Apurva Shukla

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Tonight I’m Someone Else by Chelsea Hodson

June 04, 2026

Hodson writes with a wild passion borne from a lifetime of clawing through cages; as if the words themselves are a balm for the wounds she carries

6 min read

The Prophet by Khalil Gibran

June 04, 2026

Khalil Gibran’s The Prophet maps continents of the human experience

3 min read

Down and Out in Paris and London by George Orwell

May 19, 2026

Orwell paints a vivid scene which makes you writhe with the imaginary bugs that infest his characters

6 min read

A Month in Siena by Hisham Matar

May 12, 2026

He stood staring at a piece for hours at a time, letting it slowly unfold before him, as if each brushstroke held a Mecca

5 min read

High Fidelity by Nick Hornby

April 09, 2026

High Fidelity is profoundly self-aware, and doesn't try to sugar coat what feels like a confessional streak of napkins in an empty bar.

12 min read

The Almanack of Naval Ravikant by Eric Jorgenson

February 17, 2026

The Almanack of Naval Ravikant is structured with the thoughts of a 'successful' investor and entreprenur.

7 min read

Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

January 17, 2026

As one sun sets, another rises, and what we observe is the dissolution of a world that was overpowered by another - what makes one right and one wrong?

7 min read

The Unmade Bed by Françoise Sagan

December 29, 2025

Sagan captures the animalistic desire of sensuality in a way that contemporary authors veer away from; flaunting all the destruction that it can cause.

12 min read

The Secret History by Donna Tartt

November 16, 2025

A review of The Secret History

2 min read

The Stranger by Albert Camus

November 16, 2025

A review of The Stranger

2 min read
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