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Ayesha Dhurue
Feb 4, 20232 min read
Quiet by Susan Cain
After reading a book like Quiet, I wonder, how do you become who you are? Becoming yourself is a process. It comprises of hours and hours...
Ayesha Dhurue
Feb 4, 20232 min read
No Longer Human by Osamu Dazai
Not a lot of people have read No Longer Human and not a lot of people will. It’s not a long book, at least not by its measure, but it...
Ayesha Dhurue
Jan 29, 20232 min read
A Swim in a Pond in the Rain by George Saunders
In my journal this morning, I wrote a lot about the split between the Will of Self and the Will of Words. How the Will of Words speaks...
Ayesha Dhurue
Jul 22, 20221 min read
When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi
There's no denying that this is the best non-fiction story I've read in a very long time. "When Breath Becomes Air" by Paul Kalanithi is...
Ayesha Dhurue
Jul 21, 20221 min read
Notes on Camp by Susan Sontag
An honest and gripping essay about the meaning of sensibility and its unquestionable role in artistic pursuits. Notes on ‘Camp’ by Susan...
Ayesha Dhurue
Apr 13, 20222 min read
A Lover’s Discourse: Fragments by Roland Barthes
“I encounter millions of bodies in my life; of these millions, I may desire some hundreds; but of these hundreds, I love only one.” The...
Ayesha Dhurue
Apr 12, 20222 min read
Upstream by Mary Oliver
“In this universe we are given two gifts: the ability to love, and the ability to ask questions. Which are, at the same time, the fires...
Ayesha Dhurue
Jan 17, 20222 min read
Literary Theme: Existential Horror
A few books that portray the theme of horror. Existential horror relates to the meaning of human existence, our notions of reality, our...
Ayesha Dhurue
Aug 25, 20213 min read
Harold Bloom on the importance of reading children's literature
Harold Bloom recommends 41 stories and tales and 83 poems for children in his book, Stories And Poems For Extremely Intelligent Children...
Ayesha Dhurue
Feb 12, 20213 min read
On friendship: Letters From A Stoic by Seneca & Khalil Gibran's The Prophet
This article is about one of the most thoughtful and down-to-earth books I’ve ever read. It’s a non-fiction book of short essays. It’s...
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