Book Review: Watchmen by Alan Moore (1986)

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)

#JCBwithMudita

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

Short Story Review: Confessions of a Shinagawa Monkey by Haruki Murakami (2020)

A perfect tequila shot. An apt teaser. A pitch perfect click. That’s just how the new short story from the Murakami land feels like. Capturing our attention, upping the stakes, leaving us thinking, never closing the possibilities. The short story is about a chance encounter of a traveller (who is also a writer) with a … More Short Story Review: Confessions of a Shinagawa Monkey by Haruki Murakami (2020)