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About AamilTheCamel

CBR 6

Engineer from India. Love history, historical fiction and speculative fiction.

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wuthering heights

A story of incredibly passionate love and vengeance.

Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte

December 31, 2014 by AamilTheCamel 5 Comments

Fifty-second book reviewed as part of the 130 Challenge. It seems that one can only despise someone with true passion, if they have once loved them just as much. And there is no story that can equal Wuthering Heights when it comes to passion. The story is tragic, but beautifully so and the reason why tragedy is such a thing of beauty is because it takes much loving and longing to make a tragedy. Nothing that happens in Wuthering heights is subdued. There is unabashed […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: #CBR6, 130 challenge, emily bronte, passion, romance, tragedy, wuthering heights

AamilTheCamel's CBR6 Review No:52 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: #CBR6, 130 challenge, emily bronte, passion, romance, tragedy, wuthering heights ·
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A thoroughly enjoyable disturbing novel!

The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks

December 31, 2014 by AamilTheCamel Leave a Comment

Fifty-first book reviewed as part of the 130 Challenge. This book is not for the faint-hearted. It isn’t for those who can’t stand gore and animal cruelty and the death of children. But in its own way, this is one of the best books I have ever read. This is the story of Frank, a 16 year old living with his Father on an island. His brother, Eric, has just escaped from a mental asylum and for the major part of the book, Frank is […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: #CBR6, 130 challenge, horror, humor, Iain Banks, Psychology, Satire, wasp factory

AamilTheCamel's CBR6 Review No:51 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: #CBR6, 130 challenge, horror, humor, Iain Banks, Psychology, Satire, wasp factory ·
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Hauntingly Beautiful!

The picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

December 30, 2014 by AamilTheCamel Leave a Comment

Fiftieth book reviewed as part of the 130 Challenge. Oh! Is there anything even close to an Oscar Wilde novel? If there is something that is horrifying and disgusting, yet somehow most reassuring and beautiful, this is it. A novel that shook up the world into which it was born. So ahead of its times! So exquisitely written with such a rich language and splendid narrative! I honestly don’t find myself capable of reviewing such a book. I write this only because I had decided that I […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: #CBR6, 130 challenge, dorian gray, horror, oscar wilde, Philosophy, Psychology

AamilTheCamel's CBR6 Review No:50 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: #CBR6, 130 challenge, dorian gray, horror, oscar wilde, Philosophy, Psychology ·
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Inside the mind of a dull guy.

Yoga Sutras by Jackson Radcliffe

December 30, 2014 by AamilTheCamel Leave a Comment

Forty-ninth book reviewed as part of the 130 Challenge. I wanted to read this book because I was curious about the way Yoga fits into this story. I also believed that writing a funny novel about Yoga must be terribly difficult and since Jackson Radcliffe had taken this up, it must make for an interesting read. Jackson has written a 300 page story that revolves around the life of a really dull man named Dave who is seeking an escape from his dreary existence while he […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: #CBR6, 130 challenge, humor, jackson radcliffe, yoga sutras

AamilTheCamel's CBR6 Review No:49 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: #CBR6, 130 challenge, humor, jackson radcliffe, yoga sutras ·
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India's_Struggle_for_Independence

A refreshing take on a done-to-death subject.

India's Struggle for Independence by Bipan Chandra

December 30, 2014 by AamilTheCamel Leave a Comment

Forty-eighth book reviewed as part of the 130 Challenge. In India, we are taught about our freedom struggle for almost 5 years as part of the high school curriculum. But the study is just a brief overview of the entire movement and does very little justice to this major event in the history of the sub-continent. It involved millions of people and had several leaders that spanned many generations. While writing textbooks for high school history, the authors tend to concentrate on a few of […]

Filed Under: History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: #CBR6, 130 challenge, bipan chandra, history, India, india's struggle for independence, non fiction

AamilTheCamel's CBR6 Review No:48 · Genres: History, Non-Fiction · Tags: #CBR6, 130 challenge, bipan chandra, history, India, india's struggle for independence, non fiction ·
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Insightful, but that’s it.

Freakonomics by Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner

December 30, 2014 by AamilTheCamel Leave a Comment

Forty-seventh book reviewed as part of the 130 Challenge. I’m starting to appreciate this genre of books. I didn’t like them at first because they never account for their methods. But I’m beginning to understand that there is no method! The areas where they are applying data analysis and coming up with astonishing conclusions are those where such techniques have never been used. Another reason why I didn’t like these books was because they seem to hype the discoveries that they make. Malcolm Gladwell is especially […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: 130 challenge, freakonomics, non fiction, not economics

AamilTheCamel's CBR6 Review No:47 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: 130 challenge, freakonomics, non fiction, not economics ·
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