And just like that, March is over and we’re back in the doom and gloom situation of the second wave of Covid and lockdown here in India. I seriously hate this frigging virus. I don’t like cursing, but I am cursing the life of this cursed virus at this point. Go die already!! Ok, IContinue reading “Book Talk Series – What Women Write”
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Books to Movies – My List #2
Heylo beautiful people!! So, I just finished reading two more books that were made into movies, and watched the movies after reading the books too. I have done a part 1 of this post, so if you are interested in reading some more of this, you can check out my post here. 🙂 So, hereContinue reading “Books to Movies – My List #2”
Book Talk Series – Ten recent reads and what they made me think
It has been just two weeks and I already feel like Ive been on a long hiatus from blogging. My regular day job has taken over my life completely and is depriving me of all the things I love doing – running/writing/reading/blogging. I managed to squeeze out some time today and so happy to startContinue reading “Book Talk Series – Ten recent reads and what they made me think”
Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger, Illustrations by Rovina Cai – Book Thoughts
Bookish Discussion: Isn’t it great when you discover a book that is under hyped or was never on your radar and you just happened to stumble upon it and it made you really happy? Which is one such book you stumbled upon recently and loved and would recommend to everyone? Thoughts on Elatsoe: Story Blurb:Continue reading “Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger, Illustrations by Rovina Cai – Book Thoughts”
DUNE by Frank Herbert – Book Thoughts
Deep in the human unconscious is a pervasive need for a logical universe that makes sense. But the real universe is always one step beyond logic. Frank Herbert, DUNE With all the Classics that I’ve read lately, with the exception of Aldous Huxley, Ray Bradbury or Kurt Vonnegut, I found that the writing style isContinue reading “DUNE by Frank Herbert – Book Thoughts”
2021 Goals – Reading and Life – Keeping it Simple
I was talking to my sister and best friend two days back and telling them all about my goals or to-do lists and my best friend said, “Prachi di, have you added some chill time in your goals too? Your goals sound too much, even to hear about!“ We laughed it off that day, butContinue reading “2021 Goals – Reading and Life – Keeping it Simple”
2020 Reading Wrap Up
In the beginning of 2020, I wrote a post about my reading goals for the year. You can check out the detailed post here. Here is a snapshot of how my year of reading was in 2020 🙂 Goodreads Reading Challenge 2020 – I had targeted to read 72 books in 2020, and I’m glad IContinue reading “2020 Reading Wrap Up”
Stay At Home Series – Episode 10 : How I achieved my Goodreads Challenge and read 72 books in 2020 :)
I was actually going to write about something else on my blog today, but if I’ve learned one thing this year, it is this: Nothing goes as planned. So always be ready to improvise..LOL I can’t believe I actually managed to read 72 books this year!! I am so proud of myself for achieving atContinue reading “Stay At Home Series – Episode 10 : How I achieved my Goodreads Challenge and read 72 books in 2020 :)”
Blood of Stars Duology by Elizabeth Lim – Book Thoughts
Bookish Discussions: What are some series that you felt started with a bang and had a lot of promise, but didn’t manage to live up to expectations? Thoughts on Blood of Stars Duology: When I read Spin the Dawn last year, I was bowled over. Many reviewers called it ‘Mulan meets Runway’, and rightly so.Continue reading “Blood of Stars Duology by Elizabeth Lim – Book Thoughts”
Azadi: Freedom. Fascism. Fiction by Arundhati Roy – Book Thoughts
Bookish Discussion: Have you read a non fiction book that was about a subject that was extremely divisive? Where you feared the repercussions of your review? My short summary on the book: The first book I’d read by Arundhati Roy, was many many years ago – the book that won her the Booker Prize andContinue reading “Azadi: Freedom. Fascism. Fiction by Arundhati Roy – Book Thoughts”
