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Children’s book which is not just for kids Originally published in 1995,(i was 1 year old) This book is first in the Abhorsen series, but it doesn’t have a cliffhanger, It is a fun well written fantasy,which take grim turns at times The protagonist is a young woman,Sabriel, has a good, clear head on herContinue reading “Sabriel”

And yet I will persist in believing that there is such a thing as the harmony of completeness in humanity, where poverty does not take away his riches, where defeat may lead him to victory, death to immortality, and where in the compensation of Eternal Justice those who are the last may yet have theirContinue reading “Nationalism by Rabindranath Tagore”

The Casual Vacancy – Little things snowball effect Author- J. K. Rowling Publishers-Little, Brown Book Group Released-2012 Genre- (according to the author herself) – it’s more of a comic tragedy”, It’s was Rowling’s first novel for adult readership,Major themes in the novel are mostly dark including class, politics, and social issues such as drugs, prostitutionContinue reading “The Casual Vacancy”

This book is a mythological fiction, inspired by Maharishi markandeya,a Hindu saint who came to Bali and introduced Hinduism there and Erlangga,the king who won back his kingdom (once ruled by his uncle) and went on to become one of Java’s most notable kings(I did not know that, I googled a few characters and endedContinue reading “The new dewtas by Suraj kothiyal”

Newton gave us answers,Hawkins gave us questions Last book ever written by Stephen_Hawking (sobbing) The book examines some of the universe‘s greatest mysteries, and their answers according to Hawkins this book covers questions I used to think about a lot and may be you too :- The ten big questions are :- Is there aContinue reading “Brief answers to big questions”

This book is as interesting as its tittle written by Neurologist Oliver sacks in 1985 is from the genre of medical history,describing the case histories of some of his patients This book tells the stories of individuals affected by bizzare kids of neurological conditions.The title is also taken from a case of patient with aContinue reading “Man who mistook his wife for a hat”

The Alchemist follows a young Andalusian shepherd in his journey to the pyramids of Egypt, after having a recurring dream of finding a treasure there. Coelho wrote The Alchemist in only two weeks in 1987. He explained that he was able to write at this pace because the story was “already written in his soul.”Continue reading “Alchemist”

This book was gifted to me by my boss and I was immediately so attracted to the beautiful book cover and as I read it , I realised Madeline miller has beautifully moulded Greek mythology and literary fantasy. You need to have some walking knowledge of Greek mythology but even if you are not aContinue reading “Cerci”

Have you ever bought a book knowing nothing about it because it has an awesome cover? I did This book or novella I should call it,tells quite a personal story of Jhumpa Lahiri as an author from her fascination for Indian school uniforms as a kid to the process which goes in making of aContinue reading “the clothing of book by Jhumpa Lahiri”

People who are such huge role models when write or talk about their normal life struggle ,it gives normal people like us faith,That we would be able to do something meaningful with our lives Not something so magnificent but may be a little of what we have dreamt about ourselves and the world around us.Continue reading “Becoming by Michelle Obama”