Literary Thoughts of a Dragon Fly

There are times, when a book chooses you. It doesn't leave you, till you finish it reading, it compels you, haunts you and we as a reader act like a demon possessed human. But once, when you complete reading , there is this strong feeling of warm blanket of words enveloping you. The characters from the book are still alive in your mind & you wish that the book never came to an end after all. This is what i felt after reading "The Borrower" by Rebecca Makkai. Here are my thoughts about the book. Book Name- The Borrower Author-Rebecca Makkai Genre- Adult & Contemporary No.of Pages- 324 The book is narrated in first person, where we are introduced to the main character of the novel- Lucy Hull, a librarian in her mid twenties working in children's section in a small town called Hannibal. The story progresses forward, where we are shown that Lucy Hull, who is concerned about a sensitive 10 yr old kid named-Ian Drake. As the story progresses further...

Thousand Moons ago Because, I loved you thousand moons ago, and now the moon is gone & so are you, I have loved someone else, but its not the same as you, I have placed conditions for him to be like you, I have placed a photo of you in front of him, Now we'll both worship the same God, i told him. I'll draw comparison and blood for sacrifice to keep you alive, The moon is back & now blood red in color. I have died thousand times everyday at night, only to be awaken by your memories, They are still warm..your memories, like a blanket on cold, misty , winter mornings, I have loved someone else, but its not the same as you.