Star Trek #15: Corona by Greg Bear (1984)

Days of feeling dispirited and dejected.. and then I came across a write-up on this book @ GeorgeKelley.org and realised this was what I needed. What could be more comforting than being in the company of one's favourite space-ship crew? And I cried tears of laughter when Bones commented on Spock's report: "...The information relayed …

Review: An Old-Fashioned Mystery

An Old-Fashioned Mystery by Runa FairleighMy rating: 3 of 5 stars A post-modern look at the genre of mystery. I was getting mighty tired of it, till I read the last part, and that quite redeemed the entire book for me.First Line: "'This chutney tastes a bit off to me,' the major said. View all …

Last Review of 2014: Douglas Jardine: Spartan Cricketer

I wanted to write a lengthy review of Christopher Douglas' biography of England's toughest cricket captain: Douglas Jardine. Unfortunately, it seems right now I'll just manage to write a few lines. For those who follow cricket, Jardine needs no introduction. He was given the unenviable task of bringing back at the Ashes at a time …

‘Bodyline’: Once Again

 Cricket is a religion in India and cricket-lovers are not merely fans but rather fanatics. And thus it is but natural that when a serial based on a cricket-series was telecast way back in the late eighties, it should become immensely popular. Bodyline, the serial, was a dramatic (some would say over-dramatic) representation of the …