Saugata - A common name among Bengalis, meaning a devotee of Gautama Buddha.
As for me: BTech CSE 2005 from ITBHU, voracious reader, currently working at BT.
Thursday, January 31, 2999
Sunday, January 03, 2010
3 Idiots
Controversies apart, the real stars of the movie are Amir Khan and Omi Vaidya; Amir Khan for pulling off a 20 year old kid at 45(or something thereabouts) and Omi Vaidya for bringing to life the obnoxious nerd.
Saturday, October 24, 2009
When should you take a break from watching South Park?
When you understand an entire phrase said by Kenny.
Sunday, October 11, 2009
New on TV
FlashForward and Stargate Universe look promising, while The Vampire Diaries seems to be missing the X factor.
Saturday, October 10, 2009
The Lost Symbol
The novel is meant to be a mystery thriller so I won't be going into any plot details. Having said that, if you have already read Da Vinci Code and Angels and Demons, and also happen to be short on time, you can give the book a skip.
Dan Brown seems to have discovered his formula and decided, quite understandably, to re-use it for as long as it sells copies. We again see a mashup of facts, pseudo facts and pure fiction all woven together by Brown's wordsmithery, along with the quite expected "unexpected twist" near the climax (the "unexpected twist" being pretty obvious since I was halfway through the story). The book when taken by itself is very written and has all the ingredients, and the pace, to be "unputdownable".
I would rate the book as 5.5/10 since I expected more and was pretty disappointed.
Dan Brown seems to have discovered his formula and decided, quite understandably, to re-use it for as long as it sells copies. We again see a mashup of facts, pseudo facts and pure fiction all woven together by Brown's wordsmithery, along with the quite expected "unexpected twist" near the climax (the "unexpected twist" being pretty obvious since I was halfway through the story). The book when taken by itself is very written and has all the ingredients, and the pace, to be "unputdownable".
I would rate the book as 5.5/10 since I expected more and was pretty disappointed.
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