Book Reviews and Other Love
Are you intimidated by classic fiction as a genre and looking around for motivation? Have you been looking for a way to conquer the classics on your shelf? Look no further. If you have been following Book & Corner, you would very well know by now that I am a huge classics fan. If you [...]
Welcome to Book & Corner! I am covering up for my lack of weekly wrap-ups for the past two weeks. So, here I am presenting my Mid-November Recap. November has been great so far for many reasons. One of them being the festive vibes. Last weekend we celebrated Diwali here in India. Diwali is the [...]
October has been a productive month reading-wise. I had a good mix of mystery, funny, fiction and non-fiction this month. No spooky reads for me this last month, I wonder why? I read a total of 5 books, out of which three were rated above 4★. I'm happy that I finished a Booker Prize nominee [...]
Do you judge books by their volume? Some prefer to read a lengthy book. And, some can't go beyond a few hundred when it comes to choosing a book. I used to be the first kind but given the amount of time, I have these days I have shifted to being the second kind of [...]
Welcome to another wrap-up. I know I'm a little late in writing this but the books I read last month deserve to be mentioned. I am happy that inspite of an average month, I managed to read diverse books. Without furthur ado, let's revisit my September. Books I Read this month Milk Teeth by Amrita [...]
If you have read my Weekly Recap yesterday, you know by now that I am not able to stick to one book. I am constantly switching between them and flipping pages. My last finished book was last week and in book days it is like ages ago. Since I’m clearly unable to settle on a [...]
This is the first time I am closely following JCB Prize for literature longlist nominees. This year consists of a good mix of some debut, translated, and contemporary Indian novels. To be very honest, this collection has often lured me into keeping my current reads aside and dive into the nominees. What is JCB Prize [...]
August has been a pretty good month reading and sanity wise. These past months have been rough due to this whole COVID situation. Admittedly, I took some time adjusting to this new normal which definitely took a toll on my reading. What’s done is done. Better late than Never. What I read this month I [...]
Dark, unsettling, heartbreaking, daunting reality. Confused? These are not random adjectives but my TBR for this month. For June, I have handpicked three books and I hope I read them all by the end of the month. I have been sticking to my TBR in the past so let's hope it stays this way. Tin [...]
For most part of May, it was Game of Thrones and few other bookish updates that I am starting this post with. I did it again! Harry Potter I shifted to a new home this month and the change left me no time to pick up something new so I switched between multiple books. They were [...]
