Question: First-Person Narrative

Of late, I find it hard to get into first-person narratives. I used to enjoy such narratives but now I can hardly bear to read a few paragraphs of the book with such a p-o-v before giving it up. Has it ever happened to you?

Terrible: Two Bookshops gutted in the US

I have never been to the US and had never heard of these bookshops before reading about their destruction by a riotous mob but it has left me feeling terrible. The thought of all those books being charred to ashes perhaps never to be recovered has left me depressed and sorrowful. What do people gain …

The Locked-Room Mystery and Agatha Christie

Thanks to John @ Pretty Sinister Books, I became aware of an article on the resurgence (or so the author claims) of the locked-room puzzle in contemporary crime fiction. Just for the record, John wasn't impressed by the article stating that "the author completely misconstrued the term “locked room” into a metaphorical meaning rather than …

Blogging…Once Again

I have missed discussing books and interacting with those kind enough to visit my blog, so here I am once again. WordPress is new to me (and a little daunting). I hope I get it right. Once again... And I hope everybody is well in his/her part of the world.

A Baker’s Dozen: Thirteen Ways of Saying Thanks

For all your best wishes:

Follow The Clues: My Trail of Evidence

I participated in the Follow the Clues Mystery Challenge @ My Reader's Block and signed up for the Infraction level which meant I was committed to reading six books in a trail of evidence.Here are the six books:1. An Old Fashioned Mystery by Runa Fairleigh  - 21/1/17 (The word "Mystery" in the title leads to:2. The Hog's …

Back to the Classics Challenge 2018

This year, I am again signing up for the Back to the Classics Challenge @ Books and Chocolate. And will link-up the books read in this post itself.Well, the 31st of December has dawned, and I have been able to complete only six of the 12 categories. Here are the books read:1.  A 20th century classic …

Full House Reading Challenge 2018

As in the previous years, I am signing up for the Full House Challenge hosted @ The Book Date. The challenge is to read 25 books in different categories. There are also prizes offered by our generous host, Kathryn.The card for the 2018 edition is this:LIST Mystery or thrillerHistoricalOver 500 pagesSetting in library or  bookshop4 word titleLast …

I conquer Mount Blanc

Usually, I struggle to climb even the smallest peak in Bev's Mount TBR Challenge, unable to read even 12 books from my ever-increasing book piles. But this year, I have (much to my own surprise) finished 30 books in all. And what gives me even greater pleasure is that the number of non-fictional reads is …

Challenge Complete: Vintage Mystery 2017

I have successfully completed the Vintage Mystery Challenge 2017 @ My Reader's Block. I read around  25 golden age mysteries but the ones with the covers that corresponded with the objects in the card are the following:1. Plane: Lost Horizon by James Hilton (1933)2. Building (other than House): Seven Keys to Baldpate by Earl Derr Biggers (1913)3. Blonde: …