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2y ago
I have been wanting to read this since 2020. But i believe books find us... This one allowed me to up only last week... The Holocaust and related narratives are always agonising. But it also propagates, this too shall pass. They survived and we are here today... The book is well written, allowing us to connect with only the main characters but with each one of them. There is pain and then there is act of fate (or faith as you would like to infer). The hero of this story is not Lale or Gita or Cilka. Or the umpteen nameless people who were killed. It is all of them collectively. Whether t ..read more
Locomente » Book reviews
3y ago
Hand in hand; watching -Both the sunrises and sunsets.Ah! all dreams come true ..read more
Locomente » Book reviews
3y ago
They say, don’t judge a book by its cover. But then there are exceptions to everything! Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe written by Benjamin Alire Sáenz is a beautiful book. I mean the cover page is a marvel. And that’s why I picked the book. Looking at the font and design coupled with the title itself, I was hoping to read a very Paulo Coelho-ish rendition of something ..read more
Locomente » Book reviews
3y ago
When silence was deafening -You came as music.Forever grateful for that ..read more
Locomente » Book reviews
3y ago
The Good Earth, written by Pearl S Buck, is 90 years old as of now. The writing therefore is not something we are used to. It is dry and one-dimensional. But then, the character arc, the grip on narrative and its relevance in the context of history as well as today makes it a compelling read. I am no one to review a Classic. But I would like to tell you that it took tremendous effort to read it ..read more