Pranjali Wakde, Author at Booked4Books

09 Mar

The beauty in death – 6 fictional novels that approach death and the afterlife differently.

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Death is always an unpleasant topic – and even the word unpleasant is not enough to describe the overall experience. It is rather self-explanatory when the words associated with death, as well as the afterlife, are overtly negative, i.e. grief, sadness, shock, depression and so on. Reading about it even in literature might not be everyone’s cup of coffee, which is exactly why it would be good to have books that interestingly approach this topic. A handful of authors have put their creatively wild ideas about death and the afterlife and given it a fictional spin. These books, you would…

26 Feb

The pages for free-spirited – 7 books to familiarise yourself with the Boho life!

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You must have come across the words boho, hippie or free spirits online. It is well-known by now that a literal style of fashion has been developed around these words. However, these are mere fashion lingo but words of history dating back to the 1960s-70s. Boho is short for Bohemian, which is used to refer to a particular section of people, with a very unorthodox way of living. Boho people adapt to different mindsets or styles, as described by Laren Stover in Bohemian Manifesto: A Field Guide to Living on the Edge, namely, Beat, Dandy, Gypsy, Nouveau and Zen. Even…

01 Feb

The sultry and seductive world of Midnight Dynasty Collection!

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A series of books to be read simultaneously is usually written by one author. Each year a lot of book series hit the literary market shelves yet very few make their way to the reader’s personal library. It is difficult to find these masterpieces in book series categories. What we have here, however, is an astounding collection of sensual romance and vivid drama. The catch? Several authors have enthusiastically taken part in it! This collection is more popularly known as Midnight Dynasty World, where romance is dangerous but oh so addictive! The collection is an interconnected one, where every book…

14 Jan

The top 5 speculated fiction trends of 2022

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By Pranjali Wakde Life is unpredictable – but fortunately, fiction trends can be speculated! If there is any sphere of our lives that got the most attention, it has to be reading and books. A big chunk of the population resorted to reading books – especially fiction – as a way to escape the horrors of the world. There was, as a result, a noticeable difference in the way people perused the books, giving birth to trends! Fiction trends are by far the most interesting ones and it is just as exciting to predict which trends would be dominating the…

31 Dec

The literary blessing of 2021 – The top 10 bestsellers this year

Pranjali WakdeArticlesCall Us What We Carry, It ends with us, Oh, the Places You'll Go, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, They Both Die at the end

By Pranjali Wakde The year 2021 was a rollercoaster, better in some ways and worse in others – and that applies to literature too! The urge to read two extreme types of content - relatable as well as distracting - was high, which can be seen reflected in the bestsellers of this year. It is not that surprising to see that many books from this top-selling list were not released this year, but the content and the message it gives transcends years. And 2021 comes to an end, it is important to recognize these fantastic contributions! Dog Man: Mothering Heights…

30 Dec

The enticing world of fanfiction – 7 Popular Fanfic websites

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By Pranjali Wakde Let’s face it, we always have had a thought of changing scenes, dialogues, endings of the books we read, even if we love those works. Fanfiction, in this sense, comes to your rescue! Fanfiction – which are stories written by fans based on already existing stories – is just so fun to read, no matter how old are you! In addition to that, it also becomes the best way for budding writers to practice their art. And that is exactly why there are so many fanfic websites popping up all over the internet these days, some of…

10 Jun

Celebrating the (19)20s in the (20)20s

Pranjali WakdeArticlesMrs Dalloway, The Great Gatsby, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, The Wasteland, The Weary Blues, Ulysses, Women in Love

By Pranjali Wakde If one is to give an example of the phrase ‘History repeats itself, then it is the 1920s being mirrored in the 2020s. Not only are the depressing events of the century-old decade being repeated, but there are also some stark parallels in the deceptively advanced developments of the two. The 1920s was known as the Roaring Twenties – and roaring, they were. The Great War was recently done with, with the Spanish Flu taking its place in the world. The depressing vibes carried themselves into the 20s, transforming society into an exact opposite of what it…

26 May

Toni Morrison – an unprecedented literary genius.

Pranjali WakdeArticlesA Mercy, Beloved, Song of Solomon, Tar Baby, The Bluest Eye

By Pranjali Wakde The 20th century gave birth to many great authors and while all of them are amazing in their own way, no one can reach the genius of Toni Morrison! One of the most influential personalities in literature, Toni Morrison was everything patriarchy would willingly try to squash out - a black woman writer. It is, therefore, inspiring to see how she defied all the odds and achieved great heights, including winning prestigious awards, such as the Pulitzer Prize in Literature, the Presidential Medal of Freedom and not to forget, the Nobel Prize in Literature. Even if she…

26 Apr

When Bollywood goes on Bollywoodizing novels…

Pranjali WakdeArticlesAisha, Dil Bechara, Haider, Lootera, The Girl on the Train

By Pranjali Wakde What are Bollywood films known for? Songs? Maybe. Story? No, those are mostly borrowed (read: plagiarized) from other cine industries. Actors? Nope. These films are primarily known for just one element –the masala. Bollywood films are so exaggerated, filled with so much drama, that they don’t even remotely resemble the real-life they are supposedly trying to portray. It is, understandably (or not?), done to provide entertainment to the viewers; but in trying to achieve that, they go way overboard. This doesn’t stop to normal films - oh, no nono! If Bollywood decides to adapt a book into…

25 Feb

Review of ‘The Love Stories from Lockdown Days’

Pranjali WakdeBook ReviewsAnushka Mehta, Pranjali, The Love Stories from Lockdown Days

Quarantine has obviously impacted the world negatively; however, among its few pros, one of them is the birth of Lockdown literature. Lockdown saw a socio-cultural change globally, which became the inspiration for many texts spewed out by authors during that time. One of the amazing additions in this type of Literature was a collection by Anushka Mehta, released on the 10th of January this year. This is her third Kindle release, namely ‘The Love Stories from Lockdown Days’. The book consists of ten stories, all of them different, yet connected by one theme, i.e. all of them happened during the…