Betrayal is a mean deed. It particularly refers to the act which leaves people you trust in a black hole where you can’t find the same emotions for them again. This is worse when the one who betrays is one’s own mother. There are many victims that are coming out openly to address the issue of Child abuse. A book is said to be the best platform to put all the demons aside and start... continue reading→
A character driven book is a great responsibility on the author. He carries not only the continuous burden of making a book come alive with just one character but also has a limitation on the story line. There have been some single character driven books that have made it to the top of the reading shelf for example ‘Gone With The Wind’ where scarlet O’Hara hardly ever misses to baffle us or ‘The Rosie Project’... continue reading→
From reading favorite genres like romance, and thrillers to discovering new favorites like historic fiction and poetry, 2015 was a good year when it comes to books. Closing the year with the launch of MERAKI POST, and bringing in 2016 with the hope of reading more fun books, I intend to cover a larger variety of books this year. Trying to maintain a mix of various genres some of the books that I would like... continue reading→
Set in 1990, in the City of Calcutta “She” is a small insight into the life of Kusum, and the struggles she endures due to her blurred sexuality. Cover Enveloped in a crimson jacket , which may be signifying womanhood and the sexuality of a woman which is frequently represented using this color in India, “She” has a plain cover page with the title , with a reversed S maybe signifying that she is unlike... continue reading→
The year 2015 has ended on a good note. I have read some great books and started this blog with three of my friends. I am very excited about the blog since all three of us read different genres and it is going to be a delicious cocktail. Here are some books that I am looking forward to reading in this year: A Game Of Thrones (Song of fire and ice) George R.R. Martin Game... continue reading→
Nadeem Aslam’s debut novel, ‘season of the rainbirds’ is a narrative set in a small town in Pakistan. Touching upon the lives of the inhabitants and the turn of events due to certain unexpected incidents, this book brings to fore human responses and behavior in the most natural and unpretentious manner. Cover Season of the rainbirds is adorned in a bright & chirpy yellow- green cover, probably depicting the monsoon of the 1980’s of this... continue reading→
