“Life is life no matter who or what is living it, boy—a thing to respect,” he said. “You don’t get that, then you’re just a waste of skin."”― Lynda Rutledge Why I’m Reading this Book? If you follow my blog, you must have got by now that I read a lot of books recommended by my… Continue reading West with Giraffes
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The Nickel Boys
“because for him to do nothing was to undermine his own dignity.” ― Colson Whitehead Why I’m Reading this Book? I’m reading this book as part of my Omaha public library challenge for 2021 under the ‘Award Winning book’ category. Also, my brother Piyush Sharma has read it and recommended it as a very good book, so there… Continue reading The Nickel Boys
Neuromancer
“The sky above the port was the color of television, tuned to a dead channel.”― William Gibson Why I’m Reading this Book? This book was in the surprise bundle I received from my library. Based on my reading activities, this book was recommended to me. It is a small book, but I'm not that much into… Continue reading Neuromancer
The Birds: and Other Stories
“I saw myself, for the first time, as a very worthless, very trivial human being, traveling here and there about the world to no purpose, doing unnecessary business with other human beings as worthless as myself, and to no other end but that we should be fed and clothed and housed in adequate comfort until… Continue reading The Birds: and Other Stories
12 years a slave
“Life is dear to every living thing; the worm that crawls upon the ground will struggle for it.”― Solomon Northup Why I’m Reading this Book? This book popped up in some book club reading challenge for a month. I forgot which one, but I got the book from the library and after 1 month of delaying… Continue reading 12 years a slave
The Ardent Swarm
“Once again, man, in search of land, gave the plague to his fellow man in the folds of his offerings.”― Yamen Manai Why I’m Reading this Book? This book was recommended by my brother Piyush Sharma and our tastes usually match, and it was a small book, so I decided to give it a chance. Synopsis… Continue reading The Ardent Swarm
The Beauty in Breaking
“thank you to the ground that relentlessly rises up to meet us as long as we’re willing to take the next step.”― Michele Harper Why I’m Reading this Book? This year I’m following most notable books list from New York times (https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/books/notable-books.html), because sometimes I get bored reading classics all the time and need to know… Continue reading The Beauty in Breaking
A town like Alice
“It’s no good going on living in the ashes of a dead happiness.”― Nevil Shute Why I’m Reading this Book? This is next book from the list I'm chasing, https://www.listchallenges.com/bbcs-top-100-books-you-need-to-read-before-you-die . I grabbed it on Kindle as it's a classic and off I go... Synopsis Novel follows the interesting life journey of Jean Paget from World… Continue reading A town like Alice
American Dirt
“She sticks her hand through the fence and wiggles her fingers on the other side. Her finger are in el norte. She spits through the fence. Only to leave a piece of herself there on American dirt.”― Jeanine Cummins Why I’m Reading this Book? I wasn’t aware of this book until it was recommended to me… Continue reading American Dirt
All my friends are dead. (Series)
“I’ve 3,284 friends...I’ve just never met any of them face to face.”― Avery Monsen and Jory John Why I’m Reading this Book? These books are from second category (Illustration) in the Omaha public library challenge for 2021. Name of these books were very fascinating considering these are children’s books. And that’s what made the choice for… Continue reading All my friends are dead. (Series)
Musings of a Book Savant 