Pages: 252, Paperback Published: 2017, Notion Press Cover Rating: 3/5 My Jiffies by Priyanka Sharma Kaintura is an exceptional book full of emotions and emphasises enough on reality. It is a collection where a reader has a glimpse of the writer’s beautiful imagination. The novel is not a traditional short story collection. I am surprised to find that out and really enjoyed this new form of collecting one’s writing.
No, I am not talking about Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction here. But what is Pulp Fiction anyway? The real pulp fiction goes back to the magazines that used cheaper pulp paper in order to sell in great volume to a voracious reading public. These magazines had their heyday in the 1920s, ’30s and ’40s. It was fiction for the people, for the guy on the crowded subway going to work, or the busy mother with five kids who got a little reading time at night. It was for the people who wanted to be caught up in a fictive dream. It was not written in a style aimed at some elite literati.
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2014 has been a mixed bag year for me in reading. I have read a variety of authors, especially a lot of new authors this time, took non-fiction seriously and some interesting books on recommendations. My challenge to myself to read 100 books this year is on track and so far, as the year comes to half, I have read 49 books. The challenge bar on the goodreads.com tells me that I am “one book ahead of the schedule” which means I am doing well. Thus, here I am evaluating ten best reads I had so far in the year. 10. Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel Winner of Man Booker Prize 2009, Wolf Hall is amazing story written surrealistically from the POV of […]
There is so much about this character called Driver, that after watching the movie and reading the book it still bugs me. There is a movie adaption of the book (highly recommended to me by a friend) by the same name starring Ryan Gosling, Carry Mulligan and few more. The movie is an exception, the one you might have never seen before. It proves the statement, “Silence is so freaking good” true. Go and watch it yourself, and you won’t regret watching it. I am here to talk about the book more, and yes that’s what I’ll do. Drive is a new novella by one of the nation’s most respected and honored writers of noir fiction, James Sallis. Set mostly in Arizona and […]
It’s Monday, fellow bloggers, what are you reading? I am currently reading Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson.
I have added three more books to my collection… Philip K. Dick’s Ubik is sci-fi, I generally do not read sci-fi, but being bored of other genres I guess it’s the time to pick this particular genre. The other two books are on football (soccer) and I’m counting on The Gaffer by Neil Warnock. Any more recommendations are welcome, especially in the sci-fi genre!
“Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel is a kind of book that gets better, the more you think about it.” I have always been fascinated by the life of Henry the VIII, and adding, reading through the perspective of Thomas Cromwell, another identity in history whose rise and fall is essential and is directly connected to the history of Tudors, the feeling I am getting now after finished reading the book is staggering. The majority of the pages cover Cromwell’s career as he advances from being a Cardinal’s aide to the king’s trusted advisory. The author has totally tried to keep it the historical events as realistic as necessary and not altering a single event for the sake of fiction. Many people have not […]
The first step is admitting you have a problem, and I admit — I have an addiction to reading. So using my own personal experiences, I’ve compiled 21 signs that your love of books may have gotten out of hand. And don’t forget to share ‘what you’re reading’ in the comments below! You’ve spent hours in a bookstore. You’re super-tired at work because you stayed up way too late reading just one more chapter, and then another. You’re always making your partner or friends crazy by reading aloud lines from the book you’re reading. You get more than a little defensive of your favorite authors. You’ve been late to work/college classes to finish a book. You know the book will be better than the movie before it’s out. […]
I bought four books a day back. Wolf Hal by Hilary Mantel Bringing up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel Allegiant by Veronica Roth Letters of Vincent van Gogh I was quite excited to get my hands on them. Soon going to read them for the better! Good day.