I have buckled up for a great reading year 2018. I am
squeezing time out of regular schedule to read at least few pages in a day:
- I step inside the local train, struggle to take
out the book or tablet from the bag. Mumbai local, I can never escape from it.
- Read in between after cooking dinner and before
eating.
- Read after finishing the chores. Quiet time.
I am quite happy with
the reading month of January. I had mentioned in my earlier posts about the
reading challenges and I must say they are keeping me on toes.
I share my reading progress on
Goodreads,
Instagram and
Twitter. I
have also come across fellow participants on these social media platform and it
is interesting to read about new books.
I have read 5 books ranging from serious to humorous, from
exquisite to deadpan mania.
Mini Reviews of the above books:
I am not a classic book reviewer. I have attached the link
for you to read the synopsis. I will be sharing my opinions and thoughts
regarding the book. I find it difficult to give stars, so at the end I will
only mention whether I liked it or not. It was my first time read from all the
authors.
I picked this at the beginning of 2018 and first I regretted
as it turned out to be depressing. It doesn’t mean I disliked it. Celeste Ng
has narrated the complexity of life, relationship between husband and wife,
siblings, parents and children in a simple manner. This story can be found in
almost every household. I can sum it up in few points:
- Death, grief
- Expectations! They always creep in and destroy
this beautiful life
- Sibling jealousy
- A child’s passion and dream opposite of the
parent
- Perfect portrayal of psychology of second and
third child in a family
Do I recommend it? Yes. I liked it.
The first poetry book I ever read. This book is making its
presence everywhere and it deserves all the hype. It is divided in five chapters:
wilting, falling, rooting, rising and blooming wherein the author has narrated
her life experiences in the poetry and prose.
The sun and her flowers is a recital of the journey of
healing, honouring the roots from we came from, falling and rising after the
fall and finding the strength within.
Have no doubts. I loved it.
3.
Adulthood
is a Myth – Sarah’s Scribbles by Sarah Andersen
This book wiped away the darkness from first book by making
me laughing aloud. Sarah, the author has brilliantly scribbled the intricacies
of being an adult. This book is about me, you and everyone around us. I could
relate to the scribbling. The spotlight
of her scribbles shines on:
- Social media
- Introverts
- Adolescence
- Dating
- Love
- Friends
Have a great laugh while reading this book.
I chose this book for the Pop Sugar reading challenge 2018
on the book prompt: A childhood classic. It was indeed a quick read and for me
books never fail in making us learn be it for children, young adult, or any
genre.
The Secret Garden conveys a simple yet strong lesson to its
reader:
Read it for yourself or to your child or any young one, it
is worth reading.
When I started reading this one, I was like:
What? How? Why?
Why would anyone want to attack McDonalds and why is the name of the cat in
first chapter given to two human beings in later ones? Why not different names?
Is he so obsessed with the name? How can a huge elephant vanish?
I had never intended to pick any book by this author but I
was intrigued after reading an article on
Scoop
Whoop:
What Is It About Murakami’s Writing That Has The World Mesmerized
By His Books?
The book is divided
into chapters with short stories. I was mesmerized by few stories, my favourite
ones:
- Sleep
- On
seeing the 100% perfect girl one beautiful April morning
- The
Dancing Dwarf
Few chapters were
creepy, few were totally unbearable. I had even thought of skipping them. The
title is the last chapter in the book and as the synopsis says, ‘….Murakami
makes a determined assault on the normal’, it is indeed.
I did like his
writing, so I have listed the other books – Norwegian Wood, Kafka on the Shore
on my TBR list.
I am determined to
continue this reading journey in February. Do share your views or suggest me
books because I would love to explore different genre.
