Category: Book reviews
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Review | Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
“When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive—to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love. He who lives in harmony with himself lives in harmony with the universe. Be content with what you are, and wish not change; nor dread your last day, nor long for… Read More
2–3 minutes
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Review | Veronika Decides to Die by Paulo Coelho
Coelho joins life, death and madness in an inextricable tangle which leads us to question whether true freedom lies in the realm of lunacy. Veronika Decides to Die is a short read that will leave you thinking long after you have turned the last page. Read More
2–3 minutes
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Review | Will You Please Be Quiet, Please? by Raymond Carver
The first time I heard about ‘Will You Please Be Quiet, Please?’ and its author Raymond Carver was, well, when I actually held the book in my hand. It was the hopeful attempt of two concerned parents to get their 15 year old daughter out of her post board exam lethargy. It came along with Read More
4–6 minutes
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Review | Celestial Bodies by Jokha Alharthi
“Of all the celestial bodies, the moon is the closest to the matters of this lower world. And so it is a guide to all things. Contemplate the state of the moon until you know it well. Its soundness is the strength of all things, its ruin the corruption of all things.” I first heard Read More
3–4 minutes
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Crying alone and with others, on receiving the book.
Book suggestions #0 | Prologue | by godknowswho. The book is here. She smells like guruvayoor-narangamuttayi* in A/C. Or like the Rasna** drink powder that I desired a lot in my childhood. I remember my father bringing a fiber-optic contraption that spread little dots of light in the semi-dark room, when I was lying beside Read More
2–3 minutes
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