A girl can dream- she can dream of visiting different places, meeting new set of people and having a better life. But what if while chasing these dreams, she has to make a deal and then keep that bargain going on for more than 300 years. Curios enough? Then read on. The story of Adeline…
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From Words To Views: CB Strike
This book adaptation was the one that I have been looking forward to watch for a while. Although premiered and streamed in UK few years back, it took a while to reach this to my part of the world. But was this prolonged waiting worth it? Read more to find out. Adapted from the Cormoran…
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….
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.
The Return: Fathers, Sons and the Land in Between by Hisham Matar
How do you write about a loss? Specially, if the loss is so acute and bearing it is breaking your life. And, then how do you talk about grief? Which encompasses like an endless ocean, not letting you see the horizon beyond without the misty eyes or for that matter, not letting you sleep in…
From Words to Views: Murder on the Orient Express
Anyone and everyone who is fan of this cult classic masterfully crafted by Agatha Christie knows about her famous detective Hercule Poirot and his famous sagas. The aforementioned murder mystery which begins from Istanbul and takes us on a thrilling journey through the winter wonderlands of Europe is gripping from the word go. And it’s…
Christmas At Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve
Same time, two years ago we spent our Christmas holidays in some majestic company. We travelled to Bandhavgarh National Park renowned being the foremost tiger reserve with high concentration of big cats. Although not our first time on a jungle safari, but it was indeed in the Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve. So, as it’s well known…
From Words To Views: The Haunting of Bly Manor
The subsequent season of the Haunting of the Hill House has dropped and how! It has all the spooky elements to stand out among all the horror stories available right now. There is a rehearsal dinner in progress; we have the bride and groom, with few of their selected guests. Then comes she, mysterious and…
10 Minutes 38 Seconds In This Strange World By Elif Shafak
Tequila Laila has lost her life. Suddenly, tragically, suffering to the end for no fault of her own. It seems her death had the same gloom surrounding her just like her birth. But as that infant; so many years ago, born with a stubborn mind and resolute heart – she is not ready to leave…
Bear Town By Fredrik Backman
We are the bears….. We are the bears from Bear Town!! A small, secluded village lies in one forgotten corner of Sweden; sleepy, downward bound in terms of economic growth but famous for only one thing, it’s Ice Hockey Team. Peter used to be one of the most famous and well-loved player of Bear Town….
The Great Alone By Kristin Hannah
Yes, it’s been a while since I wrote or read or listened to a good book. So, here I am now; with a book which talks much about one’s survival & will to live life fully rather than mere existence. This book by Kristin Hannah, which I heard in audiobook format was one such significant…
The Thirteenth Tale
Everybody has a story to tell. The most fascinating thing about this novel is it’s a book within a book (a future book??!!); more likely a story within a story within a story – something like standing in a room full of mirrors and wondering at reflections within reflections. At a precise point in time;…
The Two Hotel Francforts
This book came to me as part of prize won for my last year’s readathon of reading 30 books in span of a single year. Since this was my first book by this author; I actually started reading it with a blank mind and on an afterthought it seems to be a wise decision. As…
Hindi Kahani Sangrah
A compilation of short stories penned by master storytellers and edited by one of the legendary novelist; this was my first attempt to read Hindi literature outside of academic world. And, I’m so pleased with this wonderful compliation put together by the famed Sahitya Akademi. There are 30 different stories penned by the stalwarts of Hindi literatures such as Amritlal Nagar,…