What I’m Reading
Books, Movies, Theater
Of clean slates and firm resolve..
January, the month of abstinence, to make up for all the revelry of December, is also an excellent time to take stock of the 12 months that zipped by, and make plans for the next year. To help you along the road to firm resolutions, here is a roundup of the best New Years’ bits [...]
Review : Sam’s Story by Elmo Jayawardena
Earlier this month, Bob Herbert wrote in the New York Times about the price of war, and why it continues to be easy to wage The reason it is so easy for the U.S. to declare wars, and to continue fighting year after year after year, is because so few Americans feel the actual pain [...]
Review : Once Again to Zelda by Marlene Wagman-Geller
Just finished reading this rather cute collection, which traces the stories behind some of the dedications in books. As the author says, some of these back stories are as, if not more, interesting than the works themselves. It tells tales of love, intrigue, lust, failure, heartbreak and the search for companionship. A dedication is akin [...]
Orbis Terranum
Came across this, here and it sounds interesting – 10 Books from 10 Countries in 10 Months.. Am looking to expand my reading horizon, so here’s to reading more literature from outside of my usual hunting grounds. Initial list of books (with more to come) below. Since I’m coming to the party late, am including [...]
Hamlet – The Clown Prince
I was initially skeptical of Hamlet, arguably one of Shakespeare’s finest tragedies, being re-imagined as a comedy. In case you don’t remember the storyline, Atul Kumar (playing a clown who plays Hamlet), helpfully summarizes the plot for the audience at the beginning Hamlet dies, Ophelia dies, Gertrude dies, Claudius dies How could you make this [...]
