The stranger, the strangeness & the absurd conversation
The truth is, society is threatened by people like Meursault. People like him have accepted that none of it matters. Would you dare accept it?
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A finance girl trapped inside Plath's mind and Camus' world.
Kinjal Parekh
Tragedies of Sylvia Plath, Vincent van Gogh and the May-days
Sylvia Plath and Vincent van Gogh. We want to know so much about their death. But, what do we know about their lives? I guess Vincent and Sylvia might have been good friends if they were to ever meet. I have so much to say about these two.
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fixing fiction – the chaos, verses and randomness
I turned 26 this month. It was a beautiful day and a chaotic month for everything that was.
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Mornings in Jenin by Susan Abulhawa
It’s a shame that it took reading this book for me to realize and understand the gravity of the Israel-Palestine war.
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Days at the Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi Yagisawa
The book is not extraordinary. But it is a book which everyone will need at some point of time – maybe when you are going through a heartbreak.
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My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite
This book missed to make a mark on me. It was very anticlimactic with many loopholes and misses which could and should have been looked upon.
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I Want to Die But I Want to Eat Tteokbokki by Baek Se-hee
This book reminds me of a quote by Stephen Chbosky — “We accept the love we think we deserve.” If you’ve ever felt persistently low, have been going through endless self-doubt, have been fighting to hide your feelings with you friends, family or/and work, this book is your friend.
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September, August, July and A Little Life by Hanya
I want to get a new tattoo. It actually is from this book A Little Life. ‘x = x’.
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Samsara by Saksham Garg
Samsara is more than just a mystical or a magical adventure. It talks about something greater. It makes one question the idea of God, the idea of living this life, it makes you question the creation, traditions and religions.
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The Sun Is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon
The Sun Is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon is about two strangers – Natasha and Daniel. The entire plot takes place within the span of a day!
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Circe by Madeline Miller
Circe by Madeline Miller is a feminist retelling of Homer’s Odyssey. The story takes you through rivalries, love, self-determination, toxic masculinity, self-growth, and loneliness.
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To The Ones We Have Lost ..
We move on or try to move on, but we carry the memories of who we have lost forever. We promise ourselves and to their spirit with tears in our eyes that we will always remember them. We try to hold on to the last conversation we had.
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A Gujarat Here, A Gujarat There by Krishna Sobti
A Gujurat Here, A Gujarat There by Krishna Sobti (translated by Daisy Rockwell) is a part-fiction and a part memoir. I loved the title of this book. The title, alone, speaks volume of what this book is about – A Gujarat here in India, and another Gujarat across the boarder in Pakistan.
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late july, folklore and the mess
Taylor basically announced that she will be dropping 16 new songs the very next day. THE FACT THAT THERE WAS NO WARNING. NO EASTER EGG. NOTHING. (if this isn’t the proof that anything can happen in 2020, then I don’t know what is.)
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Is Indian Literature Thrash?
I have a lot to say about this statement and hence I ended up filming a video. In this video, I have talked openly about 3 things. Firstly, I have shared an indecent because of which I happened to film this video. Secondly, I have tried to answer with proper facts and good reasoning why Chetan Bhagat …
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