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LimerenceAuthor – Aashna AgrawalPublisher – The Write OrderPages – 80Poems – 75 Collection of 75 short poems, written about varying themes, what’s interesting is none of the poems are named, the writing is pretty simple and basic but full of powerful emotions. Also its free currently on kindle unlimited.

Author – Sally Rawhey Publisher – Olympia Publishers Pages – 94 Genre – Poetry Blurb – A beautiful collection of poetry, that takes us on a candid journey through the authors interpretations of many magical forms of love. From the euphoria of falling in love to the pain and despair of losing it,from brevity toContinue reading “The unspoken voices”

A long list of 10 books for the 2019 JCB Prize for Literature has been released recently. Apart from the most famous literary Prize in the country, the recognition and fame comes with a cash prize of ₹25 lakh and an additional ₹10 lakh for translation. The total of ten book include four debut novelsContinue reading “JCB longlist 2019”

Struggled and Soared Publisher – Leading TrailsAuthor – Vipin ChopalPages – 80My rating – 3.5 /5Genre – Nonfiction Blurb – The book comprises of four chapters, these chapters are an amazing homage from the author to the life, legacy and struggles of four women who made their mark in the history and hearts of peopleContinue reading “Struggled and Soared”

With this book we enter in Gilead,Picking up 15 years after The Handmaid’s Tale left off, Ofcourse after 34 years, it’s bound to feel different, also Atwood decided not to revisit the red cloaks & the houses and streets but also the political hierarchy system. It’s not a ‘handmaid’s tale’ instead she focuses on womenContinue reading “Planning to get your copy of The Testaments? Got you”

With the sequel arrived in 2019, after the first book published in 1985 ,I thought I would just brush up the handmaid’s tale, so I read it recently Most of the people already know about it and have read the book so I thought I would just do a post on why I’m obsessed withContinue reading “Why I like the handmaid’s tale?”

Milkman Author – Anna burns Publisher – Faber & Faber Pages – 368 Genre – Fiction Rating – 4/5 ( Winner of 2018 Man Booker Prize for Fiction, the first time a Northern Irish writer has been awarded the prize, also won the 2018 National Book Critics Circle Award for fiction) Blurb – A coming-of-ageContinue reading “Milkman”

Author – Terry Pratchett Neil Gaiman Genre – Fantasy-Comedy Publisher – gollancz / workmanpub / corgi Published in 1990 Pages – 288 Rating – 4.5/5 The book is such a fun read about the birth of the son of Satan and the coming of the End Times. The angel Aziraphale and the demon Crowley whoContinue reading “Good omens”

There’s something strange in the after effect of reading a Haruki Murakami story. It’s as if time stands still when the last line has run out, the last word read and the last letter comes to a stop with a sombre period. And then a feeling of utter helplessness washes over as the realisation ofContinue reading “Men without women”

📎Summary The plot is set in the backdrop of Mighty Dhauladhar range of Himalayas where a construction of dam is under process. The book amalgamates around three characters and how their destinies collide. Nanda, the engineer on the dam,comes from Kerala after a series of events, basically he has evaded law and is now onContinue reading “Men and dreams in dauladhar”