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…
Tag: Love Story
From Words To Views: Call Me by Your Name
The best way to describe this story can be- when a languid summer turns into a love story or how a friendship leads to the bittersweet heartaches. Based on the book of the same name by André Aciman, the simple romance with complicated details makes it one of the compelling feature film of our times….
Vince And Joy By Lisa Jewell
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?…
From Words To Views: El Inocente
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…
Writers And Lovers By Lily King
This new novel by Lily King beautifully and evocatively captures all the struggles and solaces of writers and lovers. The agony, excitement, heartbreak and sense of accomplishment are some of the common qualities being traced in both of these phenomenon – beginning to write and falling in love. The story, first person narrated by Kacey…
From Words To Views: Ray
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…
From Words To Views: WandaVision
The story of Wanda and Vision, two enigmatic characters from the Marvel Comics who were previously adapted to screen as part of Avengers series and now presented by Marvel Studios as a separate (still interlinked) storyline in a series format, is surely an interesting take on these superheroes lives. What happens to all those who…
Evidence of the Affair By Taylor Jenkins Reid
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…
Turtles All The Way Down By John Green
The new novel by John Green has all the hallmarks of his previous successful books- a girl having some sort of psychological/ physical issues, a good natured boy caught up in difficult circumstances, their friends or family members providing enough encouragement to move the story forward which will lead to an unexpected ending. So this…
The Penguin Book of The British Short Story Volume 2 [From P. G. Wodehouse to Zadie Smith]
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.
Less by Andrew Sean Greer
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…
सानिया लिखित ओमियागे
सानिया यांच्या कथेतील स्त्रिया ह्या बहुतेक एका विशिष्ट सामाजिक-आर्थिक वर्गातून आलेल्या दिसतात. स्वतंत्र विचारसरणी, व्यवस्थित किंवा उच्च शैक्षणिक पार्शवभूमी आणि स्वतःचे निर्णय घेण्याची मानसिक कुवत असण्याऱ्या स्त्रिया त्यांच्या कथेमध्ये मध्यवर्ती असतात. बहुधा शहरी किंवा निमशहरी भागातील या स्त्रिया एका ठराविक विचारसरणीनुसार त्यांचं आयुष्य व्यतित करणं उचित समजतात. ओमियागे या दीर्घ कथासंग्रहामधील अनिता, सुजाता, सरिता, श्यामल…
महाश्वेता देवी लिखित जटायु
महाश्वेता देवी या त्यांच्या लेखनाच्या अनोख्या शैलीमुळे आणि मुख्यतः ग्रामीण पार्श्वभूमी असण्याऱ्या कथावस्तूंमुळे चिरपरिचित आहेत. त्यांच्या कथा ह्या बहुत करून पूर्वोत्तर राज्यांमध्ये घडतात आणि उपेक्षित, शोषित लोकांच्या व्यथांची गडद छाया त्यांवर पडलेली दिसून येते. उपरोल्लिखित कादंबरी जरी कलकत्ता आणि आसपास घडत असली तरीही कथेच्या पूर्वपीठिकेमध्ये डोकावण्याऱ्या गावांची, वनांची त्यावर दाट सावली आहे. हि कथा घडते…
From Words To Views: Lovecraft Country
Based on the 2016 novel written by Matt Ruff, Lovecraft Country is basically a fantasy horror series which pays homage to the dark horror world of H.P. Lovecraft and successfully tries to bring the racism in the American society to the forefront. So, it’s indeed an interesting screen adaptation and a pre-requisite to watch this…