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 →
"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 →
"How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all this nonsense." - The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka This is a story of a young man named Gregor Samsa, who wakes up one day from an anxious nightmare to find himself transformed into a monstrous human sized insect, following his ordeal with his... Continue Reading →
Darkly Dreaming Saif 