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To The Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf
Reading To The Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf is like learning how characters blend with each other and their surroundings. And yet the...
Ayesha Dhurue
Aug 3, 20221 min read


The Night is Darkening Round Me by Emily Bronte
When what one feels is unbearably bitter, one writes to express the chaos with sweet words to the world. This is what I felt after...
Ayesha Dhurue
Aug 2, 20221 min read


The Box Man by Kobo Abe
It all started with wanting to become, or rather be, a box man. The book introduces a work of fiction that sets the boundary that...
Ayesha Dhurue
Jul 31, 20221 min read


Sputnik Sweetheart by Haruki Murakami
Variety is a part and parcel of all companionship. And because there are all kinds of people making different choices, there is always a...
Ayesha Dhurue
Jul 30, 20221 min read


Tender is the Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald
F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Tender is the Night feels rushed and, oftentimes, wearisome. It’s a tale about the lives of two people, Dick and...
Ayesha Dhurue
Jul 30, 20221 min read


Men Without Women by Haruki Murakami
Haruki Murakami's Men Without Women isn't easy to talk about. His characters are joined together by the same thread: loneliness. Tales...
Ayesha Dhurue
Jul 29, 20221 min read


The Misanthrope by Moliere
This is, by no measure, a foolish book. It is, as the title so blatantly confesses, a misanthropic read. It’s sincere and grim. And it...
Ayesha Dhurue
Jul 25, 20222 min read


The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
We extract the good and the bad in life. Accept it. And still, remain confined to what feels familiar and ours. Books The Bell Jar must...
Ayesha Dhurue
Jul 23, 20222 min read


When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi
There's no denying that this is the best non-fiction story I've read in a very long time. "When Breath Becomes Air" by Paul Kalanithi is...
Ayesha Dhurue
Jul 22, 20221 min read


Notes on Camp by Susan Sontag
An honest and gripping essay about the meaning of sensibility and its unquestionable role in artistic pursuits. Notes on ‘Camp’ by Susan...
Ayesha Dhurue
Jul 21, 20221 min read
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