(A review by Sidharth Vardhanof ‘A Tale of Two Cities (1859) by Charles DickensFirst written on September 9, 2015) After eighteen years as a political prisoner in the Bastille, the ageing Doctor Manette is finally released and reunited with his daughter in England. There the lives of two very different… Read More »A Tale of Two Cities – Review
(Sidharth Vardhan’s review of‘A pale view of hills’ a novel by 2017 Nobel laureate Kazuo Ishiguru (1954-)The novel first published in 1982Review first written on March 26, 2018) In his highly acclaimed debut, A Pale View of Hills, Kazuo Ishiguro tells the story of Etsuko, a Japanese woman now living… Read More »A pale view of hills – a review of Ishiguru’s book
(A review of ‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s’ (1958)by Truman Capote (1924-1984)First written on ) In this seductive, wistful masterpiece, Truman Capote created a woman whose name has entered the American idiom and whose style is a part of the literary landscape. Holly Golightly knows that nothing bad can ever happen to… Read More »Wild Things and Breakfast at Tiffany’s
(Sidharth Vardhan’s review of‘Never let me go’ a novel by 2017 Nobel laureate Kazuo Ishiguru (1954-)The novel first published in 2005Review first written on April 18, 2017 ) Hailsham seems like a pleasant English boarding school, far from the influences of the city. Its students are well tended and supported,… Read More »‘Never let me go’ – a review of Ishiguru
(From Quora) Short Answer Depends on the degree of scorn. They both show anger in the same way really but in reverse order. INFPs first respond by cutting you out when angry and it is only when they fail to do that, they will confront you by it. ENFPs first… Read More »Which is much dangerous when scorned, INFP or ENFP?
A story of an accountant about to apply for an interview in a factory. Find on Goodreads Nearly 27,000 words Download it here:
(Sidharth Vardhan’s review of ‘Memory Police’ (1994) a novel by Yoko Ogawa Long listed for 2020 International booker [Usr 3]) Summary Hat, ribbon, bird, rose. To the people on the island, a disappeared thing no longer has any meaning. It can be burned in the garden, thrown in the river… Read More »Memory Police – Forgettable book about forgetting
(Sidharth Vardhan’s review ofFlights (original title – ‘Bieguni’)a novel by 2018 Nobel laureate Olga Tokarczuk (1962-)Novel first published in 2007Winner of 2018 International Bookerfor translation by Jennifer Croft) Flights, which was awarded Poland’s biggest literary prize in 2008, is a novel about travel in the twenty-first century and human anatomy.… Read More »Olga Tokarczuk’s ‘Flights’ – a review
(A diary entry from Sidharth VardhanFirst written on February 13, 2020) There are different kinds of book lovers. There are those who will tell you in detail how physical hard copy paper books are what they love most. The smell of it, new ones, the paleing colors of pages. On… Read More »Of different kind of book lovers
(Note – It is the second part of a twin-stories pair. The first story can be found here.) You, psychologists, are rather patient people – or perhaps you aren’t even listening. For here I am talking about my sister and her comfort object when this is supposed to be about… Read More »(Comfort Objects 2) Homelessness
