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- Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption
This one is not about the famous movie. It is about the book that the movie was based on, written by Stephen King, no less! I did not know that until two weeks ago. Having read only one other King novel — Cujo — which was pretty scary, I was… Read more: Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption - Viswanath & Sons
I know. I know. I know! It is a silly, sentimental Tamil movie, and I should just let it slide and not write about it here. I watched the movie today, and for some reason, it had an impact. How will I find out what that impact is if I… Read more: Viswanath & Sons - Adam & Eve
The final novel of Jeffrey Archer. I had skipped the William Warwick series because it was beginning to read like a repeat of his previous Harry Clifton series, and even my loyalty had its limits. But this one — Adam & Eve — I decided to buy; partly because he… Read more: Adam & Eve - Love for Imperfect Things
How to accept yourself in a world striving for imperfection I picked up this lovely slim volume from the library last week, and read through it in a day. Written by a Korean Buddhist monk, it has all the gentleness one might associate with Buddhism, and some lively illustrations too.… Read more: Love for Imperfect Things - Namami Shamishan
The most unlikely of hymns has become my background score; I am listening to it all the time, on repeat. I first heard it a few weeks ago in a cab in Chandigarh, as I was returning from a short holiday amidst the beautiful Himalayan ranges overlooking the Solang valley,… Read more: Namami Shamishan