The Associate by John Grisham
Finally a legal thriller by John Grisham that I can recommend to anyone. John Grisham has found his lost form with this book. Although you will be comparing this one with The Firm throughout but that’s not necessarily a bad thing, I loved Firm and love this one as well. It’s about a brilliant law [...]
Burnt Shadows by Kamila Shamsie
I was a little disappointed when I found out that Kamila Shamsie’s new novel Burnt Shadows isn’t entirely based in Karachi. The biggest reason I liked Kartography was because it was set in Karachi. I was apprehensive because the book I read before this one was Daniyal Mueenuddin’s short stories “In other rooms, other wonders†[...]
NADRA Executive Office
I had to apply for “B Form†of my daughter (B Form is a sort of identification document till you get your National Identification Card). A friend told me about NADRA’s executive office where you can avoid the long lines and get the process done in clean air conditioned offices for a higher fee. Since [...]
In Other Rooms, Other Wonders by Daniyal Mueenuddin
Daniyal Mueenuddin is the latest entrant in the growing list of Pakistan fiction writers and his debut is a collection of short stories called “In other rooms, other wondersâ€. The stories in the book are linked together via a central figure, KK Harouni, a landlord in Punjab although in a couple of stories the link [...]
