Journal of a bibliophile

  40 rules of love is a beautiful book by Elif Shafak that  revolves around the concept of Sufism and spirituality. It is a delightful entanglement of two narratives - one is set in 21st-century  Massachusetts and follows the story of a stereotypical housewife named Ella. Hers is a story of lost love and hope. She is given the task to write a report on the book "Sweet Blasphemy" which is written by Aziz Zahara. The second narrative is that of the book "Sweet Blasphemy" set in the 13th-century Turkey and Iran which follows the journey of shams of Tabiz as he wanders from place to place looking for an equal, a confidante with which he could share his knowledge.    Over time, Ella has grown complacent with her agonized life, giving up on love and hope. She continues to lead her day-to-day life, drowning herself with household chores and avoiding conflicts.  as the story unfolds, she is completely mesmerized by the "Sweet Blasphemy" and decides to take philoso

  “Man stands face to face with the irrational. He feels within him his longing for happiness and for reason. The absurd is born of this confrontation between the human need and the unreasonable silence of the world.”- Albert Camus  So what exactly is the myth of Sisyphus? The original myth is greek folklore which follows the story of Sisyphus, the king of ephyra who cheated death twice. He was then condemned by the gods to spend eternity in hell pushing a boulder up a steep hill only for it to roll down just as it reaches the top.  To most people, this would seem like torment but with a dramatic twist of perception, Albus Camus says that one must try to imagine Sisyphus happy. Here Camus  tries to portray a different, more "out there" perspective of the same in his book "The Myth of Sisyphus." He uses the myth as a metaphor  for the individual's persistent struggle against the essential absurdity of life. He asks questions such as - Is life really as futile as

I BEGIN THIS JOURNEY WITH ONE OF MY PERSONAL FAVOURITES. HOPE YOU ENJOY IT! This rom-com thriller really nailed the whole Sapphic-fated-epic-once-in-a-lifetime love which is a very specific concept with A1 junior-millennial vibes and I fell in love with the bonkers story, the incredible characters (not just the MCs but everyone in their lives). it is the perfect mix of hilarious and heartwarming. The story follow August Lnadry, a mystery-loving person, and Jane a punk rock-loving sociable and outgoing girl. their constant subway meet-ups spark the start of an extraordinary journey. august sees her soulmate in jane but oops there is a complication; jane is a time traveler from the 70s who is stuck on the subway and has no idea who she is or how she got there. this entire tale circles around these two as they figure out about jane's past and find a way to get her out of there before the train closes in two months during which jane may vanish entirely. Their quest is aided by August&#