tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post1566815044701971520..comments2024-03-27T14:57:37.031+05:30Comments on Jabberwock: The Private Life of Mrs Sharma, a house-lizard on vacationJabberwockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-17843910825949983812016-01-25T14:58:32.709+05:302016-01-25T14:58:32.709+05:30Reading Overwinter. It is what we can call a liter...Reading Overwinter. It is what we can call a literary book, in terms of its descriptive prose. Of late, I have been finding it very difficult to read books with long descriptions of physical spaces or mental state. But, surprisingly, her writing is very relatable and I don't feel she is describing or using literary language in a shallow way, just to get attention. It's easy enough and good enough. And, it is nice to read a Delhi book, assuming the writer doesn't mind when it is labelled so. The other day I entered "Delhi" in Amazon search bar and all it showed was the book by Khushwant Singh. To my mind, Delhi is a terribly under-written cityPessimist Foolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06057153008708242962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-26013784662646315682016-01-15T17:56:30.613+05:302016-01-15T17:56:30.613+05:30Thank you for this review, and glad to know she ha...Thank you for this review, and glad to know she has a new book out. I was blown away by Kapur's "Overwinter," which i'd read a few years ago -- I knew then that she was a writer whose work I would definitely pursue reading. <br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com