classics
THE SHELF / Seven audiobook adaptations to listen to over Eid break
Whether you’re a fan of classic literature, contemporary fiction, or just simply enjoy immersive audios, these audiobooks and adaptations offer a fantastic way to enjoy some of the best stories ever written
ESSAY / The controversial legacy of Nabokov’s ‘Lolita’
Readers often look for relatability in the stories and characters they are reading but Nabokov doesn’t give his readers that comfort or spoon feed them. Rather, he challenges them to eschew feeling compelled by Humbert’s justification of his innocence
World Literacy Month / Media literacy and the case of overrated classics
In this digital age, we are processing a large amount of information everyday and it’s important to learn media literacy in order to see the bigger picture.
Essay / Feeding desperation
Dickens, a literary luminary of his era, exposes the vicious cycle where hunger and desperation divide society, laying bare the inequities perpetuated by an exploitative system.
My first foray into fiction with Feluda
Growing up, I never analysed what drew me to the Feluda novels. It is only now that I marvel at how Feluda remained the fiction novel read at leisure by a self-proclaimed Bookworm such as myself for so long in my childhood.
Seven audiobook adaptations to listen to over Eid break
Whether you’re a fan of classic literature, contemporary fiction, or just simply enjoy immersive audios, these audiobooks and adaptations offer a fantastic way to enjoy some of the best stories ever written
The controversial legacy of Nabokov’s ‘Lolita’
Readers often look for relatability in the stories and characters they are reading but Nabokov doesn’t give his readers that comfort or spoon feed them. Rather, he challenges them to eschew feeling compelled by Humbert’s justification of his innocence
Media literacy and the case of overrated classics
In this digital age, we are processing a large amount of information everyday and it’s important to learn media literacy in order to see the bigger picture.
Feeding desperation
Dickens, a literary luminary of his era, exposes the vicious cycle where hunger and desperation divide society, laying bare the inequities perpetuated by an exploitative system.
My first foray into fiction with Feluda
Growing up, I never analysed what drew me to the Feluda novels. It is only now that I marvel at how Feluda remained the fiction novel read at leisure by a self-proclaimed Bookworm such as myself for so long in my childhood.