In an interview, when asked what inspired him to write The Graveyard Book, Gaiman replied that it was Kipling‘s The Jungle Book that planted this idea in his mind. Mowgli is adopted by the animals and is taught the things they knew. It was from here that he had the brilliant idea of having a… Read More Not A Book Review- Gaiman’s Fantastical Graveyard
I visit the library a lot and its close proximity to my college is always an added advantage. Last day I had an interesting and creepy experience there. I met a farmer. Yes, that is precisely what he told me, very solemnly, drawing his two hands up and resting his cleft chin on it. I… Read More The Strange Meeting
It has been some time since I researched this much before writing something on a book. Forgive me, but I do not feel confident enough to criticise Nabokov. So this is not a book review. Allow me to explain to you how this book stands apart from the rest. These points also elucidates why Lolita… Read More Not A Book Review: Lolita(1955)
Do you know a blogger? If she/he is a close friend, you might just have an idea how difficult that person’s life can get at times. If you don’t, I will endeavour to scratch the surface. If you are a blogger yourself, this post is a huge shoutout to you because I share the same… Read More Annoying Things That Bloggers NEED To Do
Turn on the Heat by Erle Stanley Gardner was first published in 1940 as the first in the Lam and Cool series since the publisher did not print The Knife Slipped(which was written before Turn on the Heat) because of censorship issues. Gardner writing as A. A. Fair was one of the most prolific crime… Read More Book Review: Turn on the Heat by Erle Stanley Gardner
HarperCollins is back with a fabulous new autobiography by the famous Indian-Canadian actor/model Lisa Ray which will release around 20th May 2019. ‘How fortunate it is, when life alters you without warning.’ One of India’s first supermodels. Actor. Cancer survivor. Mother of twins through surrogacy. Woman of no fixed address. This is the story of… Read More CLOSE TO THE BONE by LISA RAY
This is a story of a soldier suffering from a post World War Two trauma who had fought in the Battle of Kohima and then lost in the forests of Northern India, leading a life among the natives there. However after he is rescued and brought back to England, he fails to re-attune himself to… Read More Book Review: Land of the Living by Georgina Harding
R.L. Stine curated my childhood. I remember voraciously finishing each book before diving for another from my school library whose shelves overflowed with the Goosebumps series. I marvelled at how brilliantly he wrote each book, how original his ideas were, and I remember feeling a particular tingle down my spine every time I finished reading… Read More Book Review: Drop Dead Gorgeous by R. L. Stine
I finished reading Persepolis right in the beginning of January and it was unlike anything I have ever read. An autobiography, Marjane Satrapi’s work became a sensation when it was first released. Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood (2000) recounts the author’s life from her childhood in Iran till the time she was sent to… Read More Persepolis- A Story of a Childhood and A Story of a Return
Name of the book- Magic in Mussoorie Concept and Story- Atul Sethi Art- Vikas Upadhyay Language– English Genre- Fiction/ Comic Pages- 60 Publisher- Puffin Books/ Penguin Random House Format- Paperback Review Magic in Mussoorie by Atul Sethi and Vikas Upadhyay is a comic book that will take you right back to your childhood. Recalling the… Read More Book Review: Magic in Mussoorie by Atul Sethi and Vikas Upadhyay
Welcome to January known among literature lovers as the month of literary festivals. Apeejay Kolkata Literary Festival, an extraordinary event is the first of its kind to be fabricated by a book store. An amalgamation of the genres of poetry, novels, theatre, ranging from women issues, marginalised literature, social issues, regional literature, you name it,… Read More Apeejay Kolkata Literary Festival
Who knew that the Japanese have a word for pretending not to be at home when someone rings the doorbell? Or there is a French word for describing the colour of a faded or dying leaf? Or even there is a Yiddish word for thinking of a witty comeback only when it is too late?… Read More Book Review: Wonder Words by Rituparna Sarkar
At times dark, humorous, absurd, and witty, the novel has both the elements of a tragedy and a comedy that satirizes the manners and affectations of contemporary society and questions societal standards. It introduces a very dysfunctional family- nonchalant Malcolm and his gorgeous mother of 60 something with their cat called Small Frank whom they believe hosts the spirit of Frances’ late husband and immoral lawyer, Franklin Price.… Read More Book Review: French Exit by Patrick deWitt
Name of the book- Amma, Take Me To The Dargah of Salim Chishti Author- Bhakti Mathur Language– English Genre- Non-Fiction Pages- 64 Publisher- Puffin Books/Penguin Random House Format- Paperback My Rating- 5/5 Review Yet another brilliant addition to the Amma, Take Me To series, Amma, Take Me To The Dargah of Salim Chishti is a… Read More Book Review: Amma, Take Me To The Dargah of Salim Chishti by Bhakti Mathur
