Bird Cottage, written by Eva Meijer, translated by Antoinette Fawcett, asks many questions. Why does one give up the comfort of a known life, and move to a cottage in the countryside, just to run a research on birds? Why does one antagonize one’s neighbour whose cats terrify the birds? Why does one choose to … Continue reading Book Review: Bird Cottage by Eva Meijer
Month: February 2021
Book Review: Mermaids in The Moonlight by Sharanya Manivannan
Then there are dreamers like you and me who want to believe there can be mermaid in lagoon. Fish-tailed, with a human heart! Sharanya Manivannan’s Mermaids in The Moonlight starts from Mattakalappu in Ilankai. A note at the end of the book reads that we may know Mattakalappu as Batticaloa, and Ilankai as Sri Lanka. … Continue reading Book Review: Mermaids in The Moonlight by Sharanya Manivannan
Book Review: Mr Loverman by Bernardine Evaristo
Millennials would hate Barrington Jedidiah Walker (Barry), and the Gen Z's would call him a dinosaur like his grandson who banters with him. In Bernardine Evaristo's Mr Loverman, Barry narrates what happens in his life from May 2010 to May 2011 while also recalling his life in Antigua, how he learned to live as a … Continue reading Book Review: Mr Loverman by Bernardine Evaristo
Book Review: Woof!: Adventures by the Sea by Aparna Karthikeyan
That extra-friendly black-and-white dog I see at the beach every weekend, what does he do after humans leave? That reclusive brown dog I see at the tea stall, why does she prefer buns to biscuits? That senior white dog I used to see on my biking route, what is he doing now? Would he be … Continue reading Book Review: Woof!: Adventures by the Sea by Aparna Karthikeyan
Book Review: We Dream of Space by Erin Entrada Kelly
The solar system in Erin Entrada Kelly's We Dream of Space consists of Cash, Fitch, Bird, and their parents. Who is the sun? Or rather, what is the sun? Isn't it supposed to be love? But the siblings feel they are just drifting in the vast, dark, cold expanse of the universe, like rogue planets. … Continue reading Book Review: We Dream of Space by Erin Entrada Kelly
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