The Whimsy Bookworm: A Book Blog from India

 I am a fiction girl, through and through. Always have been and it's safe to say I always will be.  I do however try to read a little more non-fiction every year. Just to try something a little different and venture out of my comfort zone.  This year I did very good on said resolution to read more non-fiction here and there, I read more non-fiction than I normally do and I have really enjoyed mixing it up.  So here's my FAVOURITE NON-FICTION READS OF 2022:  Here we go in no particular order:  1. Sapiens, A Graphic History Vol. I by Yuval Noah Harari: I read this back in January and this is the book that everyone has read but I never got around to reading the..non-graphic version, so I figured I'd pick up the graphic novel version and I am glad I did and I loved this book and this style of story telling so much. Can't wait to read Vol. II at some point and if you haven't read this condensed lesson in human history and our beginnings, you absolutely must pic...

  Book: Cat People  Editor: Devapriya Roy  Pages: 320 Publisher: Simon and Schuster  Read On: Paperback Edition  How Long it Took Me To Read: 3 days  Plot Summary: I n Karachi, a writer house-sits for her father and his cat, while keeping track of his - the cat’s - list of obsessions: ironed white sheets, kheer, KFC fries, warm custard, finely chopped sausages, and the flaky tops of chicken patties.  In San Francisco, a couple adopt a cat, without anticipating what it will do to their relationship.  In Noida, a cat and two dogs line up peacefully every morning for their daily dose of vitamin syrup.  In Bombay, a lyricist and screenwriter roots through the litter tray first thing in the morning, to investigate if his cat’s UTI is better.  In wintry London, a young millennial wonders if she is actually a cat.  Capturing the many moods of felines and their humans, in many forms and voices, Cat People, is a timely celebration of t...

  Book: These Precious Days  Author: Ann Patchett  Pages: 336 Read on: Kindle  Read in: ~4 hours Plot Summary:  The international bestselling writer Ann Patchett has been described as 'one of the foremost chroniclers of the burdens of emotional inventory and its central place in American lives' and 'a master of her art' ( Observer ). In her new collection, with her trademark blend of wryness, intelligence and wisdom, she explores family, friendship, marriage, failure, success - and how all these forces have shaped her as a writer.  Ranging from the personal - her portrait in triptych of the three men she called her fathers, to unexpectedly falling into a friendship with Tom Hanks, to how to answer when someone asks why you don't have children - to the sublime - exploring the Harvard Museum of Natural History before its doors open, or the perfection to be found on a single page of Eudora Welty - each essay shows Patchett's strikingly original perspective, an...