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The Making Of Another Motion Picture Masterpiece By Tom Hanks

When you have a powerhouse talent with an illustrious career writing about the movie making process; you ought to sit up and take note immediately. It’s like pulling aside a curtain and welcoming the movie goers to a world shrouded in glittering mythical mystery. So, it’s no wonder that The Making of Another Major Motion…

Carrie Soto Is Back By Taylor Jenkins Reid

Carrie Soto is restless, ruthless, competitive and fiercely protective of her titles. She is a champion of tennis and would like to continue to be, no matter how. Fading into the sunset by retiring from tennis is seriously not her game. Not everyone expects her to be and definitely not her father- Javier Soto. It’s…

The Silent Patient By Alex Michaelides

What a gripping story this is!! On the surface, it’s a mystery about a woman who has committed an heinous crime and has neither accepted nor rejected her guilt as she has opted for silence. So what’s so special about this enigmatic killer that draws the readers into this masterfully crafted novel? Alicia Berenson is…

The Family Remains By Lisa Jewell

When you leave the original storyline on a pause, this is how the saga should unfold towards a satisfying ending. The first book closed on all sorts of cliffhangers, so it’s hard not to imagine how this sequel kicks off with the discovery of mysterious bag of bones. Where the first novel presents the background…

The Burnout By Sophie Kinsella

There are times when you need an endearing story to cheer you up and put you in good spirits. This is one such book and have read other books by this author, I am familiar of her writing style of putting difficult concepts with much simplicity. So, this is not my first book by this…

One of Us Is Lying By Karen M. McManus

The novel begins with a backstory about five high schoolers who were punished for behaving uncharacteristically foolish during a class which has led them to their current predicament. It’s neither a smooth starting nor the characters introduced are easygoing. Still, something about the humdrum beginning keeps the readers engaged to deliver a gut punch. The…

Beautiful World, Where Are You By Sally Rooney

Published in 2021 in the middle of a global catastrophe, this is an interesting novel correlating the idea of isolation and depressive thoughts during such challenging times with the modern living. what the living cut-off with the global crisis but from a different perspective. The story revolves around four main characters, although there are other…

From Words To Views: All Quite On The Western Front

The first scene itself sets a definite tone of the movie. There is death and destruction everywhere. Trenches are full of dismembered bodies floating in the murky waters and gloom is shrouding faster than the ever present mist mixed with the gunpowder smoke. But what gave my heart a cold numbing shock was the ‘recycling’…

My Year of Rest And Relaxation By Ottessa Moshfegh

Let’s call this as a sleeping beauty story with modern plot twists set against an American backdrop. But unlike the original fairy tale where the darling princess is sleeping because of an uninvited curse, this beautiful girl is inviting sleep on account of a self inflicted curse. Wait, what???!!!! Does this make sense at all??…

Autumn By Ali Smith [Seasonal Quartet 1]

It’s the autumn of 2016; nothing is as it seems and it won’t be ever again, Elisabeth senses it, can see it but feels lost. It’s not like she can do anything about her changing reality because her mind is preoccupied with the worrisome thoughts of Mr. Gluck Mr. Daniel Gluck who used to be…

Problems With People By David Guterson

There are so many books whose covers disappoint and then there are those whose cover delivers as promised. This book by David Guterson comes in the second category which delivers problems faced by people as promised on the cover of it. To be frank, it is not all gloom and doom narrative but rather peculiar…

From Words To Views: Monica, O My Darling

If you are looking for a thrilling ride with fast paced storyline and superb acting chops, then this is the film for you. Not only it’s has a madcap motley crew but it also hilariously dramatic in almost all the frames. Based on the Japanese novel called Burutasu No Shinzou (Eng: Heart of Brutus), first…