Tag Archives: tragedy

Trivial

Posted on April 22, 2013 by bookjunkie

With current world events, and so much tragedy and cruelty (Boston Marathon bombing, rape in India, earthquakes) in the forefront, I often feel that we are in a unreal materialistic sheltered bubble in Singapore. What I write about seems so … Continue reading →

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Shalimar the Clown by Salman Rushdie

Posted on April 19, 2011 by bookjunkie

You can read my thoughts about this wonderful book at Tiny Island. An exquisite tragedy.

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Books: Shalimar the Clown by Salman Rushdie

Posted on April 19, 2011 by bookjunkie

Shalimar the Clown is a book by Salman Rushdie who won the booker of bookers for Midnight’s Children. This was an almost 400 page book and I took nearly 3 weeks to finish this. Actually I took more than 2 … Continue reading →

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When All a Scene Needs is an Elton John Song

Posted on December 6, 2010 by bookjunkie

The song Rocket Man fit the season finale of Californication so well, it was mind blowing. That plus terrific wordless acting from the achingly beautiful British actress, Natascha McElhone (she reminds me of Meryl Streep).  The fact that there are … Continue reading →

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