Neeraj Chavan

This book is a beautiful magical experience! A web of stories within a main story; it grips you in right from the first paragraph. Magical realism at its finest!

The story is about a boy who stumbles upon a book which happens to be the only copy of that book and then gets pulled into its writer's life, who has now mysteriously disappeared and all his books are being burned out of existence by someone. Amidst the gothic architecture of Barcelona, the tale unfurls slowly and blooms into a majestic tree, where the characters branch out into enchanting stories of their own.

Reading Zafon reminded me somewhat of Gabriel Garcia Marquez's One Hundred Years of Solitude. I absolutely loved the writing and how everything is eventually tied together in the end.

Probably one of the best mystery novels I have read! Would love to explore the other books in this series.

This one's very inspiring! Marie Curie is one iconic personality who'll always be remembered for paving the way for women in science. Her curiosity and love for knowledge and science, is empowering to all women out there. A feminist in the most unabashed sense, her life will continue to motivate everyone in the world of science and technology.

I enjoyed reading about her life and all the women whom she taught; who later on contributed generously to the furthering of science and humanity.

Surely worth reading!