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Book Review: 'Murder on the Orient Express' by Agatha Christie

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Book Blurb: The elegant train of the 1930s, the Orient Express, is stopped by heavy snowfall. A murder is discovered, and Poirot's trip home to London from the Middle East is interrupted to solve the murder. Review: Murder on the Orient Express is a classic detective novel written by Agatha Christie. The plot is a perfectly formed one (it keeps the readers on the edge of the seat). This is the first Agatha Christie book I have ever read. Her writing is so engaging and that proves why she is one of the best authors in history.  Christie takes us on adventure alongside Poirot. Whenever someone reads crime mystery novels, everyone loves to guess who is the criminal, especially when you know that the culprit is definitely one among the suspects. This book leaves you puzzled and clueless but also amazed.  Poirot is probably the second most famous fictional detective after Sherlock Holmes. Poirot seems to be very different than Holmes. I need to read more books to understand him ver...

What makes 'The Alchemist' a classic?

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There are some books that linger in our hearts forever and are hailed as classics. They could have been written a long time ago but are amazing even today. Such books are unforgettable and irreplaceable. 'The Alchemist' written by Paulo Coelho is one such book. First published in 1988, the book remains a favorite among all the bibliophiles and I am no one to escape. In this blog I want to share my thoughts on 'The Alchemist'. After hearing so much about the book I finally read it two years ago. I saw reviews on the cover and little did I know that I will be hugely impacted like them. The book is one of the finest book ever written. The book influenced and taught me so much. It proved that books are not mere text but a place to dwell. But what makes 'The Alchemist' one of the best place to dwell? The most amazing thing about 'The Alchemist' is its protagonist, Santiago. He is amazing not because he is handsome nor because he is going to save the world fr...

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