Eloquence Redefined

               The first Stephen King book I read was  Cujo , and I have been in love with his writing ever since (“I’m your number one fan” and all that). A friendly Saint Bernard dog gets bitten by a bat, becomes rabid, and goes on a killing spree—that’s  Cujo  in a nutshell. But the novel’s much more than that. Stephen King is Stephen King not because of the horror and the gore, but because of the way he writes his characters. Anyway,  Cujo ’s for another day. Today, I’d like to talk a little bit about  11/22/63 . Too late to the party, but I finally read it.  So far, I have breezed through about seventy percent of King’s books (I’m so glad there are more to read). If you’d asked me five days ago what my top favourite was, I’d have said  It  without missing a beat. But now,  11/22/63  takes the top spot for many reasons.  The premise is simple enough: The year is 2011. Jake Epping is a...

Stories have always ruled my world. Right from my childhood. Whether it's fiction or a real incident, as long as someone narrates it in an interesting way, I am game. Nothing fascinates me more than a good story. When I grew up and started reading novels, I entered into a whole new world – a world where I made a lot of new friends, a world in which I want to spend the rest of my life. Talking of reading novels, thriller/mystery has always been my favourite genre. Although I enjoy other genres too, a good thriller on any given day works better. Nothing beats that. Romance is the only genre I don't prefer. And horror/paranormal is the only genre I wished to have read, but never could (for reasons unknown). After watching the movie, The Shining , I cursed myself for not having read the novel first. However, that got me thinking. When it comes to Indian authors, there are of course superb storytellers like R. K. Narayan, Amitav Ghosh, Vikas Swarup, but there has never been ...