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”
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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”
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”
The Comfort Book
I really like Matt Haig’s Reasons to Stay Alive, and Notes on a Nervous Planet on similar themes. I also love his work of fiction, midnight library being my recent favourite. But this book just didn’t totally hit me the same. Maybe I have just read quite a few similar books to this, but thisContinue reading “The Comfort Book”
The Sleeper and The Spindle
One of the most beautiful books I have ever seen, beautiful illustrations by Chris Riddell (scroll down for them) I cannot even begin to describe how much of fan I’m of Neil Gaiman’s writting. This beautiful novella is a beautiful female lead retelling of a blend of The Sleeping Beauty & Snow White and SevenContinue reading “The Sleeper and The Spindle”
Light from uncommon stars
I love when a book high fantasy themes meet a with mordern day issue. This book is definitely one of those, selling souls, galactic pandemics, meets the prejudice and dangers faced by trans women. And these themes could have made this a grim, weighty novel, the story is infused with so much love, and aContinue reading “Light from uncommon stars”
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