ENCANTO | Directed by Jared Bush, Byron Howard and Charise Castro Smith | Voices by Stephanie Beatriz, Maria Cecilia Botero, John Leguizamo My Rating: 10 of 10 Stars Encanto lives upto its name – it casts a mesmerizing spell that refuses to fade despite completing its defined run. There are so many sparkling dusts hidden in the vintage shelves and encrusted … More Know you are good
A Farewell to Gabo and Mercedes by Rodrigo GarciaMy Rating: 5 of 5 Stars ’It’s a dizzying sensation to know the destiny of a human being.’ I should know. But may not. Because no matter how well one prepares to say goodbye to a parent, seeing him/ her inching closer to that sunset with every … More Last Days of Gabo
Homo Irrealis by André AcimanMy Rating: 5 of 5 Stars I am the gap between what I am and what I am not. Even before the essays – beautiful, wise, full yet strangely wistful – begin to sing, this quote of the maverick Fernando Pessoa finds place. And that rounds up the mood of the … More Life, as you don’t see it
Let me be like you,Showing up everydayDespite the blues. Let me be like you,Fighting the oddsOf roots and dew. Let me be like youSharing the spaceWith old and new. Let me be like youTaking in the toxinAnd giving life hues. Let me be like youAccepting and sewingA melange of sinews. Let me be like youQuietly … More Let Me Be Like You
The Midnight Library by Matt HaigMy Rating: 4 of 5 Stars This book. Especially in these times. This book. Like a little cocoon of warmth in the stormy evening. Akin to a genuine hug amid the phoney social circles. A love story with self. A cascade of calm. The Midnight Library, at its core, is … More Book Review: The Midnight Library (2020)
It is that time of the year when light reigns supreme – candles, diyas, sparkles and more illuminate our homes, streets, towns and cities, bringing people to banish darkness like a little child punished. This year, however, the light assumes new meaning. The light that we all have collectively yearned for. A light to take … More Diwali: Light in between books
Watchmen by Alan Moore (Illustrated by Dave Gibbons and John Higgins)My Rating: 4 of 5 Stars ‘Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?’. In other words, ‘Who will guard the guards themselves?’ .The undercurrent of this question is all over the novel and pretty much rocks the boat, both literally and figuratively. In 1970s of America, a bunch of costumed … More Book Review: Watchmen by Alan Moore (1986)
So at Mudita Book Club, of which I am a member, we decided to read all the 10 longlisted titles for the prestigious JCB Prize for Literature 2020. We had a book allotted to each one of us which we had to read and write a short review of. It was to be followed by … More #JCBwithMudita
I am not gonna lie; I actually spent a good three minutes just gazing at the bookstore. Walking through the alleys in one of my most favourite bookstores in the country – Starmak, Chennai – that happened to open only yesterday after five months of shutters was like reclaiming a whiff of fresh air that … More Quiet Reassurance
Masaba Masaba | Directed by Sonam Nair| Starring Masaba Gupta, Neena GuptaGenre: Comedy, DramaMy Rating: 4 of 5 Stars Spontaneity. The show oozed oodles of spontaneity and I couldn’t help but fall for the talented but hapless queen of this breezy, spirited drama, Masaba Gupta (of course!). Masaba, Masaba is a fictionalized account of Masaba’s … More Series Review: Masaba Masaba
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