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1Q84 by Haruki Murakami
Murakami's fiction is never subtle. 1Q84 even more so. The truth about reading this novel, and not understanding it at first glance, is...
Ayesha Dhurue
Aug 5, 20221 min read


The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe
The Tell-Tale Heart starts off in a bizarre yet gratifying manner. And as the story progresses, in a brief second, you'll find yourself...
Ayesha Dhurue
Aug 5, 20221 min read


The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand
The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand is the sanest book about the insanity of nothingness. And what humans are capable of accomplishing to fight...
Ayesha Dhurue
Aug 4, 20221 min read


To The Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf
Reading To The Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf is like learning how characters blend with each other and their surroundings. And yet the...
Ayesha Dhurue
Aug 3, 20221 min read


The Night is Darkening Round Me by Emily Bronte
When what one feels is unbearably bitter, one writes to express the chaos with sweet words to the world. This is what I felt after...
Ayesha Dhurue
Aug 2, 20221 min read


The Box Man by Kobo Abe
It all started with wanting to become, or rather be, a box man. The book introduces a work of fiction that sets the boundary that...
Ayesha Dhurue
Jul 31, 20221 min read


Sputnik Sweetheart by Haruki Murakami
Variety is a part and parcel of all companionship. And because there are all kinds of people making different choices, there is always a...
Ayesha Dhurue
Jul 30, 20221 min read


Tender is the Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald
F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Tender is the Night feels rushed and, oftentimes, wearisome. It’s a tale about the lives of two people, Dick and...
Ayesha Dhurue
Jul 30, 20221 min read
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