There are so many books I am yet to post about, so I decided to (mini) review them in a single post. Instead of musing about them, I have tried to keep my impressions of the book to 280 characters at best. Consider this a nested thread of tweets, if you will. Let's go. Book... Continue Reading →
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 The Song of Achilles because of the love... 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 →
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 →
When asked what I'd like to do with my life, it's very easy for me to say that I want to write. Whether this reply comes from the joy of writing or from the comfort of the presence of a purpose, however sheer it may be, it is hard to say. It could also be that my... Continue Reading →
When I started reading Elif Shafak, I had no inkling that I would be introduced to a new country, its people, its amalgamated culture, and discover a city that I will come to love and eventually visit. What struck me most about reading Elif Shafak was how a book made of paper became a window into... Continue Reading →
The office library has been extended, and brand new books have been placed upon bookshelves. What pulled me inside the library was a view of the lined up stack of the P. G. Wodehouse Omnibus. The communication about the extension had come across, somehow, my laziness kept me from visiting the place. There are books... Continue Reading →
I've been meaning to blog about a class I took recently. After some prodding by a colleague, I joined what I call a 'syllable' class. Of course, the right way to call it would be the Stress and Intonation class, but I call it the 'syllable' class. These are enhancement classes that take place in... Continue Reading →
A friend shared the following on Facebook. I wanted to save it somewhere and I thought my blog would be the best place to do that. 3 exceptional lines that echo one thought in a crazily awesome manner. (I could have used better adjectives but this is crazily awesome.) There has been no better use... Continue Reading →
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