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'The Greatest Hindi Stories Ever Told' book review: Treasure Trove of Brilliance

The Greatest Hindi Stories Ever Told, selected and translated by Poonam Saxena, definitively makes good on its boast. This collection is a labour of love from Saxena, who confesses herself to be a devourer of Hindi Literature.

Regional writers, barring a few who have enjoyed universal acclaim, have long been denied their fair share of appreciation, admiration and popularity. It is a crying shame, because there is a treasure trove of blinding talent, lurking in the nooks and crannies of the artistic world, waiting to be discovered.

Translators who work hard to amend this sad situation deserve to be commended for doing their part to give deserving stories the love and exposure they so richly deserve in addition to enhancing their reach in pop culture.

The stories themselves, lovingly gathered and narrated, are a treat for readers who are unfamiliar with the bountiful treasures of Hindi Literature. Saxena has selected 25 stories featuring the best work from an earlier time as well as modern talents. The stories from the 'Nayi Kahani movement', which occurred in post-Independent India and mirrored a variety of social ills, are particularly harrowing and thought-provoking.

Chandradhar Sharma Guleri's 'She Had Said So' written over a 100 years ago is a timeless tale of selflessness and sacrifice. Set during World War I, it is about Indian soldiers carted off to die, yearning for home, hearth and delicious mangoes while fighting a war on the bidding of their white conquerors.

Stories set in the aftermath of the Partition, communal riots, and war chronicling dark and bloody chapters in the history of India and Pakistan such as 'The Times Have Changed' by Krishna Sobti, 'Lord of the Rubble' by Mohan Rakesh - which made me bawl uncontrollably when old Ghani mian  returns to the home he built which has been reduced to ashes along with the rest of his family - and 'War' by Shaani capture the horror and pathos of those terrifying times.

They fill the reader with remorse for the hatred and intolerance that was and is reflective of the sundered bonds between children of what was once the same land. Poverty and caste discrimination is a recurrent theme in some of the stories which seek to highlight the widening chasms between the privileged and unfortunates which leaves one with a bitter taste in the mouth and a stricken conscience.

Premchand's 'The Thakur's Well' is a hard-hitting tale of poor Gangi who is willing to risk life and limb to slake her husband's thirst but will have nothing to show for her bravery simply because society will never let her rise above her status as a low caste member.

Women's exploitation as well as the untold hardships they are forced to endure are beautifully portrayed in stories like the chilling 'Where Lakshmi is Held Captive' by Rajendra Yadav.

It is one of those stories that you will not forget or forgive in a hurry, given the scale of injustice wreaked by a miserly old man on his own daughter and Agyeya's 'Gangrene', a tale about the tortuous monotony of domestic chores that drain a woman of her vitality. Krishna Baldev Vaid's 'Escape', Yashpal's 'Phoolo's Kurta' and 'The Human Measure' explore the same trope with a touch of macabre humour.

The social evil that is ageism is also highlighted in gripping yarns like Bhisham Sahni's 'A Feast for the Boss', where a son wonders what to do with his decrepit old mum when his white boss visits, and Usha Priyamvada's 'The Homecoming' where Gajadhar Babu realises that his family has little use for him on retirement.

Asghar Wajahat's 'The Spirits of Shah Alam Camp' and Uday Prakash's 'Tirich' deserve special mention too, though both are going to haunt my nightmares simply for being undeniably brilliant. In fact, every single story in this lovely collection is replete with merit, making for some very enjoyable reading and truly delicious experiences.

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मुझे उम्मीद है, कि जब आप तनाव के दौरान इन किताबों को पढ़ेंगे, तो आपको बहुत ही अच्छा लगेगा। अगर आप हिंदी कहानियां पढ़ने के शौकीन हैं, तो ये Story Books आपको रोमांच से भर देंगी।

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List of Best Story Books In Hindi

यहां पर मैंने रिसर्च करने के बाद, मेरे द्वारा चुनी हुई Best Story Books को सूचीबद्ध किया है, इसके बाद इन सभी पुस्तकों के बारे में; मैं आपको संक्षिप्त जानकारी दूंगा।

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1. रामायण (Best Spiritual Book)

रामायण सर्वश्रेष्ठ आध्यात्मिक पुस्तकों में से एक है, इसकी रचना महर्षि बाल्मीकि ने की थी। यह पुस्तक, हिंदू धर्म के भगवान मर्यादा पुरुषोत्तम राम के जीवन पर आधारित है।

इस पुस्तक को मैंने इसलिए चयनित किया है, क्योंकि इसमें भगवान राम के जीवन पर आधारित कहानी के साथ आपको संस्कार सीखने को भी मिलेगा। इस पुस्तक में बहुत सारी ऐसी बातें बताई गई है, जिन्हे जानने के बाद आप अपने जीवन में जो गलतियां करते हैं, उससे बचेंगे।

रामायण क्यों पढ़ें: अगर आप कहानी पढ़ने के साथ साथ आध्यात्मिक ज्ञान में रुचि रखते हैं, तो आप को रामायण अवश्य पढ़ें।

रामायण की विशेष बातें:

वैसे तो रामायण में बहुत सारी बातें बताई गई है, जो इसे अन्य Best Story Books से विशेष बनाती हैं, यह बातें नीचे सूचीबद्ध की गई है।

• रामायण आपको क्रोध, ईष्र्या, द्वेष आदि से बचना सिखाती है।
• रामायण आपको समाज के साथ रहना सिखाती है, यह आपको बताती है कि बड़े बुजुर्गों से कैसे बात करना चाहिए।
• अगर आप रामायण पढ़ते हैं, तो यह आपको तनाव से मुक्ति पाने में बहुत मदद करती है।
• इसे पढ़ने से मन में नए उत्साह का संचार होता है और मानसिक मजबूती प्राप्त होती है।
• धर्म गुरुओं के अनुसार रामायण पढ़ने से घर परिवार में शांति भी रहती है और उन्नति भी होती है।

2. Best Hindi Books to Read Before you Die: जीत आपकी

यह पुस्तक कहानियों पर आधारित एक Motivational Story Book है, जिसके रचनाकार शिव खेड़ा जी है। जीत आपकी इनके द्वारा लिखी गई बेस्ट सेलर बुक है, जो अलग-अलग भाषाओं में बहुत ही अधिक मात्रा में बिकी।

इस पुस्तक में बहुत सारी ऐसी कहानियों का संग्रह है, जिसके अंत में आपको उस कहानी से कुछ ना कुछ सीख मिलती है, जिनको यदि आप अपने दैनिक जीवन में उपयोग करते हैं, तो आपके सफलता प्राप्त करने की संभावना बढ़ जाती है। 

You Can Win पुस्तक क्यों पढ़ें: अगर आप कहानियां पढ़ने के साथ-साथ जीवन में सफलता पाने के सूत्र भी जानना चाहते हैं, तो आपको यह पुस्तक अवश्य पढ़नी चाहिए।

जीत आपकी पुस्तक से आपको क्या जानने को मिलेगा

• यह पुस्तक आपको कहानियों की सहायता से सफलता पाने के तरीके बताती है।
• यह पुस्तक नजरिए में बदलाव करके सफलता पाने के तरीके बताती है।
• आपको कौन सी चीज सफलता पाने से रोक रही है?
• आप अपना आत्म सम्मान कैसे बढ़ा सकते हैं, खुद को अन्य लोगों की अपेक्षा कैसे मोटिवेट रख सकते हैं?
• एक महान व्यक्तित्व बनने के लिए 25 तरीके बताए गए हैं, जिनको जानने के लिए आपको इस पुस्तक को पढ़ना पड़ेगा।

3. यह सड़क मेरे गांव को नहीं जाती 

यह पुस्तक व्योमेश चित्रवंश द्वारा लिखी गई है, जैसा कि इस पुस्तक के नाम से ही पता चलता है, “ यह सड़क मेरे गांव को नहीं जाती ” बल्कि यह सड़क किसी के गांव को नहीं जाती है। 

यहां पर लेखक अपने विचारों को प्रकट करता है और लिखता है, कि आखिर यह सड़क जा कहां रही है.. खैर पूरी कहानी जानने के लिए आपको यह पुस्तक पढ़नी पड़ेगी। मेरा पूरा विश्वास है, जब आप यह पुस्तक पढ़ेंगे तो यह आपको पूरी तरह से रोमांच से भर देगी।

यह पुस्तक क्यों पढ़ें : अगर आप अपने गांव से लगाव रखते हैं, या जानना चाहते हैं कि हमारा ग्रामीण भारत कितना समृद्ध था, तो इसे अवश्य पढ़ें।

4. Best Story Books In Hindi: मुझे चांद चाहिए

यह उपन्यास पूरी तरह से कहानियां और रोमांस पर आधारित है और इसके लेखक सुरेंद्र वर्मा है। इस उपन्यास में बहुत सारी कहानियां है, जो आपको यह पुस्तक पढ़ने पर मजबूर कर देंगी।

इसमें बताई गई कहानियों का वर्णन यहां पर करना मुश्किल है, इसलिए मेरा सुझाव है, कि आपको यह पुस्तक एक बार स्वयं पढ़कर देखनी चाहिए।

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5. Amish Tripathi Best Books: मेलुहा के मृत्युंजय 

इस पुस्तक के तीन भाग हैं, जो कहानियों के रोमांच से भरे पड़े हैं; जिसके कारण मैंने तीनों को Best Story Books in Hindi की लिस्ट में शामिल किया है। 

यह एक पुस्तक हिंदू धर्म के भगवान शिव जी पर आधारित है और इसके लेखक अमिश त्रिपाठी है, जोकि अमिश त्रिपाठी के द्वारा लिखे जाने वाले ट्रायलॉजी सीरीज ( शिव रचना त्रयी) का पहला उपन्यास है।

वैसे यह भगवान शिव को वास्तविक रूप में दर्शाने के लिए लिखी गई पुस्तक है, और इस पुस्तक की कहानी मेलुहा देश की है, जिसकी स्थापना भगवान राम के वंशजों ने की थी।

इस कहानी में सूर्यवंशियों द्वारा स्थापित मेलुहा की भूमि को एक श्रापित समूह, जिन्हें चंद्रवंशी का नाम दिया गया है, वे नागाओं के साथ मिलकर इस भूमि को नष्ट करना चाहते हैं।

इस भूमि को बचाने के लिए वहां के राजा दक्ष शिव को मदद करने के लिए निमंत्रण देते हैं, और मेलुहा की प्रजा शिव को नीलकंठ का नाम दे देते हैं, क्योंकि उन्होंने ने विष का पान किया था, जिससे उनका गला नीला पड़ गया था। 

इस पुस्तक में शिव के मानव स्वरूप की कल्पना की गई है, जिसके रहस्य आपको कल्पना से भर देंगे। इस पुस्तक में शिव के मानव स्वरूप की कल्पना की गई है, जिसके रहस्य आपको कल्पना से भर देंगे। 

इस पुस्तक में शिव के पराक्रम को परिभाषित किया गया है और शिव के जीवन के लक्ष्य आपको एक नए रहस्य की ओर ले जाएंगे। इस पुस्तक में वर्णित युद्ध और उसका रहस्यमई अंत आपको इस पुस्तक का अगला भाग पढ़ने के लिए मजबूर कर देगा।

6. Hindi Story Books for Beginners: नागाओं का रहस्य

शिव रचना त्रयी की द्वितीय कड़ी की इस पुस्तक में अमिश त्रिपाठी द्वारा लिखित मेलुहा के मृत्युंजय की कहानी से आगे की कहानी बताई गई है, यह पुस्तक नागाओं के रहस्य की कहानी के साथ आगे बढ़ती है।

इस कहानी में बताया गया है कि नागाओं ने शिव के मित्र बृहस्पति की हत्या कर दी और शिव की पत्नी सती को जान से मारना चाहते हैं। इसलिए क्रूर हत्यारे नागाओं की जाति के उद्देश्य को विफल करना ही शिव का एक मात्र लक्ष्य बन जाता है।

इसके लिए शिव नागवाशियों के क्षेत्र में पहुंचते हैं और नागाओं की खोज करने का प्रयास करते हैं, शिव का यह खतरों से भरा सफर आपको रोमांच से भर देगा।

आखिर क्या शिव नागवंशियों और नागाओं के सत्य और उनसे जुड़े रहस्य को जानने में कामयाब हो पाएंगे?

क्या शिव अपना लक्ष्य पूरा कर पाएंगे? इसे जानने के लिए आपको यह पुस्तक पढ़नी पड़ेगी।

7. Best Story Books In Hindi: वायुपुत्रों की शपथ

यह पुस्तक शिव रचना त्रयी की आखिरी कड़ी है, जो शिव नागवंशियो और नागाओं से जुड़े सभी राज को खोलेगी। इस पुस्तक में बताया गया है, कि शिव अपनी शक्तियों को इकट्ठा कर रहे होते हैं और नागाओं के शहर पंचवटी में प्रवेश करते हैं, जहां पर बुराई का सच उनके सामने आता है।

इस कड़ी में शिव, जिसे मेलुहा के लोगों ने नीलकंठ का नाम दिया था; अपने वास्तविक और सबसे खतरनाक शत्रु के साथ धर्म युद्ध करने की तैयारी करते हैं। 

इसमें वह अपने ऐसे शत्रु के साथ युद्ध करने जा रहे होते हैं, जिसका नाम सुनने के बाद बड़े से बड़े योद्धा डर जाते हैं और शिव के इसी शत्रु के कारण यह कहानी और भी रोमांचक हो जाती है।

शिव और उनके शत्रु के मध्य होने वाले भयंकर युद्ध से बहुत सारे लोग मारे जाते हैं और इससे भारतवर्ष की चेतना दहल जाती है। क्योंकि इस युद्ध में भारतवर्ष को हराने के लिए बहुत सारे षड्यंत्र शामिल है, जो इस युद्ध को और भी रहस्यमई बना देते हैं। 

लेकिन यह देखना भी बहुत आश्चर्यजनक है, कि शिव अपनी हार नहीं मानता है और वायुपुत्रों तक पहुंचता है, जो नीलकंठ की मदद कर सकते हैं, लेकिन वे उसे अभी तक अपनाना नहीं चाहते थे।

अब देखना यह है, कि क्या शिव अपने लक्ष्य में सफल हो पाएंगे? उनके इस युद्ध का भारतवर्ष पर क्या प्रभाव पड़ेगा? 

यह पुस्तक क्यों पढ़ें: आखिर उनके द्वारा बुराई से लड़ने का लोगों को क्या मूल्य चुकाना पड़ेगा? इसे जानने के लिए आपको यह पुस्तक पढ़नी चाहिए।

8. वैशाली की नगरवधू (Recommend Best Story Book)

वैशाली की नगरवधू आचार्य चतुरसेन के द्वारा रचित है और यह एक प्रकार का उपन्यास है, जिसमें मुख्य किरदार के रूप में एक स्त्री है। जिसका नाम आम्रपाली है और वह बहुत ही सुंदर थी। इस उपन्यास में आचार्य चतुरसेन ने भारत के जीते जागते जीवन को अंकित करने का प्रयास किया है। 

आम्रपाली बहुत ही ज्यादा खूबसूरत थी, जिसके कारण वैशाली नगर के सभी लोग उसके लिए मर मिटने को भी तैयार थे, लेकिन उसकी यही विशेषता उसके लिए खतरा बन गई और उसे बलपूर्वक नगरवासियों द्वारा वेश्या घोषित कर दिया गया।

आम्रपाली के असली माता-पिता नहीं थे, वह वैशाली नगर के किसी परिवार को आम के पेड़ के नीचे मिली थी और उसी के नीचे खेलकर पली बढ़ी, जिसके कारण उसका नाम आम्रपाली रख दिया गया।

आम्रपाली की सुंदरता इतनी ज्यादा थी; कि प्रतिदिन कोई न कोई, उसके माता पिता के पास रिश्ता लेकर आता रहता था, लेकिन वे रिश्ते को ठुकरा देते थे। 

फिर एक दिन आम्रपाली के विवाह के लिए वैशाली गणतंत्र में सभा का आयोजन किया गया, जिसमें मौजूद सभी पुरुष उससे विवाह करना चाहते थे, लेकिन वहां पर कोई निर्णय लेना मुश्किल हो रहा था। क्योंकि उन्हें पता था, कि अगर किसी एक से उसकी शादी कर दी गई, तो अन्य लोगों में विद्रोह उत्पन्न हो जाएगा।

यह पुस्तक क्यों पढ़ें: आखिर नगरवधू बनाने के बाद आम्रपाली के साथ क्या-क्या घटित हुआ, उसका जीवन कैसे नगर के महलों में गुजरा; उसको जानने के लिए आपको यह पुस्तक पढ़नी पड़ेगी।

9. मैं कृष्ण हूं (Must Read Hindi Books)

मैं कृष्ण हूं, पुस्तक हिंदू धर्म के भगवान श्री कृष्ण की आत्मकथा पर आधारित है और इसके रचनाकार दीप त्रिवेदी हैं। 

श्री कृष्ण एक ऐसे महान व्यक्तित्व हैं, जिनके बारे में हर कोई जानना चाहता है, कि श्री कृष्ण एक गुरु, एक अच्छा दोस्त, एक कक्षा योद्धा, एक अच्छा पुत्र, कलाकार और प्रेमी आदि व्यक्तित्व को बड़ी ही आसानी से कैसे निभा लेते थे?

इस पुस्तक में इन्होंने श्री कृष्ण के सायकोलॉजी को भी उल्लेखित किया है, जिसमें बताया है कि श्री कृष्ण ने अपने जीवन में जो कुछ किया? वह किसलिए किया था?

इस आत्मकथा को पढ़ने के बाद आपको यह पता चलेगा कि आखिर श्री कृष्ण ने ऐसा क्या किया था, जिसके कारण वे जीवन के संघर्षों को पीछे करते हुए सफलता की ऊंचाई तक पहुंच गए।

वाकई में, जब आप यह पुस्तक पढ़ेंगे, तो यह आपको रोमांच से भर देगी और आपको निम्न बातों के बारे में भी जानने को मिलेगा।

• श्री कृष्ण और राधा का प्यार किस प्रकार का था?
• कृष्ण की कितनी शादियां हुई थी?
• कृष्ण ने द्वारिका नगरी किसलिए बनाई थी और कैसे बनाई थी?
• महाभारत युद्ध के दौरान कृष्ण ने सिर्फ पांडवों का साथ किसलिए दिया था?
• कृष्ण के द्वारा बनाई गई यादवस्थली क्या होती है?
• कैसे श्री कृष्ण जीवन की कठिन परिस्थितियों को भी हंसकर बिता दिया करते थे?

जब आप यह पुस्तक पढ़ेंगे, तो आप कहानियों के संसार में गोते लगाना शुरू कर देंगे; क्योंकि इस पुस्तक के अंश बहुत सारे पौराणिक ग्रंथों से लिए गए हैं, जो इसे और भी रहस्यमई कहानी बना देते हैं।

10. Best Hindi Short Story Books: 41 अनमोल कहानी

यह पुस्तक 41 अनमोल कहानियों का संग्रह है, जिसके रचनाकार मुंशी प्रेमचंद्र थे। इनकी कहानियों पाठकों को इतना अधिक रोमांचित करती थी, कि पाठक आज भी बड़ी रुचि से उनकी कहानियां पढ़ते हैं।

प्रेमचंद्र जी ने आजादी के बाद भारत वर्ष में गरीबों पर अत्याचार होते हुए देखे, उन्होंने अपने जीवन के अनुभवों को कहानियों और उपन्यासों के द्वारा प्रदर्शित किया।

यह पुस्तक क्यों पढ़ें: इस पुस्तक को आप पढ़ेंगे, तो आपको प्राचीन भारत के बारे में जानने को भी मिलेगा, इसके साथ ही आप कहानियों का आनंद भी आप ले सकते हैं।

Conclusion – Best Story Books In Hindi

कहानियां किसे पढ़ना नहीं पसंद है? जब भी हम अकेला महसूस करते है, तो किताबें हमारी दोस्त बन जाती है और इस परिस्थिति में अगर कहानियां पढ़ने को मिल जाए, तो यह और भी मजेदार हो जाता है। यह हमारे तनाव को भी कर देती हैं।

आशा करता हूं आपको हमारा यह आर्टिकल Best Story Books In Hindi पसंद आया होगा और उम्मीद है, कि आपको इन पुस्तकों को पढ़ने में बड़ा आनंद मिलेगा। आपको इनमें से कौन सी पुस्तक पसंद आई, इसके बारे में कमेंट में बताना ना भूलें!

कृपया Earn Money in Hindi के आर्टिकल को अपने मित्र गणों के साथ भी साझा करें और उन्हें भी इन Best Story Books के बारे में बताएं, जिससे हो सकता है, कि यह पुस्तकें उन्हें भी पसंद आएं और विषम परिस्थितियों में उनकी मदद कर सकें।

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How to write book review in Hindi with example- पुस्तक समीक्षा कैसे लिखें

अगर आप कोई ऐसी वेबसाइट खोलने की सोच रहे हैं जो किताबों पर आधारित है या किसी भी freelancer वेबसाइट पर book reviewer बनना चाहते हैं तो यह वेबसाइट आपके लिए ही है । आप इस पोस्ट में विस्तारपूर्वक जानेंगे कि how to write book review in Hindi यानि कि हिंदी में पुस्तक समीक्षा कैसे करें ? इस पोस्ट के माध्यम से आप आसानी से किसी भी book का review Hindi में कर सकते हैं ।

प्राचीन समय से ही किताबों की महत्ता विश्व समाज में सर्वोपरि रही है । पहले लोग किताबों के बारे में लोगों से सुन सुन कर , फिर किताब को पढ़ते थे । परन्तु , आज के digital दुनिया में लोग इंटरनेट पर किताबों के reviews खोजते हैं । इसके अलावा कई ऐसे publishers हैं जो अपनी किताब का review कराते हैं ताकि उन्हें सही मूल्यांकन का पता चल सकें । यह freelancing के अंतर्गत आता है ।

ऐसे में अगर आप किसी भी वजह या profession के लिए पुस्तक समीक्षा सीखना चाहते हैं तो how to write book review in Hindi का यह पोस्ट आपके लिए बहुत ही ज्यादा हेल्पफुल रहेगा । इसलिए इसे अंत तक पढ़ें और अगर आपको यह हेल्पफुल लगे तो शेयर जरुर करें । तो चलिए जानते हैं book review format in Hindi –

Book review क्या है ?

Book review एक पुस्तक का विश्लेषण है जिसमें इसके विषय, खूबियां, कमियां और संदर्भ शामिल हैं । इसमें किताब का संक्षिप्त सारांश, लेखक के पृष्ठभूमि की जानकारी, किताब का विषय और कंटेंट का evaluation किया जाता है ।

अपने विद्यार्थी दौर में आपने अपने हिंदी / इंगलिश शिक्षक से बुक रिव्यू करने का होमवर्क अवश्य पाया होगा या पा रहे होंगे । तो ऐसे में आप किताब के बारे में क्या राय रखते हैं या आपको किताब कैसी लगी , यही नहीं लिख सकते । सही मायनों में पुस्तक समीक्षा यह नहीं है । पुस्तक समीक्षा करते वक्त आपको निम्नलिखित बातों का ध्यान रखना चाहिए –

• किताब का short summary ( सारांश )
• लेखक की पृष्ठभूमि
• किताब का टॉपिक
• Content का critical evaluation

अगर आप ऊपर दिए इन 4 बिंदुओं को ध्यान में रखकर book review in Hindi करते हैं तो वह सही मायनों में पुस्तक समीक्षा होगी । आगे आप इस how to write book review in Hindi पोस्ट में उदाहरण के माध्यम से भी जानेंगे कि पुस्तक समीक्षा कैसे करें ?

How to write book review in Hindi

चलिए आपके प्रश्न book review kaise kare का उत्तर देते हैं । इसके पहले आप यह instagram infographic देख सकते हैं जिससे कि आपको इस पोस्ट के बारे में संक्षेप में idea हो जाएगा ।

अगर आप सच में एक expert book reviewer बनना चाहते हैं तो आपको सबसे पहले ढेर सारी किताबें पढ़ना चाहिए । आप किसी भी भाषा की किताबें पढ़कर काफी कुछ सीख सकते हैं इसलिए सबसे पहले पढ़ें ।

How to write book review in Hindi के लिए यह helpful infographic –

1. किताब की short summary लिखें

किसी भी किताब की समीक्षा करते समय , शुरुआत में उसकी short summary अवश्य लिखें । इससे लेखकों को उस किताब के content के बारे में थोड़ा idea हो जाता है कि वे किताब में क्या पढ़ेंगे । परन्तु , ध्यान रखें कि आपको इस summary में अपने reviews चाहे वो positive हों या negative , नहीं लिखना है । इसके साथ ही इस short summary में spoilers लिखने से बचें ।

अगर आप किताब के असली climax और अंत को शुरुआत में ही उजागर कर देंगे , तो readers के गुस्से का सामना आपको करना पड़ सकता है । इसलिए पाठकों के किताब पढ़ने के मज़े को बिल्कुल भी खराब न करें । इसके अलावा एक expert book reviewer की तरह किताब की समीक्षा करें ।

2. किताब के plus points को बताएं

book review in Hindi को लिखने के लिए short summary से शुरुआत करें । इसके बाद आपको बुक के बारे में short introduction देते हुए plus points बताना है । यह हमेशा ध्यान रखें कि समीक्षा के शुरुआत में कभी भी negative points को लिखने से बचें । किताब की अच्छाइयों को बताते हुए आप इन बिंदुओं का उत्तर दे सकते हैं –

• किताब में आपका सबसे पसंदीदा किरदार कौन था ?
• क्या किताब के सभी किरदार जीवंत ( real ) लग रहे थे ?
• क्या कोई पुस्तक पढ़ते समय आगे की कहानी को guess कर सकता है ?
• क्या आपको कहानी बांधे रखती है ?
• किताब में कौनसा भाग आपको सबसे अच्छा लगा ?
• क्या किताब ने आपकी भावनाओं से खेलने की कोशिश की ? जैसे हसना , रोना या दुखी होना इत्यादि ।
• आपको कौनसा dialogue सबसे रोचक लगा ?

3. किताब के negative points को लिखें

किताब के Good points को लिखने के बाद आपको उन points को लिखना चाहिए , जो आपको किताब के बारे में अच्छा न लगा हो । इसमें आप सभी negative points को लिख सकते हैं । Book review करते समय हमेशा critical रहें और ईमानदारी दिखाएं । आपकी किताब समीक्षा किसी भी पुस्तक के sales को घटा या बढ़ा सकती है इसलिए plz be honest !

Negative points को लिखते समय भी आप निम्न बिंदुओं पर गौर करें –

• क्या कहानी का main character पाठकों को entertain कर पाएगा या वह अपनी भूमिका सही से निभा पाया ?
• क्या आपको कहानी का अंत उबाऊपन लगा ? अगर हां तो क्यों ?
• क्या यह किताब / कहानी अपने main theme या topic से न्याय कर पाई ?

इन बिंदुओं को आप विस्तार से अपने किताब के नकारात्मक समीक्षा वाले भाग में लिख सकते हैं । इस तरह आप आसानी से और बेहतरीन तरीके से किताब के नकारात्मक पक्ष को भी पाठकों के समक्ष रख सकते हैं ।

4. अपने समीक्षा को round up करें

जिस तरह से आपने पूरी कहानी या किताब के कंटेंट को शुरुआत में summarise किया था ठीक उसी तरह आपको अपने book reviews को भी round up करना है । इसमें आप overall experience के बारे में बात करते हुए book recommendation भी कर सकते हैं । उदाहरण के तौर पर – यह किताब किसे पसंद आएगी ? क्या यह teenage बच्चो के पढ़ने लायक है ?

इसकेे अलावा आप ऐसी ही किसी अन्य किताब से compare भी कर सकते हैं । पर ध्यान रखें कि आप जिस भी अन्य किताब से compare करें , कम ही लिखें । ऐसा न लगे कि आप साथ ही किसी अन्य किताब की भी marketing कर रहे हों ।

5. किताब को rate करें

अगर आप जिस भी किताब का book review कर रहे हैं , उसका rating भी कर दें तो यह bonus point साबित होगा और आपके रीडर्स भी यह decide कर सकेंगे कि उन्हें यह पुस्तक पढ़नी है या नहीं । आप चाहें तो किताब के overall experience को 5 या 10 में से star दे सकते हैं ।

इस तरह आप समझ गए होंगे कि पुस्तक समीक्षा कैसे लिखें । पुस्तक समीक्षा को लिखने के लिए यह जरूरी 5 बिंदुओं को ध्यान में अवश्य रखें और बुक रिव्यू लिखना शुरू करें ।

How to write book review in Hindi – Examples

अगर आप How to write book review in Hindi का एक बेहतरीन Example तलाश रहे हैं , तो Femina वेबसाइट पर छपे Animal farm Hindi book review की पुस्तक समीक्षा को पढ़ सकते हैं । इसे पढ़कर आप सही मायने में किसी पुस्तक की समीक्षा कर सकते हैं ।

इसके अलावा भी अगर आप विद्यार्थी हैं तो learncbse पर इस पोस्ट को पढ़ सकते हैं जिसमें ढेरों पुस्तक समीक्षाएं मौजूद है । इसे आप पढ़कर अपने स्कूली परीक्षाओं में लिख भी सकते हैं ।

पुस्तक समीक्षा के लिए क्या Qualification हैं ?

पुस्तक समीक्षा करने के लिए कोई specific qualification की जरूरत तो नहीं है , फिर भी अगर आप एक expert book reviewer बनना चाहते हैं तो हिंदी / इंगलिश विषय में स्नातक या स्नातकोत्तर तक की पढ़ाई कर सकते हैं । इससे आपकी हिंदी या अंग्रेजी भाषा पर काफी अच्छी पकड़ हो जाएगी , जो आपको पुस्तक समीक्षा में काफी मदद करेगा ।

इसके अलावा भी आप पुस्तक समीक्षा लिखने से पहले इन बिंदुओं पर ध्यान दें –

• ज्यादा से ज्यादा किताबों को पढ़ें
• किताबों का मुफ्त में रिव्यू करना शुरू करें
• ऊपर बताए गए guidelines को ध्यान में रखकर ही book review करें
• Book review करते समय ईमानदारी दिखाएं और हमेशा रीडर्स की भलाई के बारे में सोचें
• अपनी इंटरनेट पर online presence बनाएं और सभी बुक रिव्यूज को अपने ब्लॉग पर रखें
• किसी खास genre की पुस्तक समीक्षा करने के लिए specialist बनें
• अपने सबसे बेहतरीन समीक्षाओं को इकट्ठा करें और जरूरत पड़ने पर clients को दिखाएं
• किसी बेहतरीन book community का हिस्सा जरूर बनें
• किसी भी बुक लॉन्च के एक महीने पहले से ही उस पुस्तक की समीक्षा की तैयारी करें

अगर आप ऊपर बताए गए सभी बिंदुओं पर ध्यान देकर book review in Hindi करते हैं तो आप आसानी से इस फील्ड में expert बन सकते हैं ।

Book review करने के लिए websites

अगर आप पुस्तक समीक्षा करने के लिए तैयार और eligible हैं तो आप content writing के अंतर्गत नीचे दिए वेबसाइट्स पर आने लिए जॉब ढूंढ सकते हैं ।

• writer fulbooks
• Kirkus Media
• Online Book Club

How to write book review in Hindi – Conclusion

अगर आप किसी भी पुस्तक की समीक्षा लिखना चाहते हैं या कर रहे हैं तो यह पोस्ट आपके लिए काफी लाभदायक साबित होगा । इसे आप पूरा पढ़ें और पोस्ट में लिखें बिंदुओं को पुस्तक समीक्षा करते समय अवश्य ध्यान में रखें । How to write book reviews in Hindi का यह पोस्ट अगर आपको पसंद आया हो तो शेयर अवश्य करें ताकि अन्य लोगों को भी फायदा हो ।

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इसके साथ ही आप पोस्ट के बारे में नीचे कॉमेंट कर सकते हैं । हम इस वेबसाइट पर पुस्तक समीक्षा भी करते हैं , तो आपको किस पुस्तक की समीक्षा चाहिए उसे भी कमेंट के जरिए अवश्य बताएं ।

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17 book review examples to help you write the perfect review.

It’s an exciting time to be a book reviewer. Once confined to print newspapers and journals, reviews now dot many corridors of the Internet — forever helping others discover their next great read. That said, every book reviewer will face a familiar panic: how can you do justice to a great book in just a thousand words?

As you know, the best way to learn how to do something is by immersing yourself in it. Luckily, the Internet (i.e. Goodreads and other review sites , in particular) has made book reviews more accessible than ever — which means that there are a lot of book reviews examples out there for you to view!

In this post, we compiled 17 prototypical book review examples in multiple genres to help you figure out how to write the perfect review . If you want to jump straight to the examples, you can skip the next section. Otherwise, let’s first check out what makes up a good review.

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What must a book review contain?

Like all works of art, no two book reviews will be identical. But fear not: there are a few guidelines for any aspiring book reviewer to follow. Most book reviews, for instance, are less than 1,500 words long, with the sweet spot hitting somewhere around the 1,000-word mark. (However, this may vary depending on the platform on which you’re writing, as we’ll see later.)

In addition, all reviews share some universal elements, as shown in our book review templates . These include:

• A review will offer a concise plot summary of the book. 
• A book review will offer an evaluation of the work. 
• A book review will offer a recommendation for the audience. 

If these are the basic ingredients that make up a book review, it’s the tone and style with which the book reviewer writes that brings the extra panache. This will differ from platform to platform, of course. A book review on Goodreads, for instance, will be much more informal and personal than a book review on Kirkus Reviews, as it is catering to a different audience. However, at the end of the day, the goal of all book reviews is to give the audience the tools to determine whether or not they’d like to read the book themselves.

Keeping that in mind, let’s proceed to some book review examples to put all of this in action.

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Book review examples for fiction books

Since story is king in the world of fiction, it probably won’t come as any surprise to learn that a book review for a novel will concentrate on how well the story was told .

That said, book reviews in all genres follow the same basic formula that we discussed earlier. In these examples, you’ll be able to see how book reviewers on different platforms expertly intertwine the plot summary and their personal opinions of the book to produce a clear, informative, and concise review.

Note: Some of the book review examples run very long. If a book review is truncated in this post, we’ve indicated by including a […] at the end, but you can always read the entire review if you click on the link provided.

Examples of literary fiction book reviews

Kirkus Reviews reviews Ralph Ellison’s The Invisible Man :

An extremely powerful story of a young Southern Negro, from his late high school days through three years of college to his life in Harlem.

His early training prepared him for a life of humility before white men, but through injustices- large and small, he came to realize that he was an "invisible man". People saw in him only a reflection of their preconceived ideas of what he was, denied his individuality, and ultimately did not see him at all. This theme, which has implications far beyond the obvious racial parallel, is skillfully handled. The incidents of the story are wholly absorbing. The boy's dismissal from college because of an innocent mistake, his shocked reaction to the anonymity of the North and to Harlem, his nightmare experiences on a one-day job in a paint factory and in the hospital, his lightning success as the Harlem leader of a communistic organization known as the Brotherhood, his involvement in black versus white and black versus black clashes and his disillusion and understanding of his invisibility- all climax naturally in scenes of violence and riot, followed by a retreat which is both literal and figurative. Parts of this experience may have been told before, but never with such freshness, intensity and power.

This is Ellison's first novel, but he has complete control of his story and his style. Watch it.

Lyndsey reviews George Orwell’s 1984 on Goodreads:

YOU. ARE. THE. DEAD. Oh my God. I got the chills so many times toward the end of this book. It completely blew my mind. It managed to surpass my high expectations AND be nothing at all like I expected. Or in Newspeak "Double Plus Good." Let me preface this with an apology. If I sound stunningly inarticulate at times in this review, I can't help it. My mind is completely fried.

This book is like the dystopian Lord of the Rings, with its richly developed culture and economics, not to mention a fully developed language called Newspeak, or rather more of the anti-language, whose purpose is to limit speech and understanding instead of to enhance and expand it. The world-building is so fully fleshed out and spine-tinglingly terrifying that it's almost as if George travelled to such a place, escaped from it, and then just wrote it all down.

I read Fahrenheit 451 over ten years ago in my early teens. At the time, I remember really wanting to read 1984, although I never managed to get my hands on it. I'm almost glad I didn't. Though I would not have admitted it at the time, it would have gone over my head. Or at the very least, I wouldn't have been able to appreciate it fully. […]

The New York Times reviews Lisa Halliday’s Asymmetry :

Three-quarters of the way through Lisa Halliday’s debut novel, “Asymmetry,” a British foreign correspondent named Alistair is spending Christmas on a compound outside of Baghdad. His fellow revelers include cameramen, defense contractors, United Nations employees and aid workers. Someone’s mother has FedExed a HoneyBaked ham from Maine; people are smoking by the swimming pool. It is 2003, just days after Saddam Hussein’s capture, and though the mood is optimistic, Alistair is worrying aloud about the ethics of his chosen profession, wondering if reporting on violence doesn’t indirectly abet violence and questioning why he’d rather be in a combat zone than reading a picture book to his son. But every time he returns to London, he begins to “spin out.” He can’t go home. “You observe what people do with their freedom — what they don’t do — and it’s impossible not to judge them for it,” he says.

The line, embedded unceremoniously in the middle of a page-long paragraph, doubles, like so many others in “Asymmetry,” as literary criticism. Halliday’s novel is so strange and startlingly smart that its mere existence seems like commentary on the state of fiction. One finishes “Asymmetry” for the first or second (or like this reader, third) time and is left wondering what other writers are not doing with their freedom — and, like Alistair, judging them for it.

Despite its title, “Asymmetry” comprises two seemingly unrelated sections of equal length, appended by a slim and quietly shocking coda. Halliday’s prose is clean and lean, almost reportorial in the style of W. G. Sebald, and like the murmurings of a shy person at a cocktail party, often comic only in single clauses. It’s a first novel that reads like the work of an author who has published many books over many years. […]

Emily W. Thompson reviews Michael Doane's The Crossing on Reedsy Discovery :

In Doane’s debut novel, a young man embarks on a journey of self-discovery with surprising results.

An unnamed protagonist (The Narrator) is dealing with heartbreak. His love, determined to see the world, sets out for Portland, Oregon. But he’s a small-town boy who hasn’t traveled much. So, the Narrator mourns her loss and hides from life, throwing himself into rehabbing an old motorcycle. Until one day, he takes a leap; he packs his bike and a few belongings and heads out to find the Girl.

Following in the footsteps of Jack Kerouac and William Least Heat-Moon, Doane offers a coming of age story about a man finding himself on the backroads of America. Doane’s a gifted writer with fluid prose and insightful observations, using The Narrator’s personal interactions to illuminate the diversity of the United States.

The Narrator initially sticks to the highways, trying to make it to the West Coast as quickly as possible. But a hitchhiker named Duke convinces him to get off the beaten path and enjoy the ride. “There’s not a place that’s like any other,” [39] Dukes contends, and The Narrator realizes he’s right. Suddenly, the trip is about the journey, not just the destination. The Narrator ditches his truck and traverses the deserts and mountains on his bike. He destroys his phone, cutting off ties with his past and living only in the moment.

As he crosses the country, The Narrator connects with several unique personalities whose experiences and views deeply impact his own. Duke, the complicated cowboy and drifter, who opens The Narrator’s eyes to a larger world. Zooey, the waitress in Colorado who opens his heart and reminds him that love can be found in this big world. And Rosie, The Narrator’s sweet landlady in Portland, who helps piece him back together both physically and emotionally.

This supporting cast of characters is excellent. Duke, in particular, is wonderfully nuanced and complicated. He’s a throwback to another time, a man without a cell phone who reads Sartre and sleeps under the stars. Yet he’s also a grifter with a “love ‘em and leave ‘em” attitude that harms those around him. It’s fascinating to watch The Narrator wrestle with Duke’s behavior, trying to determine which to model and which to discard.

Doane creates a relatable protagonist in The Narrator, whose personal growth doesn’t erase his faults. His willingness to hit the road with few resources is admirable, and he’s prescient enough to recognize the jealousy of those who cannot or will not take the leap. His encounters with new foods, places, and people broaden his horizons. Yet his immaturity and selfishness persist. He tells Rosie she’s been a good mother to him but chooses to ignore the continuing concern from his own parents as he effectively disappears from his old life.

Despite his flaws, it’s a pleasure to accompany The Narrator on his physical and emotional journey. The unexpected ending is a fitting denouement to an epic and memorable road trip.

The Book Smugglers review Anissa Gray’s The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls :

I am still dipping my toes into the literally fiction pool, finding what works for me and what doesn’t. Books like The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls by Anissa Gray are definitely my cup of tea.

Althea and Proctor Cochran had been pillars of their economically disadvantaged community for years – with their local restaurant/small market and their charity drives. Until they are found guilty of fraud for stealing and keeping most of the money they raised and sent to jail. Now disgraced, their entire family is suffering the consequences, specially their twin teenage daughters Baby Vi and Kim.  To complicate matters even more: Kim was actually the one to call the police on her parents after yet another fight with her mother. […]

Examples of children’s and YA fiction book reviews

The Book Hookup reviews Angie Thomas’ The Hate U Give :

♥ Quick Thoughts and Rating: 5 stars! I can’t imagine how challenging it would be to tackle the voice of a movement like Black Lives Matter, but I do know that Thomas did it with a finesse only a talented author like herself possibly could. With an unapologetically realistic delivery packed with emotion, The Hate U Give is a crucially important portrayal of the difficulties minorities face in our country every single day. I have no doubt that this book will be met with resistance by some (possibly many) and slapped with a “controversial” label, but if you’ve ever wondered what it was like to walk in a POC’s shoes, then I feel like this is an unflinchingly honest place to start.

In Angie Thomas’s debut novel, Starr Carter bursts on to the YA scene with both heart-wrecking and heartwarming sincerity. This author is definitely one to watch.

♥ Review: The hype around this book has been unquestionable and, admittedly, that made me both eager to get my hands on it and terrified to read it. I mean, what if I was to be the one person that didn’t love it as much as others? (That seems silly now because of how truly mesmerizing THUG was in the most heartbreakingly realistic way.) However, with the relevancy of its summary in regards to the unjust predicaments POC currently face in the US, I knew this one was a must-read, so I was ready to set my fears aside and dive in. That said, I had an altogether more personal, ulterior motive for wanting to read this book. […]

The New York Times reviews Melissa Albert’s The Hazel Wood :

Alice Crewe (a last name she’s chosen for herself) is a fairy tale legacy: the granddaughter of Althea Proserpine, author of a collection of dark-as-night fairy tales called “Tales From the Hinterland.” The book has a cult following, and though Alice has never met her grandmother, she’s learned a little about her through internet research. She hasn’t read the stories, because her mother, Ella Proserpine, forbids it.

Alice and Ella have moved from place to place in an attempt to avoid the “bad luck” that seems to follow them. Weird things have happened. As a child, Alice was kidnapped by a man who took her on a road trip to find her grandmother; he was stopped by the police before they did so. When at 17 she sees that man again, unchanged despite the years, Alice panics. Then Ella goes missing, and Alice turns to Ellery Finch, a schoolmate who’s an Althea Proserpine superfan, for help in tracking down her mother. Not only has Finch read every fairy tale in the collection, but handily, he remembers them, sharing them with Alice as they journey to the mysterious Hazel Wood, the estate of her now-dead grandmother, where they hope to find Ella.

“The Hazel Wood” starts out strange and gets stranger, in the best way possible. (The fairy stories Finch relays, which Albert includes as their own chapters, are as creepy and evocative as you’d hope.) Albert seamlessly combines contemporary realism with fantasy, blurring the edges in a way that highlights that place where stories and real life convene, where magic contains truth and the world as it appears is false, where just about anything can happen, particularly in the pages of a very good book. It’s a captivating debut. […]

James reviews Margaret Wise Brown’s Goodnight, Moon on Goodreads:

Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown is one of the books that followers of my blog voted as a must-read for our Children's Book August 2018 Readathon. Come check it out and join the next few weeks!

This picture book was such a delight. I hadn't remembered reading it when I was a child, but it might have been read to me... either way, it was like a whole new experience! It's always so difficult to convince a child to fall asleep at night. I don't have kids, but I do have a 5-month-old puppy who whines for 5 minutes every night when he goes in his cage/crate (hopefully he'll be fully housebroken soon so he can roam around when he wants). I can only imagine! I babysat a lot as a teenager and I have tons of younger cousins, nieces, and nephews, so I've been through it before, too. This was a believable experience, and it really helps show kids how to relax and just let go when it's time to sleep.

The bunny's are adorable. The rhymes are exquisite. I found it pretty fun, but possibly a little dated given many of those things aren't normal routines anymore. But the lessons to take from it are still powerful. Loved it! I want to sample some more books by this fine author and her illustrators.

Publishers Weekly reviews Elizabeth Lilly’s Geraldine :

This funny, thoroughly accomplished debut opens with two words: “I’m moving.” They’re spoken by the title character while she swoons across her family’s ottoman, and because Geraldine is a giraffe, her full-on melancholy mode is quite a spectacle. But while Geraldine may be a drama queen (even her mother says so), it won’t take readers long to warm up to her. The move takes Geraldine from Giraffe City, where everyone is like her, to a new school, where everyone else is human. Suddenly, the former extrovert becomes “That Giraffe Girl,” and all she wants to do is hide, which is pretty much impossible. “Even my voice tries to hide,” she says, in the book’s most poignant moment. “It’s gotten quiet and whispery.” Then she meets Cassie, who, though human, is also an outlier (“I’m that girl who wears glasses and likes MATH and always organizes her food”), and things begin to look up.

Lilly’s watercolor-and-ink drawings are as vividly comic and emotionally astute as her writing; just when readers think there are no more ways for Geraldine to contort her long neck, this highly promising talent comes up with something new.

Examples of genre fiction book reviews

Karlyn P reviews Nora Roberts’ Dark Witch , a paranormal romance novel , on Goodreads:

4 stars. Great world-building, weak romance, but still worth the read.

I hesitate to describe this book as a 'romance' novel simply because the book spent little time actually exploring the romance between Iona and Boyle. Sure, there IS a romance in this novel. Sprinkled throughout the book are a few scenes where Iona and Boyle meet, chat, wink at each, flirt some more, sleep together, have a misunderstanding, make up, and then profess their undying love. Very formulaic stuff, and all woven around the more important parts of this book.

The meat of this book is far more focused on the story of the Dark witch and her magically-gifted descendants living in Ireland. Despite being weak on the romance, I really enjoyed it. I think the book is probably better for it, because the romance itself was pretty lackluster stuff.

I absolutely plan to stick with this series as I enjoyed the world building, loved the Ireland setting, and was intrigued by all of the secondary characters. However, If you read Nora Roberts strictly for the romance scenes, this one might disappoint. But if you enjoy a solid background story with some dark magic and prophesies, you might enjoy it as much as I did.

I listened to this one on audio, and felt the narration was excellent.

Emily May reviews R.F. Kuang’s The Poppy Wars , an epic fantasy novel , on Goodreads:

“But I warn you, little warrior. The price of power is pain.”

Holy hell, what did I just read??

➽ A fantasy military school

➽ A rich world based on modern Chinese history

➽ Shamans and gods

➽ Detailed characterization leading to unforgettable characters

➽ Adorable, opium-smoking mentors

That's a basic list, but this book is all of that and SO MUCH MORE. I know 100% that The Poppy War will be one of my best reads of 2018.

Isn't it just so great when you find one of those books that completely drags you in, makes you fall in love with the characters, and demands that you sit on the edge of your seat for every horrific, nail-biting moment of it? This is one of those books for me. And I must issue a serious content warning: this book explores some very dark themes. Proceed with caution (or not at all) if you are particularly sensitive to scenes of war, drug use and addiction, genocide, racism, sexism, ableism, self-harm, torture, and rape (off-page but extremely horrific).

Because, despite the fairly innocuous first 200 pages, the title speaks the truth: this is a book about war. All of its horrors and atrocities. It is not sugar-coated, and it is often graphic. The "poppy" aspect refers to opium, which is a big part of this book. It is a fantasy, but the book draws inspiration from the Second Sino-Japanese War and the Rape of Nanking.

Crime Fiction Lover reviews Jessica Barry’s Freefall , a crime novel:

In some crime novels, the wrongdoing hits you between the eyes from page one. With others it’s a more subtle process, and that’s OK too. So where does Freefall fit into the sliding scale?

In truth, it’s not clear. This is a novel with a thrilling concept at its core. A woman survives plane crash, then runs for her life. However, it is the subtleties at play that will draw you in like a spider beckoning to an unwitting fly.

Like the heroine in Sharon Bolton’s Dead Woman Walking, Allison is lucky to be alive. She was the only passenger in a private plane, belonging to her fiancé, Ben, who was piloting the expensive aircraft, when it came down in woodlands in the Colorado Rockies. Ally is also the only survivor, but rather than sitting back and waiting for rescue, she is soon pulling together items that may help her survive a little longer – first aid kit, energy bars, warm clothes, trainers – before fleeing the scene. If you’re hearing the faint sound of alarm bells ringing, get used to it. There’s much, much more to learn about Ally before this tale is over.

Kirkus Reviews reviews Ernest Cline’s Ready Player One , a science-fiction novel :

Video-game players embrace the quest of a lifetime in a virtual world; screenwriter Cline’s first novel is old wine in new bottles.

The real world, in 2045, is the usual dystopian horror story. So who can blame Wade, our narrator, if he spends most of his time in a virtual world? The 18-year-old, orphaned at 11, has no friends in his vertical trailer park in Oklahoma City, while the OASIS has captivating bells and whistles, and it’s free. Its creator, the legendary billionaire James Halliday, left a curious will. He had devised an elaborate online game, a hunt for a hidden Easter egg. The finder would inherit his estate. Old-fashioned riddles lead to three keys and three gates. Wade, or rather his avatar Parzival, is the first gunter (egg-hunter) to win the Copper Key, first of three.

Halliday was obsessed with the pop culture of the 1980s, primarily the arcade games, so the novel is as much retro as futurist. Parzival’s great strength is that he has absorbed all Halliday’s obsessions; he knows by heart three essential movies, crossing the line from geek to freak. His most formidable competitors are the Sixers, contract gunters working for the evil conglomerate IOI, whose goal is to acquire the OASIS. Cline’s narrative is straightforward but loaded with exposition. It takes a while to reach a scene that crackles with excitement: the meeting between Parzival (now world famous as the lead contender) and Sorrento, the head of IOI. The latter tries to recruit Parzival; when he fails, he issues and executes a death threat. Wade’s trailer is demolished, his relatives killed; luckily Wade was not at home. Too bad this is the dramatic high point. Parzival threads his way between more ’80s games and movies to gain the other keys; it’s clever but not exciting. Even a romance with another avatar and the ultimate “epic throwdown” fail to stir the blood.

Too much puzzle-solving, not enough suspense.

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The Washington Post reviews David Grann’s Killers of the Flower Moon :

The arc of David Grann’s career reminds one of a software whiz-kid or a latest-thing talk-show host — certainly not an investigative reporter, even if he is one of the best in the business. The newly released movie of his first book, “The Lost City of Z,” is generating all kinds of Oscar talk, and now comes the release of his second book, “Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI,” the film rights to which have already been sold for $5 million in what one industry journal called the “biggest and wildest book rights auction in memory.”

Grann deserves the attention. He’s canny about the stories he chases, he’s willing to go anywhere to chase them, and he’s a maestro in his ability to parcel out information at just the right clip: a hint here, a shading of meaning there, a smartly paced buildup of multiple possibilities followed by an inevitable reversal of readerly expectations or, in some cases, by a thrilling and dislocating pull of the entire narrative rug.

All of these strengths are on display in “Killers of the Flower Moon.” Around the turn of the 20th century, oil was discovered underneath Osage lands in the Oklahoma Territory, lands that were soon to become part of the state of Oklahoma. Through foresight and legal maneuvering, the Osage found a way to permanently attach that oil to themselves and shield it from the prying hands of white interlopers; this mechanism was known as “headrights,” which forbade the outright sale of oil rights and granted each full member of the tribe — and, supposedly, no one else — a share in the proceeds from any lease arrangement. For a while, the fail-safes did their job, and the Osage got rich — diamond-ring and chauffeured-car and imported-French-fashion rich — following which quite a large group of white men started to work like devils to separate the Osage from their money. And soon enough, and predictably enough, this work involved murder. Here in Jazz Age America’s most isolated of locales, dozens or even hundreds of Osage in possession of great fortunes — and of the potential for even greater fortunes in the future — were dispatched by poison, by gunshot and by dynamite. […]

Stacked Books reviews Malcolm Gladwell’s Outliers :

I’ve heard a lot of great things about Malcolm Gladwell’s writing. Friends and co-workers tell me that his subjects are interesting and his writing style is easy to follow without talking down to the reader. I wasn’t disappointed with Outliers. In it, Gladwell tackles the subject of success – how people obtain it and what contributes to extraordinary success as opposed to everyday success.

The thesis – that our success depends much more on circumstances out of our control than any effort we put forth – isn’t exactly revolutionary. Most of us know it to be true. However, I don’t think I’m lying when I say that most of us also believe that we if we just try that much harder and develop our talent that much further, it will be enough to become wildly successful, despite bad or just mediocre beginnings. Not so, says Gladwell.

Most of the evidence Gladwell gives us is anecdotal, which is my favorite kind to read. I can’t really speak to how scientifically valid it is, but it sure makes for engrossing listening. For example, did you know that successful hockey players are almost all born in January, February, or March? Kids born during these months are older than the others kids when they start playing in the youth leagues, which means they’re already better at the game (because they’re bigger). Thus, they get more play time, which means their skill increases at a faster rate, and it compounds as time goes by. Within a few years, they’re much, much better than the kids born just a few months later in the year. Basically, these kids’ birthdates are a huge factor in their success as adults – and it’s nothing they can do anything about. If anyone could make hockey interesting to a Texan who only grudgingly admits the sport even exists, it’s Gladwell. […]

Quill and Quire reviews Rick Prashaw’s Soar, Adam, Soar :

Ten years ago, I read a book called Almost Perfect. The young-adult novel by Brian Katcher won some awards and was held up as a powerful, nuanced portrayal of a young trans person. But the reality did not live up to the book’s billing. Instead, it turned out to be a one-dimensional and highly fetishized portrait of a trans person’s life, one that was nevertheless repeatedly dubbed “realistic” and “affecting” by non-transgender readers possessing only a vague, mass-market understanding of trans experiences.

In the intervening decade, trans narratives have emerged further into the literary spotlight, but those authored by trans people ourselves – and by trans men in particular – have seemed to fall under the shadow of cisgender sensationalized imaginings. Two current Canadian releases – Soar, Adam, Soar and This One Looks Like a Boy – provide a pointed object lesson into why trans-authored work about transgender experiences remains critical.

To be fair, Soar, Adam, Soar isn’t just a story about a trans man. It’s also a story about epilepsy, the medical establishment, and coming of age as seen through a grieving father’s eyes. Adam, Prashaw’s trans son, died unexpectedly at age 22. Woven through the elder Prashaw’s narrative are excerpts from Adam’s social media posts, giving us glimpses into the young man’s interior life as he traverses his late teens and early 20s. […]

Book Geeks reviews Elizabeth Gilbert’s Eat, Pray, Love :

WRITING STYLE: 3.5/5

SUBJECT: 4/5

CANDIDNESS: 4.5/5

RELEVANCE: 3.5/5

ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 3.5/5

“Eat Pray Love” is so popular that it is almost impossible to not read it. Having felt ashamed many times on my not having read this book, I quietly ordered the book (before I saw the movie) from amazon.in and sat down to read it. I don’t remember what I expected it to be – maybe more like a chick lit thing but it turned out quite different. The book is a real story and is a short journal from the time when its writer went travelling to three different countries in pursuit of three different things – Italy (Pleasure), India (Spirituality), Bali (Balance) and this is what corresponds to the book’s name – EAT (in Italy), PRAY (in India) and LOVE (in Bali, Indonesia). These are also the three Is – ITALY, INDIA, INDONESIA.

Though she had everything a middle-aged American woman can aspire for – MONEY, CAREER, FRIENDS, HUSBAND; Elizabeth was not happy in her life, she wasn’t happy in her marriage. Having suffered a terrible divorce and terrible breakup soon after, Elizabeth was shattered. She didn’t know where to go and what to do – all she knew was that she wanted to run away. So she set out on a weird adventure – she will go to three countries in a year and see if she can find out what she was looking for in life. This book is about that life changing journey that she takes for one whole year. […]

Emily May reviews Michelle Obama’s Becoming on Goodreads:

Look, I'm not a happy crier. I might cry at songs about leaving and missing someone; I might cry at books where things don't work out; I might cry at movies where someone dies. I've just never really understood why people get all choked up over happy, inspirational things. But Michelle Obama's kindness and empathy changed that. This book had me in tears for all the right reasons.

This is not really a book about politics, though political experiences obviously do come into it. It's a shame that some will dismiss this book because of a difference in political opinion, when it is really about a woman's life. About growing up poor and black on the South Side of Chicago; about getting married and struggling to maintain that marriage; about motherhood; about being thrown into an amazing and terrifying position.

I hate words like "inspirational" because they've become so overdone and cheesy, but I just have to say it-- Michelle Obama is an inspiration. I had the privilege of seeing her speak at The Forum in Inglewood, and she is one of the warmest, funniest, smartest, down-to-earth people I have ever seen in this world.

And yes, I know we present what we want the world to see, but I truly do think it's genuine. I think she is someone who really cares about people - especially kids - and wants to give them better lives and opportunities.

She's obviously intelligent, but she also doesn't gussy up her words. She talks straight, with an openness and honesty rarely seen. She's been one of the most powerful women in the world, she's been a graduate of Princeton and Harvard Law School, she's had her own successful career, and yet she has remained throughout that same girl - Michelle Robinson - from a working class family in Chicago.

I don't think there's anyone who wouldn't benefit from reading this book.

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According to Ethnologue, Hindi recently surpassed Spanish in the number of speakers worldwide. Hindi is now the third most spoken language .

So this is the perfect time to learn Hindi .

There are many ways to study Hindi online, but a lot of people prefer to learn through books.

To make your book choice as easy as possible, I’ve listed the best books for speaking Hindi and for Hindi literacy below.

What are the best books for learning to speak Hindi?

If you’re looking to speak Hindi, take your pick from these excellent publications:

Pingu Learns Hindi: A beginner’s guide to Hindi

This is the most popular book in the learning Hindi category. It’s easy to see why.

This book teaches conversational Hindi through storytelling. Pingu is a Hindi beginner student who enjoys cricket, Bollywood, and swimming. You learn Hindi through Pingu’s language journey.

You have 14 chapters, each with examples, relevant vocabulary, exercises and quizzes (answers at the back of the book). You’ll quickly learn common language ‘hacks’ that allow you to build your own sentences using different tenses and forms.

It’s written by a tutor who owns HindiUniversity, an online Hindi forum boasting students from over 100 countries, so you know you’re in good company.

To make it even easier to learn Hindi, you’ll see links to the author’s free YouTube channel. This is where you’ll discover more vocabulary plus help with pronunciation.

Get Started in Hindi Absolute Beginner Course

This book has 10 chapters covering everyday topics, from conversing with friends to booking a hotel room. The author uses innovative teaching methods that allow you to figure out language rules and patterns. This means the language ‘sticks.’

You’re also able to test yourself to track your progress. You get downloadable audio transcripts to help with pronunciation. And you receive downloadable vocabulary and language reference lists.

The advantage of this book is that, while the focus is on speaking Hindi, you’ll also learn to write the language. The concepts are written in both English and Hindi. This will suit you if you wish to learn Hindi quickly (perhaps for an upcoming trip to India) but also want to learn written Hindi in the long term.

The book is structured so that by the end, you will achieve Novice High proficiency level of ACTFL (The American Council for the Teaching of Foreign Languages) or A2 Beginner level of the CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages), depending on where you live.

One drawback is that Hindi words are in a small font that may be difficult for everyone to read.

Complete Hindi Beginner to Intermediate Course

The next most popular book to help you learn Hindi is another that focuses on spoken Hindi but also helps you write the language.

Written by a respected author, it uses storytelling to keep your interest and help you learn about India’s culture. It’s not just vocabulary and grammar through its 18 chapters.

There is an emphasis on ‘everyday Hindi,’ which uses loan words from English and Urdu as well as regional variations. The goal is not for you to become a Hindi ‘purist’ but someone who can easily converse in Hindi with locals.

As with all good language books, there are worked examples and exercises so you can self-test your progress. You also receive online audio to help with pronunciation and more vocabulary and dialogue.

Strangely, it doesn’t advertise the comprehensive website that gives further resources. You only discover this once you’ve purchased the book. This alone can make this book a great choice.

It’s also a structured learning program to help you achieve level B2 of the Common European Framework for Languages.

From Chapter 6 onwards, Hindi is used predominantly. English is used sparingly. I assume this is the author pushing their readers to learn to write and speak Hindi. Some students may find this daunting.

Also, there are reports that the Hindi words don’t work on Kindle. This means that if writing Hindi is a goal, the book is compromised in the first 6 chapters and almost unusable from chapter 7 onwards. I recommend you buy the hard copy version of the book.

Elementary Hindi: Learn to Communicate in Everyday Situations

This book, written by university professors, help you speak, read, and write Hindi in tandem. Because of this, from the word go, the book dispenses with using English as the main language and focuses on using written Hindi.

Indeed, the first 6 chapters focus on helping you read and write before you even start speaking any dialogue. This is only a drawback if your goal is to speak Hindi fast. If your goal is to get a grounding in Hindi for long-term success, this book focuses on what you need - grammar patterns, pronunciation rules, tenses, and nasalisations.

However, the authors ensure they keep the learning process fun by adding storytelling elements. You’ll learn through the eyes of the book’s characters, Deepak and Kavitha.

I could see this being an ideal choice for class-based learning. It’s also suitable for you to learn Hindi on your own but prefer learning as if you were in a class.

You receive free online audio to help build reading comprehension and correct pronunciation. I recommend you buy the Elementary Hindi Workbook (available separately). The workbook offers 10 activities per lesson with exercises to track your progress.

As this book focuses on academic Hindi, I also recommend you pair this up with a more colloquial or everyday Hindi learning portal. Ideas are another book, app_ (link to best apps to Lean Hindi article once published) or podcast (link to Best Podcasts to Learn Hindi article once published)_.

Hindi Flash Cards Kit: Learn 1,500 Basic Hindi Words and Phrases Quickly and Easily

This is the most popular Hindi learning program utilising flashcards on Amazon, and it’s easy to see why.

You receive 300 flashcards with the most common Hindi words and phrases. Not only that, you get 1500 words and phrases as each card has one main word but then expands to 4 other related items. Additionally, the main and related 4 words or phrases are in English and Hindi (romanised).

You get a handy organiser ring which allows you to group cards and create smaller sets to carry with you. This is ideal for learning or refreshing your memory on the go or in particular situations. And you get a study guide with instructions on getting the most out of your flashcards and online audio to help with pronunciation.

There’s a reason why flashcards remain one of the most popular ways to learn a language, and that’s because they work. Use these cards to learn new words, and read and recognise Hindi.

The only drawback I found is the punch hole for each flashcard appears to be in the wrong place. Once added to the organiser ring, you have to read backwards, which felt awkward. However, this is easily rectified using a hole puncher to punch new holes in the opposite corner.

What are the best books for learning to read and write Hindi?

If writing Hindi is important, look at these textbooks.

Some of these books focus on helping you write Hindi, with less focus on comprehension.

Therefore I recommend pairing your choice with one of the books in the section above.

Trace and Write Hindi Alphabets - An Activity Book

This is a really popular book, and I believe it’s because of how easy the author has made it for anyone to learn how to write Hindi.

It’s a step-by-step guide, allowing you to trace each item in the Hindi alphabet. Each Hindi letter is deconstructed into 3-7 steps, so you write fast and efficiently. The large print is ideal for children or those who struggle with small writing.

You also receive the phonics of each alphabet in English. This helps you understand the relationship between what you’re writing and pronunciation.

This would be an ideal book to pair with a book like Elementary Hindi .

Master the Hindi Alphabet, A Handwriting Practice Workbook

This one has picked the 69 most common alphabet letters in the Hindi language . These make up the majority of the base vowel and consonants.

You get detailed instructions for stroke order and variations. This helps you understand the sound of each letter. The ‘trace and learn’ sections help imprint stroke technique into your brain. The letters are also large - ideal for recognising detailed Hindi letters.

What’s unique about this book is that it gives you common font variations. This allows you to recognise alternative styles for each letter. This is very handy if you plan on reading a lot of Hindi from different sources.

Also, each letter has a bonus page for handwriting practice. These pages have both background light grey letters to trace and without (for free-hand practice).

This is a more detailed workbook than the Trace and Write Hindi Alphabets book above. But I still recommend you pair this with a book from the 5 best books for learning to speak in Hindi section if you’re a complete beginner.

Read and write Hindi script

Written by the same author as Complete Hindi Beginner to Intermediate Course , this aims to be a clear, step-by-step system for writing Hindi.

This book does not allow you to trace letters. However, you’ll get many examples and real-life tests to show how the language works in different contexts to compensate. The author also adds quick tips that help with common problems. And you have regular tests to track your progress.

This detailed book goes further than other ‘learn to write’ books in this section regarding helping you speak Hindi. However, I do still recommend pairing it with one of the the other books I listed above.

Writing the Hindi Alphabet Practice Workbook

This is another practice workbook to help you write the Hindi alphabet. Each page has a row of Hindi alphabet letters in grey, which are your guides. The remaining rows on each page have one letter, allowing you to practice writing each letter.

This book lacks advice on pen strokes to create each letter. The author also does not identify each letter. And there is no online audio to help with pronunciation.

These shortcomings are only problematic if you’re an absolute beginner. This is an ideal workbook if you’ve already grasped some basic Hindi language (spoken and written) and wish to perfect your writing skills.

More so than any other book in this section, I recommend you pair this with one of the books for learning to speak Hindi that I listed above. That is unless you’ve already moved beyond beginner level.

Hindi Script Hacking

This book is unique because it teaches you how to write Hindi by introducing each letter in a different order than what’s usual in most books. By changing the order, the author has greatly reduced the confusion between similar letters.

The book also forces you (in a good way) to read lots of words, such as city names, so you become comfortable with the sound of each new letter you’ve learnt. You’ll find mnemonics that help you remember the shape of each letter, as well as audio files to help you pronounce letters and words.

I recommend this book if you’ve tried learning to write Hindi before and found yourself forgetting letters. The hacks revealed in this book work.

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Incorporate these different books and other learning materials in your study.

For example, let’s say you want to learn Hindi fast for an upcoming trip to India. A great idea would be to pick a book that focuses on speaking (not writing) paired with flashcards with some Hindi words.

Don’t get bogged down with learning to write Hindi, but learn to speak and recognise basic words on billboards and road signs in India. This is very helpful for a traveller.

On the other hand, perhaps you wish to study Hindi professionally. You could choose a more academic book paired with a Hindi writing workbook. It may also be wise to add a Hindi course to learn colloquialisms, so your Hindi doesn’t sound too formal. Other ideas are adding Hindi podcasts or YouTube channels .

Let us know what combination has worked for you below.

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‘A Nice Indian Boy' Review: This Charming, if By-the-Book Interracial Rom-Com, Packs a Bollywood Twist

I did not have Jonathan Groff singing "Tujhe Dekha To Yeh Jana Sanam" on my 2024 bingo card. The Broadway actor humbly steps into Indian culture in Roshan Sethi's "A Nice Indian Boy," which repeatedly connects back to Aditya Chopra's "Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge" - the film that originated "Tujhe Dekha" (and happens to be heading to Broadway, not that Groff would know anything about that…).

Written by Eric Randall and Madhuri Shekar (and based on Shekar's play), "A Nice Indian Boy" is all about subverting stereotypes about Indian culture, both within and outside of the community. The title itself is a cheeky twist on every aunty's favorite refrain: that when a girl is of the right age, she or her family will find her a "nice Indian boy" to settle down with.

This time, however, protagonist Naveen (Karan Soni) is the one planning to bring home a nice Indian boy, which is probably not what all those aunties were picturing. But "A Nice Indian Boy" delights in defying expectations, even as it follows a traditional love story structure. For starters, Naveen's parents know that he's gay, which immediately releases the film from covering a coming out story along with everything else it tries to accomplish. And as for that nice Indian boy … meet Jay (Groff).

Groff's character was adopted by Indian parents, grew up praying to Ganesh (which he pronounces correctly, ga-NAYsh and not ga-NESH), and loving "DDLJ." Once again, "A Nice Indian Boy" cleverly spares the audience a familiar and taxing storyline; Naveen doesn't have to explain his culture and upbringing to the fiendishly charismatic photographer (they're even from the same part of India, both with Marathi last names) and after the aforementioned singing on a truly memorable first date, things get serious.

But where "A Nice Indian Boy" does tread old territory is when Naveen has to tell his parents, played by Hindi film veteran Harish Patel and comedian Zarna Garg in her feature debut (and a perfect on-screen distillation of her standup persona), what's happening in his romantic life. The first generation kid keeping his personal life from his parents isn't new, but is complicated by race, sexuality, and the seemingly perfect life of Naveen's sister Arundhathi - whose storyline feels like an afterthought, but one understandably written in to utilize co-star Sunita Mani .

Soni brings his finely-honed awkwardness to Naveen, wearing a coat of discomfort even as he hits milestones that should provide relief, like coming out and falling in love. His deft timing provides most laughs in the film, along with Garg's keen awareness of how to hit a punchline (and later on, elicit tears).

Like Sethi's "7 Days," the cultural touches in "A Nice Indian Boy" never feel like an afterthought. From the last names to the licensed songs and footage from "DDLJ" to the strategically placed song by the out-and-proud Ali Sethi , this is not a South Asian movie made with the sole purpose of peddling its South Asian-ness. Sethi's passion for love stories is inherently intertwined in his love for Indian culture and cinema, and now with his queer identity as he applies those potent if predictable storytelling techniques.

Bollywood love isn't only for straight people (something the Indian industry is only incrementally dismantling), and in "A Nice Indian Boy," Naveen realizes that it's not just for Indian people either. When love is that big, it spans cultures and generations, bringing everybody together in the end - just like "DDLJ."

"A Nice Indian Boy" premiered at the 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival. It is currently seeking U.S. distribution.

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Why is India’s Citizenship Amendment Act so controversial?

The law, which comes into force on the eve of elections, creates India’s first religion-based citizenship test, discriminating against Muslims and some other refugees.

The Indian government on Monday announced the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), a law that was passed by parliament in 2019 but was not enforced until now.

This decision on the CAA – whose passage in parliament had set off protests across the country five years ago over allegations of an anti-Muslim bias – comes weeks before Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeks a third term in office through national elections.

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So what is the law about, and why is it so controversial?

What is the Citizenship Amendment Act in India?

The Act, which was an amendment to the 1955 Citizenship Act, was first introduced in the parliament in July 2016 and passed in December 2019.

Before the CAA, any foreign national seeking Indian citizenship through naturalisation needed to have spent 11 years in India to become eligible.

The CAA expedites Indian citizenship applications of Hindus, Parsis, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains and Christians who escaped to India from religious persecution in Muslim-majority Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan before December 31, 2014. They become eligible for citizenship in five years. Applicants from these faiths are eligible even if they are currently living in India without valid visas or other required paperwork.

Home Minister Amit Shah, a close confidant of Modi, posted on X that the law will enable minorities persecuted on religious grounds in neighbouring countries to acquire Indian citizenship.

The Modi government today notified the Citizenship (Amendment) Rules, 2024. These rules will now enable minorities persecuted on religious grounds in Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan to acquire citizenship in our nation. With this notification PM Shri @narendramodi Ji has… — Amit Shah (Modi Ka Parivar) (@AmitShah) March 11, 2024

But what about Muslim asylum seekers?

Before the CAA, India’s citizenship law did not make religion a determinant of a person’s eligibility for an Indian passport. All those seeking naturalisation had to show that they were in India legally, and needed to wait for the same period – 11 years – to become eligible for citizenship.

That’s what the CAA changes – introducing for the first time in independent India’s history – a religious test for citizenship.

Muslim victims of religious persecution in Pakistan (like the Ahmadiyya ), Afghanistan (the Hazara ) or other neighbouring nations (such as the Rohingya in Myanmar), will still need to wait for 11 years before they become eligible for Indian citizenship. And unlike Hindus, Parsis, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains and Christians, they need valid documentation to justify their presence in India.

This, many legal experts have argued, violates Article 14 of the Indian Constitution, which says: “The State shall not deny to any person equality before the law or the equal protection of the laws within the territory of India.”

In 2019, Human Rights Watch (HRW) published a statement describing the law as discriminatory against Muslims.

But other communities – including many who have long sought refuge in India – have also been denied the benefits of the law.

Human rights watchdog Amnesty India said in an X post on Monday that the law goes against the constitutional values of equality and “legitimizes discrimination based on religion”. Amnesty India added that the act also denies benefits to Tamils from Sri Lanka, and immigrants from countries like Nepal and Bhutan.

The Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) is a discriminatory law that goes against the constitutional values of equality and international human rights law. The notification of the rules issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs will make this divisive law operational from today. #CAA — Amnesty India (@AIIndia) March 11, 2024

In 2019, after the law was passed, large protests broke out across India. Violent clashes erupted in New Delhi. More than 100 people were killed across the country, mostly Muslims. Hundreds of others were injured.

How can beneficiaries get faster citizenship?

The Indian government announced that those eligible under the CAA can apply for Indian citizenship using an online portal, launched by Shah’s home ministry on Tuesday.

A committee headed by the Director of Census Operations will review applications, a government notification on Monday said. The panel will have seven other members.

What’s next?

There are more than 200 petitions against the law still pending before Indian courts even as the CAA has come into effect.

Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party government has denied that the law is discriminatory towards Muslims, arguing that it only seeks to protect those escaping religious persecution. A statement released by the Home Ministry said “many misconceptions have been spread” about the law and its implementation was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

At the same time, critics fear that the Hindu majoritarian BJP will also seek to implement another initiative, the National Register of Citizens (NRC), which aims to identify and deport immigrants in India without valid papers.

Combined, the CAA and NRC could allow the government to expel all of those deemed “illegal” migrants – and then allow Hindus, Parsis, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains and Christians to re-enter, while denying the same opportunity to Muslims.

BJP leaders have previously made remarks discriminating against Muslim refugees. Home Minister Shah has, in the past, called Bangladeshi immigrants “termites”, “infiltrators” and a threat to national security.

What is the NRC and how is it linked to the CAA?

The NRC is a register that is meant to identify and deport “illegal” immigrants.

It has only been implemented in India’s northeast state of Assam so far, where nearly two million people, including Hindus and Muslims, were left out of the citizenship list in August 2019. The BJP has declared its intent to implement the NRC nationwide.

What has the response been so far?

Protests have erupted in parts of India as a result of the CAA implementation.

Students of Jamia Millia Islamia, a university in New Delhi, told Al Jazeera that protests broke out in the institute and police arrived. Security forces conducted flag marches in areas near Delhi’s Shaheen Bagh, which became a hub of protests over the CAA in 2019 and 2020.

Critics have also pointed out how the law has deliberately been implemented right as elections are about to take place. Yogendra Yadav , a political scientist and activist who was closely associated with the anti-CAA protests, told Al Jazeera that this move of voter polarisation by the BJP before elections is unsurprising.

Jairam Ramesh, spokesperson for the opposition Congress party posted on X: “After seeking nine extensions for the notification of the rules, the timing right before the elections is evidently designed to polarise the elections, especially in West Bengal and Assam”.

The opposition Communist Party of India (Marxist), which governs the southern state of Kerala, called for state-wide protests on Tuesday against the CAA.

Activists from several organisations in Assam, including the All Assam Students’ Union (AASU), burned copies of the law, calling for a statewide shutdown on Tuesday. Different student groups are organising similar protests in other regional states, including Meghalaya and Tripura. Many of these groups are opposed to the CAA not because of its allegedly discriminatory nature but because they oppose the legalisation of citizenship status for any foreign nationals.

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Loosely based on the experiences of real-life porn sensation Rocco Siffredi , known as the “Italian Stallion,” Netflix ’s “ Supersex ” isn’t actually very sexy at all. Instead, the seven-part series, created by Francesca Manieri, is a tale about family, masculinity and toxic bonds. While the show, which stars Alessandro Borghi in the lead role, has some interesting chapters, the surrealist elements — including some hallucinatory moments and the bizarre way some of the sex scenes are filmed — make it more than a biographical account. Instead, it’s an overly complex examination of relationships and the vices people indulge in to escape their emotional turmoil.

Series opener “Superpower” acts mainly as a coming-of-age story. Following Rocco’s retirement news, the show zips back to 1974. Ten-year-old Rocco Tano feels trapped in the impoverished rural town of Ortona and lost in the chaos of his family life. His mother is devoted to his mentally disabled brother Claudio, and Rocco lives in the shadow of his charismatic older half-brother, Tommaso (Adriano Giannini). Tommaso is Rocco’s North Star. He represents a type of freedom and hypermasculinity that appears out of reach for the men of Ortona. Tommaso also has the love of the town’s most stunning woman, Lucia (Jasmine Trinca), which only endears Rocco to him further.

In addition to examining Rocco’s family dynamic, “Supersex” zooms in on his fixation on sex, which begins at a very young age. The series unpacks his crush on Lucia and later his discovery of “Supersex,” a pornography magazine starring Gabriel Pontello. The euphoria from observing and later engaging in sex is a feeling Rocco chases across the next three decades. But his sex work comes at the expense of his mental health. It also destroys the romances and familial bonds he tries to form and maintain.

Despite a lifelong admiration of Tommaso’s machismo, his brother’s treatment of Lucia, who funds their lifestyle through her sex work on the streets of Paris, slowly shifts Rocco’s point of view. An invitation to a sex club awakens previously unknown desires. Becoming a porn star gives him financial security, but his inner turmoil stems from trying to live up to the expectations his family places on him.

“Supersex” dwells far too long on Rocco’s dysfunctional brotherhood with Tommaso, giving the toxic and exhausting connection unneeded exposition. Fewer episodes and less time spent on the self-destructive café manager would have kept the storyline squarely on Rocco’s psyche. Moreover, Manieri positions Lucia’s life as a counternarrative to Rocco’s. As with Rocco’s female co-stars, she isn’t allowed the same agency and status he obtains. Women are sexualized and then vilified for being sexual in the same breath. While Lucia eventually finds herself on a new path, it’s not without suffering and sacrifice, difficulties Rocco never contends with. The pair are an intriguing juxtaposition, but this mirroring gets muddled under their dark pull toward Tommaso. Similarly, Rocco’s enthusiasm for rough sex acts is never fully explored.

Still, “Supersex” makes some smart choices. Intercourse and other types of sex are showcased, of course, but these scenes aren’t gratuitous. Instead, they illustrate Rocco’s emotional state as he deals with loss and yearning or even demonstrate his self-worth.

The penultimate episode, “Resurrection of the Bodies,” is the standout and centers on Rocco’s return to Ortona amid his mother’s illness and one of the biggest highlights of his career, winning best European actor at the Hot d’Or Awards. In 53 minutes, Rocco confronts the effects of shame and how so-called family members react to him when he’s no longer playing by their rules.

Though Rocco’s story is solidly depicted, audiences hoping for a bio-series-type narrative won’t find it here. It’s also worth noting that Netflix offers a dubbed English version, but the show is best viewed in Italian with subtitles. Overall, “Supersex” isn’t just an examination of one man’s life and career but a look at the lives people create, however unconventional, when they dare to move through the world as their most authentic selves.

“Supersex” premieres March 6 on Netflix .

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Book Review: A coming-of-age story of a young Black man who works for an Obama-adjacent candidate

Vinson Cunningham’s day job is writing theater reviews for the New Yorker magazine

Vinson Cunningham, theater critic for the New Yorker, makes a cheeky move with his debut novel, “Great Expectations.” He borrows the title of Charles Dickens’ masterpiece to tell a different sort of coming-of-age story. His is about a young Black man, David, who goes to work for the first presidential campaign of an unnamed U.S. senator trying to become the nation’s first African American chief executive.

Loosely based on his own life — Cunningham worked on Barack Obama ’s 2008 campaign and later, as a staff assistant in the White House — the novel lacks the twisty plot and unforgettable characters of its namesake. However, Cunningham-as-David is an astute observer of the role that money plays in U.S. politics and the seductive allure of access to powerful and charismatic political leaders like Obama.

In this novel he explores the racial and religious dimensions of both the candidate and his campaign, recognizing at the start “that Black-pulpit touch” when the senator announced his bid for the nation’s highest office in front of the Illinois statehouse on a frigid, sunny day in early 2007. I “felt almost flattered by the feeling — new to me — of being pandered to so directly by someone who so nakedly wanted something in return,” thinks David, who grew up in a Pentecostal church.

We meet him soon after he has flunked out of college and returned home to New York to live with his mother and help care for the child he fathered with a woman referred to only as “the dancer.” To make ends meet, he starts to tutor the son of a glamorous Black investment banker and early patron of the junior senator. Her role as a major fundraiser, and her improbable affair with David, allow Cunningham to explore the chicanery of campaign finance.

With cameos of real-life celebrities including Cornel West, Henry Louis Gates Jr. and the late André Leon Talley, as well as scenes set in Oak Bluffs on Martha’s Vineyard, the redoubt of the Black bourgeoisie, this book is sure to be catnip to those who believed in that hopey changey thing of long ago.

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