There is nothing more satisfying than reading a book while sipping a hot cup of tea.
There are minor spoilers in this post so please consider yourself warned. Then why did hope persist? Why this upward striving, this eternal climbing by himself and these ill-assorted people, castaways in a floating tomb, the odds on whose chances for rescue were astronomical? A group of people, herded together because of some natural calamity … Continue reading Earthshaker: The Poseidon Adventure by Paul Gallico (1969)
@ Hindustan Times Cinematic legend, Satyajit Ray (1921-1992) is renowned all over the world for his filmmaking skills, especially for his Apu trilogy. Not many people know that he was also a very keen reader of detective stories and that his own creation, Prodosh Chandra Mitter [more famously known by the sobriquet Feluda] is one … Continue reading Friday’s Forgotten Book: The Adventures of Feluda by Satyajit Ray (1988)
Top Ten Tuesdays is a hugely popular weekly meme @ That Artsy Reader Girl. This week's topic involves listing ten (or more) 2021 releases that one was excited about but couldn't read. I have twisted it a little and made a list of thirteen books that I got last year and wanted to read but … Continue reading Top Ten (+3) Tuesdays: Books I got in 2021 but couldn’t read
Of the three young men who were hanged by the British Colonial Government on 23rd March 1931, a lot is known about Bhagat Singh (1907-1931) with many books written and films produced on him. The same however cannot be said of his two comrades, Rajguru (1908-1931) and Sukhdev (1907-1931) who died alongside him. https://mobile.twitter.com/sauravk1890/status/1128521900383096832 Professor … Continue reading First Read of 2022: Shahid Sukh Dev by Malwinder Jit Singh Waraich (2016)
This year I plan to join two reading challenges which I haven't participated in earlier. Pretty delighted to have discovered them. The Backlist Reader Challenge hosted @ The Bookwyrm's Hoard asks us to set up our own goal for reading books that we have been planning to read, for years perhaps, but haven't got round … Continue reading Sign-Up: Two New (to me) Reading Challenges
Karen @ Books and Chocolate has been hosting the immensely popular Back to the Classics challenge for nine years now. To successfully complete the challenge, one needs to read books, published at least 50 years ago, from at least 6 different categories out of a total of 12 categories as specified by the host. The … Continue reading Sign-Up: Back to the Classics 2022
Mysteries are my first love in reading and so I am once again signing up for the Cloak and Dagger Reading Challenge hosted @ Carol's Notebook and once again it's at the highest level Sherlock Holmes which means I'll be reading 56+ books in this genre. You want to become a sleuth too? Join in … Continue reading Sign-Up: Cloak and Dagger Reading Challenge
The European Reading Challenge hosted @ Rose City Reader is one I take part in regularly. This year is no different. It is a low-key challenge which requires one to read books either set in different European countries or written by different European authors. There is a prize too for one who visits the most … Continue reading Sign-Up: 2022 European Reading Challenge
Can't believe half of January is already gone. Time to sign-up for some challenges for 2022. The Library Love challenge is co-hosted by Angel's Guilty Pleasures and Books of My Heart. As the name indicates, the challenge is to read books borrowed from library. As this year, I plan to read books that I already … Continue reading Sign-Up: 2022 Library Love Challenge
There was a time when I used to read a variety of books but for long now my reading has generally been of mysteries. To bring back a little more diversity in my reading, I have long mulled over joining The Classics Club and finally here I am. Since the hosts are kind enough to … Continue reading The Classics Club (2022-2027)
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