I recently started reading after a long gap. Here is my opinion/review of the books I read.
Book: Can We Be Strangers Again?Author: Shrijeet ShandilyaGenre: Romance / Contemporary FictionFirst Published: 2023Pages: ~230 I don’t know what to call this story. Is it a love triangle? Is it a betrayal in a relationship? Or is it a conflict between infatuation and love? I really couldn’t judge it. More than a book, it felt … Read more
Book: Chomana DudiAuthor: Kota Shivaram KaranthLanguage: KannadaGenre: Social Realism / Social NovelFirst Published: 1933Pages: ~150–170 (varies by edition) ಹಿಡಿದ ದುಡಿ, ಎತ್ತಿದ ಕೈ, ತುಂಬಿದ ಆವೇಶ! ಎಲ್ಲವೂ ಇದ್ದಕ್ಕಿದ್ದಂತೆಯೇ ಇವೆ. ಆದರೆ ಚೋಮನಿಲ್ಲ! As I finished reading these last lines of the book, tears fled from my eyes. I was hoping for a better ending for Choma. But maybe … Read more
Book: Who Will Cry When You Die?Author: Robin SharmaGenre: Self-help / Personal DevelopmentSeries: The Monk Who Sold His FerrariFirst Published: 1999Pages: ~240 “When you were born, you cried while the world rejoiced. Live your life in such a way that when you die, the world cries while you rejoice.” This is my favourite quote from … Read more
Book: Jalapatha Author: S. L. Bhyrappa Language: Kannada Genre: Philosophical Fiction First Published: 1967 Pages: ~180 ಈ ಸಲ ಊರಿನಕಡೆ ಹೋಗಿ ಬಂದಮೇಲೆ ನನಗೆ ಜೀವನವೇ ಒಂಟಿ ಎನಿಸುತ್ತಿದೆ. ಇದುವರೆಗೆ ಮುಂಬೈಯಲ್ಲಿ ಇರುವ ತನಕ ಊರಕಡೆ ನನ್ನವರು ಇರುವರು ಎಂಬ ಭಾವನೆಯು ನನ್ನ ಅರಿವಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಸದಾ ಇರುತ್ತಿತ್ತು. ಆದರೆ ಈ ಸಲ ಊರಿಗೆ ಹೋದಾಗ ಅವರೆಲ್ಲರೂ ನನ್ನ ನಿಕಟವರ್ತಿಗಳಾಗಿರುವ ಸಮಯ ಆಗಿಹೋಯಿತು, ಎನ್ನುವ ಕಟುಸತ್ಯ ನನಗೆ ಅರ್ಥವಾಯಿತು. These lines from … Read more
