1.0PoohsDenhttps://www.ourowncorner.com/poohsdenVinithahttps://www.ourowncorner.com/poohsden/author/pooh_admin/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="g74W0omG5d"><a href="https://www.ourowncorner.com/poohsden/5-books-march-2015/">5 Books – March 2015</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.ourowncorner.com/poohsden/5-books-march-2015/embed/#?secret=g74W0omG5d" width="600" height="338" title="“5 Books – March 2015” — PoohsDen" data-secret="g74W0omG5d" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.ourowncorner.com/poohsden/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> I gave up on my resolution to read slow and savour my books. I went into a reading frenzy the first part of March. I had to remind myself to slowdown and went cold turkey. I refused to a book for a grand total of 2 days. Here are some book reviews 1) The name is Rajinikanth by Gayathri Sreekanth I got access to a neighbour’s library (long live neighbours who buy books) and this was one of the first books I borrowed from them. I have always wondered what this book contained. I grew up with Rajinikanth fans and movies. I was curious to know more about him and was hoping this book would shed some light on his personality. I was sort of disappointed. It was a book by a fan who seems to be rather dazzled by Rajini. The book also seemed to have a liberal dose of masala sprinkled on it and highlighted only certain portions of the star’s life. This was also my first #TSBCReadsIndia book (click here to know more about #TSBCReadsIndia challenge and here to take a look at my#TSBCReadsIndia bookshelf on Goodreads) 2) A Constellation of Vital Phenomena by Anthony Marra Wartime stories […]