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Short Story Review: Death of a Government Clerk by Anton Chekhov

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Summary:

In this absurd satire, a government clerk accidentally sneezes on a superior’s neck. This makes him worried about how his superior would react and if there would be any repercussions to this. When he apologises, his superior is calm and dismisses the incident. However, he is not able to relax. He apologizes multiple times, each time making his superior more and more irritated. In the end, he passes away simply because he was so terrified of upsetting his superior and possibly facing severe consequences.

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My Reading Slump in the Time of Corona

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Like many others, I’ve been having a hard time reading this year. Trying to keep up with the news, being anxious about the state of the world, taking precautions like washing hands and obsessing over cleanliness in general leaves you physically and mentally drained.

Also, I just could not bring myself to read books and gush about them during a pandemic. It would be similar to Nero fiddling when Rome burned. Not that I have the power of an emperor to make a difference to the situation, but it still felt that way. Continue reading “My Reading Slump in the Time of Corona” →

How to make your reading habit less expensive

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This post is part 3 of the Reading 101 series. Say you’ve taken an interest in reading, formed a reading habit and learned to make time for reading. Sooner or later you will find that it can be pretty expensive to sustain a reading habit. Depending on whether you like to read only physical books or if you are okay with any format of books, there are ways to make your reading habit cost less or nothing at all. Continue reading “How to make your reading habit less expensive” →

3 Simple Tips To Make Time For Reading

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It is New Year’s Eve! The time of the year when people who either don’t read much or have drifted apart from their reading habit take up a resolution to read more. It is also the time when many bibliophiles decide what reading challenges to sign up for in the upcoming year and wonder if they can read ‘X’ number of books. Whichever category you belong to, it can be difficult to find time for reading. Continue reading “3 Simple Tips To Make Time For Reading” →

7 Tips To Form A Reading Habit

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This is Part 1 of my Reading 101 series. If you are one of those people who really wished they read more books but could not start and/or maintain a reading habit, then this post is for you. Even if you are a disbeliever and think reading is only a substitute for sleeping pills, do try the tips below and you just might cave in and enter the wonderful world of literature. Continue reading “7 Tips To Form A Reading Habit” →

My Top 10 Reads of 2015

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The year 2015 was great regarding my reading. I pledged to read 30 books, but ended up reading 115! I may have cheated with some manga, but it’s still personally a big number for me. Here are the top 10 books that I enjoyed: Continue reading “My Top 10 Reads of 2015” →