair of lovers through this book.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Zc6QELtyYCUHhpgeHmAVW5SsOBTKYbpWGoMmKQjXmVE7y6MZI7cl0AFpdqyKFJbV70sWUtuhfYbT1ZIQHj4clSqThp5sK8PaXydflh6RqvkS5CeQI7BXJf7OOTDyImrBzm0KJKiR8G6z/s1600/PainterOfSigns.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Zc6QELtyYCUHhpgeHmAVW5SsOBTKYbpWGoMmKQjXmVE7y6MZI7cl0AFpdqyKFJbV70sWUtuhfYbT1ZIQHj4clSqThp5sK8PaXydflh6RqvkS5CeQI7BXJf7OOTDyImrBzm0KJKiR8G6z/s1600/PainterOfSigns.jpg" /></a>To be frank, I did not enjoy this book as much as I enjoyed <a href="http://heavybookreview.blogspot.in/2013/04/guide.html" target="_blank">Guide</a>. I think I did not belong to the right age required for this book. Maturity in thought is needed to appreciate such a book. The story revolves around Raman, a painter of signs and Daisy, a young lady determined to improve the plight of the Indian population through strict family planning. What is striking about the novel is the modern human psychology and state of relationships. Garnished with the hustle and bustle of a life in Malgudi, the story is written in a simple language. My reading experience was not a very good one as I haven't grown the mentality of liking such a plot. <br />The bittersweet story has a very slow pace and was not very engrossing to me. I plan to read this book once again in the future to make a clearer view about my true experience. What I would like to suggest the viewers of this blog is that go through the book and make your own views and opinions regarding it. Maybe your opinions would contrast mine. However this book is not for children.<span id="goog_2086286303"></span><span id="goog_2086286304"></span></div>

The painter of Signs

R.K. Narayan brings the most unique pair of lovers through this book. To be frank, I did not enjoy this book as much as I enjoyed Guide . I ...

Lost Cat

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2QWzXy71usw_aWASF6r70kYejchzTcUem4CuEghe3RuO7IrwoePuPcOmg8qgOh8dv6bq9SSi8L2vo9SQf_bDKGVscx7kHZB2kJo7hXvH3JYf397CA0IPWr3XK0FhkFGEOge5_sBU4utY/s1600/15793584.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2QWzXy71usw_aWASF6r70kYejchzTcUem4CuEghe3RuO7IrwoePuPcOmg8qgOh8dv6bq9SSi8L2vo9SQf_bDKGVscx7kHZB2kJo7hXvH3JYf397CA0IPWr3XK0FhkFGEOge5_sBU4utY/s1600/15793584.jpg" width="209" /></a>The subtitle of this book written by Caroline Paul goes: <b>A True Story of Love, Desperation, and GPS Technology.</b><br /><b><br /></b>As the name suggests, it can be easily understood by many that this non-fictitious story is about a cat that is lost. The author gets badly hurt in an accident, and hears the doctors saying that she has broken her Tibia and Fibula. She then enthusiastically responds in her morphine haze that they are her cats, making the doctors think of her as hallucinating. Her two cats are introduced to the reader through this, namely Tibby and Fibby.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXO3Ce-mxCERfzwdob2HzEmuxiF1kdLLYv0jYyuhy1faw2yh8PQ_9OVj-aJz1dOZAJ7iUYwQkABpUHIT141GIoiXnh-0YnQhD4UZu-bsxKlehyphenhyphen_MM0nQGdX5bzf6pHMhCGnN77IIowGMI/s1600/Picture1.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="27" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXO3Ce-mxCERfzwdob2HzEmuxiF1kdLLYv0jYyuhy1faw2yh8PQ_9OVj-aJz1dOZAJ7iUYwQkABpUHIT141GIoiXnh-0YnQhD4UZu-bsxKlehyphenhyphen_MM0nQGdX5bzf6pHMhCGnN77IIowGMI/s1600/Picture1.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This image shows how interesting the book is. Black lines are interesting parts, yellow spaces boring.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Next follow rather humorous descriptions of her 13-year old cats, which she prefers to address as 'kittens'. The unthinkable follows, when Tibby gets lost. She drowns in a sea of despair, prays to Allah, Buddha, whom she does not believe in, and even makes a failed attempt of finding the lost cat through the help of a psychic.<br /><br />Read the book to find out if she will even find her cat? I found the book a little boring. The free introduction might kindle interest in the reader to buy the book, but I found the middle section more like a scientific paper. Many forms of wonderful technology are used to track Tibby.</div>

Lost Cat

The subtitle of this book written by Caroline Paul goes: A True Story of Love, Desperation, and GPS Technology. As the name suggests, it can...

Secret Seven Win Through

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6qqo0WhfhWvrhphP9H89iM7HcS6fFpUpti6_tZEnvklCTdTD7v7eERm_MzswivmcFkAhNTae2Z-71f_f9c2RwNRjk3CUjgxv4UBkSIo9vzqz9AZf8n3uv7qeDS0nJnegFvI6FKQlKjmE/s1600/download.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6qqo0WhfhWvrhphP9H89iM7HcS6fFpUpti6_tZEnvklCTdTD7v7eERm_MzswivmcFkAhNTae2Z-71f_f9c2RwNRjk3CUjgxv4UBkSIo9vzqz9AZf8n3uv7qeDS0nJnegFvI6FKQlKjmE/s1600/download.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The original book</td></tr></tbody></table>Another review of a book by Enid Blyton, the seventh in the series, and the most interesting of the three I have read. The language used is somewhat informal, but has a great sense of meaning in it.<br /><br />The story sets out during the season of <i>Easter,</i> with seven members and a dog belonging a secret society (as I have mentioned earlier <a href="http://heavybookreview.blogspot.in/2014/01/go-ahead-secret-seven.html">here</a>) who are very eager to solve problems that create problems to the pubic. They lose their meeting place and start looking for a new one, eventually finding many locations including an old hut, a boat house, a caravan and a cave. They decide to vote, and choose the secret cave as their meeting place, but are unaware of the actual history of that place.<br /><br />They find the cave very '<i>secret</i>' and inconspicuous, and enjoy the sand-covered, cold floor. They bring in their things and enjoy a few 'hidden' days. But after some time, their books and food start disappearing. They set traps near the entrance to catch the unknown intruder, but still continue to find their things stolen surprisingly without any disturbance to their trap.They then find an evidence! A book left by the intruder, which was recognized to be a diary of a person named <i>Albert Tanner</i>.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.enidblyton.net/secret-seven/seven-walking.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="123" src="http://www.enidblyton.net/secret-seven/seven-walking.gif" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Walking Seven</td></tr></tbody></table><br />They start searching the countryside for any clues. Will they find the suspect? Or will they vacate the cave in despair? Or is it a combination of the above two? Read the book to enjoy this wonderful story.<br /><br />Other Enid Blyton book reviews:<br /><a href="http://heavybookreview.blogspot.in/2014/01/go-ahead-secret-seven.html"><i>Go Ahead Secret Seven</i></a><br /><a href="http://heavybookreview.blogspot.in/2013/04/you-all-must-have-heard-about-famous.html"><i>The Famous Five (Part 4)</i></a><br /><a href="http://heavybookreview.blogspot.in/2013/03/the-adventures-of-mr-pink-whistle.html"><i>The Adventure of Mr Pink Whistle</i></a></div>

Secret Seven Win Through

The original book Another review of a book by Enid Blyton, the seventh in the series, and the most interesting of the three I have read. The...

Pygmalion(abridged)

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">I love to read the unabridged versions of classics but I happened to read this abridged version of 'Pygmalion' originally written by George Bernard Shaw.  This book is framed in such a way that it drives young readers to develop an interest for reading classics. It includes huge black and white illustrations in almost every other page. There was a saying "Don't judge a book by it's cover" which was later modified into "Don't judge a book by it's movie". I have seen the movie adapted from this book, a very old Audrey Hepburn movie- 'My Fair Lady'. Whenever I encounter such an incident, inevitably I give more preference to the the book because it interests me more. However, this time the situation was reversed. The movie gave me a wider and better representation of the emotions and thought processes. Coming back to the book, I am surely eager to read the unabridged version to taste the true essence of the writing. I think this book is meant for children as the human psychology shown here is much simpler to the one shown in the movie. The story revolves around a very ill mannered and uncultured flower seller who meets a professor who specializes in voice training only to be destined to become a person whose outward side looks polished but deep within remains the same. Enjoy reading starters!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2I4-Nrbuboy4TY5RqRLdeOk8p42bgOX3Ns7tJDoP-_goHeR2YpQL3-2yaid0glpt4uDMUwZwV_JvoZ14WAEkDgE0Cs8n47DNDULFuKMd-fcpAJDGIc1eTHQ-Nn2EOF4dmTb_sDdeKvrTh/s1600/Pygmalion.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2I4-Nrbuboy4TY5RqRLdeOk8p42bgOX3Ns7tJDoP-_goHeR2YpQL3-2yaid0glpt4uDMUwZwV_JvoZ14WAEkDgE0Cs8n47DNDULFuKMd-fcpAJDGIc1eTHQ-Nn2EOF4dmTb_sDdeKvrTh/s1600/Pygmalion.jpg" /></a></div><br /></div>

Pygmalion(abridged)

I love to read the unabridged versions of classics but I happened to read this abridged version of 'Pygmalion' originally written by...

Tigers for Dinner

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">When I was buying it I never expected it to turn out what it did! This book went way beyond my assumption. Initially, I thought it would be a fat volume that would include comedy, which it did include, and was meant for book worms. The fact turned out to be that, the book was meant to turn normal children into book worms. What I mean by this strange sentence of mine is that this book with seven chapters is meant to be read by children and get them interested into reading. More than 3\4th of this copy includes coloured illustrations by Sunaina Coelho. Ruskin Bond's imaginations know no bounds when he is wrinting for children. He brings in seven intriguing strories narrated by Jim Corbett's <i>Khansama</i>(cook), Mehmoud, who describes his experiences and encounters with animals of all sorts while preparing the tasty lamb chops for young Ruskin. I loved the fact that the sub-title on the cover page is 'Tall Tales by Jim Corbett's <i>Khansama</i>', not short tales.<br />Tussling with a cobra to hairy demons under the pillow, being carried away by a <i>muggermuch</i>(crocodile) to hunting down a cheetah, being blown by a wild boar to tackling a hungry man eating tiger; the stories urge it's readers to give a thought to the possibility of events.<br />The very thought of the aromas of delicious food floating by Mehmoud's kitchen with his voice humming an enchanting tale bring both, water to my mouth and anxiety in my mind. So, join me to this world of <i>Carpet sahib's</i> (Mehmoud's way of referring to Jim Corbett) company and Runskin's transfixing imaginations. I'm sure that this book can turn anybody into a little child.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieTlbEPC2ErdxWplTFC82sbmAfzj3-KC6AksIEIa1tiLp9ZI5YGIXFPQYSmW8w0nqEcCs_pUEbxQOjz2F5qxB8-zzgq3fxUVyVJim0X5DgOMPwRgmrewW4GBOCsizKXMijncAEhNLJkwQi/s1600/Tigers_for_dinner.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieTlbEPC2ErdxWplTFC82sbmAfzj3-KC6AksIEIa1tiLp9ZI5YGIXFPQYSmW8w0nqEcCs_pUEbxQOjz2F5qxB8-zzgq3fxUVyVJim0X5DgOMPwRgmrewW4GBOCsizKXMijncAEhNLJkwQi/s1600/Tigers_for_dinner.jpeg" width="205" /></a></div><br /></div>

Tigers for Dinner

When I was buying it I never expected it to turn out what it did! This book went way beyond my assumption. Initially, I thought it would be ...