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Hey there. I am back with my July Read 2018. I hope you will try out the books I have listed. Take care and keep reading.

When We Were Orphansby Kazuo Ishiguro. 2 stars

I read “When we were orphans” under recommendation. I read one of Kazuo’s book I liked the concept of that particular book. With same expectation I started this book as well but plot was too simple. The stars I gave are for the ending and Uncle Philip. A detective’s search for his own parents he lost when he was little. How excited he is to meet him childhood best friend yet again. How he uncovers the fog that had covered his thoughts and eyes.

I would surely complain about the English because it truly was so difficult to understand due to use of so much passive sentences. I might be wrong but I had to re-read so many sentences. I think I still am a beginner.

Do have a read and share me your thoughts on this book. It would so much helpful to know what you think as well.

Everything I never told youby Celeste NG. 3 stars

Everybody has their own battle to fight.

The Wife Between Usby Greer Hendricks. 5 stars

Greer Hendricks, I salute you for this book. This book gave me the satisfaction of eating the food you most craved. Who knew what would happen. This is a real page turner, I bet. My mouth was wide open in part two and the epilogue.

I totally agree that men are so secretively evil and innocent. They want you to save them but lock themselves up. Richard and his sister’s bond is out of ordinary. Vanessa reminded me of myself when she was struggling. The title of the book keeps you in a different loop, you predict something but don’t even try to predict is the plot.

The theme and title purely and attractive blends with the story. And I am so happy right now that I just read this damn jaw-dropping book.

Into the Waterby Paulo Hawkins. 3 stars

It started with interesting then plain and interesting. It wasn’t much of a suspense for me because I have bad habit of predicting story while I read and much were exactly what I thought. In starting I expected it to be about witches because most of the jumpers were women.

Three stars for how clearly she has portrayed a women through vision of men. And how low they would go to hide the truth, in book’s perspective. I like it how memory plays a big role.

In my opinion, title totally does justice I would say. And I guess so does what author is trying is potray. Not a fantastic read but okay kind of for me.

IQ84 Trilogyby Haruki Murakami. 5 stars

When it comes to realism, Haruki Murakami does full justice to it though sometimes you yourself won’t be able to understand. The Book one the trilogy is really interesting how there is detail description about all different characters. After so long I actually felt like reading his book again.

Personally, I think the second book wasn’t needed. It could have been summarized and added to book three as part three was stretched too much. “if it’s meant to be it’ll be,” is totally what this book stands as an example of.

It’s a must read.

The Forty Rules of Loveby Elif Shafak. 4 stars

I will share a quote from the book.

“A life without love is of no account. Don’t ask yourself what kind of love you should seek, spiritual or material, divine or mundane, Eastern or Western.… Divisions only lead to more divisions. Love has no labels, no definitions. It is what it is, pure and simple.

“Love is the water of life. And a lover is a soul of fire!

“The universe turns differently when fire loves water.”

For the month of July, I read total of eight books among which “The wife between us” is my favorite. Furthermore, I have already added it on the list of the books I love. Don’t forget to leave a comment or suggestion.

Thank for reading. Much Love.

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When I had to text you, I used to be scared; I had the habit of checking the message box continuously until the reply popped up. A whole series of unwanted drama took place in my head. When I couldn’t find your text, I used to get stressed. I kept checking my connection for umpteenth time, the wait kept me so horrified and busy, wondering if the signal went off or some disturbance were created. As if a mailman was posting my letters to you. But then the bling of DELIVERED and a little hope tingled in my heart.

Now the wait for the reply. The horror of waiting for the text. The waiting was reckless. It seemed like a deadly obsession but somedays I had the visit of panic attacks. “Perhaps I shouldn’t have texted you,” my mind kept reciting it to me. My body temperature rose and mind started to accuse. I couldn’t help but keep my eyes on the phone. A beep and I literally jump. I keep going to the list and scroll over the old messages if any. That is the reason why I delete our conversations as my hands itched to text you.

If I don’t see your number I wouldn’t text you, I think. But my silly head remembers it, I tried to undo it but I barely know how to undo. My head continuously asked me to let you know that I love you and explained me all the scenes were things could go wrong and how I might end up losing.

“Maybe he does not know that you love him,” my mind says.

“You should let him know because you have to fight for what you love,” my mind screams again.

And the role of overthinking begins. What if he is sighing at my messages? What if he thinks I am obsessed with him and he is planning out to cut me off. A lot of what if’s that I never had answers to. Maybe he is irritated by me.  Maybe I made him tried of me and on it goes.

Message seen but no reply yet.

The distress gets more hyped and then the beep. My favorite sound.

“At work. Baby. Will text you later.”

and that puts end to all the scary story my headself kept poking me with.

 

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Hey there Gallerians!

I am back with the June reads after two months. Been literally stuck with updating my other social medias which is why I could not give more focus into my blog. I am trying to manage time fairly but I know I’ve been failing a big time. Yet I’ll give my best. By the way, did you like the last post I posted? Bear with me I’ll come up with interesting post soon enough. For now do check my June Read and do leave your comments.

• Losing Hope by Colleen Hoover. 5 stars

I think the book should be named “Finding Hope” it would have made the content bridge to the title. But then cross title are better too. This work of Colleen Hoover proves one thing that she is extraordinarily gifted when it comes to putting life into love. She makes love sound so sacred. Moreover, the author makes you live through it. I am fangirlling over her work. This book is better than the first one, I believe as the conflict are easier to understand. In first book, Holder seemed the big mystery and getting to unfold it is fun, you know.  

• Still Me by Jojo Moyes. 5 stars

Still me, is the third part of “Me Before you”. This is the continuous story of Louisa Clark. I would give all stars for the character Sam. You need to fall apart to fall back together and this book is the true example. We seek for the lost love in the new person who comes but are we ready to accept it that way and how naive can we be to think it would still be beautiful. Falling in love is acceptance of both good and bad and Sam is the purest example for the statement. 

• Gold by Chris Cleave. 3 stars

Dreams, competition, friends, family; a whole soup of real life story it sounds. One thing it tells you that we should never run from our responsibilities and competition if healthy is great to compete for. Jealousy is not feeling of competition. 

So Much More by Kim Holden.  4 stars

Have you ever felt so much rage towards a character ? If not I guess you should be ready when you plan to start with this book. It will make you maddeningly crazy mad. The thirst to succeed that you literally wouldn’t think twice before destroying somebody’s life. This is about what desperate want of success seems like. Great book.

Confess by Colleen Hoover.  5 stars

If men like Owen exist, I want one. I am in awe how the author has the magnificent magic to make you madly in love with the characters. The perfect man. Confess is such a beautiful fairytale typish story, I tell you. The patience can do magics I guess. I am in awe. Guys you literally have to add this on the top list. 

The Hate You Give by Angie Thomas. 4 stars

It might be a boring read at first but this is story of every other black person. This book gives you the first hand feel of what it feels to be right and being proven wrong everytime for no reason. Being treated like you don’t belong, stereotyped everyday. 

Do you think adding photos would make it look more interesting? or Should I post separate book reviews that would be much more easier for you to decide which to go first? Would that be helpful? Do let me know and don’t forget to add your suggestions, I’ll surely work on it.

Till then stay in touch.

Cheers,

Mayush

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Hey there. How have you been? I apologize, been busy lately. But hey, I am back with my list of books I read in the month of May. By the way, did you guys read any of the books I listed in the last blog? Do let me know your point of view.

Wonder by J Palacio. 3 stars

I read this book recommendation by one of my friend. It is about a boy who was born with a facial difference. You can already imagine the problems and the misfit life he leads. But as the August flower, he has the heart of confidence and he wins heart with smiles. A easy and simple life it is, he portrays. A view of the world through different eye.

South of the boarder, West of the sun by Haruki Murakami.3 stars

I loved the first few books I read of his. But few recents books that I read of his, I feel like I have been reading it in a wrong way. He is not a bad writer, he has marvelous way of making confusion and doubt sound beautiful. Do let me know your thoughts on it.

Me before you by Jojo Moyes.3 stars

I literally have listed this book under my should-read list for nearly two   years and finally I was in the mood. In less time some people make you feel whole tornado of life compared to the ones who have entered into your life quite a long time back. Some people are bought into your life to give you a whole different idea about how wrongly you thought of yourself. Me before you, shares a story on the same theory. Truly, Love makes this world beautiful.

After You by Jojo Moyes. 3 stars

After You is the sequence of  “Me Before You”. Basically in this chapter Louisa is collecting her life after death of Will, the man she loved. As promised to him she is looking forward to create memories and build a life.

This chapter is boring as compared to first chapter. I personally think this chapter wasn’t necessary needed but it’s author’s choice on how she chooses to continue. This part is a bit monotonous.

All the Missing Girls by Megan Miranda.2 stars

This book is somewhat similar to Pretty little Lairs. Have you watched the series? In one line, this book is about “People who leave are supposed to come back.”

Be Careful what you wish for by Jeffery Archer. 3 stars

This book the fourth sequence of “the Clifton Chronicles”. I read this book on recommendation, which is why I haven’t read the previous series. The story is about rivalry that gets better with pages. The stars I have rated are truly on the twists and turns of the plot in the book.

After Dark by Haruki Murakami.1 stars

Honestly, I feel like I am reading his books in a wrong way. There must be something he is trying to convey but I might be not good enough to grasp it. The books I have been reading lately of his gives me these kinds of feelings.

Please do let me know what your favorites are. Recommend me some. Do leave your queries and comments on how you like the monthly read I post.

Thank you.

 

 

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I have been on and off for months now but I have come up with a plan to list my monthly reads on my blog. As for this year 2018, I have set a goal of finishing 60 books from which I am completed 23. So here I am sharing mine April reads and I’ll continue sharing my monthly reads in the end of every month.

Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki. 5 stars

I chose this book to get a insight about Investment and business. However, this book has given me a different insight on how I normally saw matters of money in. Inspiring read for Entrepreneurs and business minds while resourceful for all the readers.

How to win friends and influence people by Dale Carnegie. 3 stars

I had heard a lot about this book which one of the reason why I went for it. I have rated it lesser as my mom already taught most of the things listed here so I didn’t find it helpful as I expected.

The Vegetarian by Han Kang. 5 stars

It is admirable how someone can love and want something so badly. Creatively awesome with such a strong thread to narration that readers just can’t keep the book down.

Digital Fortress by Dan Brown. 4 stars

Dan Brown is one of my favorite authors and this was the only book that was left for me to read. But it was not as interesting as compared to his other books.

It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover. 5 stars

Bucket of tears. Seriously. Books whose ending can’t be predicted just takes my heart away. This book deserves more than 5 stars, truly a heart wrenching work.

Slammed by Colleen Hoover. 5 stars

I love how the story flows and how the author can keep the tension going yet make it sound interesting.

Hopeless by Colleen Hoover. 5 stars

She is my new favorite author.I am in love with her work. Hopeless is predictable after a point but the way she has control over the emotions are truly magical. She makes falling in love seem so scenic.

These are books I enjoyed my month of April with. I didn’t go into depths to explain as it might sound boring. Just in simple words.

Take Care

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People are talented and if not, we have the capacity to learn and build it in us. But how and what would motivate is the question. Elizabeth Gilbert asked the same question in her book Big Magic. When you put forth the idea on the table you have to work every second of it mostly to see it play it’s game. However, do we have that courage is what’s been asked. The first step to get into creativity is to dump the worry about what the people would say. And certainly that would be the encouragement.Ideas are like people they don’t hang around if you keep ignoring them. They move on to a different human collaborator. It is one of the reasons why so many time we find people with same idea. In scientific way, it is called multiple discovery. As an example Elizabeth Gillbert mentioned how she couldn’t work on one idea that came and later the same idea had settled in Ann Pattchet’s box of ideas.

It’s Big Magic.

Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert

What I learned from this book are:

1. If being a writer is my dream, I got to write simple. It is obvious but what I should also remember is that all my work might not be loved and the best but it okay. One critic should not stop my pen nor should one best work. Best thing I could do to keep writing is to stop comparing my work with the ones I did and to the one others did.

As it has been quoted in the book:

“There is a top and that reaching that top and staying there is the only motive one has to create. These thinking assume that you must be constantly victorious not only against your peers but also against an earlier version of your own poor self. Most dangerously of all such thinking assumes that if you cannot win then you must not continue to play. I wish somebody had told them all to go fill up a bunch of pages with blah blah and just publish it and ignore the outcome.”

2. I used to write only when great thoughts appeared in my head and what I recently discovered is that it is a big NO. One should write even when the brain goes blank without ideas. Like in every relationship the other person wants to know if they are important or not. In the similar way your work wants to feel it too.

“If my plan is to sit around waiting for another such unadulterated and impassioned creative visitation, I may be waiting for a very long time. Genius sits around to see if we are giving our all and working whole-heartedly.”

3. This one is for people who are wondering if they should and shouldn’t.

“If you’re supporting yourself financially and you’re not bothering anyone else, then you’re free to do whatever you want with your life.”

4. Every moment when I feel like I am losing it, I complain about how people don’t, you know support the new artist or anyone who tries to do something. Why are there people who would only pull your legs. I used to, let me highlight that. But as Werner Herzog said, “Quit complaining. It’s not the world’s fault that you wanted to be an artist. It’s not the world’s job to enjoy the films you make and it’s certainly not the world’s obligation to pay for your dreams. Nobody wants to hear it. Steal a camera if you must but stop whining and get back to work.”

5. Everyone of us I born with right to give an opinion of rights. Certainly, when our work is out there complement and critics go hand in hand.

6. Last and the biggest thing I learned. Never demand your creativity or passion to pay for your whole existence. When we do so we are scaring it away. it is no issue to work or take job side by side while we work on our passion. A person should always have three goals in life: one that feeds your soul, another that makes the money and the last that keeps you in shape.

“There’s no dishonor in having a job. What is dishonorable is scaring away your creativity by demanding that it pay for your entire existence.”

Let me know if I missed out any and thank you for Reading. 

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“Without Merit”

Colleen Hoover

“ The same two things could happen to two people, but that doesn’t mean they would experience the exact same stress over it. We all have different levels of stress that we’re accustomed to. You probably felt the same amount of stress over your family situation as I sometimes do about mine, even though they’re completely on different levels. But that doesn’t make you weaker. It doesn’t make you an asshole. We’re just two different people with two different experiences.” 

Without Merit

Every other people have secrets buried deep inside their heart with promises that they would never share it with anyone. But with the increasing pile it gets hard enough to balance. Likewise, all of us have our own battle to fight for and fight in. the intensity doesn’t define our strength. We, humans, are warriors fighting with issues everyday.

Just because somebody’s problem seems lighter compared to yours doesn’t mean it isn’t tough for them. Colleen Hoover has portrayed the reality of the world in between this book.

Merit lives with her family at Dollar Voss, a church turned into a home in Texas. One day she just drops out of school without letting her parents know. She had a strange habit of collecting trophies. She would go to antique stores, shuffle through some and buy it. As always, she was shuffling through them when she feels that someone is staring at her. When she left the store the guy follows her and kisses her. She was liking the attention while this kiss ignited some sparkle of feelings in her. His phone rang and as he spoke to her it broke her heart. “You’re not Honor?” he said. Without a word Merit ran off form there. Honor is Merit’s identical twin. She also has an elder brother named Utah and a four-year-old stepbrother named Moby. Her father has two wives both named Victoria.

Next morning she wakes up to find Sagan, the guy from the store, is in her house for breakfast. She acts rude and cold as for the guilt of having kissed her sister’s boyfriend roams in her head. Then, another character named Luck, enters into the frame. Merit meets him in the store next to a gas station. He asks for a lift as he was new to the town and without hesitation Merit offers to help only to find out that he was stepbrother of her stepmother. Now nine people start living in the Dollar Voss. With so many secrets buried in Merits’ heart she gets overwhelmed and one night she tries to kill her self by drinking and eating twenty-eight pills. Before attempting to suicide she writes down all the secrets and slids in down under all the door of the house.

  “Having depression is no more out of your control than Sagan’s intolerance to milk, or Utah’s pale skin, or Honor’s bad vision. It’s nothing to be embarrassed about. But it’s not something you can ignore or correct on your own. And it doesn’t make you abnormal. It makes you just as normal as these idiots,” he says, waving toward everyone else.” 

Merit has hard time accepting that she has depression and refuses to seek any help. But then her siblings, Luck and Sagan sit down and talk. Luck explains how it is normal and talking about it is does not make it abnormal. Finally, Merit agrees to go but only if all the family agrees to go.

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“For hours I wondered why you left even when you mentioned I wasn’t the reason. I kept playing it in my head like the bartender that juggles the drinks. However I found out then, the answer had always been in the conversations we had. You always hyphened it, with a strong syllabus and stress.

“My heart has the habit of being full when things come easy. Its like I dont want it anymore.” It struck me then that you wanted me no-more. At that point, every reason I had to stop you lost its meaning.”

– M A Y U S H

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It’s time of the year when we start recalling what we did for the whole 365 days. We count seconds we lost and hours we made full use of. We list the books we read and places we travelled to. We apologize to things we couldn’t accomplish and promise to mark it next year because at the end of the day, we never fail to procrastinate. Life basically like the roadway from Thankot to Gorkha, turns and hurdles, ups and downs. I am pretty sure 2017 wasn’t like a cream to all of us, smooth and tasty. This year was a roller coaster for me, literally. I went too deep into things that shouldn’t have gotten that big importance as I gave while importance things were just pushed aside. I went two surfaces down the lane, nearly hitting the bottom. However, by the end of the year I am accelerating, slowly but I am. Within these intervals, I took break from social media for nearly three weeks. Those were days when I brainstormed most of the ideas about how I would drive 2018. Like two sides of a coin, I lived both sides. I started 2017 with one resolution that was, “I would read 30 books this year.” This was the only goal or resolution I had, as I am not into planning. With the end of this year, I am happy to say that I am becoming more of an organized person. There are good things I achieved and bad things as well. But let’s start and end with good things that happened.

 

Firstly, I graduated. Graduation always felt like a dream, somewhat like the clouds you wish to touch. Henceforth, I am officially under-graduate Graduate. Secondly, I got into the core team circle of Working As Angel; it is an NGO if you do not know. Thirdly, both my Instagram and Facebook family grew. Writing became my priority. Earlier I mentioned about making resolution to complete 30 books by the end of 2017 and guess what, I completed 38 books. I am proud of myself. Adding another of my achievements, I lost 6 kgs in a month. Like BAM. I lost it in a healthy way, under strict diet and exercise. Furthermore, I completed one more year with my best friends. I am trying to make friends but I have been too anti-social that I am having difficulties with it. However, I made few, like two or three, new friends this year. But adding more social quality in me is my 2018 goals. I’ve already made resolution for the coming year because I believe that is how I will actually speed. And I have already started on with it. For instance, “NO HATE” mission. I am currently on a no hate mission as I am a person who catches bad vibes really quick, in a light speed. What I am currently doing is, reciting one good thing about that person I hate. I let you know the result. If you try to let me knows yours result as well. With vibes I remember, it’s actually been a year and half that I started “Believe in your instinct” and it is getting stronger. Oh yes, I also learned driving this year. Hopefully, I will get my license soon. Lastly, I finally finished my book and 2018 would change my tag from Writer to Author. Fingers crossed.

Basically, those were my achievements and let me add a little few lines about what I would possibly accomplish by 2018. This coming year would be about growth, personally and professionally.

Goal of reading 80 books. I’ll be tracking it in Goodreads.
Start journaling. Keeping track.
More helpful and fun posts update in my blog.
Travel alone for once.
A movie date with myself.
Publishing my book.
Change my values and replace it with better ones that makes me believe in myself.
Make new friends. Adding companionship into my life.
Continue with “no hate mission.”

“If you want to change how you see your problems, you have to change what you value and/or how you measure failure/success.”

Excerpt From The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck

Mark Manson

 

 

 

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