A world of books

It's been a long time since I read Fault in our stars but with the release of the movie Dil Bechara, a Hindi adaptation of the book, I decided to revisit Hazel and Augustus. The Fault in our Stars is a heart wrenching novel, a tale of love and heartbreak which deals with a sensitive topic like cancer in an admirable way. I knew that the story was not a light happy novel with a perfect ending, but i was in no way prepared for what was to come. The ending was truly heartbreaking, and more so because from the beginning of the novel you fall in love with their story and hope that it would end with Hazel and Augustus leading happy lives together.  The story begins with Hazel Grace, a 16 year old girl who is suffering from thyroid cancer. She is forced to attend a cancer support group by her mother, where she meets Augustus Waters, a charming boy who has had an attack of osteosarcoma, but is now recovering. They grow close after discovering their common interest in reading books and soon

I finished George Orwell's famous book Animal Farm yesterday. It was a short book, but the message it conveyed is relevant even today for people everywhere in the world. At first glance, the book appears to be about farm animals who rebel against Jones, the owner of the farm and drive him out. The story goes on to describe the new government established by the animals. But, this novel is actually a satirical allegory to The Russian Revolution and Stalinism.  I really liked this book because of the subtle ways in which the author conveyed important lessons through this simple story about animals. I recommend this book for ages 14 and above. **SPOILER ALERT** After the rebellion, the animals form their own unique system of governance with the pigs as leaders. But as the initial happy period after the revolution comes to an end, their are many changes in the leadership. Pig Napoleon establishes a dictatorship and drives out his rival Snowball with the help of ferocious dogs. He uses t

Enemy of Aryavarta is the latest book that was released in the Ramchandra Series by Amish. While reading the previous book of this series, I was a bit hesitant about reading the third part. This was not because of any bias towards Raavan as a character, but because i did not want to read the story all over again till Sita's kidnapping. As i mentioned earlier, the author has tried a new hyperlink technique in this series, where the stories of all the main characters is narrated individually till a point where they all come together. After reading Ram and Sita's stories, i wanted to know what happened after Sita's kidnapping, and i did not want to go over Raavan's whole timeline to this point. But the plot twist at the end of Sita's book convinced me to give this book a try and I'm glad i did. This book shaped the whole experience of reading the Ramchandra series. We have only seen Raavan in the light of a villainous king in the original Ramayana, but in this book

The Warrior of Mithila is the second book in the Ramchandra series by Amish. This book is the portrayal of Sita's life from her birth to her kidnapping. This is my favorite book in the series because it portrays Sita differently from the original Ramayana. Sita is empowered, intelligent and a brave warrior. Ram and Sita are as equals in their marriage and Sita is as capable as Ram in handling a situation. The Sita of this book is a representation of the women of the present, she firmly believes that she is no less than a man. I loved the fact that Sita is a trained warrior in the series, and she can fight for herself, without needing typical Bollywood hero style moves by Ram to save her. In the stories we have heard, we often imagine Sita as only being Ram's wife and being the cause for the battle between Ram and Raavan, but in this book, she is so much more than that. This book also involves sub-plots of characters like Guru Vishvamitra, her friend Samichi and many others. My

I just finished reading the third book of the Ramchandra series by Amish. Amish is a very popular author famous for the Shiva trilogy series.I have not read the shiva series yet, and would like to read and review it soon, but this post is about the latest Ramchandra series. We have all read or watched The Ramayana, but the author's take on this is very different and very interesting. He has changed the story in quite a number of places, but the experience of reading about the ways of the past and the intricate plots hidden in the Ramayana remain the same. 2 or 3 books of the series are yet to be released, but i found the first 3 books absolutely amazing. As explained in the foreword, the author has tried a new hyperlink technique, where he explains individual plots of the characters first, and then brings them all together at a major plot point. The three main characters in this series are Ram, Sita and Raavan.  I recommend this series for ages 15 and above because of some violent

Hey!Welcome to my blog. This is my first post on my blog and i decided to write about why i started this blog in the first place. I have been a huge fan of fiction since i was a child and lately i took to writing book reviews. I know there is a whole world of passionate readers like me out there and the search for a new book to read can sometimes be difficult. So, welcome to this space where i will recommend and review new books for us all to read. I hope you like my new venture!