Summer Reading at Blogchatter
This is a contribution post by Sonia Dogra
Summer is my favourite season of the year, and June the perfect vacay month. Don’t judge me for embracing Dilli ki garmi, for I have a secret thirst-quencher to deal with it. Every year, Blogchatter’s eBook Carnival has been my go-to place for an eclectic mix of digital books to give me company on slow, languorous afternoons. This year is no different.
The Blogchatter e-library is furnished with literary fiction, poetry, memoirs, non-fiction, motivational, culture and travel books, all available at the click of a button.
I am in the middle of this vast ocean at the moment, doing a lap a day since the past one week. Evidently, I dived into the pool of literary fiction and poetry first.
The first few downloads include ‘Life With a Pinch of Salt’ by Asfiya Rahman, ‘Dharma Artha Kama Moksha’ by Seethalakshmi, ‘Turning Point- Unexpected Unfolds of Life’ by Sanjuna SR, ‘Aching Hearts’ by Prasannakumary Raghavan, ‘Happy Endings’ by Suchita Agarwal, ‘A Potpourri of Drabble’ by Harshita Nanda, ‘A Mother Who is Guilty for Falling Down’ by Anuradha Shetty, ‘Soft Strings of My Heart’ by Roma Gupta Sinha, Tomichan Matheikal’s ‘Humpty Dumpty’s 10 Hats’ and ‘Memories of My Father’ by Jayanthi Manikandan.
I tell you, that’s not even half of the list! Interestingly, this time a Marathi short story collection ‘Onjalbhar Prem’ by Aditya Sathe, is also a part of the Carnival. That’s an additional treat for connoisseurs of the language.
Here, I offer you a sneak peek into some of the books I’ve enjoyed reading.
Since poetry always entices me, my first read has been Dharma Artha Kama Moksha, a mellifluous assortment of candid poems with a raw, earthy flavour binding them to their roots. No, they aren’t didactic. Only upfront and honest. On the other hand, if you are looking for slice of life poetry that resonates in its celebration of life and its learnings, cling on to Soft Strings of My Heart.
Are you an impatient reader? Well, in that case, A Potpourri of Drabble, will get you to the climax in a jiffy. These tales from everyday life pack a punch in few words.
What makes you pick up a book? The blurb? Or, the first chapter? Maybe, the title? What if I say there’s a book in the Blogchatter Library with an interesting title and an even more interesting (you may read hilarious) dedication. I’m not revealing more than this. I love satire and a commentary on politics and I found both in the unputdownable Humpty Dumpty’s 10 Hats. Of course, the dedication takes the cake!
Life With a Pinch of Salt is an engaging collection of flash pieces and short stories that made me fall in love with life all over again. As the blurb rightly says, life isn’t meant to be perfect. But the stories in this book make you smile right through its imperfections. As they say, there’s so much to read and so little time. This has never been truer than now, with Blogchatter teeming with books. The fiction and poetry sections have kept the flag flying high and as I move over to my next read, Happy Endings, I can’t stop recommending these books.
The best part is that they are free and easy to download. So, get ready to dive right in! Find your next read.
Sonia lives in Delhi, India with her husband and two children. She loves her plants and can spend hours nursing them.
Paradoxical though it may sound, she seeks written words to embrace silence (her constant pursuit of a Zen life). Some of them become poetry, written on the blog or appearing in books to be read someday. She likes to begin her day by reading a poem.
Sonia writes other stuff too (some flashes in the pan and made-up tales; raves and rants) that you will find on her blog and few other online spaces.
She works as an editor to pay her bills.
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