Exploring the Bookish World

Nicola Yoon, a Jamaican-American author, pens a beautiful and deeply moving love story, 'The Sun Is Also A Star'. This is her second book after 'Everything Everything'. The novel is fast paced, has a unique narrative and is a perfect blend of science, philosophy, and emotions. The main theme on focus is the adversities faced by the illegal immigrants in the United States of America. The whole story takes place during a single day in the New York City. 'The Sun Is Also A Star'  is a contemporary novel spun around the lives of the protagonists, Natasha Kingsley and Daniel Jae Ho Bae. Natasha is a 17 year old Jamaican-American girl, who, as we see in the story, has to leave the US. Because of her father's DUI, they only have 12 hours left in the States before being deported to Jamaica. Daniel, on the other hand, is a Korean-American guy who wants to be a poet, but due to parental pressure has to get admission in the Yale and pursue medicine as a car...

John Green is a prominent name in the world of young adult fictions. His debut novel, 'Looking For Alaska' narrates a brilliant story which is undoubtedly serious and heart-wrenching but also has a humorous flavour in it.  The protagonist, Miles Halter, who is also the narrator, is a teenage guy who was friendless and not much popular at his school in his home town, Florida. Tired of his boring and uneventful life, he decides to set for 'Culver Creek', a boarding school in Alabama 'to seek a Great Perhaps'. Miles has a strange fascination - remembering people's last words. At Culver Creek he comes across Chip Martin, aka, the Colonel, who is his roommate and later becomes his best friend. He also meets Alaska Young, a smart,wild and moody girl, a perfect example of beauty with brains. Miles cannot stop falling for her and is attracted by her. What follows is a poignant narration of the adventurous and fun-filled journey of Miles and h...