Reading Tales
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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…
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The thing I love about being a reader – or being a bookworm – is the bragging rights that come with it. You don’t find people bragging or congratulating someone for binging a series successfully. But say you finished a book in 24 hours and suddenly there will be people who will congratulate you and…
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I did not know I was a fantasy nerd until an interviewer pointed out to me that ‘you basically love fantasy’ because when she asked me to name my favourite books, I said Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings.
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In eleventh standard we were introduced to a subject called Environmental Education – EED for short. It was to be a part of our compulsory subjects which meant while calculating our final percentage in twelfth using 5 out of 6 subjects, of those 5, English and EED had to be included.
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The Empress of Salt and Fortune and When the Tiger came down the Mountain – just the name of these books was enough to make me want to dive deep into them, albeit it was a short dive since both the books are about 120 pages long. After seeing the covers, the deal was sealed…
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The first time I came across the name James Baldwin was when we were discussing Love & Queer Literature sometime in February. I went through that post again [in preparation for writing this one] and I’m surprised to note that though Giovanni’s Room is mentioned in it, it didn’t really make a dent in my…
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