Love is rarely worthy of a chronicle if it is not cheeky, blasphemous, unexpected, life-altering, I wrote in my review of Memories of my melancholy whores. I guess I should have reserved that judgment for it probably holds true more for a book that is far more engaging, stirring, and famous, (or notorious, depending on which school of psychology you subscribe to). A book that has been discussed by every critic, psychologist and reader who has loved it or hated it, but couldn’t ignore it. A book called Lolita…

On the Road is considered the greatest book of the Beat movement and Jack Kerouac its unofficial spokesperson. Its tale of lost souls who dared to be free is timeless. Through its fascinating depictions of friendship, experiences on the road and the longing for ‘It’ – an expression that could signify anything from frenzy and exhilaration to salvation and bliss, the novel was way ahead of its time. The enormous impact of the book is as relevant today as it was groundbreaking then. Its tale of lost souls who dared to be free…

Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s classic tale of murder, remorse and redemption set in the modern city of St. Petersburg follows the crime of Rodion Romanovich Raskolnikov and its consequences that haunt him to near insanity. What separates Dostoyevsky’s work from others is his ability to reproduce human psyche as it is and not cover it up with any kind of pretense. Aging almost 150 years, this fantastic work of Dostoyevsky only seems to get better and more appealing with time.

Writers often cannot reproduce the brilliance they exhibit in their masterpieces that give them a demigod-like stature in the literary world; a perfect case in point would be J.D Salinger, who went though an unenviable phase after his most famous creation became a worldwide phenomenon. After a book as revolutionary as Catcher in the rye, he probably tried too hard with his novella Franny and Zooey, but failed on most accounts –But all’s not lost. There are pleasant reminders for those of us who believe we have come too far too soon.

There are few masterpieces in classic English literature that are way out wacky, seemingly shallow, funnily defiant and yet emerge as ground-breaking in terms of their impact all the same. J. D Salinger’s Catcher in the Rye is one such terrific book. The book is amongst the first of its kind and time, presenting no rollicking plot or lyrical language to convey its message. Straightforward in a bewildering way, the author makes this a laughing riot that nudges streams of edgy resonance and earnest reflection.

“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife” this famous first line is one of those which can by instantly recognized by any lover of dare I say literature or more specifically Jane Austen.
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Choker Bali meaning Grain of Sand, Tagore’s marvelous work is the quintessence of love and everything that is wrapped around its intricate enfold. Simple love, tempestuous desire, impatient longing, and agitating seduction are only some of the strokes that Tagore’s masterly brush paints within this brilliant book, within our tender hearts.
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“Shoot all the blue jays you want, if you can hit ‘em, but remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird… Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. They don’t eat up people’s gardens, don’t nest in corncribs, they don’t do one thing but sing their hearts out for us.” [...]