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Red Birds by Mohammed Hanif/A Somewhat Philosophical Novel

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  Red Birds by Muhammad Hanif is a novel that contains dark humor because the writer used his exceptional skills to make something funny which is not funny at all. The most captivating fact about this novel is that it is a polyphonic novel (narration of the plot by different perspectives or the characters). The perspective of Mutt (Momo’s dog) is fascinating because he expresses philosophical thoughts on various occasions. Mutt developed this power after getting electrocuted while peeing on a pole. It is interesting to ponder over the thoughts of an intellectual dog because in some instances in the novel, he appears to be more thoughtful than human beings.  The story begins with Major Ellie, a US soldier who came for a bombing on an unnamed land. The bombs that were placed in his jet named “YES” and “OH YESS” and they were supposed to aim at refugee camps. The name tags of the bombs also show their (American) eagerness to bomb the area. Meanwhile, his plane got crashed and...

Fantastical World of Books/ Literature Of Life

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  This World is full of people who are amazing because out there such people exist who are avid-readers, dreamers, book lovers, visionary and optimist kind of people. Books fascinate a lot of individuals because the way a single book holds plenty of themes and point of views in it is wonderful in itself. The awesome thing is that a book can be taken in either way It’s totally up to the reader to decipher it the way he/she wants. Being a book lover, books holds a prime position in my life. The main purpose behind this blog is to share a little of fantastical world surrounding me. I think Books are our all-time companion, we live with the characters of the book to an extent that we cry with them, we laugh with them and share their most private emotions and thoughts. There are always some books that everybody admire and marvel at, everybody has some books and if not some stories from the books that holds a position in mind. So, to cut a long story short this blog is focu...