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About AamilTheCamel

CBR 6

Engineer from India. Love history, historical fiction and speculative fiction.

AamilTheCamel's Reviews:

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Metaphorical poetry masquerading as prose

April 10, 2014 by AamilTheCamel Leave a Comment

Sixteenth book reviewed as part of the 130 Challenge. This is a feeler’s book. While you’re reading this book, you don’t think through the story, you feel your way through it. You are taken on an epic journey through a century of existence – subdued passions, resigned fates, a grudging surrender to the onslaught of time that is made inevitable by the mere act of existing. You will feel the layers of time peel away and color your senses with their distinctive hues, as seen […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History Tagged With: #CBR6, 130 challenge, historical fiction, rana dasgupta, solo

AamilTheCamel's CBR6 Review No:16 · Genres: Fiction, History · Tags: #CBR6, 130 challenge, historical fiction, rana dasgupta, solo ·
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Johnny Gone Down by Karan Bajaj – Review #15 for AamilTheCamel

April 2, 2014 by AamilTheCamel Leave a Comment

Not bad but not great either.

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: #CBR6, 130 challenge, Fiction, johnny gone down, karan bajaj

AamilTheCamel's CBR6 Review No:15 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: #CBR6, 130 challenge, Fiction, johnny gone down, karan bajaj ·
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Foundation and Empire by Isaac Asimov – Review #14 for AamilTheCamel

April 2, 2014 by AamilTheCamel Leave a Comment

Top notch Science Fiction!

Filed Under: Fiction, Science Fiction Tagged With: #CBR6, 130 challenge, asimov, foundation, foundation and empire, isaac asimov, science fiction

AamilTheCamel's CBR6 Review No:14 · Genres: Fiction, Science Fiction · Tags: #CBR6, 130 challenge, asimov, foundation, foundation and empire, isaac asimov, science fiction ·
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The Guide by R.K. Narayan – Review #13 for AamilTheCamel

March 24, 2014 by AamilTheCamel 1 Comment

From being the guide to being the rightly guided.

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: #CBR6, 130 challenge, enlightenment, Love, r k narayan, simplicity, the guide

AamilTheCamel's CBR6 Review No:13 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: #CBR6, 130 challenge, enlightenment, Love, r k narayan, simplicity, the guide ·
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Good Night, Mr. Tom – Review #12 for AamilTheCamel

March 15, 2014 by AamilTheCamel Leave a Comment

A poignant tale of the discovery of love.

Filed Under: Fiction, History Tagged With: #CBR6, 130 challenge, Children's Books, good night mr tom, historical fiction

AamilTheCamel's CBR6 Review No:12 · Genres: Fiction, History · Tags: #CBR6, 130 challenge, Children's Books, good night mr tom, historical fiction ·
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Sin City: The Hard Goodbye – Review #11 for AamilTheCamel

March 5, 2014 by AamilTheCamel Leave a Comment

A visual treat and a complete entertainer.

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: #CBR6, 130 challenge, comic, crime, frank miller, sin city

AamilTheCamel's CBR6 Review No:11 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: #CBR6, 130 challenge, comic, crime, frank miller, sin city ·
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