Category: Book Review
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The Wind in the Willows
© 2024 Puja Goyal The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame is a classic children’s novel that follows the adventures of four animal friends—Mole, Rat, Toad, and Badger—as they navigate the English countryside and…
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Tell me where to put my anger
In despair, where shadows reign supreme,I let my anger simmer like a poisoned dream.No solace in silence, no comfort at night,Just bitterness, consuming all in sight. I carve anger into my skin, with shards…
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Framed for Murder
In “Framed for Murder,” Pranav, a determined journalist, uncovers corruption within a charity organization. As he delves deeper, he’s ambushed, his colleague murdered, and evidence is manipulated to frame him. Confronting his editor reveals…
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Bat Soup
In “Bat Soup,” written by Puja Goyal; Lily anxiously waits for her father’s return while her mother prepares a grotesque dinner of bat soup and deer head. The family sit together to dine, while…
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The Sign Post – a short story
© 2024 Puja Goyal (modified from a previously written story by me) The road stretched endlessly before Sandra and Alex, but the signposts marking their way had vanished into thin air. Frustration hung heavy…
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Mastering the Role of Time in Character Development
The timeline is one of the most crucial aspects of story-telling that is often ignored in the humdrum and enthusiasm of telling the story. Although a minute feature in storytelling, when it comes to…
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The Scarecrow’s Harvest
It was almost harvest season at Almond Town. The fields bent with the weight of fresh, ready-to-pick corn and stretched far into the horizon, with no passersby or vehicles in the distance. On that…
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Crime and Punishment – Dostoevsky’s Masterpiece.
(Image: Judith and Holofernes.) Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky is a masterpiece that deserves to be read at different stages of life. The summary of the book cannot be derived from a few words;…
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The Garlic Street Haunting: A Short Story
In the shadowed realm where garlic scent entwines,Lady Ramkin’s home, where the darkness aligns.Whispers in the night, secrets intertwined,A tale of horror, where sanity declines…. Puja Goyal (February 21, 2021) Lady Ramkin lived in…
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Dancer in the Dark
“Dancer in the Dark” is a masterpiece written and directed by Lars von Trier, documenting the harsh realities of human motivation. A swan song to the story of life. a review by Puja Goyal
