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26 Apr

When Bollywood goes on Bollywoodizing novels…

Pranjali WakdeArticlesAisha, Dil Bechara, Haider, Lootera, The Girl on the Train

By Pranjali Wakde What are Bollywood films known for? Songs? Maybe. Story? No, those are mostly borrowed (read: plagiarized) from other cine industries. Actors? Nope. These films are primarily known for just one element –the masala. Bollywood films are so exaggerated, filled with so much drama, that they don’t even remotely resemble the real-life they are supposedly trying to portray. It is, understandably (or not?), done to provide entertainment to the viewers; but in trying to achieve that, they go way overboard. This doesn’t stop to normal films - oh, no nono! If Bollywood decides to adapt a book into…

22 Apr

Books To Read During Pandemic

Booked4Books NetworkArticlesA Journal of the Plague, Find Me, Journals of the Plague Years, Pale Horse, The Plague

By: Nital Jain The Corona Virus is also known as CoViD19. Co stands for Corona, Vi stands for Virus, D for Disease, and 19 for 2019. It is not the first time that a pandemic has been seen by the world. It is said that after every 100 years i.e every century a huge pandemic is faced by the world. That can also be considered as a part of evolution by some scientists. Just like the movie, Contagion has recently taken a new life with the covid outbreak, there are some people who would rather read books on the same.…

10 Apr

Seven notable Autobiographies of 21st Century

Booked4Books NetworkArticlesBecoming, Mind Master, Open, The Beauty of all my days, The Mindset, Unfinished, When Breath Becomes Air

Autobiography simply means the tale of one's life written in his own words. Autobiographies play an important part in your life, it gives you an honest picture of someone's life so that you can relate with someone, draw motivation from it. It has become more important in this world of social media where everyone is hiding behind the veil. We’ve curated a list of seven such powerful, inspiring books to help become the true versions of yourself. Go ahead and indulge! Becoming by Michelle Obama Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama is the first African-American First Lady of the United States.…

06 Apr

The Rise of Young Adult Fiction and its Future

Booked4Books NetworkArticlesThe Catcher in the Rye, The fault in our stars, The perks of being a wallflower, Young Adult Fiction

What are the books that are considered under the genre of Young Adult Fiction? Can only Adolescents read Young Adult Fiction, or can anybody read them? Well, we are going to tell you anything and everything about Young Adult Fiction, starting with these smoking questions. Young adult fiction is a category in which the books are primarily written to target a specific audience, and the audience is between the age of 12 to 18 years. That is why it is called young adults; however, the fully grown adults mostly read the genre. An exciting fact, isn't it? But why? There…

23 Mar

Five John Grisham Books One Should Read

Booked4Books NetworkArticlesA Time of Mercy., Camino island, The Client, The Innocent Man., The Pelican Brief

John Grisham was born on 8 February 1955 in Jonesboro, Arkansas. His father was a construction worker, and his mother was a homemaker. In his childhood days, the author always dreamt of becoming a baseball player. However, after analyzing that he is not a perfect fit to become a pro player in the sport, he started shifting his interest from sports towards accounting and hence did a major in accounting at Mississippi State University. Grisham is one of the most versatile personalities as he held an interest in multiple areas like sports, accounting, and ultimately writing. John Grisham began writing…

21 Mar

Ten Top Thrillers We All Must Read

Booked4Books NetworkArticlesGone Girl by Gillian Flynn, Ten Top Thrillers, The Crossing by Matt Brolly, The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown, The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell, The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins, The Other Wife by Claire McGowan, The Push by Ashley Audrain, The Sanatorium by Sarah Pearse, The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris, The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides

Don’t you just love to indulge in books and forget about everything except the characters and plots? It can be really frustrating and annoying to read a book that has a very twisted plot with an anticlimax at the end. Here is a list of top ten thriller books that won’t disappoint you and will surely make your day a thrilling one: The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins Rating: 8.6/10 A 2015 psychological thriller, this book has been adapted two times into movies. The unique concept and different concepts make it a bestseller. The story covers varying aspects…

20 Mar

5 BOOKS BY INDIAN AUTHORS THAT ARE A MUST READ

Booked4Books NetworkArticles‘A Suitable Boy’, ‘The Interpreter of Maladies, Coolie, In Custody, The Guide

One can never go wrong in finding a companion in the form of a book. A monotonous day, a long bus journey or a day filled with calm is always and always complete when you have a book to keep you busy. They offer a form of escape no other form of entertainment can do. Words have a power that one cannot ignore. Wondering which author to read next? Planning to read books by Indian authors? Well, deciding and figuring out a book becomes a tedious task when the internet has millions of suggestions to make. So we decided to…

10 Mar

7 Great Romantic Fantasy Books to Make Your Heart Swoon

Booked4Books NetworkArticlesA Court of Silver Flames by Sarah J. Maas, A Stitch in Time by Amanda James, Borrowed Souls by Chelsea Mueller, From Blood and Ash by Jennifer Armentrout, Song of Blood and Stone: Earthsinger Chronicles by L. Penelope, The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern, Uncertain Magic by Laura Kinsale

Fantasy is that one genre that everyone loves to read, imagine and believe it’ll happen someday to them. From childhood fairytales to romantic fantasy books, fantasy is one of the most read and written genres in the world of books. This genre permits the readers to live an alternate life, the life of their own dreams and fantasies, and be the hero of their own! Following is a list of top 7 fantasy books that you can delve into and live your dream, the fantasy style: Song of Blood and Stone: Earthsinger Chronicles by L. Penelope Rating: 8.6/10 This historical…

02 Mar

Classics- Never going out of vogue

Booked4Books NetworkArticlesNever going out of vogue

It remains no doubt that the classic literary pieces such as novels, poems, plays, and stories have survived generation after generation and are yet the most read of all genres. Through the years the classics have provided us with beautiful insights into how the world today became what it is. In the times where technology has held us tight in its grip, the classics never fail to offer an escape from the harsh reality we are living in. Undoubtedly, mankind has seen the worst with the ongoing pandemic and has made us prisoners to the four walls that we are…