You can feel the heat all the way through the book. Not only the heat, but the sweat and the dirt too. Even with sparse phrasing the arid landscape comes through in a very immediate fashion. Both a tragedy and a travel guide in one. A brief history of the more recent events in Afghanistan [...]
This book is probably one of the most quotable books that I’ve read. It was recommended to me by a friend who said nothing about it except put it in amongst a pile that included a couple of Dostoevskys. Having read it I realise that he didn’t need to say anything.
A stage production of the of the Indian epic tale told through dance, or so we thought. My first time at Sadlers Wells theatre and I was expecting some magic really, knowing that they are famous for dance productions. But this was nothing like the kathak extravaganza that I was expecting.
Achieving my goals by writing publicy about them. See my About page.
You are currently browsing the archives for the reviews category.
Subscribe in a reader