Annie Ernaux – 2022 Nobel Prize winner

The 2022 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to French writer and professor Annie Ernaux. The motivation behind awarding the prize to her is “for the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory” Annie Ernaux writes her books in French and they are later translated …

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carol

If there was ever a tale very famous, this tale of an young girl following a rabbit and falling in a well to reach a land, the so called Wonderland, will be on the top of the list. This book has been iconic, the title of this short novel written by Lewis Carol is amongst …

And When Our Gazes Meet… [A Confession]

Dear Sunshine, You see, I was never perfect, I was never pleasant, if that's a quality of a person. And you have every reason to hate me, and I know that you do hate me, or maybe just not love me. The fact that you can't love me makes me sad, yes it does make …

The Discomfort of Evening by Marieke Lucas Rijneveld

I am not sure what I should think of about this book, a part of me says the story is amazing, yet there's another part which is totally disgusted by the tale of a child thinking ugly and terrifying things about everyone around her. To be honest, this book is different. I have read Murakami's …

Yes, I am Insecure… {A Letter Filled with Fears}

Dear Someone, If you knew how much I am hurt, maybe you'd embrace me and erase all my pains, but you wouldn't even think of that, because, I think that you feel like I am not worth it. But still I love you. The thing is, I know that the mistake is mine, you were …

The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn

Some books are just unexpectedly insane! Their endings are in a way totally different than what we think it might be. And this is one such books. And the fact that this is the debut novel by the author makes it even better! It took me quite some time to complete this book, but when …

I Feel Incomplete… [The Last Letter]

Dear Soul, Lady, you know that I tried to ignore you for past few days, that's not because I hate you, I am just angry at myself for making you my world. Maybe you didn't deserve it, but I shouldn't have done that either perhaps. I tried to forget you, all the same I was …

Protect your books!

I think it's important, it is in fact very important to read books as much as to protect them. And here I am talking about the physical books, not the ones you swipe in the screen to read. Books are important and they deserve to be protected. Well, now bibliophiles will understand this, only bibliophiles. …

Manuscript Found in Accra by Paulo Coelho

There are many books written by Paulo Coelho, from the most famously read The Alchemist to this wonderful book Manuscript found in Accra. I can't say I have read all his books though I 'have' all his books, a collector I am! Well, I have read The Alchemist and I think I have reviewed that …

The Famous Five Books Review!

Here are the 'Famous Five!' Oh, how much I wish I could review each of 21 books here! They are all amazing, and some of them are just unforgettably memorable. These stories made my childhood beautiful just like it did to many other people as well. While some adventures are just out of normal possibilities, …