D.preetika duggal

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Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach with beautiful photographs by Richard Munson is a fable, a short story that teaches life lessons with a Seagull as it's main character. The author, Richard Bach is a former USAF Pilot and his books are about flying. This book is about individuality, freedom, and about breaking the matrix. It's about prioritizing your desires, dreams and to stand firm for yourself. It also talks about how rituals, and closed-thinking can threaten ones freedom. And for some this book is also about leadership. Just about how good a leader he was. Jonathan Seagull is just about that. With 100 odd pages this has been a wonderful read. A book you can always get back to. A self help which doesn't actually feel like it. "We choose our next world through what we learn in this one. Learn nothing, and the next world is the same as this one, all the same limitations and lead weights to overcome." Recommended ✅️✅️✅️✅️

Jonathan Livingston Seagull

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And just like that I have finished the seuqel book, It starts with Us by Colleen Hoover. This is a sequel to It ends with us. A sequel which Lily Bloom, and Atlas Corrigan deserved. Initially, when It ends with us rolled out, it made huge waves for the topic it touched upon, it's characters, and the story per se. I wouldn't have been happy if there was no "It starts with us" after a heart-breaking It ends with us. So this is for everyone who has been connected to the series. Relate to the story. Are looking for that one silver-lining, or for that one incident where they will take a stand for themselves and say, It ends with us. One of my favorite paragraphs in this book has been a para where Lily interprets what Atlas meant by "I love you", and goes onto describe it as big wave. Lily's presence in his life has been that of a wave. A wave that brought so much with it that the impressions would remain forever even if the tides rolled out. Atlas Corrigan has to be that Green-flag which every girl deserves to be with, and should be with. Recommended. (P.s. Advise to read books in the order of their release for a thorough understanding)

It Starts with Us

Book review: I came across this book called "Love in the time of Cholera" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez in an article titled '75 books and novels that everyone should read in their lifetime'. Coming to the book as the name suggests this is a Love Story and is regarded as a Classic with more than 300 pages to read. Gabriel Garcia, a nobel prize winner surely has got his own style of writing. The book revolves around the lives of Fermina Daza, Florentino Ariza and Dr. Juvenal Urbino. Story per se, is very simple. Fermina and Florentino loved each other in their youth. But, Fermina gets married to Urbino. What happens after? How long can one wait for someone they've loved in their youth? Forever? Writing style is slow just how a Classic should be. You may not love this book entirely, or hate this book even, but one thing is for sure that this book deserves a place on your book shelf! This book will even bore you to a certain extent because of the time it takes in character building, and narrating lives of the characters. You will also hate Florentino for the irrational decisions he made. But there are some parts of the book which are funny. I will give this a solid 4/5.

Love in the Time of Cholera

This here is a psychological thriller and I must say the book keeps you with it, makes you keep guessing throughout that what could've gone wrong on that fateful night when the Protagonist, Gabriel dies. It explores in-depth threads of mental health, and trauma. Every character is written with proper thought, and it easily convinces you. Just when you start trusting a character, the book throws out a twist, surprise which you don't expect. The end-twist is something that will stay with you a for a long time ⌛️ Totally recommend you to read this one.

The Silent Patient

Never really knew who Colleen Hoover was till today. Now and then her books came up in my Amazon Search for novels but I never had read them ever. I am glad I read this one. The story hooks onto you, it creeps you but at the same time you also dont want to let go off it. Its a spinechilling thriller. Mindbending. By the end of it my mind was not at the right place. I had so any questions about this character, Verity. The book ends with: Which truth was she manipulating? (I second that) If you like thrillers then you should go for this. Its just so well written. Suitable for mature adult readers.

Verity

Let's talk about Kaala Paani today. The series consists of a total of 7 episodes and is streaming on Netflix. In recent times this show has to be the finest to be made. Firstly, the name attracted me towards it. From the name itself I knew what could this be about. Secondly, my interest for this show was also at its peak because Mona Singh was making a comeback and I must say it was impressive. Another interesting aspect is Ashutosh Gowariker (technically the lead actor in the series). Apart from knowing him as a maker for Jodhaa Akbar this was my first time seeing him as an actor. Special mention for Radhika Mehrotra (as Ritu Gagra), Arushi Sharma (Jyotsana Dey), Vikas Kumar (as Santosh) and Amey Wagh (ACP Ketan Kamat). Everybody has done an exceptional job. Story-wise it's gripping from the very first episode itself and makes you come back to it episode after episode. I was glued to my screen all throughout and can vouch for it. Apart from the main premise of Survival, it touches on other aspects like Casteism, Politics and Family. One of the protagonists narrates an experience about caste and what it has done to them, you're right there with them. You feel as if you are going through what they had to. Such an impact this story will have on you. The show has been brilliantly shot, with interesting BCG here and there. The stories of all the characters are intertwined as they find themselves in a fight: Survival of the fittest! Towards the end it leaves you craving for more and ends on a cliffhanger. So that's the only downside for me. Other than that: Storyline- ✅️✅️✅️✅️ Cinematography / Vibe- ✅️✅️✅️✅️ Recommended ✅️✅️✅️✅️

Kaala Paani

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