Book Haul: Books of January 2021.

Hello Loves!

Time for this year's first book haul.

Normally, February means buying a shit ton of books in honour and celebration of my birthday.

But this year I didn't buy a single book in February.

Not one.

Who knew life would take such a turn?

OK thoda zyada drama ho gaya.

Well, thing is I am still in my hometown and I have been here since October of 2020 and God alone knows when I'll head back home to Bombay. In these four months, I've bought over 25 physical books and the thought of carting them back across the country makes me feel some kind of way!

So I saw no point in adding to this existing load.

I can always go back home and go crazy and buy more books.

But for my birthday I decided to chill out and let it be.

I did buy a bunch of books in January and I figured I'd share them with you now.

What a pretty stack!

BOOKS BOUGHT:

1. Rebirth by Jahnavi Barua

2. The Little Flower Shop by the Sea by Ali McNamara

3. Grandparents' Bag of Stories by Sudha Murty

4. How To be A Writer by Ruskin Bond

5. The Adventures of Goopy The Singer and Bagha The Drummer by Upendra Kishore Ray Chowdhury

6. The Namesick by Jhumpa Lahiri

7. Interpretor of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri

8. Jungle Nama by Amitav Ghosh (this is review copy sent by the publishers)

9. People's History of Heaven by Mathangi Subramanian

I read this beautiful book for my birthday week and loved it so much.

A full review will come soon!

Something light and happy and fun and romantic.

Mainly picked this one up for my sister who has read something by this author before and enjoyed it.

How pretty is the cover art though?

More comfort and joy.

This one is a childhood favourite and one I read to start my birthday month.

I started the year right by buy, well re-buying two of my favourite books by my favourite author.

I cannot wait to re-read these and fall in love all over again.

Read.

Loved.

Reviewed.

I started reading this and then set it aside to read something more happy and festive for my birthday week.

It's a good book, which I am going to pick up soon, maybe next month.

Another book I've read, loved and done a full review on.

So many brilliant books.

Some I've already read and others I hope to get to soon.

Comments

Review: The Magic of the Lost Temple by Sudha Murthy.

Book: The Magic of the Lost Temple Author: Sudha Murthy Pages: 163 Read On: Paperback How Long it took Me To Read: 1 day Plot Summary: City girl Nooni is surprised at the pace of life in her grandparents' village in Karnataka. But she quickly gets used to the gentle routine there and involves herself in a flurry of activities, including papad making, organizing picnics and learning to ride a cycle, with her new-found friends. Things get exciting when Nooni stumbles upon an ancient fabled stepwell right in the middle of a forest.Join the intrepid Nooni on an adventure of a lifetime in this much-awaited book by Sudha Murty that is heart-warming, charming and absolutely unputdownable. General Thoughts: Ah! A happy little Children's Book! I wanted it the minute I spotted it in the bookshop. And I started reading it pretty much immediately. :) I read it after reading a beyond dull and boring and soulless book. This book just cured my bookish blues. I l

Book Review: The Room on the Roof by Ruskin Bond.

Some snippets of the stunning art inside the book! Book: The Room on the Roof Author: Ruskin Bond Illustrator: Ahlawat Gunjan Pages: 171 Read On: Hardback How Long It Took Me To Read: 3 days or so. Plot Summary: Rusty, a sixteen-year-old Anglo-Indian boy, is orphaned and has to live with his English guardian in the claustrophobic European part in Dehra Dun. Unhappy with the strict ways of his guardian, Rusty runs away from home to live with his Indian friends. Plunging for the first time into the dream-bright world of the bazaar, Hindu festivals and other aspects of Indian life, Rusty is enchanted … and is lost forever to the prim proprieties of the European community. General Thoughts: This book is super special. Not only this 60th anniversary edition an absolute beauty. This is also a signed copy I picked up from Mussoorie when I was in Landour earlier in the year. This is perhaps one of Ruskin Bond's most well kn

Review: Grandma's Bag of Stories by Sudha Murthy.

Book: Grandma's Bag of Stories Author: Sudha Murthy Pages: 176 Read On: Paperback How Long It Took Me Read: 2 hours Plot Summary: When Grandma opens her bag of stories, everyone gathers Around. Who can resist a good story, especially when it’s being told by Grandma? From her bag emerges tales of kings and cheats, monkeys and mice, bears and gods. Here comes the bear who ate some really bad dessert and got very angry; a lazy man who would not put out a fire till it reached his beard; a princess who got turned into an onion; a queen who discovered silk, and many more weird and wonderful people and animals. Grandma tells the stories over long summer days and nights, as seven children enjoy life in her little town. The stories entertain, educate and provide hours of enjoyment to them. So come, why don’t you too join in the fun? General Thoughts: I've read quite a few Sudha Murthy books this year and really enjoyed them. I find them soothing, simple a

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