Mrinal BoseMan Booker Prize 2017So the Man Booker Prize goes to another American writer this year: George Saunders. Last year it was Paul Beatty. Tow Americans in a row…2 min read·Oct 19, 2017----
Mrinal BoseIs the new Medium logo better?Medium has a new logo now. Seems to be another tweak after claps. There are some more changes in the pipeline, I suppose.2 min read·Aug 23, 2017--1--1
Mrinal BoseOMG when did “Recommend” change to “Claps”?What an idea! New Or newfangled?2 min read·Aug 18, 2017--2--2
Mrinal BoseIs “The Vegetarian” popular for the wrong reason?Just finished “The Vegetarian” by Han Kang. It’s a Booker-winner and has got rave reviews in the West. It’s about a schizophrenic woman…1 min read·Jul 15, 2017----
Mrinal BoseFinal Reaction: The Ministry of Utmost happiness/ Arundhati RoySo I’ve now finished reading The Ministry of Utmost Happiness (TMOUH). It’s time to pronounce my final reaction.2 min read·Jun 28, 2017----
Mrinal BoseReaction 4: The Ministry of Utmost Happiness /Arundhati RoyI was not prepared for the storyline to take me to Kashmir, but it was a delectable surprise. Musa Yeswi, Tilo’s classmate and boyfriend in…2 min read·Jun 22, 2017----
Mrinal BoseReaction 3 : The Ministry of Utmost Happiness/Arundhati RoyOf course, it’s a big, sprawling novel and the setting is not really Jama Masjid or Delhi, but the whole of India. And you get it soon that…2 min read·Jun 16, 2017----
Mrinal BoseReaction 2 : The Ministry of Utmost Happiness /Arundhati Roy(after reading 124 pages)2 min read·Jun 13, 2017----
Mrinal BoseFirst reaction: The Ministry of Utmost Happiness/Arundhati RoyReading Arundhati Roy’s “The Ministry of Utmost Happiness”. Only 88 pages in, it’s too early to comment, but I find myself fully hooked and…1 min read·Jun 12, 2017----
Mrinal BoseSHADOWLAND IS OUTIt took me sixteen years to find a publisher for this novel.2 min read·Jan 30, 2017--3--3