Category: Books
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Why I despise Shakespeare
As an avid aficionado of the theatrical arts, I’ve often been mistaken to be a lover of the Bard of London as well. In fact, people have many a times turned towards me & have interrogated me as to my position on one of the Bard’s sordid works, expecting me to jump up & down…
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The Death of DC
Yesterday I’d gone to watch the fantastic animation movie Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse & thanks to its surreal story, millions upon millions of comic book references, rollicking after credit scenes & one of the last Stan Lee cameos that we’ll see, I, like several others, came back home having had a thoroughly good time &…
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The Forbidden Temple-The Book Review
Hey guys, it’s me, your favorite blogger!!! And I’m back with a brand spanking new book review! Today’s post centers around the unconventional book that the Forbidden Temple is. This book is a path breaker of various levels and is set in the tumultuous region of Bod, or as we know it today, Tibet!!! Despite…
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Bittersweet memories
Hey guys, welcome to my first blog post of 2017, sorry 2018 (still haven’t quite gotten used to saying that ) . I hope all of you have a fantabulous & exciting new year!!!! But for me this new year hasn’t exactly gotten of to a smooth start. You see, it all began on Monday…
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Book or E-Book?
Hey guys, it’s me & today’s post is about an issue that’s very close to my heart, The rise of the E-Book. Now obviously this is a debate which has raging on since the dawn of time aka the day Amazon was created. Now some people have a stereotype that this is a battle between…
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The Last Dragon Chronicles- The Book Review
Hey guys, it’s me, your favorite blogger!!! And I’m back with my third book review! Today’s post centers around the brilliant Last Dragon Chronicles by the virtuoso of virtuosos, Chris d’Lacey. This book is a definite for any lover of dragons & those who miss the good old days of the Inheritance cycle. The book…
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State of emergency-A Book Review
Hi guys, I’m back & welcome for a change, to a book review! So I was casually wandering around one of Chennai’s innumerable Book fairs(yes that’s a real thing!)when a book with a soldier on it caught my eye. I glanced at the first few lines of the summary & was instantly hooked! I just…
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How I taught my Grandmother YouTube
Hello world, it’s time for my 1st set of weekly posts! And this one is a kicker! The reason for this title is my own grandmother & my desire to create a more modern-day version of Sudha Murthy’s award-winning book” How I taught my Grandmother To Read”, a delightful book whose rainbow colours were obscured…
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The Adventures of Morty
Hi guys, I’m back & it’s time for something new, my 1st book review!!!! I’m a voracious reader & have breezed through books like Deathly Hallows or Lord of the Rings within a matter of hours! But I’ve decided to start with the basics, a book for 8 year olds, penned by my Dad’s friend’s…
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My first Amazon Purchase!!!
Hi guys, its me & as the title implies, today I’m going to be writing about my very 1st amazon.in purchase without any favours called in. So why did I do it? And what did I buy, you no doubt would be thinking to yourself. A Samsung Galaxy S7 Batman special edition perhaps, or what…
A Boy With Tales 