Month: March 2016

Book Review: Signs Preceding the End of the World by Yuri Herrera (2014)

March 31, 2016

Sign Preceding the End of the World by Yuri Herrera My Rating: 4 of 5 stars As a little girl, I had many fears. Born from reasonable and not-so-reasonable wombs of circumstances, I consciously (and consistently) fought their penetrating presence by erecting walls of logic and fortitude. With passing years, I saw many of them … More Book Review: Signs Preceding the End of the World by Yuri Herrera (2014)

Book Review: Dancing Lessons for the Advanced in Age by Bohumil Hrabal (1964)

March 28, 2016

Dancing Lessons for the Advanced in Age by Bohumil Hrabal My Rating: 4 of 5 stars This little novella can, at once, be discarded as a long, never-ending chapter on corporeal pursuits from the life book of a mindless rambler, a libidinous exhorter, a senile raconteur. And for some part, one might be right in … More Book Review: Dancing Lessons for the Advanced in Age by Bohumil Hrabal (1964)

Book Review: The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes (2011)

March 22, 2016

The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes My Rating: 5 of 5 stars I was sitting on the lower berth; ambivalent yet observant. The view from my window seat was appealing. On the parallel track, a train had just pulled on. The neighboring compartment was a dynamic collage of people, suitcases, trolleys, food and … More Book Review: The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes (2011)

Book Review: Ghachar Ghochar by Vivek Shanbhag (2015)

March 16, 2016

Ghachar Ghochar by Vivek Shanbhag My Rating: 5 of 5 stars At my touch, the striking cover of this book leapt up and stood suspended at my eye-level. As if to escape this loggerhead-state, I bored through its skin amid a question – what does this image wish to convey? Unity? Mess? Greed? Asymmetry? Power? … More Book Review: Ghachar Ghochar by Vivek Shanbhag (2015)