The Most Cozy Monsoon Reading List
The rains are upon us and there's no better time to curl up with a book. Let the pitter patter sooth your senses. Pick up a hot cuppa of your favourite beverage and curl up with your favourite pick.
Here are my top monsoon-worthy book recommendations that you'll find hard to put down.
The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood
One major
theme in Atwood's books is the theme of identity. The main characters in The
Handmaid's Tale, The Blind Assassin and Cat's Eye each travel on a journey to
search for their identities. Atwood uses multiple motifs such as flashbacks,
old newspaper and memoirs to exemplify this theme.
The Glass Palace by Amitav Ghosh
Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami
Published
in Japanese in 2002 and translated into English three years later, "Kafka
on the Shore" is an epic literary puzzle filled with time travel, hidden
histories, and magical underworlds. Readers delight in discovering how the
mind-bending imagery, whimsical characters and eerie coincidences fit together.
The Beautiful and the Damned
The
Beautiful and the Damned explores the ideas of money and decadence, as well as
morality in love. Anthony's (the main character) goal in life is to become enriched by his
grandfather's wealth, without a second thought of what else he can do with his
life.
Istanbul by Orhan Pamuk
"This
is an irresistibly seductive book, and its seduction lies not in the author's
self-portrait, but in his poetical identification with Istanbul." - Jan
Morris, The Guardian
Chasing the Monsoon
How do you
like your rain? In silvery chains or sheets? A murmur or a roar? If I had a
choice I would, any day, opt for a sweet lullaby, over a thundering torrent.
Then again, Indian rains often just have one mode: a deluge. And it was to see
the onset of that deluge that Alexander Frater (who hears about the “two great
wet arms” of the Indian monsoon from an Indian couple in the U.K.) makes a trip
to India and chases the monsoon from Kerala to Cherrapunji. The result, aptly
titled Chasing the Monsoon, traces his journey as he tries to keep up with the
cloudburst.
Those Pricey Thakur Girls by Anuja Chauhan
Let me just
say this: this is a 700 odd page which I read cover to cover in 6 hours because
I just couldn’t put it down. Set in posh Delhi, a year after the assassination
of the Indian PM, this is the story of Justice Laxmi Thakur’s alphabetically
named 5 daughters. To not read this book would be a missed opportunity in life.
I will suggest grab it and devour it before it gets made into another mindless
Bollywood movie.
Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell
Set against
the dramatic backdrop of the American Civil War, Margaret Mitchell's
magnificent historical epic is an unforgettable tale of love and loss, of a
nation mortally divided and a people forever changed. Above all, it is the
story of beautiful, ruthless Scarlett O'Hara and the dashing soldier of
fortune, Rhett Butler. Though I feel he behaved selfishly in the end to water
his ego. Read to find out why.
What the Wind Knows by Amy Harmon
Anne Gallagher grew up enchanted by her
grandfather’s stories of Ireland. Heartbroken at his death, she travels to his
childhood home to spread his ashes. There, overcome with memories of the man
she adored and consumed by a history she never knew, she is pulled into another
time. Caught between history and her heart, she must
decide whether she’s willing to let go of the life she knew for a love she
never thought she’d find. But in the end, is the choice actually hers to make?
So, what have you been reading ?
Let me in the comments below!
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