These precious days by Ann Patchett, thank you @bloomsburyindia for the #gifted copy of this wonderful book. I loved this book, if you are a fan of the author I’m sure you are gonna love it, and if you haven’t read her beforehand, this book would definitely be a good place to start. Its aContinue reading “These precious days”
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Madame Bovary
She believes that her happiness can only come by spending more money and having more passion; yet, the more she seeks this, the emptier it becomes. Then, to complete the cycle, she pines for the past, falsely believing that she used to be happy.
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The song of Achilles
This book has everything I like. Mythology, war and a love story in the midst of the war. Also the prophecies, in a sense you know what’s gonna happen and the protagonist try to avoid it, and doing so they somehow end up fulfilling the prophecy eventually. This book is a perfect amalgamation of love,Continue reading “The song of Achilles”
THE 2022 WOMEN’S PRIZE LONG LIST
The award, created in 1996 after the Booker Prize failed to list any women-authored titles in the prior years, honors books written in English by women. This year’s slate includes books by six American authors, five British authors, two writers from New Zealand, one Turkish-British author, one American-Canadian writer, and a Trinidadian writer. They areContinue reading “THE 2022 WOMEN’S PRIZE LONG LIST”
Pax #2 Journey home
It’s been a year since Peter and his pet fox, Pax, have seen each other. Once inseparable, they now lead very different lives. Pax and his mate, Bristle, have welcomed a litter of kits they must protect in a dangerous world. Meanwhile Peter—newly orphaned after the war, wracked with guilt and loneliness—leaves his adopted homeContinue reading “Pax #2 Journey home”
In to the wild
So many people live within unhappy circumstances and yet will not take the initiative to change their situation because they are conditioned to a life of security, conformity, and conservatism, all of which may appear to give one peace of mind, but in reality nothing is more dangerous to the adventurous spirit within a manContinue reading “In to the wild”
The color purple by Alice Walker
Alice Walker’s epistolary novel first published in 1982 went on to win the National Book Award and a Pulitzer Prize. Although I’m always abit cynical about award winning books but when I started to read this one it became apparent to me why this book has been so popular for years. Celia the protagonist,initially writesContinue reading “The color purple by Alice Walker”
Pax #1 by Sara Pennypacker
Blurb Pax was only a kit when his family was killed, and “his boy” Peter rescued him from abandonment and certain death. Now the war front approaches, and when Peter’s father enlists, Peter has to move in with his grandpa. Far worse than being forced to leave home is the fact that Pax can’t go.Continue reading “Pax #1 by Sara Pennypacker”
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