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Name:  The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck! Author: Mark Manson Published by: Harper Collins Number of pages: 210 Genre: Self-Help Honestly, I bought this book after seeing it on my sister's Instagram story and I happen to ask her for her review on it. She said that never has she laughed so hard while reading a book which is under the genre of "self-help". The very next moment, I was on Amazon, placing an order of this book! As soon as the order was delivered, I couldn't help but open it and start reading, almost immediately. The book is goddamn amazing! It is not like other books under this genre and it instantly connects with the reader and you realize, "Damn! This is so me!" The instances given in the book are so amazing and realistic. There is a lot of FU*K used in this book that whilst you read the sentences in your mind, there's a constant grin of the face, because, we too, use this word so very often on a day-to-...

Name of the book:  Charlotte's Web Author:  E. B. White Genre:  Children's literature Published by:  Penguin Random House UK (Puffin Books) No. Of Pages:  186 After reading to George Orwell’s Animal Farm, reading another animal-centric, kid’s book was super exciting! Charlotte’s Web is a story based in an animal farm where there’s a variety – geese, rat, horses, sheep, a pig (Wilbur) and then there’s the protagonist – Charlotte – the spider! The story is fun to read with the illustrations on most of the pages and a perfect quick read from the usual books; it’s refreshing and creative. Although, the book is banned in a few states, due to the fact that the animals’ talk among themselves and also to a human kid – Fern, it is considered to be as inappropriate, I found the plot of the story exact opposite; artistic and simple. The story has a simple teaching, friendship! It is very well depicted between Fern and Wilbur, and between Wi...

Name:   Aurangzeb – The Man and The Myth Author:   Audrey Truschke Genre:   Non-Fiction/Biography Published by:   Penguin Books No. of Pages:   153 We all have read about Mughal Sultanate during the History class in childhood and many of whom I know, hated the subject for the details it had – dates, names, references, etc. But I always loved History class! Right from the Stone Age man to Hitler and from Shivaji Maharaj to World War – It was a blissful subject and I loved the lengthy answers the teacher would dictate and we later, scribbled in the examination answer sheets. The book, Aurangzeb – The Man and The Myth, is a wonderful flashback of those childhood classroom lessons where many struggled remembering the names and the hierarchy! It is a story which chalks down the details of Aurangzeb – the emperor, who is one of the most hated men in the Indian History. Aurangzeb Alamgir  (1658-1707) was the 6 th  Mughal Emperor and ...

Name of the book: How to Stop Time Author: Matt Haig Genre: Romance, Fantasy Fiction Published by: Canongate Books Ltd. No. Of Pages: 325 Off lately, I am glad to be reading fewer but some great books. The Sunday times bestseller and the Winner of the 2017 "books are my bag readers" award for popular fiction, How to Stop Time by Matt Haig, is one amazing book! When I say the word “Amazing”, it ought to be no less than it. The story is of a man who does look like any ordinary 40+ years old, but has a dark secret to share; he lives not in years, but centuries! He is Tom. Tom Hazard. Born in 1800’s this man lived for almost 440 years! The story is his journey on the survival of all these years – how he lost his mother, how he has been living, changing his identity every few years, from England to Paris, from New York  to America – Tom has seen a lot; lived a lot! After being alive for so many years and staying “ undercover ”, T...

All Classics Last month I told you guys about this amazing website – www.thebigboook.com . They have some astounding combination of books and goodies! After receiving a more than amazing box in the month of October (Theme: No Strings Attached), I decided to go with another box from them. However, this time, I went for their Quarterly Subscription; 3 amazing months lined up with good books and loaded with extravagances! Not only that, they also have 1 exclusive Harry Potter box free as their 1-year Anniversary celebration! I received my December box just a couple of days ago, and its loaded with amazement! The theme for which was – All Classics; which looks like below: Contents (minus candies) It contains: ∞      4 books (2 hardcover, 1 paperback) – Sing Unburied Sing by Jesmyn Ward, Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White, a  Penguin Drop Caps Classic – Middlemarch by George Elliot, and The Valley of Fear from Sherlock Holmes (final book...

Name of the book:  The Boy with A Broken Heart Author:  Durjoy Datta Genre:  Fiction Published by:  Penguin Books India The boy with a broken heart is the second of the 2-part romance series; the first being – The boy who loved. As much depressing as the part one of the story was, part two turned out to be quite interesting ( and less depressing! Yay! ) The story starts with an introduction of a new character – Advaita Vaid, a cute girl in her teen age, with puppy eyes and child-like behavior. The story mostly revolves around her and her family, which consists of her parents and her elder sister – Divya Vaid. Of course, there are some villain family members like the grandfather, her aunt and uncle and the guy who is bubbling with vengeance against Divya and literally ruins the life of both the sisters! A little too much of drama and unrealistic occurrence of events with the trouble the small family has to go through time and again,...

Want to read a depressing story and get depressed yourself? Or do you wish to get bored till death? Or do you just want to read another book by Durjoy Datta and when you finish it, want to question why did you buy the book in the first place? Hola Amigos! If you have answered any of the above question as a NO, then please, a humble request, DO NOT buy or read the book. The book i am talking about today, is The Boy Who Loved , by Durjoy Datta! The plot of the novel which by the way is the first part of a two-part romance, revolves around few characters - Raghu - a teenage Bengali guy, who deep down has a guilt of letting his 'best friend' drown in the school's swimming pool, who comes from a middle class, typical Bengali family and who aspires to study in IIT. He gets fascinated to Brahmi. Brahmi - a tall, beautiful girl, who is almost like him, yet different. Staying with her uncle and aunt, she is the school topper, but mysterious. Raghu d...