Book 16: The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller I completely understand the pressure that exists for me to like this book. But the truth is that I just didn't. I'm saying this as someone who really enjoyed Circe by the same author. Was I supposed to like it because of the love story between Achilles... Continue Reading →
Book 15: No Exit and Other Plays by Jean-Paul Sartre Wow! My goal for the foreseeable future is to hang out with minds like Sartre. Reading this book has freed a suppressed urge inside me to read, what they call, tough literature. This book had my mind bent, and put a big smile on my... Continue Reading →
quick scribbles: 19.12.25 / taken time off from work / wrapping up my reading for the year / one book to go / trying to ignore the motes of dust that fall copiously on everything in this neighbourhood / still in love with trees / Saw Shrinking on Apple TV and realised all one wants... Continue Reading →
Book 14: The Days of Abandonment by Elena Ferrante I felt that I was inside a clamorous life and that everything might come apart because of a too piercing sentence, an ungentle movement of the body. Elena Ferrante, Ann Goldstein. The Days of Abandonment (p. 7). (Function). Kindle Edition. Every once in a while there... Continue Reading →
I've spent the better part of November catching up on my reading, ensconced in the setting-in winter, and pondering over the purpose of my life. It has been a good, cozy, reflective month. Among other things, some highlights of this month were: Used AI to generate some writing for a friend and that night, I... Continue Reading →
short notes: 16.11.25 / been here and there / watching the TV series Dark and having my mind scrambled / religiously reading every day to meet my reading goal for 2025 / bought new lenses for experiments with photography / submitted poems / acclimatising to the onset of winter / ❄️ 🍜
Book 13: The Will of the Many by James Islington Usually, I don't read epic fantasy. As someone who has read a plethora of books, I still haven't read The Lord of the Rings. But the pandemic years changed that a little. In those years, I required to be elsewhere, stay sane, and fantasy helped... Continue Reading →
500. I don't like going to the mall on a weekend. The crowd makes me feel lonely. I also don't like having to wait in long lines at the changing rooms. I also don't like crowds. 499. Lately, I am trying to watch movies which remind me why cinema has been cinema. It is an... Continue Reading →
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