Pyre by Perumal Murugan

What made me buy the book – the fact that one of his works was banned and he got distressed enough to the extent that he decided to buy all the copies than see it get desecrated

What I liked about the book – the slow-burn, the gradual build up of tension which explodes with all fury

Who will I recommend the book to – someone who’s looking for home grown talent. Here is an original, with an unadulterated world of his own

What did the book teach me – everyone discriminates, not just the privileged

#OBAAT One Book At A Time

The Prophet by Khalil Gibran

What made me buy the book – I read an excerpt of the book earlier

What I liked about the book – the author gave his two words on the humankind’s grappling yet trivial concerns

Who will I recommend the book to – to someone who’d like the truth be told to him/her, the truth that he/she already knows

What did the book teach me – I’m not sure

#OBAAT One Book At A Time