Liars
A captivating con drama with mysterious twists in the tale, that’s the best way to summarise this movie. Adapted from a novel of same name by Nicholas Searle, this movie having two septuagenarian central characters is certainly a charm to watch on the screen. The story begins and ends in London- the financial behemoth of […]
Before the Gone Girl, there was Camille Preaker from Sharp Objects by Gillian Flyn. An investigative journalist who is currently working in St. Louis, Missouri; Camille is more than making an effort to navigate through life after battling mental illness and alcoholism for years. Her only shoulder to lean on during these difficult times is […]
Do you believe in coincidences and fate playing it’s hand in chance encounters? Do you think there is serendipity? Do you believe that there is higher power which decides whom and when you will find you soulmate? Your heart choosing love above all else but does it require a positive signal from your brain too? […]
Based on the novel called The Innocent by Harlan Coben, this Netflix series is definitely an example of a successful book adaptation. Like other novels by this author, this is also a mystery thriller but being adopted for the Spanish speaking world and in this case, such kind of cross cultural screen adaptation has actually […]
Satyajit Ray was not only a film maker par excellence but also scriptwriter, author, essayist, lyricist, magazine editor, illustrator, calligrapher and music composer. So, it’s not surprising that so many creative minds try to adapt or inspire from his vast body of work. That includes his contemporaries as well as the new age creators who […]
This is my first book having its roots and characters from Philippines, written by an immigrant from that country who is currently living in USA. Therefore, it has a flair of authenticity to it while depicting the lives of immigrants in USA. The book is divided into different chapters based on the narratives and who […]
What a cracking little novella this is, simply superb!! Exclusively presented by Amazon, it’s all the fun to hear it as an audiobook, specially the narrators selected by Audible are perfect to the T. They convey the distinct voices of the characters perfectly and sometimes in the middle of the story it feels like witnessing […]
The second volume of the Penguin Book of the British Short Story presents spectacular writings from a variety of talented, brilliant authors across generations of writers. This list includes writing legends like P. G. Wodehouse, V. S. Naipaul, W. Somerset Maugham, Roald Dahl, Doris Lessing to contemporary geniuses such as Ian McEwan, Zadie Smith to name a few.
Arthur Less wants nothing but an adventure to get over life, love and loss of both- life & love. And how is he going to do that, well with the help of his ingenious plan to have a trip around the world- new sites, new people, new purposes to look forward to one’s days once […]
The screen adaptation of The Woman In The Window, a film by Netflix begins with an agoraphobic woman called Anna Fox, living alone in a sprawling Manhattan home except for a token company of subterranean tenant- David. Besides her ongoing battle with agoraphobia, Anna is struggling with signs of depression, substance abuse including her prescription […]
