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Roald Dahl on Television

When I came across this poem by Roald Dahl on Thank God for Books, I just had to share in my blog. For the past year, I have been very pre-occupied with the piglet because of which the snubnose has been slowly but surely getting sucked into the idiot box. It’s taking a huge effort…

On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan

On Chesil Beach

I am reviewing another novella today. On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan was the perfect book to read after reading The Sense of an Ending just because I was already steeped into the time period the story is set in (the early 1960s). This is the story about a young in love couple who are…

The Matilda Mug

For Roald Dahl Lovers

I loved Roald Dahl’s books as a child and now that the snubnose is old enough, I am looking forward to sharing the love with her and hope she enjoys these books as much as I do. Anyway, a fellow book fiend emailed to tell me that there is a webcast organized to celebrate his…

The Sense of an Ending

Tony Webster and his clique first met Adrian Finn at school. Sex-hungry and book-hungry, they would navigate the girl-less sixth form together, trading in affectations, in-jokes, rumour and wit. Maybe Adrian was a little more serious than the others, certainly more intelligent, but they all swore to stay friends for life. Now Tony is retired.…

Book Blogger Appreciation Week: A Big Fat Fail

The time just flies. Before I know it, it is the end of the week and BBAW is complete, and how did I take part, what did I get out of it? Nothing but a big fat Zero. The past two weeks have been action packed on the personal side. First my mother-in-law fell ill.…

The Krishna Key

Five thousand years ago, there came to earth a magical being called Krishna, who brought about innumerable miracles for the good of mankind. Humanity despaired of its fate if the Blue God were to die but was reassured that he would return in a fresh avatar when needed in the eventual Dark Age—the Kaliyug. In…

BBAW: I Appreciate

It’s time for BBAW again. Where does the time go? It feels like the last BBAW just got over. Anyways, I spaced out on signing up for BBAW interview swap and other fun BBAW stuff, but I never want to go without appreciating some of the great book blogs that I discovered this year. Without…