Imagine you and your best buddy start your life with the same career. You both go to the same college, study in the same program and aim to have the same career. But after graduation, your best friend ends up…
#BookReview: YELLOWFACE by R. F. Kuang
#Bookreview: REMARKABLY BRIGHT CREATURES by Shelby Van Pelt
I’d like to start by saying how remarkably bright and beautiful this book is. It delves into the story of a solitary woman and her extraordinary bond with a sea creature, a giant octopus. This unconventional relationship, so different from…
#BookReview: ELEANOR OLIPHANT IS COMPLETELY FINE by Gail Honeyman
What a marvellous, sharp and witty read! When someone looks “fine,” it doesn’t mean they are fine. “If someone asks you how you are, you are meant to say FINE. You are not meant to say that you cried yourself…
#BookReview: SOMEONE ELSE’S SHOES by Jojo Moyes
From the author of the sob-inducing Me Before You and the sweet romance The Last Letter from Your Lover, comes another great story of hardships, strength and starting afresh. Jojo Moyes has never ceased to grip her readers and introduce them to something…
#BookReview: THE STRANGER IN THE LIFEBOAT by Mitch Albom
"It only takes an ocean to make you feel tiny." There are certain books that, once you finish reading, you need some time to process it. You need to look up and sigh and let the words sink in. The…
#BookReview: The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson
One of the best books I have read in 2022.It was recommended in BBC's show 'Between the Covers', and the participants could not stop talking about it. This had me intrigued so I thought of giving it a chance. #thekobolife…
#BookReview: What Strange Paradise by Omar El Akkad
A moving and tragic journey of life and death and the tales in between. It is difficult to review a book that touches your heart deeply. I'm finding it hard to formulate words in my head as I've just finished…
GORA RUNG (FAIR COMPLEXION) TROPE – A MALIGNANT JINN
As you walk through the alleys of history, you will find that often, power has left its mark on future generations for centuries. In my Pakistani (and in fact, South Asian) culture, one thing that predominantly still lurks in our…