Book Reviews

Looking at Life Beyond Cancer-Feel to Heal: 11 Things I Wish I knew About Breast Cancer & Screening by Messy & Crazy Mo
Book Reviews, Memoir, Non-fiction

Looking at Life Beyond Cancer-Feel to Heal: 11 Things I Wish I knew About Breast Cancer & Screening by Messy & Crazy Mo

What is the most painful thing about cancer? No, it is not the treatment—the chemotherapy, the chemo, radiation, or surgery. It is facing yourself and accepting yourself in all the thick and thin that comes after the ordeal you have been through. Perusing a slice of life, appreciating its valour through a review of Feel To heal by Messy & Crazy Mo

A Humorous Take on Mythological Fiction-Ms Draupadi Kuru: After the Pandavas
Contemporary Fiction, Book Reviews, Fiction

A Humorous Take on Mythological Fiction-Ms Draupadi Kuru: After the Pandavas

Imagine getting on a superb ride, taking a pause of sorts from your usual “splendid,” “perfect,” and “heavenly” life, and enjoying human hood. Confused? Well, Ms Draupadi Kuru After the Pandavas by Trisha Das is a brilliant fictional account of what happens when our goddesses, or lady powers, choose to leave the confines of heaven and visit Earth. Is all hell breaking loose? Ah, now that is a paradoxical statement, huh?

The Beauty and Tragedy of The Picture Bride: A Book Review
Book Reviews, Fiction, Historical Fiction

The Beauty and Tragedy of The Picture Bride: A Book Review

My first ever Korean fiction, and oh boy, what an experience it was to read it! An absolutely moving and spellbinding family drama about a Korean bride who travels to marry a man who is not looking for a wife but something else. A plethora capturing the complete 20th-century Korean American immigrant experience, The picture bride by Lee Geum Yi is perfect for those who have enjoyed “Pachinko” or “Peach blossom”.