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The Shining by Stephen King My rating: 5 of 5 stars Bought this book because it's the first one that comes up when you search horror books, and no doubt Stephen King is the king of horror books. Also, picked up because Joey praises it in FRIENDS sitcom. The book begins slow and sets the scene for the plot i.e., the hotel Overlook, cut-off from the world. Although I found it bit too stretchy and descriptive in the first half, the second half just kept me on my toes. Anything I write about the plot will be a spoiler. Watching the story unfold through both the kid Danny and the father Jack's eyes, it is so terrifying to imagine it happen. The visuals, hallucinations, and who are all these people when the hotel's supposed to be closed for the winter!!! A goodread, imo! Do read if you're reading horror for the first time like me ❤️ View all my reviews

The AI generated pieces is how I used to write in school and college. Now, whatever I write seems AI generated, so I end up using AI to write the things for me.  All the language skills mastered over years wasted only to be labeled as AI. Having to delete advanced vocabulary to sound human is a painful thing to do. Also, emphasis on important things is lost in using common vocabulary.  Continuing the above, what if I use AI to write about how AI is destroying our use of advanced vocabulary?  🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯 I have come across few channels which tell how to create a faceless YouTube channel or an automated blog where you can create multiple videos or write-ups within few minutes with AI and you have days worth of posting content just with a few prompts. Mind you, I tried these personally. But the conclusion that I have arrived at is that the content in these videos and posts is already out there on internet. There is nothing new or no value addition done. What's the point of th...

  The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins My rating: 5 of 5 stars A good thriller! Totally never suspected the actual murderer. It's such a satisfying thriller. Absolutely fabulous! Manipulation at its finest. I love books where the people get their revenge after struggling so much and being in absolute dark about it. Also a good lesson. Don't drink kids. It has always led to fall! Lots of alcohol in this book. I'd say a bottle for every page. Or even more. View all my reviews

Bookish Rollercoaster: The Hilarious and Chaotic World of Reading Novels Embracing the adventure of delving into a novel is like stepping onto an exhilarating rollercoaster, minus the motion sickness and with heaps more emotional turbulence. Reading takes us through heart-racing plot twists, unexpected moments of public tears, and the relentless unpredictability of the literary ride. Practical Book Quirks Ever lugged a mammoth fantasy epic around in your bag, convinced today will be the day you read it cover to cover, only to find it serving as an impromptu weight for your daily arm workout? The struggle is real. The Eternal TBR Pile An all-too-familiar conundrum for book lovers – the unread pile growing at warp speed, often leaving you wondering if the author intended to provide an arm workout more than a mental one. And oh, the TBR list that keeps multiplying like a math-challenged rabbit family. Emotional Rollercoaster Novels have a knack for making us switch emotions faster than a ...

Dreamy reading Photo by Nguyen Thu Hoai In the world of literature, we've encountered characters who've captured our hearts, made us laugh, and even brought a few tears to our eyes. But have you ever finished a book and wished that a character could magically step out of the pages and into your life? We've compiled a lighthearted and amusing wishlist of book characters we would absolutely love to see become our real-world companions. And right at the top of our list is Simon Spier from Becky Albertalli's 'Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda.' Simon Spier - 'Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda' by Becky Albertalli Simon, with his wit, endearing personality, and relatable teenage dilemmas, tops our list. His humor, authenticity, and incredible charm make him the kind of friend anyone would want. Imagine having his quick comebacks and unwavering support in real life – navigating the highs and lows of adolescence with his infectious spirit. Hermione Granger - ...

POV of a dog!  This is something unique. Viewing the world from the point of view of a dog. The book follows the story of dog in first person in it's journey living with his human family through the cat family & all the experiences in between. The happiness life, the wandering, the wild life, the wild fire, fighting off bears, meeting old family, losing the track back home, making difficult decisions, and many other things to answer your questions, What do dogs think about. It's such an emotional turmoil, sometimes makes you wonder why won't they just have the ability to speak. We have seen that dogs do have emotions. There should be a way they could express themselves more clearly. The author has so very well captured the most important trait of dogs that they're always loyal to their human friends and how they would do everything to be with them all the time. Also how they can understand other animals and also befriend. This book also shows us a unique & very ...

2/5🌟 😞 I don't usually rate books but this one was quite disappointing. The plot was so anti-climatic, I waited till the end for something exciting to happen. It went from crime thriller to romance (and not even interesting). Just a regular romance story. With hardly anything tragic. Crime thriller part just ended like how a real life case would end and the other romance story was also quite interesting. Got bored in the middle of the book but stretched to get to the end. I wouldn't recommend if you're looking for a thriller. The blurb promises a thrilling story but to end with nothing. One of the main characters introduced in the beginning just disappears later with no sign of existence.  However, here's a bit of a look in the book. In "Complications" by Danielle Steel, readers are taken on an emotional journey through the intricacies of life, love, and the unexpected challenges that shape our existence.  The novel introduces readers to a tapestry of charac...

The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides is a captivating and thought-provoking psychological thriller that grips you from the opening pages and refuses to let go until the very end. This spellbinding narrative weaves a tale of psychological suspense and intrigue that keeps readers on the edge of their seats. The story revolves around Alicia Berenson, a talented painter who suddenly and mysteriously stops speaking after being accused of a brutal crime that shocked the nation. Confined to a secure psychiatric facility, her silence becomes a puzzle that captivates everyone's imagination. Enter Theo Faber, a determined psychotherapist who becomes obsessed with uncovering the truth behind Alicia's silence and the events that led to her shocking act. Michaelides crafts a masterful narrative that skillfully navigates between past and present, slowly revealing layers of Alicia's life while intertwining it with Theo's personal journey. The characters are intricately developed, an...

Was the pandemic predicted? Is it man-made? Or just history repeating itself? Is there a reason behind it if it's man-made? If it's man-made, is it ethical or unethical? Is it controllable? Is something other than the virus a bigger threat to existence of humanity? Go on & read this thriller to find out. Trust me you can't put it down at all. Robert Langdon, our dear professor on a quest to unearth (literally) the biggest event of the century (or just the decade. God knows what's more to come.) The blurb of the Book My favourite excerpts/quotes from the book: 1. The decisions of our past are the architects of our present.  2. Nice to know a 208 IQ can be wrong sometimes. 3. When they face desperation . . . human beings become animals. 4. Science is progressing so fast that nobody knows where the lines are drawn anymore. 5. Scroll to see the origin of the word QUARANTINE. This wasn't exactly a review but all the thoughts that arised while reading this aweso...

Moving in life From Unsplash : @fuuj You're moving. You're not still. It's just that your pace is different than others. It feels everyone's moving in their life except you. Maybe, no. It's like you're in one train & others are in the other train. When you're in a moving train & another train at faster speed passes by, it feels as if your train isn't moving at all & other one's moving. But that's not true. Your train's moving too but at a pace different than the other . It's also not that you're moving at a slow pace. You are on your time. You'll reach your own destination at your own time. The other train may have a different destination & a different reaching time. Both are in their own tracks. No one's slow or fast. Just on a different track with different destination & reaching time.  From Unsplash :  @amosbarzeev What are your thoughts on this?  Comment below! Or just reply wherever you found this blog...

Online education has become such a mess that everything seems so complicated. The simplicity of Khan Academy can never be seen in any other. Commercialization of any social objective makes it   bleh . What in the world is two teachers classroom?  Like what? First of all, it's tuitions. That means it's already secondary after school teachers. This implies school teachers are incapable of teaching. Not that the child needs a little extra help. So why are we paying the schools then? Online schooling during the pandemic has just made it worse. The kid who has already lost opportunity to venture out in open nature is now tied more to the screen than ever killing all their outdoor activities. Education is must, agreed, but it's literally not the only way to make career. Even if the child is interested in studies doesn't give parents any right to restrict all their outdoor activities and make them already a victim of capitalism that they themselves are feeding. Non-curricular ...

How people talk after Lockdown Lockdown effects Missed a good sunset🌅 Apparently I had two story books by same author as a kid. But she wrote them both using different pen names so I didn't know.  On other note, people now after more than a year of pandemic really want to speak a lot. Irrespective of extrovert or introvert. Just let out everything. To the point where other person is just unable to finish their sentences. I'm the other person & I'm not liking it because my conversational skills have already dipped because of social distancing. There are people who did talk normally & let everyone speak before this pandemic with all due manners are now just talking without pausing. Or am I seeing this all wrong? Whatever it'd be, I got to up my skills back to at least where they were.  Ps.: I'll write about the book in picture few days later. What I came to know on Google is that this was the author's most famous series while I had picked it up randomly a...

Things People Say to Book Lovers We've all at some point while reading faced weird and irritating uninvited comments from people around us. I've tried compiling here few of them and also captioned what our inner reactions are to such comments. Hope you enjoy🙈💜💜 What's your PROBLEM ?! Not using your Resources!!! Fatter the BETTER !!! Yaa but it also gets discharged😰 Read you fool, you'll know !! READ YOU IDIOT😰😰 Because my crush just died YOU IDIOT😭😭 What did you just say ???😤😤 Naah YOU bore me😰😰 Don't YOU get bored of getting other people bored ?!😴 I remember everyone who made my day and made me cry😇 No you didn't read it😣 Feku😣 Coz you're with the wrong books😒 Dumb Headed😒😒 Hmm. Good for you😴 No you didn't just dog-ear. You broke my TRUST!!💔 I know it exists and that's enough😫 Till the ink comes off😘😍 ...

Book Review : The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks Title : The Last Song Author : Nicholas Sparks Publisher : Sphere Place : Great Britain Date of Publication : 2009 Genre : Fiction, Romance, Relationships, Family, Young Adult Rating : 4/5 For everyone who loves reading long novels . . . As the cover says, it's a story about all the relationships we have with our Mom, Dad, siblings, friends, first love and everyone around us.  This is not a book which one can complete in couple of days. It'll take more than a week to settle with book.  It begins with Ronnie being reluctantly taken by her mother to live with her father and spend a summer with him along with her little brother Jonah. She has not spoken to her father for past three years and here she is, having to unwillingly spend few weeks with a person she hates. Also her father lives in a place which is complete opposite to noisy and fast life of...

Book Review : The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho Title : The Alchemist Author : Paulo Coelho Publisher : HarperCollins Publishers Place : London Date of Publication : 1988 Genre : Fantasy Fiction, Adventure, Philosophy Rating : 5/5 A MUST READ for everyone. Paulo Coelho so effortlessly not only encourages to follow your passion and dream but also keeps us engaged to each and every word of the book. No matter what your age, this should be IN YOUR SHELVES !!! How our concentration can be diverted by not only obstacles but also by distractions is beautifully described by the author. Set in countryside background, it's about a son of a farmer in Spain who wants to travel the world. Once during such travel, he dreams about a hidden treasure in Egypt twice. He decides to embark on this journey through deserts of North Africa. On this journey he meets an Alchemist and learns many life lessons and also the encou...