Category: InstaReview

An urban #Bengali couple give up their #Delhi lives to backpack on a budget across India. I appreciate their courage and the book's premise. Took it on because I wanted to read an #Indian #travelogue on my epic India drive. I am not the ideal #traveller interested in history and back stories. And here the 'eng lit' half of the couple writes dreamily and intuitively about life and relationships and the World Political Review 'built like a bear' half writes almost exclusively about #history and #politics of the place. And who writes #roadtrips in #sequels anyway? Rating: 2.5/5#bookstagram #booksofinstagram #bookreview #wpr #reviews

Once upon a time there was an #iPod named Fico. He played for his master, young Mr.i, all the tunes in the world without hesitation. Mr.i loved him a lot because he never complained. As Fico aged, he began to grow tired. One day, right in the middle of a song, Fico broke the news to Mr.i. "Mr.i, I can't do this anymore", he said. And the young Mr.i, without the blink of an eye, began singing back to Fico, all the songs he had played him over the years.#bookstagram #writer #anyexcusetowrite #fictionhead

Q the nerd is strung along on a midnight adventure by the secret love of his life, Margo. The next day, she disappears leaving clues for our smitten boy. What ensues is a wild goose chase for Margo who is just beyond reach. A mix of silly and gripping scenes bring out teenage turmoils pretty well. I take particular offence to Margo because her enigma goes bust with "i-did-leave-clues-for-you-but-i-never-thought-you'd-come-find-me"! (Yes, we saw the clues but figured, myeh!) With #youngadult staples like revenge #adventure, graduation party and #roadtrip it could be thrilling for a 16-year-old but thankfully I am twice the age.My rating: 2/5#johngreen #papertowns #bookstagram #booksofinstagram #reviews #bookreview

Books, bags and body's ready for the #roadtrip! #India, here I come!

Ravan & Eddie are #teenagers living in a chawl in #Bombay whose lives cross but briefly. Colonization, organized religion, inter caste affairs, breadwinner mothers–the #book has all the Indian tropes but the #story is a hilarious account of two children coming of age. Nagarkar is the wizard of the whimsical. His characters seem to be lending parts of their lives to him and not vice versa. And that for me is the mark of a brilliant writer.Rating:4/5#bookstagram #booksofinstagram #harpercollinsindia #ravanandeddie #bookreview #fictionhead

#nowreading Ravan & Eddie by Kiran Nagarkar. The #firsttime i heard about this book was in 2010 and it's my first Nagarkar work–excitement! #longoverdue#fictionhead #kirannagarkar #bookstagram #booksofinstagram

Helen Garner's The Spare Room is about the meaning of #friendship. Not to new and young friends but to older ones when one of them is terminal and #life seems finite. When Helen offers her spare room to Nicola, she doesn't know what's in store for her. #mustread for it makes you wonder what kind of #friend you would be when push came to shove.Rating: 3.5/5#fictionhead #bookstagram #bookreview #books

Fun home is a graphic novel about growing up and looking back at your childhood. In hindsight, you realize the depth of your bonding even with your dysfunctional family because they're all you've got. Time is clay in Bechdel's hands; she molds it effortlessly to fit her brooding narrative. #mustread for its wit and the skilled handling of childhood awkwardness and adolescent suffering! Rating: 4/5#comingofage #alisonbechdel #fictionhead #graphicnovel #bookreviews #bookstagram #funhome

Favbook #3: In One Person by John Irving is about the life of a #bisexual boy; someone i'll never be. But Irving let me into Billy's life and taught me #empathy; and for that i'll be forever grateful! Thanks @sanjanaj for the the reco!#fictionhead #johnirving #bookstagram #books #mustread #inoneperson #favouritebook

How does society value #marriage? In One Part Woman it's by your childbearing abilities; not by your love for each other. Though lost even in a good translation, Perumal Murugan's "self-banned" book is a peek into our two-faced #society. On festival day, when all rules are lax, a childless #woman can have consensual sex with any man to beget "God's gift". Why should she? How is sex suddenly not a taboo? #getyourhandsonthisone if only for the questions it raises.Rating: 3/5#bookstagram #bookreview #perumalmurugan #onepartwoman #books #fictionhead