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Horrified by the attack on Salman Rushdie
In my life there are certain events that have shocked me to the core. When I was a kid it was news about Princess Diana’s death (heart wrenching to think of her young boys) and later the assassination of Indira … Continue reading
Emily Gravett
I adore illustrations by Emily Gravett. She’s an English children’s book writer and illustrator who is in her fourties like me. To me her’s is the dream career and her talent is what I admire as opposed to careers where … Continue reading
A Random Thomas & Ishiguro Post
A Book I like. Ishiguro’s Remain’s of the Day was beautiful as well. Relished every word. And a book series the kids in my family seem to love.
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Tagged author, books, Harris, HMV, Ishiguro, kids, Somerset 313, Thomas & Friends, train
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David Walliams & Quentin Blake: The Boy in the Dress
The Boy in the Dress is a passionate celebration of individuality as this review in the Telegraph reveals. “The theme of the book is that we should all celebrate our differences,” says Walliams, who reckons he wrote 10 different drafts … Continue reading
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Tagged author, book, books, Bullies, childhood, Children's Book, David Walliams, differences, fear, fear of failure, Gender, happiness, interview, Quentin Blake, The Boy in the Dress, Video, writer, YouTube
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Books: Timequake by Kurt Vonnegut
I always enjoy a Kurt Vonnegut book. I guess you would classify them as Science-fiction although I never thought of them as such. The language is deceptively simple but the ideas are always deeply profound. I just adore Vonngut’s wit … Continue reading
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Tagged American, author, book, books, funny, german, kurt vonnegut, Life, literature, quotes, satire, science-fiction, wit, writer
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Books: Rohinton Mistry’s A Fine Balance & Family Matters
I really enjoyed these two books by Canadian Indian (Parsi) writer Rohinton Mistry. He is one writer who captures the element of nostalgia so brilliantly. The characters are so well drawn that you feel tenderness for them. I do hope … Continue reading
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Tagged A Fine Balance, author, booker prize, books, family, Family Matters, favourite, Freddy Mercury, Indian, interesting, Parsi, picks, Queen, recommendations, Rohinton Mistry
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Books: Shalimar the Clown by Salman Rushdie
Shalimar the Clown is a book by Salman Rushdie who won the booker of bookers for Midnight’s Children. This was an almost 400 page book and I took nearly 3 weeks to finish this. Actually I took more than 2 … Continue reading
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Books: Salman Rushdie’s Luka and the Fire of Life
I wanted so much to like this book and I actually found it pleasing from the onstart, but somehow I found myself skimming through in the middle. This is after all a book for children that is meant to appeal … Continue reading
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Tagged affectionate, aging, Art, author, book, books, death, Life, literature, Living, Luka, Luka and the Fire of Life, Milan, mortality, older parents, parents, personal, Salman Rusdie, son, Video, writer, writing
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Profound Sorrow in Beatrice and Virgil
Yann Martel writes about a Okapi that has been stuffed by a taxidermist. His writing conjured up a magnificent animal in my head. I soon wondered if such an animal really existed as the narrator claimed. The magic of google … Continue reading
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Tagged author, Beatrice and Virgil, book, horrer, Okapi, review, sorrow, writing, Yann Martel
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Advice from Haruki Murakami
Whenever I don’t feel confident about my writing I think I should read this extract from Murakami. It’s comforting to know that even the most popular writer in Japan has his insecurities. What he says strikes a chord with me. … Continue reading
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Tagged advice, author, haruki, interview, Japan, japanese, murakami, writing
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I Struggle with Words
When I read books by Bill Bryson, Peter Mayle or Kurt Vonnegart – deceptively simple and charmingly witty – I am convinced I can write too. Then I actually sit down to put thought to paper. Its hard. There’s a huge discrepancy between the seemingly … Continue reading
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Tagged author, Bill Bryson, book, books, Peter Mayle, Salman Rushdie, writing
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