"It is nothing to die. It is frightful not to live." ― Victor Hugo Why I’m Reading this Book? Back in 2012, when Les Misérables musical movie came out, I went out with my roommate to watch it. I knew nothing about this story. Half an hour in, and I was so bored out of my… Continue reading Les Misérables
Category: Bookworm
Botchan
"To get a genuine apology from somebody, you're going to have to keep beating them until their regret is genuine too." ― Sōseki Natsume Why I’m Reading this Book? For those who play 'Word with Friends' , they would know that every level you achieve in this game, is labelled with a classic book name. First… Continue reading Botchan
Four Past Midnight
"And didn't they say that, although curiosity killed the cat, satisfaction brought the beast back?"― Stephen King Why I’m Reading this Book? I don't need any excuse to read Stephen King . Whenever I'm disappointed in books and have strings of bad books in a row, I turn to Mr. King. Only reason I sometimes hesitate… Continue reading Four Past Midnight
The Promises We Make in December
"I was just a kid , and I didn't understand yet that dying people say things they don't mean, and they make promises they can't keep."― T.W. Grim Why I’m Reading this Book? I'm a long time listener of NoSleep podcast. It's a horror podcast and sometimes some story really strikes a note. Story that I… Continue reading The Promises We Make in December
Lore Olympus: Volume One
“Hades, all the fine suits in the world won't change the fact that you stink of death.”― Rachel Smythe Why I’m Reading this Book? I'm incorrigible in my quest of reading Goodreads choice award winners for this year. Even though , two of them, "Beautiful world, where are you" and "The final girl support group" disappointed… Continue reading Lore Olympus: Volume One
The Judge’s list
“Fierce obsession with anything, and especially something as traumatic as a murder, was not healthy.”― John Grisham Why I’m Reading this Book? This was the book which prompted me to read Whistler first. I kept seeing its promotion on kindle and I thought the premise was intriguing. Whistler wasn't interesting enough, but I'm getting on with… Continue reading The Judge’s list
Broken ( in the best possible way)
“Becoming your own friend means taking care of yourself the way you would someone that you love. And that’s hard. But it is necessary.”― Jenny Lawson Why I’m Reading this Book? This is my third attempt in reading award winning books (Goodreads choice award winners for 2021), which so far was fruitless with Beautiful world where… Continue reading Broken ( in the best possible way)
The Whistler
“And it’s often the one you trust the most who’ll cut your throat for the right price.”― John Grisham Why I’m Reading this Book? When one read books on Kindle, they inadvertently sees new books in the market in ads. For last couple of weeks, a book was coming in this category, "The judge's list". This… Continue reading The Whistler
The Final Girl Support Group
“Sometimes you need the money more than you need to live with yourself.”― Grady Hendrix Why I’m Reading this Book? This book is the Goodreads Choice Awards winner in Horror category. Other award winning book I read was beautiful-world-where-are-you and it was a total bust. But I still naively believe that there must be something in these books… Continue reading The Final Girl Support Group
Beautiful World, Where Are You
““That's the thing about work, if it was any good you'd do it for free.””― Sally Rooney Why I’m Reading this Book? This book is the Goodreads Choice Awards winner in Fiction category. Last year Midnight library was the winner and I liked it, so I thought to end the year with an award winning book.… Continue reading Beautiful World, Where Are You
Musings of a Book Savant 