The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is the story of Bilbo Baggins and his adventures in Middle Earth. I read the book after I read, and saw, the Lord of the Rings series. I remember when I read the books thinking that The Hobbit was an easier and quicker read than LOTR. So when the news broke that it would be broken … Continue reading The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey review
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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
The Warner Bros Harry Potter Studio Tour, Leavesden
Around 10 days before I was due to fly out to the UK, I saw a tweet from @DaddyBird about a Hogwarts castle being built as part of a Harry Potter studio tour in the UK. Quickly looking it up, I was excited to find the attraction was opening up on March 31, 2012. And … Continue reading The Warner Bros Harry Potter Studio Tour, Leavesden
Movie review: Avengers Assemble
When Loki decides to attack Earth, it's up to the superheroes, Captain American, Iron Man, Thor, and Bruce Banner/The Incredible Hulk, along with the Black Widow, to step in and fight alongside Nick Fury. That's quite a few massive egos in one team. How does that work out? Quite well actually, and one of the … Continue reading Movie review: Avengers Assemble
How to cosplay like Princess Leia
Photograph courtesy Muzammil Majeed A historic event happened just two weeks ago - the first Middle East Film and Comic Con took place in Dubai, UAE. See all the pictures from the two-day event here. I won't go into detail about what happened; I'm hoping the pictures are sufficient. I will say though, that if … Continue reading How to cosplay like Princess Leia
Flying towards my Star Wars obsession…
When I was a little girl, watching movies about something called the Force, and a black-clad man who breathed as if through a ventilator, and watched a little green thing mix up his sentence construction, little did I know my passion obsession for it would leave me on a plane on a journey 7-8 hours … Continue reading Flying towards my Star Wars obsession…
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
Devina Divecha's Journals 