Top Ten Best Loved Siblings From Books

Here are ten siblings from books I loved. They fight and argue and disagree all the time but they're always there for each other.

The Book of Negroes #BookReview

Book: The Book of NegroesAuthor: Lawrence Hill After a bit of break, I’m back to reading African American history. Most of us have a vague idea of how scores of Africans were sold in European and American markets. We are familiar with slavery through books like Uncle Tom’s Cabin or, in a more glorified form, …

Girl, Woman, Other #BookReview

Women. Women of all shapesWomen of all sizes. Women of all ages and colours - black and white and all shades between.Women of all sexes. Yes, that!Women who aren’t women at all, women who are men, men who are women.Women who refuse to be defined by this binary structure.In Girl, Woman, Other.  This is one beautiful book. …

When a Man Hits a Woman #BookBytes 26

Hola folks. Welcome back to another edition of #BookBytes. The lockdown derailed me for a while but I'm back now and I just finished reading The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes. I picked it up with some amount of trepidation but I'm glad I did. I won't go into what the book is about. …

Eating Wasps #microreview

Book: Eating WaspsAuthor: Anita Nair You know what's the best feeling in the world? To pick up a book you've not heard of, to pick it up without any expectations, any background, any social media hoohaa. And then to find in it a story that by turns hits you hard, touches you, empowers you. That's …

Chai and a book with a dash of nostalgia #WordsMatter

It’s a wet wet day but I’m not complaining. I like this respite from the sun. Besides, when it rains, the balcony beckons, the tea tastes better and a book looks ever more inviting. Giving in to temptation, I drag out a bean bag, grab a cup of tea and pick up a book from …

Of Roasted Apples and Warm Winter Evenings #BookBytes 14

Here's my pick for this week's Book Bytes. “I know the look of an apple that is roasting and sizzling on the hearth on a winter's evening, and I know the comfort that comes of eating it hot, along with some sugar and a drench of cream..... I know how the nuts taken in conjunction …

Grandma’s words of wisdom #BookBytes -1

I finally finished reading My Grandmother Sends her Regards & Apologies by Fredrik Backman and it is full of interesting quotable quotes. Here's one that caught my eye and is so full of wisdom. Granny then said the real trick of life was that almost no one is entirely a shit and almost no one …

Mrs Funnybones #booktalk

Book Title: Mrs Funnybones Author: Twinkle Khanna After the entire world had read it, reviewed it and heaped praises on it, finally I got around to reading Twinkle Khanna’s Mrs Funnybones. In fact, this really isn’t a review at all, just some thoughts about the book. If you’re one of the minuscule number who, like me, …

Big Little Lies – A Review

Book Title: Big Little Lies Author: Lian Moriarty This review is long long overdue and yet I'm doing it not because of a professional commitment but because I’d promised myself this book was too good to be buried in my “read’ list and forgotten. I know I've raved about it on social media so that …