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Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie

Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie Quote "For the girls becoming women was inevitability; for boys becoming men was ambition" Book Review #4 "Home Fire" is a novel written by Kamila Shamsie who is considered to be one of the finest writers in today's era. The story begins with Isma who after being free from the all the responsibilities of her siblings moves to America (after being detained and questioned by the airport officer for hours) for further studies, and stays with her former tutor Hira Shah. Isma, after getting settled at her tutor's house joins a morning cafe to manage her expenses.  On one of the usual days at the cafe, she encounters a young man Eamonn Lone  the son of a politician Karamat Lone. For some reason, which is still not known to the readers, Isma has a huge disliking for the man. However, unknown who's son Eamonn was a sudden friendship strikes between the two of them. Eamonn who was from a wealthy background, ev

Bitter Fruit The Very Best Of Saadat Hasan Manto, Translated By Khalid Hasan

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Bitter Fruit The Very Best Of Saadat Hasan Manto, Translated By Khalid Hasan Quote  by Saad Saab (Saadat Hasan Manto) " अगर आप इन अफ़सानों को बर्दाश्त नहीं कर सकते तो ये ज़माना नाक़ाबिल-ए-बर्दाश्त है  मैं तहज़ीब, तमद्दुन, और सोसाइटी की चोली क्या उतारुंगा, जो है ही नंगी। मैं उसे कपड़े पहनाने की कोशिश भी नहीं करता, क्योंकि यह मेरा काम नहीं, दर्ज़ियों का काम है। मैं अफ़साना नहीं लिखता, अफ़साना मुझे लिखता है, कभी-कभी हैरत होती है कि यह कौन है जिसने इतने अच्छे अफ़साने लिखे हैं? आप नेहरू हैं, मैं मंटो... कश्मीरी होने का दूसरा मतलब ख़ूबसूरती और ख़ूबसूरती का मतलब जो मैंने अभी तक नहीं देखा। मेरा कलम उठाना एक बहुत बड़ी घटना थी, जिससे ‘शिष्ट’ लेखकों को भी दुख हुआ और ‘शिष्ट’ पाठकों को भी" Book Review #3 (Bitter Fruit The Very Best Of Saadat Hasan Manto, Translated By Khalid Hasan) About the book Bitter Fruit is an exciting collection of Manto's work. Khalid Hasan has tried to include what he and others consider Manto's best.

Kama The Story Of Kamasutra by Jaya Mishra

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QUOTE by Mallanaga Vatsyayana (The Creator of Kama Sutra) "Love when it is pure has a revitalizing effect upon others; and in the presence of a truly loving person others grow and expand into a healthier state of being. Without deep reverence for the beloved, such a refreshing stream cannot flow from the heart of the lover." Book Review #2 (Kama The Story Of The Kama Sutra by Jaya Mishra) About the book (Main Characters) It took me a quite some time to gather the words to write a review of this beautiful book. It begins with a description of the Gupta Dynasty, which is considered to be one of the worst times of the period. The times of Snakes and Serpents, Kings Battles and Betrayal, Love and Lust, Politics and Assassination.  To begin with Mishra portrayed " Vatsyayana " as a young, imaginative, and sexually profuse man brought  up at the royal household of Guptas . An adopted son of " Ramanna " an eunuch who is a c

Jane Eyre by Charlette Bronte

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QUOTE  "I am no bird; and no net ensnares me; I am a free HUMAN BEING with an independent WILL" Book Review #1 (Jane Eyre by Charlette Bronte).  About the book (Summary) I am one of those adults who love or at least realize the importance of classics, credit goes to the eccentric and a highly elite school curricular. My first ever book review is dedicated to one such classic which will never go out of fashion and is a clear proof of excellence. "JANE EYRE" It is a story about an orphan, who lost her parents at the age when she was too little to remember them. Her paternal uncle uncle took her to his house, and dies not to long after this. Before, he takes his last breathe, he makes his wife promise that she will take care of his niece as her own child. Unfortunately, for Jane her aunt doesn't keep her promise, and did everything she could to make her life miserable.  She considered Jane as a burden and disliked her for being bel