A short collection of stories by Haruki Murakami written around a big earthquake that destroys Tokyo. In all the stories characters struggle through their regular life problems and emotional issues, where the tides turn when the earthquake hit the city. Despite the tragic situation, Murakami managed to keep...

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Imagine a story where a young couple who are distant cousins wants to get married but the family warns them that if they do it, their offspring will be born with a pig's tail and die a horrible death. They both become worry but in the end, you can guess, they did not take the superstitious warning seriously and...

This is a memoir of Haruki Murakami, I mentioned about in the previous book post. Here the author describes his journey of becoming a novelist from a bar owner and how sport activities, especially running, helped him in doing so. He became a serious long distance runner in his early thirties while prior to that time...

This is the second book of Murakami I am reading, which I finished before finishing the first one. I was impressed by his writing style while reading his memoir where he mentioned about this book. So I decided to check his first creation as a writer. It's a short book without any concrete story. The protagonist...

This movie is impressive due to two reasons: first one is the storytelling in a nostalgic manner with a balanced approach to magic realism. The second one is a strong star cast, especially Tom Hanks. His acting is always fascinating due to his ability to deal with complex scenes, with hard emotions. I have seen a...

A weird crime cinema, at least for modern times, amalgamating criminal mind with Samurai code. That's exactly the theme of the movie. A professional killer, alias Ghost Dog, strictly follows Samurai code. He is a big fan of Japanese culture, and an avid reader who repeatedly quote many times from a book Hagakure—a...

Just finished this book yesterday, and the words I have to describe the book are tragedy, tragedy, and tragedy. This book kept me at the edge from beginning to end. I was anxious while reading every single page, fearing that something bad would happen. So for sure, it is not a book for lighthearted people or for...

This post is a part of my word-vomit series. Feel free to skip it.I have not written any long post for almost a month as I felt my writing juices were over. I needed to replenish them to start writing but I guess that will take a long time. Meanwhile, I was posting about books and movies, both of which I am...

If you have read my review (comments) of the TV series The Witcher, you know my disappointment for Henry Cavil leaving after third season. Following that I decided to read the original source (this book) so that I can see the real Witcher from the book. And may be it will help me feel a bit better. The series follow...

This book is a collection of nine short stories written by Indian American author Jhumpa Lahiri, exploring the life of migrated Indian families in USA. These stories give you a window to see in the life of Indian families living in America, especially the cultural shock, loneliness, and their struggle to adopt the...

This book is, as my friend told me, indeed a page turner. Its almost 500 pages long but I finished it in a week—one of my fastest read ever. The story is similar to the movie of the same name (yeah, I saw the movie first). But I enjoyed the book more than the movie. This book is amazing. The friendly alien Rocky is...