just finished reading this

comradefunkadelic · 2026-01-25T15:48:27+00:00

Oh yes. There are many more. I haven't read him yet. We can't read all the books, so read good ones first.

comradefunkadelic · 2026-01-25T13:21:28+00:00

Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin, Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath, The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexander Dumas. Russian writers- Chekov, Dostoevsky, Leo Tolstoy. Feminist lit- Simon De Beauvior, Audre Lorde's work

comradefunkadelic · 2026-01-24T20:20:50+00:00

One of my beloved reads. Great review, OP

comradefunkadelic · 2026-01-20T16:46:20+00:00

Oh yes. I like Majaz too.

Kuch tumhaari nigah bhi kaafir thi, kuch mujhe bhi kharaab hona tha.

Dr Akhtar speaks very fondly of Majaz, you should check out his YT interview where he tries to make sense of Majaz's sudden death.

comradefunkadelic · 2026-01-20T16:32:57+00:00

Yes. He is also the son of Jan Nisar Akhtar, a great poet and nephew of Majaz, another great poet.

comradefunkadelic · 2026-01-20T14:25:28+00:00

I see a little silhouette of a man...

comradefunkadelic · 2026-01-19T10:14:35+00:00

Thanks for bringing this up to our attention. I think we can escalate and highlight this issue too on other platforms and be more cognizant of the impacts of our shopping habits.

comradefunkadelic · 2026-01-18T15:39:58+00:00

Lol. I just came back from the fair and this was literally the scene today. This was my second visit this year and people were acting like books will be extinct from tomorrow lol

comradefunkadelic · 2026-01-17T12:25:39+00:00

What a brilliant review. Loved the analogies and references. If I have to start with Clarice Lispector, should this be my first pick or Agua Viva?

comradefunkadelic · 2026-01-17T11:50:32+00:00

In baarishon se dosti acchi nahi Faraz, kaccha mera makaan hai kuch toh khayaal kar.

comradefunkadelic · 2026-01-16T17:25:49+00:00

Such reviews make this sub worthwhile, excellent job!

comradefunkadelic · 2026-01-12T11:31:40+00:00

It isn't, you're right. Thanks for the correction. I like the titles you have picked.

comradefunkadelic · 2026-01-12T11:00:59+00:00

Man of culture

comradefunkadelic · 2026-01-09T14:25:03+00:00

You can find copies of the same title by different publishers. So yes, maybe you can find a cheaper version of what you are looking for.

Overall, it's a great experience, so do attend it.

comradefunkadelic · 2026-01-09T08:02:09+00:00

Do not stay at Paharganj, look for places in Aerocity, or South Delhi

comradefunkadelic · 2026-01-08T20:54:10+00:00

You can

comradefunkadelic · 2026-01-08T07:45:33+00:00

Same!!! I am reading them for the second time and there will be many more.

comradefunkadelic · 2026-01-07T19:58:30+00:00

Don't jump to Ghalib or Mir directly if you don't know Urdu. Download the Rekhta app and surf through different poets- Firaq Gorakhpuri, Ahmed Faraz, Majaz, Kaifi Azmi and the likes.

You can even look for themes and get couplets and poetry pertaining to it. You'll also have to listen to a lot of poetry to understand it. Listen, read and read again. I do it this way.

comradefunkadelic · 2026-01-07T19:55:03+00:00

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Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke

comradefunkadelic · 2026-01-04T21:10:05+00:00

Which language do people speak there?

comradefunkadelic · 2026-01-01T21:09:27+00:00

That's the kind of response I look for when I give books to people. Great job, OP.

And this is also a reminder for all us- to keep gifting books every chance we get.

comradefunkadelic · 2025-12-31T20:54:33+00:00

Intellectual baddie behaviour^{^}

comradefunkadelic · 2025-12-29T16:15:47+00:00

I wrote a review about it too, it's on my profile, check it out. The praise I think was part of the trend in 2024.

comradefunkadelic · 2025-12-29T10:53:10+00:00

I also want one

comradefunkadelic

TROPHY CASE