The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead Rating: 5/5 Reading the blurb of this book is not enough. When you dive into it, you realise the magnitude of things it talks about. Honestly, I had never read anything about slavery in the 19th century in such detail. We were taught about it in school I suppose, but it was not relevant. […]
Book Review: The Road
The Road by Cormac McCarthy Rating: 5/5 Before beginning the book, I had read a couple of reviews at Goodreads and one of them with the lowest-star rating claimed that the reason why the book is not good enough is that: it’s repetitive. I think it is a factually correct review but absolutely incorrect in terms of judging it by […]
Exploring bookshops
As an introvert, I mostly prefer to stay at home on weekends to enjoy a cup of tea and a good book. So, in order to make me go out, the best lure my husband has found out (previously used by my parents too) is to casually remark that, “there is a bookstore over there too, by the way”. And, […]
Book Review: Pilgrim at Tinker Creek
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Anne Dillard Rating: 5/5 I am in awe of the depth and richness of this book. Annie Dillard “rejects the label of nature writer”, but after having read so many books on Natural History, I can easily claim that she is one of the best nature authors you would read. Undoubtedly, her writings deeply reflect […]
Book Review: Birds from my Window
Birds from my Window by Ranjit Lal Rating: 5/5 I first got to know about this book from Prabha Mallya’s website. The book cover seemed appealing to me and when I found out that the book is about birds, I just had to buy it. The thing that really intrigues me about the book is its theme: One can easily […]
Book Review: Of Birds and Birdsong
Of Birds and Birdsong by M. Krishnan Rating: 5/5 Of Birds and Birdsong is one of those books that capture your heart as soon as you lay your eyes on their pleasing cover and title. But, it’s neither the cover nor title that holds the real appeal of this book; it’s the content: a beautiful collection of writing on birds […]