Sravika's Books - Reviews and Other Trivia

 The Lincoln Lawyer (2005) By Michael Connelly  Rating : 3.5/5  Genre : Court Room Drama, Detective, Mystery,Fiction. Very suspenseful and gripping. As it got closer to the trial in the case, it became all the more heart thumping because the client the Lincoln lawyer is trying to save is the culprit. We don't want him to get out and we see no way he could be sent in! Its a very novel situation the lawyer finds himself in. He is implicated in a murder investigation that he didn't commit. He has to defend a client who is not innocent and who was responsible for putting away another client of his for life!  Michael Haller is a defence attorney in Los Angeles. Most of his cases are defending drug dealers and prostitutes who are usually caught doing the wrong thing. He gets their punishment reduced or cuts short their stay in the jail houses. He also sometimes does cases where the victim is accused of murder and one such case was against Jesus Menendez. He was accused of rape and mu

Old Man's War (2005) By John Scalzi  My Rating: 3.5/5 🥴🥴🥴 Genre : Space Opera, Science Fiction, Military, War, Future. I liked this book just ok.  I liked the different variants of alien creatures and their capabilities envisioned by the author. I liked the idea of a continuing consciousness for humans who are old/dead and the ways of using it productively.  I thought the story/plot started on a very promising note and some hilarity even. As the story progressed, I found I could skip over several lines of the text and not miss much. There is a lacking of emotional connection and investment a reader makes as he gets involved in the fate of main character(s). The ruthlessness and the brutality on display as the different species try to win and invade is a bit troubling. What is there to enjoy in endless war,right?  Old people at a future point of time have the capability to reverse their age - in a way. Their consciousness is transferred into young and highly evolved bodies. Human

Valley of the Dolls (1966)       by Jacqueline Susann 510 pages (Kindle Digital Edition) Genres : Historical Fiction,  Romance, Philosophical, Psychological Fiction  Rating : 5/5 🥰🥰🥰 One of the best books I have ever read. :) Eerie, omnious and potent with nerve wracking energy. Cannot delineate this story into one subject - this is a concoction dealing with elements of love, romance, betrayal, loss, disillusionment, mental illness, mystery, cancer and deeply engaging,amazing writing talent of Susann.   It kept me hooked through out as I traveled in the shoes of three women who bond during their struggling years for fame and success and break apart once they have reached their pinnacles of success!  This story exposed the vacancy and the void felt even by the most coveted and successful people. The journey to the top is always a lonely journey and even more so when one reaches the spot.   The three women main characters - Anne, Neely, Jennifer -  have got what it takes t

Afterlives (2020) By Abdulrazak Gurnah (Nobel Prize Winner for Fiction) Genre : Historical Fiction, Drama, Colonization, Germany,  Africa. Rating : 5/5  This is my first book from this author and also covering the demography of Africa under German Colonization followed by British rule. Had some difficulty navigating through the terms initially but a little research eased the matters greatly.  Overall, Loved reading this book. :) Got to learn a lot of stuff about the schutztruppe of the Germans, askari of Africa and their practices, ruthlessness and unexposed/unfamiliar kindness of some of those Germans in control/power. This book has showed the positive side to the colonial occupation of German and British to Africa. Yes,the wars have resulted in lot of blood shed but here and there, there were kids,young boys who could vouch for the kindness of some german officers and lay their lives on line to pay back for it. :)  We see a couple of generations of Africans marrying and s