Master of the Game by Sidney Sheldon

First and foremost i have too much respect for Mr. Sheldon so the review (or shall i say the opinion) is very predictably and obviously biased, but can’t help it!! Well this one is a classic, i still can’t help but wonder how i missed out reading this one, when me and my group of friends were on a Sheldon spree back in college. Well it is a typical Sheldon plot showcasing, business hard-work luck and strong women characters beautifully interwoven with the chance factor. Although the book revolves around Kate Blackwell, Jamie McGregor makes a lasting impression. In spite of having a startling resemblance to another Sheldon book Bloodline, Master of the Game makes you turn the pages like never before! (for example the  famous escapade of Jamie and Banda from the Namib island) 

Moving on, the story revolves around Kate Blackwell (Maiden name McGregor) and how her passion towards Kruger-Bent Ltd transforms her into the ‘Master of the Game’ (game being an allegory to life here). The plot is well laid to suit the needs of Kate to make Kruger-Bent the largest conglomerate of the world and her strive to pass it on to a worthy heir is vividly portrayed in the destruction and havoc she causes in her son’s and grand-daughter’s life unintentionally. 

The book ends with Kate celebrating her 90th birthday and still not finding her worthy heir. However the master of the game even at that age has the spirit to try her luck in moulding her great grand-son as the heir. Thereby leaving the reader to come to his own conclusions. 

Personally i would have enjoyed if the book ended with a definite name of the heir. Anyways would love to read  this typical Sheldon book again and without any doubt this one goes as another Sheldon favourite. 

 

Secret Schemes and Daring Dreams by Rosie Rushton

Be it that i’m a working woman now or just sheer laziness, it took me more than a month to read this book. Not that the book was that boring but the simple fact that i couldn’t manage the time to read and when i actually managed to read it, two hours on two consecutive late nights was all i needed. Enough about self, now the book!

Well, another out and out chic-read, it picks up a little slowly, you almost give up reading on it and that’s when the interest is generated and you decide to finish the book. The story revolves around Emma Woodhouse and her self centered life, where in she believes that she can play the cupid always. The book opens with a success story of Emma’s expertise as a cupid which results in over confidence to handle all relationships at all stages surrounding her.

The book takes a twist when this over confidence results in a disaster and messes up her own life and of the potential others in her life. The rest of the book dwells upon how Emma deals and struggles at making peace within herself and with others. The book has a nice mushy romantic angle to it, however a lot of patience is tested before reaching to that spot. If you can deal with the dry areas of the book, the end mushy romantic angle is worth the wait.

Don’t think i am reading this again, however would recommend it to those who have the patience to go through a lot of plain girly stuff before hitting the romantic high notes.

 

Lines Stumbled Upon – 16

Relationships.

A healthy Relationship is one which strengthens you,,, but doesn’t become your Weakness !!!!

Shared by Jayakanth Kattula on Facebook

 

Lines Stumbled Upon – 15

I wanted to tell you all my secrets but you became one of them instead
Shared by Don’t Think, Just Do It on Facebook.

 

Comedy of errors @Work – 2

Language is a funny phenomenon, back in college when my English Literature lecturer (Janaki Ma’am) used to tell us that you need to plan your answer and scheme to put in the best possible words to make the answer effective, we used to think that the world in general was aware of the importance of language. However, four years down the lane when i see such horrible copies coming to my desk, i go back to re-affirm the fact conveyed by Janaki Ma’am that language indeed involves a lot of planning and scheming and it is not an easy task to put down the idea as conceptualized in your brain on the sheet because as pointed by a wise man, ‘ The distance between getting an idea and putting it down is longer than the length from your head to hand’. 

This sentence originally intends that the client will take care of the front end and back end operations, however you can see how different it sounds from the original intention. 

 

 

Comedy of errors @Work – 1

Taking inspiration from Swati Timmaraju ( my best mate and now a colleague). I have decided to upload this on my blog as shared by Swati Timmaraju on Facebook!!

Just couldn’t resist uploadin this!! Came across this masterpiece during one of our usual proofreading duties! Check out Shrut’s (that’s me) hidden frustration in her feedback comments – ‘because it is wrong!’!!! ha ha ha The text says’benefits students who are huge’, wonder where though!! ha ha ha ha.. — at Work. – Shared by Swati Timmaraju on Facebook!!

 

Lines Stumbled Upon – 14

Copying ideas from one person is plagiarism. Copying from many is research!

Shared by Kalyani Rajashekar On Facebook

 

Lines Stumbled Upon – 13

We never grow up, we only learn how to act in public.

Shared by Priyanka Mantripragada on Facebook

 

Things I Know about Love by Kate Le Vann

In spite of the train ride ambience and great music acting as embellishments to this book, it has enough in it to make it a great read! Out n out a romantic piece on the likes of Love Story By Eric Sehgal. It has it all, the elements of romance, puppy-love, infatuation, sorrow and tragedy.

On a superficial level it just talks about a regular teenage girl but there is more to it. Metaphorically it talks volumes about the ‘limited’ experiences of this girl concerning the very mystical yet magical emotion ‘love’. What makes this story a hit is the fact that the author has not blurred the line between reality and fiction. By retaining the element of tragedy the author delivers a unique effect to the book where you can’t stop yourself from falling in love with this book and its very realistic characters. Your heart absolutely goes out for Adam more than Livvie in spite of her tear evoking tragedy. Read it to understand the emotion, ‘love’ in an all new perspective. A great read, going down as favorites would definitely read it again!

 

Lines Stumbled Upon – 12

No great genius has ever existed without some touch of madness.

Swati Timmaraju’s Gchat status