Reading Tales
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Books are something mom and I have bonded over right from when I turned sixteen. She has always understood the madness that descends on someone when they’re reading because she has lived through it too. She had indulgent parents when it came to books and reading and so she was an indulgent parent right back.…
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I did not choose The Lord of the Rings, The Lord of the Rings chose me. Back when the dinosaurs roamed the earth, we used to get these 5-in-1 and 7-in-1 movie discs that were pirated copies of English movies. I had an entire folder filled with such DVDs and it was my favourite pastime…
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Grocery shopping is my ultimate favourite thing to do. If I was looking to replace a library as my safe space, it would be a grocery store. So while I was in Singapore doing my Masters, since there wasn’t a library nearby, the local supermarket company Sheng Siong became my favourite place.
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Dehradun 2004. I was in school and had just discovered the marvels of reading. A friend and I used to reach school before anyone else and we spent those fifteen minutes in bliss, discussing Famous Five and Nancy Drew. We had made a pact that she and I would buy different titles so we could…
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It was a balmy summer afternoon. The weather seemed in a good mood because there was a cool breeze blowing. Mom was chatting with a relative in the drawing room and I was in my bedroom, still innocent, unknowing how my life was going to change in the next few days.
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I was introduced to Shakespeare in class eighth by an abridged version of Romeo and Juliet. I knew RJ was supposed to be a love story but after reading the actual story, I remember being unimpressed, thinking what an utter waste of love and life. What was the point – the two died in the…
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First up, a year or two ago, I couldn’t have even imagined writing a post like this. Somewhere between turning 26 and turning 29, I lost the plot with books. I think it also happened because I moved houses and lost touch with my library. It was a glorious library – tiny, filled with books…
tales of Suchita 