Rosh's Reviews

AUTHOR: Peter Wohlleben GENRE: Nature Nonfiction. RATING: 4.25 stars. As humans, in no other year has it been more important than in 2020 to look at the impact of our actions on the environment. It is easy to blame a virus for bringing the world to a standstill, but if we think about it, we humans have been the biggest parasites for Mother Nature, sucking everything out of her like a leech and then complaining if she hits us back with cyclones or forest fires. Let us all be more conscious of our actions now onwards. After all, Earth doesn't need us, but we need Earth. So we need to be more environmentally aware and environmentally responsible. Else, we'll soon join the league of extinct creatures. Let's today vow to leave a better planet for our children. Every step counts! Every human action matters! One of the most ignored aspects in terms of environment are trees. In Mumbai, every year, people complain that trees fall during the monsoon and there is a big hue and cry ov...

AUTHOR: Ruth Hogan GENRE: Magical Realism PUBLICATION DATE: February 21, 2017 RATING: 4.25 stars. On some days, you don't want an adrenaline-increasing book, but just something mellowing and calming, not something full of action-packed adventures but something full of bittersweet moments, something that won't cause you to bite your nails in anticipation but that would tug at your heartstrings.... That is a day you ought to pick up "The Keeper of Lost Things" by Ruth Hogan. The book narrates two stories across two different time frames. The first story playing out in the present time frame tells of Anthony Peardew, an ex-writer, who is the eponymous "keeper of lost things". After having lost something precious, he begins collecting lost things and meticulously maintains a record of how and where he came by them. Laura, his housekeeper and friend, needs to take over this task after a change in certain circumstances. The second storyline spans a time of forty y...