Book: The Liar Author: Stephen Fry Excerpt: '...I'm talking about love! You know what it does to me? It shrinks my stomach, doesn't it, Tom? It pickles my guts, yeah. But what does it do to my mind? It tosses the sandbags overboard so the balloon can soar. Suddenly I'm above the ordinary. I'm competent, … Continue reading What I’m reading #4
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Book review: 50 Shades of Grey
Twitter alerted me to the "50 Shades" phenomenon, mostly with jokes. I held out against the trend until I thumbed through a copy and found some ridiculous lines staring at me. I was tempted: I had to read it and see if it was as bad as the random lines I read were. And yes … Continue reading Book review: 50 Shades of Grey
What I’m reading #3
Book: One & A Half Wife Author: Meghna Pant Excerpt: "It was as if immigrants transported the soul of their culture to the skeleton of another culture, and then plastered the former so it couldn't come in contact with the host culture." ----------------- There was something else I identified with, and laughed at a bit. … Continue reading What I’m reading #3
What I’m reading #2
Book: The Master and MargaritaAuthor: Mikhail Bulgakov Excerpt:"But this is what disturbs me: if there is no God, then, the question is, who is in control of man's life and the whole order of things on earth?""Man himself is in control," was Bezdomny's quick and angry reply to what was, admittedly, a not very clear … Continue reading What I’m reading #2
What I’m reading #1
Note: I read so many books and right now, with my Goodreads challenge to myself being 100 books in one year, I've definitely gone through a lot this year. Many lines leap out at me or interest me. I'm going to start sharing those on my blog. Book: Under The Hawthorn TreeAuthor: Ai Mi Excerpt … Continue reading What I’m reading #1
A quick lesson in science fiction by Alastair Reynolds at Emirates LitFest
(Long post ahead, but I guarantee sci-fi fans will enjoy the read) This year, I seemed to be taking all sorts of chances with the Emirates Festival of Literature...picking authors I hadn't heard of. Whatever will I do next? So why did I want to go for Alastair Reynold's session? Simply because the topic said: … Continue reading A quick lesson in science fiction by Alastair Reynolds at Emirates LitFest
Writing tips & wholesome scares from Darren Shan at Emirates LitFest
I stumbled on Darren Shan quite by mistake. I was hunting around my library for books to borrow (I took home seven, yes that's right) and I saw a little card next to a row of books that read: "Emirates LitFest author". That piqued my interest along with the books in question being in the … Continue reading Writing tips & wholesome scares from Darren Shan at Emirates LitFest
Book-to-movie adaptations; what do authors think about it? An @EmiratesLitFest panel.
An author, whom I must admit I hadn't heard of before this year's LitFest*, said something I whole-heartedly agreed with: "It’s almost blasphemous to say this in a panel of writers, but a bad adaptation is when the movie is literal." - Tom Rob Smith *I shall add, Tom Rob Smith, that I've since purchased … Continue reading Book-to-movie adaptations; what do authors think about it? An @EmiratesLitFest panel.
A Day to Remember, with Nicholas Sparks
Ridiculously enough, I can't remember when I first saw the movie, A Walk to Remember. But I can recall how much I bawled when I saw it. And when I saw it was based on a book...well I had to read it, didn't I? I'd never heard of Nicholas Sparks before this. A Walk to … Continue reading A Day to Remember, with Nicholas Sparks
Reading challenge 2012
2012 Reading Challenge Devina has read 17 books toward her goal of 100 books. hide 17 of 100 (17%) view books I was a nine-month-old when I started talking. I was two-and-a-half years old when I started reading. I've never stopped either, thank you very much. I decided to set myself a target … Continue reading Reading challenge 2012
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