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  THE GOD OF SMALL THINGS Arundhati Roy "D’you know what happens when you hurt people?’ Ammu said. ‘When you hurt people, they begin to love you less. That’s what careless words do. They make people love you a little less ."      True indeed. These are words quoted from the 1997 booker prize winning 'The God Of Small Things' by Indian-Malayali writer Arundhati Roy. Set in a Ayemenem, in Kottayam , the story explores around the shattered lives of "two-egg" twins , Estha and Rahel with the background of the "Love Laws" prevalent in Kerala in the 1960s. The novel follows around how their lives get upturned with a single visit from their Anglo-Indian cousin Sophie-Mol .The Sophie mol who smells good . Whom all love. Even Ammu, their mother . As the author says ," The laws that lay down who should be loved, and how . And how much " the story follows around the relationships within siblings , families, between lovers and an unending number of

  All Of Me Venita Coelho      'Burning through day, burning through night, It takes eyes to see light.'           The book "All Of Me"  by Indian Writer Venita Coelho is a thrilling tale set it 1854, London. It is the first book of the series. It follows around the protogonist, Castor, imprisoned in a cellar for five years, one month and three and a half days.It follows around his rambling around for finding the famous "Koh-i-Noor" ( The Mountain Of Light) diamond which is just a finger tip away from him. The most interesting part of the story is The Family which lives inside his head. Mr Pickwick is the father figure with a habit of quoting from the Bible. Miss Trent is the nervous governess who dreads germs. Skinner is the street urchin with a smart answer for everything.The Infant Prodigy... well from the name you know he's a genius.The rambling unwinds many truths in the process. It turns out Castor's mother was an Indian Princess and the young

  FRIGHT OR FLIGHT 'A corpse smiling at you in the middle of the night is not the most pleseant of experiences. It is calculated to give you goosebumps. And when the smile becomes an evil grimace, it is time to say your prayers. But there was no time for prayer. The smile widened even further, and...'           I hope the genre of this book needs no further introduction.  " Fright or Flight" is a spine tingling and blood curling collection of  horror stories put together by Ruskin Bond and published by the Rupa. But these are not the ghost tales you are expecting. These are the real tales of horror in life. Sometimes we may not be sure what time and nature has for us and even menial things can sometimes be a source to horror sometimes. You never know. Some of my personal favourites are 'The Last Match' by Edward Fitz- Gerald  Flipp , 'The Beast with Five Fingers' by W.F. Harvey and 'A Fright at Night' by Ruskin Bond. So whom would you want to

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The Blue Umbrella RUSKIN BOND     I found this among some old books. I read this book about 6 years ago, but the vivid and colourful details Ruskin Bond puts in each story makes us remember it lifelong.This one is set in Garhwal, a hill village in Uttarakahand.Binya the protagonist of this novella is like any other brave village girl. She herds cows and has a very caring elder brother . But then comes the blue umbrella with the picnickers from the outside world which she hasn't ever seen. She falls for that blue silk umbrella and is even ready to give her lucky leopard claw away for that bauble.And the rest ... well for that you have to read the book. This simple novella turns each ordinary character from the village into a hero and gives them an oppurtunity to redeem themselves. 

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  Blue and Pink ? For What?  In today’s fast moving world, men and women should get an equal chance in everything . Why discriminate on the basis of pink and blue or girl or boy?   I would like to quote  famous actress and activist Emma Watson “I am from Britain, and I think it is right that I am paid the same as my male counterparts. I think it is right that I should be able to make decisions about my own body. I think it is right that women be involved on my behalf in the policies and decisions that will affect my life. I think it is right that socially, I am afforded the same respect as men.” Yes, she is right and every woman acquires this.   People think that women or girls are weak infront of men. They think that women should sit at home, cook, clean and look after children. Girls and boys are not equally seen. Even kids are discriminated against. They are discriminated against on the basis of blue and pink. For example , we buy fashion kits, teddy bears, dolls  or pink clothe

 In the SHADOW OF THE LEAVES ANJANA  BASU      Writing after a long gap I feel a little off track. So, I read this book , "In the shadow of the leaves" by Anjana Basu in my summer holidays.       It follows around Rohan and his mother are holidaying in the Kumaon Hills. Rohan should be practicing Maths, he has failed in his exam, but he is spending time reading Jim Corbett’s Man-eaters of Kumaon and wandering in the hills with fearless Manjul, who herds cows. Rohan admires the way she jumps streams like a little cat and her knowledge of the woods.       Peace and tranquility, in the hills, is lost when they hear that a tiger has been killing cattle in the nearby villages. A mysterious man with a moustache materializes at night and seems to spellbind the children and tigers.       Rohan is convinced that it is Jim Corbett’s ghost. Manjul disagrees. Whoever the mysterious man is, he is on a mission—save the tiger from poachers and herd it back into the National Park.       The

  THE HAPPY PRINCE  AND OTHER STORIES Oscar Wilde     Vacation time means book time for me and this collection of stories was a delight to me. While 2 of the stories :  Happy Prince  and The Selfish Giant   were already known to me the others were truly great .       For  example, In the story The Nightangle and the Rose, it showed the stupidity of love and to how far extants boys go to please lovers. On one part, I found the story quiet funny with the words of the scholar's lover and on the other hand it showed the touching action of the nightiangle in helping the boy please his love.     In another story, The Remarkable Rocket, It revolves around an arrogant rocket who always boasts about himself and tries to boss the people around.      The last story, Canterville Chase is a truly remarkable one and was my favourite. Its funny and also heart touching at the same time. But this one ghost story is very different from other ghost stories.I may not be able to express this myself, bu