Exploring the Bookish World

Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni , an American-Indian author, has brilliantly rendered the timeless tale - the Mahabharata, in her bestselling novel, 'The Palace of Illusions' . The novel is narrated from the viewpoint of the strongest and the most controversial female character of the epic, Panchali. This feature makes the novel all the more unique. In the novel, Panchali, the dusky-beauty, has been portrayed as a powerful, independent, and headstrong woman. 'The Palace of Illusions' is a chronicled narration of Panchali's life 一 from 'fiery' birth, to her strange, lonely childhood, her complicated marriage, followed by the disturbing experiences and upheavals which she goes through, to the fate she meets at the end. This mythical tale is full of mystery, magic, intrigue, and politics. The vivid and meticulous description of all the events of her life makes the novel utterly compelling and moving. The author has given her novel a beautiful humanisti...

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...

Hi! I am Chetana and this is my first step towards blogging😄. I am an introvert and have always felt way more comfortable in expressing my views through writing. Writing a blog has always been on my to-do-list, and here I am today, starting my blog! Reading books (not school books, though) is something which I immensely enjoy. I read voraciously. So, here in my blog I would mainly like to share my thoughts on the books that I read. However, I would like to blog about some of my views on topics other than books as well (that will be only a few as I am better at discussing about books than other topics, the majority of the posts will be on books). I read all types of books, but I mainly like reading Fiction. The sublime world of fictions never fail to attract me. So, welcome to my musings on books and stuff. Happy Reading.😊