#QOTD – What is your reading aesthetic? Are you up late at night reading with the stars out your window? Or is your favorite place to read on the grass in the summer sun? Or are you fond of shadowy library stacks, or warm leather armchairs with a latte on the table beside you? Do you shelve your books based on topic, color, author — … Continue reading What is your reading aesthetic?
#QOTD – Do you have a habit of picking up books that you never quite get round to reading? I love books. If I go to the bookstore to check a price, I walk out with three books I probably didn’t know existed beforehand. I buy second-hand books by the bagful, while explaining to my folks that it’s for a cheaper price. Even the smell of … Continue reading Six Ways To Overcome Your Tsundoku Syndrome
#QOTD – What is the weirdest thing you’ve done in the name of books? Back in high school, our library used to have some wonderful editions of classic English literature works. We had Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë as part of our IB English coursework. And this copy of the same was available in the library. This is a vintage hardback edition from the Wordsworth … Continue reading I Stole A Brontë
#QOTD – Do you have a reading nook, or do you prefer reading anywhere? My husband’s room had this window on which I have been crushing on since I started dating him, when I went to his house for the first time! A regular window with a platform, but I loved the idea of it being a space all by itself. Since I got married … Continue reading My Reading Corner
QOTD – Have your even been a shopaholic? The holiday season is here, and the discounts on every online shop, and the sales on every storefront makes you crave to shop more!The cozy holiday mood wants you to get some new pyjamas, and snuggle in some cozy jumpers! Continue reading Holiday Shopaholic
#QOTD – Did Jane Austen ever had romantic dreams with her characters? Did she fantasize about Darcy or George Knightley or may be Wentworth? Have you ever wondered about this or am I the only one who is crazy! I mean no Austen hero has fallen in love with a heroine because she’s pretty or beautiful or has long, blonde hair. Her heroes fall in … Continue reading Reflections | Jane Austen
“Someone needs to tell those tales. When the battles are fought and won and lost, when the pirates find their treasures and the dragons eat their foes for breakfast with a nice cup of Lapsang souchong, someone needs to tell their bits of overlapping narrative. There’s magic in that. It’s in the listener, and for each and every ear it will be different, and it … Continue reading Quotes | The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
#QOTD – Do you enjoy classic retellings? The first time I read Shakespeare was back in grade 9. Macbeth was a part of my syllabus. Before I started with the text, I was very skeptical as to whether I am even capable to understand Shakespeare. But well I loved it. Last year (when we could go to the bookstores), I spotted this book and I … Continue reading Reflections | Macbeth by Jo Nesbo
#QOTD – Do you think that bookstagram has ruined the literary world’s purity? Very few of my friends read a lot, and I have always wanted to have a bookish discussion about my last read. Put out my feelings on the how I connect with the plot. But there was also office, and daily chores after which binging a series in Netflix was definitely a … Continue reading Reflections | Do you think that bookstagram has ruined the literary world’s purity?
#QOTD – Are you a fan of short stories? I picked this book up from @oxfordbookstoresonly because I saw Assam in the title. Sometimes when you have never lived in your hometown, you tend to find a connection from anything vaguely resembling your roots. A Game of Chess is a collection of fifteen short stories originally written in Assamese. Although, I was under the impression that … Continue reading Reflections | A Game of Chess: Classic Assamese Stories
The Bora Booktique 