Kari

I first heard of Kari from Whizkid. Never got around to it. Partly because i had some inexplicable disinterest towards graphic novels.

It took me about 20 pages to warm up to Kari. Then it wasn't hard to relate to her in most situations. There's a bit of a Kari in all of us I think. I am hoping that the to be continued promise will be kept.

N.P.

This was quite a random pick. But I was totally smitten by Japan, post Murakami. The author's name, Banana Yoshimoto, amused and intrigued me. The book was eerie, disturbing and interesting but it had an almost happy ending.

I quite enjoyed reading the book.

Return of the Bibliophile

I reviewed books for Just Femme once in a while. But not much reading happened.

I had to re-read The Book thief to get back into the reading groove.

And it has been quite a fun time. I started off with Haruki Murakami. It blew my mind (if it sounds like a teenagish phase, that's because it is. I am attributing it to the writer's block though) The book is fascinating. The Magic realism sucks into Murakami's world through every word. I knew half way through the book that I won't 'get' many things and there will be no 'happy endings' but i couldn't put it down.

T quite liked the black cat on the cover of the book. We named it Nakata and made up very many stories with Nakata, a cat who could speak to humans :)