In a slightly terrified kind of way — It’s that season of the year. Snowy evenings, foggy mornings, and early sunsets. Shadows on the streets. The quiet in the house with the radiator buzzing in the background. The quiet outside as everyone stays in avoiding the cold. The quiet everywhere. Winter is the time for ghosts to come…

From new releases to books as old as time, this was an eclectic reading year. — End of the year is a time for cheer and celebrations; it’s also time to catalog another year of our life. What you achieved (staying alive and not catching COVID), places you travelled to (nowhere, because COVID), things you ate (loads of home-cooked meals, because COVID) and books read (so…

A Movie Review — Holidays are time to catch up on the classics, whether it’s rewatching Christmassy movies like Home Alone for the 100th time or finally watching that Oscar-winning film from decades ago. Considering that a remake of The Color Purple is anticipated for 2023, we thought it was a good time to…

Lists do better than essay reviews, but I will write whatever I want anyway! This was an abysmal year for writing for me, mostly because real life took over and my attention was distracted. No complaints though, writing is for when words come tumbling out demanding to be put on…

Tobias Wolff’s Old School is a tribute to the art of writing. — I love a novel based in a boarding school setting. The story can go so many different ways — a mystery (Picnic at Hanging Rock), childish hijinks (St. Malory Towers), horror stories (Never Let Me Go), coming-of-age philosophical novels (The Catcher In The Rye) or even fantasy (Harry Potter Series)…

…but still makes for a provoking read. A quick dive into the famously banned novel of 20th century. A Woman Deprived Lady Chatterley Lover’s core theme is about fulfillment (or it’s lack of) of the the mind and body. …

As time passes, memories fade but impressions last. Notes from a childhood. The rickshaw rolls down the main road in Bhiwani, the air tinged with the smells of summer heat, burnt cow dung, and open drains. It’s not all unpleasant. The shade of the gulmohar trees lining the road holds…

A review of E.M. Forster’s early 20th-century novel on British society — Based around the turn of the twentieth century, Howards End deals with the class system of England during those times and the emergence of the middle class. So, What’s It About? The main plot revolves around the two sisters Margaret and Helen Schlegel and their interaction with the very rich Wilcoxes and the poor…

A little bit of this ‘n that and six books that made an impression — I am feeling quite pleased with myself. After a dismal 2021 year of reading, I have hit a good reading stride in 2022. My first quarter has been some great new finds and a few disappointments. …