Book Review: Metamorphosis

Title: Metamorphosis Author: Franz Kafka Publisher: Fingerprint Classics (An Imprint of Prakash Books India Pvt. Ltd.) ...  cited as one of the seminal works of fiction of the twentieth century. A story of Gregor Samsa, a travelling salesman, who wakes up one day to discover that he has metamorphosed into a bug. The Metamorphosis is …

Let’s meet some new friends

Books are like treasure for bibliophiles like me. I adore books. Sometimes, mesmerized by their beauty, I just keep looking at them. Isn't that one of the best feelings in the world? Well, everybody won't say, yes! But people like me would certainly agree. Of late, I've got some new books. My evenings these days …

Book Review: The Power and the Glory

Title: The Power and the Glory Author: Graham Greene The Power and the Glory is a Catholic Novel by Graham Greene. The novel is based in the Mexican state in 1930s- the time when the Catholic Church was  being suppressed by the government.We have an unnamed priest, whom Greene calls the whisky priest, who is trying …

Poetry: Ah, Are you digging on my grave?

"Ah, Are you digging on my grave?" is a poem by Thomas Hardy- a famous English novelist & poet. The poem is based on the idea that no human emotion outlasts death. Life never stops with someone's death. Every person related to the deceased moves on, in his or her life. Ah, Are you digging …

Book Review: Someone to Love

Title: Someone to Love Author: Ruchita Misra Publisher: Harlequin- Harper Collins Publishers Pages: 237 ISBN: 9789352641635 Price: 175 INR Source: Writersmelon.com Someone to Love is a poignant tale of two childhood friends- Koyal and Atharv, who unknowingly love each other. The novel is about the journey of these two soulmates, who suffer at the hands …

Poetry: The Road not taken

The Road not Taken is a famous anecdotal poem by Robert Frost. It is my favorite poem. It is a simple & philosophical poem about a universal truth. The poem is based on the idea that every man has to make one from multiple choices. And every choice determines what we are and what we …

The Versatile Blogger Award

I would start by saying that blogging is not all about publishing posts & gaining followers. It is much much more than that. We make new friends here. We meet several ideas here. We learn new things here. And a part of all this is the Versatile Blogger Award. I have been nominated for this …