The Diary of Adam and Eve
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Men are from Mars, and Women are from Venus!
Brilliant! The master storyteller recreates the first days of Adam and Eve’s descend on this planet. Mark Twain’s incomparable wit and his impressive understanding of differences between functioning of the two genders makes this classic what it is – A Classic.
Twain has written this book in two parts, first as Adam’s diary when he first found himself on earth and then, the same events in Eve’s voice. The stark difference in the behaviors of the two is both humorous and awe inspiring. You thought that you, a millennium girl, faced problems with men? Think again, you daughter of Eve. The first mother has gone through each of those vexations that you find yourself struggling with. Men have always been (and going by this logic, will always remain) their unsentimental self.
Every sentence of this diary is mirthful and recommended for all, regardless of whether you are a son of Adam or a daughter of Eve. Precious.
Sisters
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The tale of the rich and the flamboyant!
Sisters is a typical Shobha De tale, masala maar ke. True to her style, De portrays the life of Indian high society with minute details. It is a story of two illegitimate sisters brought together by one tragedy after another. The sisters, in a typical movie style, are the prettiest and the sexiest girls in town. The men they meet are gorgeous and scums! Yeah, all of them. The girls have little morals, which makes it a very racy read. From murder, rape, manipulation, politics to romance, sex, and adulatory…De never disappoints.
The story has predictable twists; if you are soap opera viewer, you will see the death, the takeover, the marriage coming just on the next page. However, to the author’s credit, the book is fairly gripping. If you start off, you will finish it. De’s eye for detail and speedy writing style can be seen at its best.
