Adopted from the book of the same name written by Søren Sveistrup, The Chestnut Man is a layered story connecting various murders in modern day Denmark. On the outset, it feels like a typical murder investigation story led by a controversial detective pair who are battling their own personal complicated lives. But as the drama…
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From Words To Views | The Minions of Midas
The Minion of Midas based on the short story of the same name by Jack London in 1901, takes place in modern day Madrid. The premise of this screen adaptation revolves around VÃctor Genovés who has inherited the widely respected and famous Malvar group after the death of his mentor. Victor is equally astonished by…
The Ministry of Utmost Happiness | Arundhati Roy
This is the second fiction work by Arundhati Roy after her brilliantly written ‘The God of Small Things’, but even after all these years her penmanship retains its capacity to enthral the readers. The novel of such an unusual name carries within its pages equally amusing characters and story, The novels opens with the birth…
A Nostalgic Trip To The Memory Lane With The Oudh Table
From their delectable menu options to the way the chosen dishes are served, all of it is quite impressive. The fairly recent addition on the ever growing home chef horizon, The Oudh Table as the name suggests has Lucknowi cuisine as its USP and they remain true to that from their weekend menu items to…
From Words To Views | Lisey’s Story
Adapted from the namesake novel written by the acclaimed author Stephen King, this book bears all the familiar and fascinating stamps of his brilliant penmanship. Like most of his novels, the story of this one is also based in and around a small town in USA having a finely crafted plot line weaved around few…
From Words To Views | Shetland (Season 1)
The sea is the first thing you see when the credits roll in. The sea, windswept landscapes and the natural beauty immediately captures your attention and make for a lasting impression. That and intriguing story keeps you pinned in your spot while watching this crime drama based out of an island off the main coast…
1984 | George Orwell
This book is one of those must reads and always recommended for a disturbing dystopian science fiction reading experience. So, after being in my TBR list for eons, I finally picked it up as the first read of 2022. And, I am happy to report that it is worth all the hype and heaps of…
The Rosie Project | Graeme Simsion
A wisecracking lady meeting a geeky gentleman as part of a project and then embarking on another project for the aforementioned lady’s benefit is the one line story of this best selling book. Agreed that I have woken up quite late to its charm and some of the humour might look dated after all this…
The Case For Christmas | Lee Strobel
An investigative journalist goes on a mission to find the true identity of that child in the manger. In a true reporting style, he adopts a planned and systematic approach to tackle this quest. In his journey, he comes across and meets many scholars for arriving his final conclusion. This compact book talks about this…
From Words To Views | The Crooked House
What happens when you have the screenplay adopted from the most revered crime story writer in the history? To top of it off, this screenplay is adopted and enacted by a bunch of accomplished people? Then, you would say it has to come out splendidly superb, right? Well, not so much if you are watching…
From Words To Views | The Last Letter from Your Lover
Fans of romantic drama and stories intercepted across timelines will surely like this movie. Based on the novel of the same name by Jojo Moyes, this film essentially focuses on taking chances in love and this theme is presented across two time periods till the end. The film begins in a fictional British newspaper as…
Red Birds | Mohammed Hanif
There is a dessert, in the middle of it is a refugee camp and next to it is a hanger. Then there is Momo, Mutt and Ellie. Three persons meeting or rather discovering themselves in three different places. How that came to be? what happened? And most importantly, why it has happened? This book tries…
From Words To Views | All The Bright Places
Both the original book and plot premise of this movie promise this to be a teenage romantic drama with a twinge of sadness. Based on the book of the same name by Jennifer Niven, this screen adaptation is very much in sync with the central story still it doesn’t leave its mark unlike its source…
Valmiki’s Women- Five Tales From The Ramayana | Anand Neelakantan
This is the second book I came across narrating the stories that make the cherished epic called Ramayan which is authored by Anand Neelakantan. Like the earlier book, depicting the details of Ravana’s life, this too successfully manages to capture readers’ attention from the word go. Here the author is specifically talking about the five…