Book Review: I picked this book up at the Wayword and Wise bookstore during the last week of April. I have recently become a die-hard Paul Auster fan and wanted to read more of his books. I finished reading ‘The Music of Chance’ last night; it is a phenomenal book, with so many allusions to philosophy that at some places the book made me cry. The book has a parable … [Read more...] about ‘The Music of Chance’ by Paul Auster:
Literature
‘Songs from Richmond Avenue’ by Michael Reed:
Book Review: I read ‘Songs from Richmond Avenue’ by Michael Reed in May as part of my summer reading books. I was very attracted to the book because of its cover and the synopsis. I read it and finished it in a matter of a few hours. It is a 183-page book on Kindle but it is a book that is impactful, ingeniously crafted, and full of erudite thoughts. It is a book about … [Read more...] about ‘Songs from Richmond Avenue’ by Michael Reed:
‘The Mars Room’ by Rachel Kushner
Book Review: I managed to get all the 2018 Man Booker Prize Longlisted books via Waterstones in the U.K. It took some time getting here to Mumbai and throughout the wait I was sick with worry for my precious hardbacks. The day they arrived I was in a sort of heavenly bliss, they were all hardbacks! But like all typical avid book phoenixes, I didn’t get down to reading … [Read more...] about ‘The Mars Room’ by Rachel Kushner
‘How to Read Literature like a Professor’ by Thomas. C. Foster
Book Review: I got this book at Christmas 2018 from Santa Claus and I was dying to read it. Two months into 2019, I grabbed the book from my TBR pile and just fell in love with it. I’ve always wanted to further my education in History or Sociology but since I had to teach and write full time, that was not a possibility in my 20s at all. I also wanted to do an M.A. in … [Read more...] about ‘How to Read Literature like a Professor’ by Thomas. C. Foster
‘Long Stories Short’ by Karen Black
Book Review: I picked this book to read on my Kindle because I am a great fan of the paranormal genre. Most of my readers and blogger comrades know by now that I just can’t get enough of the horror/paranormal genre. ‘Long Stories Short’ by Karen Black is a fine example of this genre. I read the book in one sitting yesterday, the day we celebrated the festival of Holi, … [Read more...] about ‘Long Stories Short’ by Karen Black