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Vishy
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Reader. Blogger. Tennis and Cricket lover. Science lover. Movie and Music and TV show fan. Love cats and dogs, especially wild big cats. General couch potato.
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Just finished reading Agatha Christie's 'And Then There Were None'. One of my all-time favourite Christies. Many readers have rated this as Christie's greatest book. My review is here.

#AgathaChristie #ClassicMysteries

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Book Review – And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
The next book I decided to read in my Agatha Christie adventure was ‘And Then There Were None’. It is one of my all-time favourite Christies and one of my all-time favourite crime myste…
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January 6, 2026 at 8:32 PM
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Just finished reading Agatha Christie's 'Endless Night'. Beautiful, dark, heartbreaking story. One of my favourite Christies ever. My review is here.

#AgathaChristie #EndlessNight #ClassicMysteries

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Book Review – Endless Night by Agatha Christie
I decided to continue on my Agatha Christie reading adventure and picked up ‘Endless Night’. Mike is a young man who flits from one job to another. This is how he describes himself. &#8…
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January 4, 2026 at 8:37 PM
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Just finished reading another Agatha Christie book, a Miss Marple mystery, 'A Murder is Announced'. My first read of the year. My review is here.

#AgathaChristie #MissMarple #CladsicMysteries

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Book Review – A Murder is Announced by Agatha Christie
I decided to continue with my Christie reading adventure and read the Miss Marple mystery, ‘A Murder is Announced’. It is my first read of this new year. I started reading it in the las…
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January 2, 2026 at 7:35 PM
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Just wrote about my reading adventures this year. You can find it here 😊

Happy New Year 2026 😊 Hope it is filled with love, joy, beauty, and light 😊

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2025 – My Year of Reading
I started my 2025 slowly. I didn’t read for most of January. I was busy with cleaning the house and with other house work. I didn’t even go to the book fair. But towards the end of Janu…
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December 30, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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Just finished reading Agatha Christie's last novel, 'Sleeping Murder'. It is a Miss Marple mystery. Loved it! My review is here.

#AgathaChristie #MissMarple

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Book Review – Sleeping Murder (Miss Marple’s Last Case) by Agatha Christie
After reading two Agatha Christies, I decided to continue on that path and read a third one. One of my friends who is one of the biggest Christie fans I know, recommended ‘Sleeping Murder&#82…
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December 28, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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Just read another Agatha Christie, 'Five Little Pigs'. Poirot tries to solve a 16-year old case, where the trail has run cold. But he manages to get a list of suspects 😊

My review is here.

#AgathaChristie #HerculePoirot

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Book Review – Five Little Pigs by Agatha Christie
After reading one Agatha Christie, I was inspired to read another. I picked this one, ‘Five Little Pigs’. In this story, a young woman comes to see Poirot. She tells him that recently s…
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December 26, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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Just finished reading Agatha Christie's 'Peril at End House'. Reading Christie after a long time. The revelation at the end was amazing and unbelievable! I didn't see that coming! My review is here.

#AgathaChristie #ClassicMysteries

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Book Review – Peril at End House by Agatha Christie
After reading some chunksters recently, I decided to read a mystery. Recently when I was discussing favourite Agatha Christie books with one of my favourite friends who is one of the biggest Agatha…
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December 20, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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Just finished reading Kalki's biography by Sundha. The Tamil version is called 'Ponniyin Pudhalvar'. The English translation is called 'Kalki Krishnamurthy : His Life and Times'. It was very fascinating!

#Kalki #Sundha #Biography

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Book Review – Ponniyin Pudhalvar by Sundha (M.R.M.Sundaram)
After reading ‘Ponniyin Selvan’ by Kalki, I wanted to read Kalki’s biography. His biography, ‘Ponniyin Pudhalvar’ by Sundha (M.R.M.Sundaram), has been out of print for…
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December 14, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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Just finished reading the 5th part of Kalki's 'Ponniyin Selvan'. Feeling very happy! It is the longest book I've ever read! There were many happy endings, but the final scene was sad and heartbreaking.

#Kalki #PonniyinSelvan #TamilClassics

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Book Review – Ponniyin Selvan (‘Ponni’s Son’) – Part 5 (Thyaga Sigaram / ‘Crowning Sacrifice’) by Kalki
I finished reading the fifth and final part of ‘Ponniyin Selvan’ today. The fifth volume is twice the size of the other volumes. So in the latest English translation, they’ve spli…
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November 29, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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Just finished reading the fourth part of Kalki's 'Ponniyin Selvan'. Here is my review.

Am on the final stretch now 😊 Hoping to start the last part tomorrow. Very excited!

#Kalki #PonniyinSelvan #TamilClassics

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Book Review – Ponniyin Selvan (‘Ponni’s Son’) – Part 4 (Mani Magutam / ‘The Jewelled Crown’) by Kalki
Just finished reading the fourth part of Kalki’s ‘Ponniyin Selvan’. Kalki introduces a new character in this part, called Manimekalai. She makes a fleeting appearance in the first…
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November 18, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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Just finished reading the third part of Kalki's epic historical novel, 'Ponniyin Selvan' ('Ponni's Son'). Loving it so far. Discovered some interesting history while reading it. My review is here.

#PonniyinSelvan #Kalki #TamilClassics #TamilLiterature

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Book Review – Ponniyin Selvan (‘Ponni’s Son’) – Part 3 (Kolai Vaal / ‘The Slaying Sword’) by Kalki
I finished reading the third part of ‘Ponniyin Selvan’ today. Our heroes are back in their home country after surviving the storm, thanks to the wonderful Poonguzhali who saves them and…
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November 14, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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Just finished reading the second part of Kalki's 'Ponniyin Selvan'. Very happy to make the acquaintance of the shy, introverted, but also kickass boatwoman Poonguzhali. My review is here.

#Kalki #TamilClassics #TamilLiterature #PonniyinSelvan

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Book Review – Ponniyin Selvan (‘Ponni’s Son’) – Part 2 (Suzhar Kaatru / ‘The Storm’) by Kalki
I just finished reading the second part of ‘Ponniyin Selvan’. In this part, the main character, in my opinion, is Poonguzhali, the boatwoman, who is a strong, introverted, independent w…
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November 9, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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Just finished reading the first part of Kalki's epic historical novel, 'Ponniyin Selvan' ('Ponni's Son'). I read it last when I was in school. Enjoyed reading it again. My review is here.

#Kalki #TamilClassics #TamilHistoricalNovels

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Book Review – Ponniyin Selvan (‘Ponni’s Son’) – Part 1 (Pudhu Vellam / ‘First Floods’) by Kalki
I read ‘Ponniyin Selvan’ when I was in school. I tried reading it again a few years back, but got distracted after reading one part. Last week, I watched the film adaptation of the book…
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October 29, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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Just finished reading 'Amirtham' by T. Janakiraman. It is his first book. Like his other books, it is about a woman who rebels and tries to live life her own way. My review is here.

#Janakiraman #TamilLiterature #TamilClassics

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Book Review – Amirtham by T.Janakiraman
‘Amirtham’ is T. Janakiraman’s first book. It is named after the main character in the book. Amirtham is the daughter of a courtesan. Her mother has trained her in music and philo…
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October 1, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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Just finished reading 'Marappasu' / 'Wooden Cow' by T. Janakiraman. It is about a woman who refuses to be constrained by the rules of society, refuses to be owned by anyone, and does everything to be free. Loved it. My review is here.

#TamilClassics

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Book Review – Marappasu (‘Wooden Cow’) by T. Janakiraman
I discovered Marappasu (‘Wooden Cow’) by T. Janakiraman through Divya’s review. I got it last week and read in during the past few days. ‘Marappasu’ is the story of a …
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September 25, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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Read my third straight T.Janakiraman book. This time it was a collection of short stories. My review is here.

#Janakiraman #ShortStories #TamilLiterature

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Book Review – Kottu Melam by T.Janakiraman
After reading a couple of novels by T.Janakiraman, I decided to read this short story collection by him. I think this is his first short story collection. The title of the collection, ‘Kottu …
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September 19, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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Read another book by T.Janakiraman, 'Amma Vandhaal' ('Mother has arrived'). The main theme is about two rebellious women who break social constraints. Enjoyed reading it. My review is here.

#Janakiraman #TamilLiterature #TamilClassics

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Book Review – Amma Vandhaal by T.Janakiraman
After reading ‘Moga Mull’, I decided to read another book by T.Janakiraman and so I picked this one, ‘Amma Vandhaal’ (‘Mother has arrived’). Appu was just eight …
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September 16, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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Just finished reading the Tamil classic novel, 'Moga Mull' ('Thorn of Desire') by T. Janakiraman. It is an older woman – younger man love story. It is also a love letter to music. Loved the book. My review is here.

#Janakiraman #TamilLiterature

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Book Review – Moga Mull (‘Thorn of Desire’) by T.Janakiraman
I saw the film adaptation of T.Janakiraman’s ‘Moga Mull’ (‘Thorn of Desire’) sometime back and liked it very much. I’ve wanted to watch this film for a long time…
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September 11, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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Finished watching the K-Drama 'Descendants of the Sun' yesterday. It had a star cast and I enjoyed watching it. Loved the humour, the banter, the romance, the bromance 😊 Wrote something about it here 😊

#SongHyeKyo #KimJiWon #SongJoongKi #JinGoo

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Series Review – K-Drama – Descendants of the Sun
After watching ‘Encounter’, I decided to watch ‘Descendants of the Sun’. My friend tells me that this is Song Hye-kyo’s most famous series and so I was very excited. S…
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August 6, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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Watched a K-Drama after a long time. It was called 'Encounter'. It starred the wonderful Song Hye-kyo and Park Bo Gum. I wrote something about it here 😊

#Encounter #SongHyeKyo #ParkBoGum

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Series Review – K-Drama – Encounter
I am going through a reading slump right now. I’ve got four half-read books next to me but am not able to continue with them. My friend recommended some of her favourite K-Dramas. It has been…
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July 28, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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Just finished reading Brian Dillon's 'Suppose a Sentence'. My review is here.

#BrianDillon #SupposeASentence #Essays

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Book Review – Suppose a Sentence by Brian Dillon
I’ve had this book with me for a while, and so I thought it was time to read it. When he was reading a book and he discovered a beautiful sentence, or a beautiful passage, Brian Dillon copied…
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July 16, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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Read Mihail Sebastian's beautiful play, 'The Holiday Game' recently. Translated by Marina Sofia (@marinasofia.bsky.social) Loved it! One of my favourite books of the year. My review is here.

#MihailSebastian #RomanianTheatre

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Book Review – The Holiday Game by Mihail Sebastian (translated by Marina Sofia)
I discovered ‘The Holiday Game’ by Mihail Sebastian through Marina’s recommendation. The play was originally written in Romanian and Marina was kind enough to share her translatio…
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July 8, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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Read Manu Larcenet's graphic novel adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's 'The Road' today. The artwork was incredibly beautiful. Loved it. My review is here.

#TheRoad #CormacMcCarthy #ManuLarcenet

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BookReview – The Road by Cormac McCarthy (Graphic novel adaptation by Manu Larcenet, Tamil translation by S.Vijayan)
I got this graphic novel adaptation of Cormac McCarthy’s ‘The Road’ yesterday. It looked very beautiful and so I immediately paused my current reading project, and started reading…
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June 19, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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Just finished reading the first part of the 'One Thousand and One Nights'. Have wanted to read the complete edition for a long time. Scheherazade is a wonderful storyteller! My review is here.

#Scheherazade #ArabicClassics #OneThousandAndOneNights

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Book Review – The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night (Volume 1) (Translated by J.C.Mardrus and Powys Mathers)
I’ve wanted to read the full version of One Thousand and One Nights / Arabian Nights for a long time. Like everyone else, I’d read the popular stories from it, like Alibaba and Alauddin…
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May 27, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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Just finished reading 'The Mahabharata' (the Amar Chitra Katha comics adaptation). It was 1300 pages long. I loved it. My review is here.

#TheMahabharata #AmarChitraKatha

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Book Review – The Mahabharata (Amar Chitra Katha Comics adaptation)
I’ve wanted to read a proper big version of ‘The Mahabharata’ for a long time. I read a short retelling when I was a kid. Of course, I’m familiar with the main episodes and …
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May 14, 2025 at 5:41 PM