“It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.” ― George Orwell, 1984 A striking start to one of the famous dystopian novels, with a thought provoking ending, leaving the minds of the readers filled with eerie thoughts. That's Nineteen-Eighty-Four for ya! After reading George Orwell's famous short novel, Animal Farm, I... Continue Reading →
The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran is basically a set of poetic essays written in the form of a story. It starts with Al-Mustafa, the prophet, who waited for 12 years in the City of Orphalese for his ship, which had come to take him to the place he belonged to. Before boarding the ship, sadness... Continue Reading →
The Poison of Love by K.R. Meera is a short novel, originally published as Meera-saadhu in Malayalam and later translated to English by Ministhy S. This novella has recently gained quite a fame after it was translated. After reading a lot of positive reviews and recommendations from friends, I finally decided to read it. I... Continue Reading →
Doctor Sleep is one of the most anticipated King novels, sequel to the masterpiece, The Shining. Written in 2013, almost after 33 years to it's prequel, Doctor Sleep is much deserved and worthy sequel in my opinion. Like many other King fans, I was keen to know what happened to Danny and his mother, Wendy... Continue Reading →
Trust Me Not by Ankita Verma Datta is a socio-political thriller with a blend of romance. The story starts with the introduction of Reeva Rai, young, beautiful and intelligent girl who works for an Ad agency. Kunaal Kabi is a rich, enigmatic and an attractive guy, well known for his achievements and resourcefulness in the... Continue Reading →
Is it too late to share my favorite books from 2017 ?? I think, NOT! 🙂 2017 has been a great reading year for me. Considering the slow reader I am, I had set a goal of 25 books this year for my goodreads reading challenge, which I surpassed by reading 54 books. Quite a boost in... Continue Reading →
"They knew how to live with nature and get along with nature. They didn't try too hard to be all men and no animal." - The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury is an interconnected thread of short stories written in the form of a novel. Though it is categorized... Continue Reading →
"The whole horror of the situation is that he now has a human heart, not a dog's heart. And about the rottenest heart in all creation!" - 'A Dog's Heart' by Mikhail Bulgakov When a stray dog at the verge of dying due to starvation is fed by an eminent professor Fillip Fillipovich, the dog is... Continue Reading →
I read Exit West by Mohsin Hamid last month along with my book buddy Anjly and a few others on Instagram for our #manbooker17readalong. To be honest, I was bitterly disappointed by this novel. Though love stories don't really work well for me, and I was skeptical as to how this would turn out. I... Continue Reading →
“Everything else you can live around, but not death. Death you have to live through.” ― Kamila Shamsie, Home Fire Home Fire by Kamila Shamie is one book that I would definitely support in the Man Booker Prize’17 which was long listed in the same. I wonder how Exit West by Mohsin Hamid made it through... Continue Reading →
Darkly Dreaming Saif 