The Twisted Twenties by Deepali Junjappa

Here are some crucial points from Mimi Hittalmani's manual for the 'Twenty Somethings':

 
Stop thinking you are special.
Don’t tell your parents “Every Damn Thing!”
It's okay to be NON-listed.
Make your first solo trip.
Date as many people as possible.
The twenties are a rehearsal for the Thirties.
Get over yourself!....

 

And as much as I would like to deny, there are, ahem, a lot of things in the Manual that I would agree to. 

Book Review: Dada - The Journey of a Friend, a Fighter, a Believer

 by Akash Lal

From the back-cover:

Premiere Institute Beware! I Have Arrived, This was the first thought in my mind when I set foot at the prestigious Premiere Institute of Technology. There was enough reason for me to think that way. I was an out and out rebel. I never followed rules. I never respected the system. I cheated, manipulated and was headed to no mans land. The institute was probably worried I would take a few more with me. And then, I met my friends and things started to change. I started believing in dreams and became who I am today. I guess I was destined to become John, Divya and Viveks Dada. May be, relationships do transform lives. In my case, they did. Ive had my share of ups and downs in life. I have experienced the joy of gaining new friends and the loss of people who held me close. Ive seen concrete foundations reduced to ruins and the joy in making dreams out of rubble. But through everything, Ive loved my life. I am Dada and this is my story.

In Spotlight: The Guardian Angels by Rohit Gore

Backcover: The Guardian Angels is the epic and tumultuous story of two star-crossed lovers who weren’t just soul-mates but were also each other’s protectors.

The fates of Adi Mehta and Radha Deodhar are deeply entwined when within days of their first rendezvous they save each other’s lives.

Despite their vast sociopolitical differences, they are drawn to an uncertain future fraught with contrasting ambitions, personas and ideologies.

. . . he is the son of a billionaire, she is the daughter of a socialist.
. . . he is quiet and unassuming, she is a firebrand and spirited.

However, the unexplained phenomena ties them forever – whenever they are in peril, they are each other’s only saviors.

Over the following two decades Adi and Radha live through hope and despair, joy and sadness, and try to decipher their relationship. As the truth of their bond is revealed, they must confront the true nature of love, and ultimately, their destinies.

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I have just started with The Guardian Angels, which has got some great reviews on Goodreads. You can buy The Guardian Angels at a discount on Flipkart. So.. what are you reading currently?

Karishma
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Of Goodbyes and Sweet Nothings

March- The Month that was

I am not even going to say that March just buzzed past by like that.
Not that it didn't.

I Bid adieu to Dehradun. ans came back to Mumbai after my long awaited and much postponed week long stay in there.

My shopping experience with Indiaplaza.com

I am surprised that I had not heard of IndiaPlaza before, as it has been operating since 1999. I stumbled upon the website by chance when I was looking to buy “The winter of our discontent” online. I was pleased to find out the huge inventory of the products on this site, products that you would have trouble finding elsewhere, also amazing discounts. :)

And this is why I give up on Wuthering Heights

(I guess it’s pretty obvious from the title but just for precaution’s sake, this is a non-beauty related post. Kill me….)

On recommendation of a very good friend of mine, I picked up Wuthering Heights. So many people especially ladies are going to hate me for saying this. But I didn’t like Wuthering Heights. And I am giving up on it now.

Yeah yeah I know it’s a classic, a tale of passionate love, which knows no boundaries, blah blah blah.

But mind you, I am not one of those people who give up on books because they are hard reads( I have read and liked “The Fountainhead” for god’s sake!), neither do I give up after two or three chapters. I read more than half of this book before deciding to not read it any further. I felt like whatever may happen in the end now; it just can’t justify what all crap just happened. I didn’t find a single character that I could feel empathy for. The leading lady, Catherine seemed too intolerable, spoilt. I still want to smack her. And Heathcliff, gawd you think you are going to do such heartless, vicious, shameful things and get my sympathy on account of what a terrible childhood you had. No dude. That aint happening.

I am keeping this post pretty much spoiler free. Please don’t let me stop you if you have any intentions of reading WH, the whole world is all praise for it, it just isn’t my cup of tea. The storyline was uselessly morbid for me.

If you do read it or have already read it, do share your thoughts about the book.

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So…. What book are you reading currently?