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1000 Reviews

I've decided to call this column 1000 Reviews. The inspiration for this comes from the fact that it has been said that to be a good writer, one has to have read at least 1000 books. Likewise, to be a good storyteller, it is perhaps necessary to read 1000 stories. I would like to go further than just reading - I think that reading a story alone is not enough. One has to analyse it, review it and be able to critically appraise a story. This, then, will be the aim of this column but with an emphasis on all manner of storytelling. With that in mind, certain things need to be pointed out:

  • As this website caters for storytellers, this column will feature all manner of storytelling.

  • We accept reviews written by other storytellers as well. Please note that we do not pay for reviews - view the form at the end of this page if you wish to submit your own review to us.

  • There is no specific genre of stories reviewed here.


Index of Reviews

 

A Study in Red - The Secret Journal of Jack the Ripper

Angel and the Enemy by Marnie L. Pehrson

Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda

Awaken the Giant Within by Anthony Robbins

 

Burial At Sea by Khushwant Singh

Blocks by Tom Evans

 

Courageous Souls: Do We Plan Our Life Challenges Before Birth? by Robert Schwartz  

Cut The Strings - The True Story of a Soul Reclaimed by Lynn Grocott

 

EXPOSED! by Richard Quek

 

FBI: Fit Body Initiative by Steve Halls

Focus Your Dreams, Control Your Money and Ignite Your Life by Rajen Devadason

Fury by Salman Rushdie

 

Grandfather Stories – A Short Story Collection by George Polley

 

Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

How to Tell a Great Story

Hollywood Station by Joseph Wambaugh Story

 

It Just Occured to Me . . .: An Autobiographical Scrapbook (Hardcover) by Humphrey Lyttelton

Ibu Maluku: The Story of Jeanne van Diejen-Roemen by Ron Heynneman

If Life is a Game, These are the Rules by Dr. Cherie Carter-Scott

In Patagonia by Bruce Chatwin

It Works by Ronald Miller

 

Life of Pi by Yann Martel

Liliane by Ntozake Shange

 

Mathrubhoomi - A nation without women by Manish Jha

 

Manchester United - Man and Babe by Wilf McGuinness (Author), Ivan Ponting (Author), Sir Bobby Charlton (Foreword)

 

Marley & Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog

Matters of Life and Death by Bernard MacLaverty

Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden

 

Notes from a Small Island by Bill Bryson

Nothing but Blue Skies by Tim Keogh

 

Ochre As The Earth by Sharanya Manivannan

 

Ranch Boy by Steven Robertson

Racists by Kunal Basu

Reef by Romesh Gunesekera

 

Sam's Story by Elmo Jayawardena

Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts

Spiritual Clarity by Jackie Wellman

 

The Bonesetter's Daughter by Amy Tan

The Compassionate Rebel – Energized by Anger, Motivated by Love

 

The Curious Incident of The Dog in the Night-Time

The Dancing Girls of Lahore by Louise Brown

The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown   

The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger   

The Discovery of India by Jawaharlal Nehru

 

The Flight of the Swans

The Gathering by Anne Enright

The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck

The Marriage Bureau for Rich People by Farahad Zama

The Mee Street Chronicles: Straight Up Stories of a Black Woman's Life by Fankie Lennon   

The Old Man and the Monkey by George Polley

The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle

The Romantics by Pankaj Mishra

 

The Slippery Art of Book Reviewing by Mayra Calvani and Anne K. Edwards

The Stream by Steven Robertson

 

The Witch of Portobello by Paulo Coelho

 

To Have and to Hold by Philipp Blom

Truth, Love and a Little Malice : An Autobiography by Khushwant Singh

 

Write It, Self-Publish It, Sell It by Bill Keeth

 

Vashtu Sastra Guide by T. Selva   

 

 

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