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It is my fault to be pretty

I am a flower, a daisy who used to live on top of a mountain. I lived among other daisies, some grass, and a few trees. Life as a daisy was very peaceful and enjoyable. Every morning I woke up and gazed at the crystal blue sky; it promised me another day. The sky would darken later on and the stars would say goodnight to me. I lived on a lonely hill, not many humans visited it. I liked it that way. I felt safe on the hill. I felt safe knowing that I had the grass, the trees, and other daisies around me. I felt safe knowing that the sky was blue and that is promised me another good day. I felt safe when the stars said goodnight to me and when the sky would darken. I liked living on the hill…correction, I loved living on the hill. One day the sky didn’t wake up crystal blue, it was One day the sky didn’t wake up crystal blue, it was gray. I saw people on the hill. The people walked over to the other daisies. I watched someone pick one of the other daisies. The human couldn’t hear her sh...

Zadie smith: Book Review: Swing time

Author:  Zadie Smith Pages:  464 Price:  INR 599 Genre:  Fiction, Contemporary, Literary Fiction Swing Time  is Zadie Smith’s fifth novel and for my money her finest. A “best friend bildungsroman” in the Elena Ferrante mould, the novel tells the story of two girls growing up on the wrong side of town. Residents of neighboring housing estates in London, the pair meet at a community dance class, one (the unnamed narrator) clever and self-doubting, the other (Tracey) confident and self-destructive. As with the Italian bestseller, the talented friend is the tortured one – prematurely sexual, rebellious at school, ungoverned at home – while the less gifted is an able student, determined to make it out of the neighborhood. It gives little away to say that she does, becoming an assistant to a pop star called Aimee. It is by Aimee’s side that she travels the world, jetting from winters to summers. For its plot alone,  Swin...

This is not your story

This is not your story by Savi Sharma Author:  Savi Sharma Price:  Rs. 60 /- Pages:  226 Genre:  Fiction Book Review: This is Not Your Story by Savi Sharma With her new novel, This is Not Your Story, Savi Sharma is going to give a good start to 2017. This is Not Your Story by Savi Sharma is her second novel after the record-breaking success of her debut novel, Everyone has a Story. This new book of Savi Sharma is about transforming  tale  of self-discovery, hope, and courage. Summary: This is Not Your Story by Savi Sharma There  are  three main character of This is Not Your Story by Savi Sharma – Shaurya,  Miraya  & Anubhav – around whom the whole novel revolves.  The theme of the novel, This is Not Your Story, is how actually a person can write or moreover rewrite the story of their lives. Savi Sharma has tried to tell the readers how sheer courage and ceaseless hope can turn your life to the...

The Rise of Sivagami (BahuBali) review

Review: The Rise of Sivagami (Bahubali book #1) The rise of sivagami, bahubali Author:  Anand NeelaKantan Price:  Rs. 159 /- Pages:  154 Genre:  Fantasy, Fiction Book Review: The Rise of Sivagami (Bahubali Book 1) by Anand Neelakantan The Rise of Sivagami by Anand Neelakantan is the first book of the Bahubali: Before the Begining trilogy which is the prequel to the blockbuster movie Bahubali. In this book, The Rise of Sivagami, Anand Neelakantan tells the epic story of the revenge of Sivagami from the King of the state of Mahismathi. The Rise of Sivagami by Anand Neelakantan is a gripping tale of power, betrayal, and revenge. The Story: The Rise of Sivagami by Anand Neelakantan Anand Neelakantan begins the story of The Rise of Sivagami with the history and prosperity of Mahismathi, a powerful empire at foothills of mountain Gauriparvat.  Sivagami, an orphan girl who lost her father in a wicked conspiracy involving the...

Review: One Indian Girl

Review: One Indian Girl, by  Chetan Bhagat Review of One Indian Girl by Chetan Bhagat Author:  Chetan Bhagat Price:  Rs. 70 Pages:  280 Genre:  Fiction Chetan Bhagat in his One Indian girl writes all about feminism and more about humanism. The plot of One Indian Girl has locations in New York, London and Hong Kong, sex on the beach, a Punjabi wedding. So the story is about an immensely successful woman who has to choose between three brainless but adorable men. One is boring and cricket, Bollywood fan. Second is a Bengali communist who has a penchant for the word “Baby”.  The third is highly desirable but entirely inappropriate old man. Why does a woman who is successful and talented have to choose between these three men is the story. The novel has all the Bollywood type of masala. Chetan Bhagat deserves accolades for the way he used simple characters and developed all the characters independently by giving them a nice attractive...