I am Shumaila Taher, editor and writer.
I exist in between the pages of a book.
FINALLY! The trailer of the much awaited movie is here. A movie adaptation of the book, TFIOS by John Green. I had pictured all the characters, the scenes and imagined the entire story while reading the book and seeing them come alive is just overwhelming. I am not crazy but this book means so much […]
“Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They’re not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can’t […]
Here’s a list of some of the quotes i absolutely loved from the book, “The Fault In Our Stars”. Feel free to share some of your favorite quotes from your favorite books! “You don’t get to choose if you get hurt in this world…but you do have some say in who hurts you. I […]
AUTHOR: John Green PAGES: 316 RATING: 4.9/5 Do you ever read a book and curse yourself for having read the book not because it is ridiculously stupid or absolutely boring but because it is something you know you will never be able to get out of your mind. Yes, I’m here to talk about a […]
Change is inevitable. Change is constant. Well, things change, people change. Everything changes and as much as we dislike change, I feel change is necessary. How would you ever find out things about yourself outside of your comfort zone? It is only when one is forced to act in a different environment, a completely abnormal […]
OTT- Over the Top Apart from the books that eat up your entire soul by its enriching storyline and charismatic characters, there are some books that eat up your brain due to a not-so-promising storyline and equally dull characters. I understand that writing a novel, figuring out the plot and carefully selecting the characters to […]
Author: Sandra Brown Genre: Historical Fiction Publisher: Simon and Schuster 256 pages Sometimes you read a book that completely changes the way you think, the way you would normally think. You come a cross a book which effortlessly describes every emotion, every situation in a way you had never imagined. Sandra Brown in her rather […]
Author: Khaled Hosseini Publisher: Bloomsbury Rating: 4/5 “A story is like a moving train: no matter where you hop onboard, you are bound to reach your destination sooner or later.” Reviewing a book written by an author as brilliant as Khaled Hosseini is nothing but narrowing down his hard work and his contributions to storytelling. […]
Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day; you shall began it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense- Ralph Waldo Emerson. […]
Morning, everyone. Firstly, TGIF . All those people who’ve been planning on partying this whole weekend and also those who have also been planning to get their much needed sleep, hope you get to enjoy your idea of a weekend. Whatever, have fun. I woke up this morning before my alarm could ring and I […]
