Book Review I read ‘Timeless Echoes’ by Balroop Singh on my Kindle. It was a therapeutic read, a soothing balm to the spirit of a poetry lover. It took me an hour to finish the book, but I’m not done with the immense comfort I’ve felt reading these wonderful couplets about reminisces, unrequited love, mother’s love. et al. I was personally very stressed with all … [Read more...] about ‘Timeless Echoes: Poetry’ by Balroop Singh:
Literature
‘The Music of Chance’ by Paul Auster:
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:
‘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