Swedish Death Cleaning is my Ikigai

I never knew that my readers loved me so much. I had not posted anything for a long time as I was on a break. One morning, I opened the inbox of the Facebook page of my blog and was pleasantly overwhelmed. There were so many messages from the regular readers of my blog. Some …

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Isaac Asimov’s ‘The Fun They Had’ #A-ZChallenge2020

When I was in school, probably in standard six, we had the short story "The Fun they had" by Isaac Asimov in our English Literature Textbook. The name of our English Literature textbook used to be Gulmohar. I guess many of you from my generation would recollect the book. Back then, when I read 'The …

Review of “Born a Crime” by Trevor Noah #ReadBravely

I fell in love with Trevor Noah and his sexy dimple almost a year back when I bumped into one of his stand-up comedy shows on YouTube. Ever since there has been no looking back and I have possibly watched all his shows that are available online including the famous Netflix show 'Son of Patricia'. …

Review of Girl with the Dragon Tattoo- #Writetribereadingchallenge2019 #readbravely

I had read a lot of good, bad and ugly reviews about this book. Many reviewers absolutely trashed this book while others generously praised. Undoubtedly, I was curious about the book and when I finally read it I found this book  UNPUTDOWNABLE in one word. A real page-turner. I have not read such a thrilling …

Review of Ikigai #ReadBravely #ReadingChallenge

Ikigai is the first book that I read in February and the fifth book that I read in 2019 after Poonachi, The Girl on the Train, Norwegian Woods and Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows. Ikigai is a book that talks about the Japanese secret to a Long and Happy life. This is a self-help motivational …

Review of Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows #ReadBravely #ReadingChallenge2019

Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows is the fourth book that I read in January 2019. The first three books are Poonachi, The Girl on the Train and Norwegian Woods respectively. The title of this book intrigued me. I had also read a few reviews and most readers had praised it. This book was also picked …

Review of Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami #ReadingChallenge2019

I once read a review of Norwegian Wood where the reviewer wrote: “It’s like travelling up a mountainside on a dark gray day. Yes, the beauty is still there, but you have to look for it. You don't even notice the beauty before you because of the overcast skies. The higher up you go, the …

Review of ‘The Girl on the Train’ #Readbravely

“A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies . . . The man who never reads lives only one.” – George R.R. Martin This is amazing that I am posting back to back book reviews on my blog. I finished reading the second book of the year. I am honestly impressed at the speed …

Poonachi- My First Book of the Year 2019

“Reading is essential for those who seek to rise above the ordinary.” – Jim Rohn This year I am taking part in the Write Tribe Reading Challenge (If you look at my sidebar you would notice the challenge button). Write Tribe has been encouraging bloggers to #writebravely since long, however, this is the first time …