Just finished reading 'The Count of Monte Cristo' by Alexandre Dumas. Have wanted to read it for a long time and so very happy to have finally read it. Loved the story. My review is here. vishytheknight.wordpress.com/2026/05/23/b...

Just finished reading Diana Wynne Jones' 'Fire and Hemlock'. Very interesting and complex story. My review is here. #DianaWynneJones #ChildrensLiterature #Fantasy vishytheknight.wordpress.com/2026/04/30/b...

Just finished reading Michelle Magorian's classic children's novel, 'Goodnight Mister Tom'. Loved it. My review is here. #MichelleMagorian #ChildrensLiterature vishytheknight.wordpress.com/2026/04/23/b...

Just finished reading Robert Westall's 'The Kingdom by the Sea'. It is set during the Second World War and tells the story from a child's perspective. Very beautiful. My review is here. #RobertWestall #ChildrensLiterature vishytheknight.wordpress.com/2026/04/16/b...

Just finished reading 'The Secret of Platform 13' by Eva Ibbotson. My first fantasy by Eva Ibbotson. Loved it. My review is here. #EvaIbbotson #ChildrensLiterature #FantasyLiterature vishytheknight.wordpress.com/2026/04/15/b...

Just finished reading Eva Ibbotson's 'Journey to the River Sea'. Beautiful story set in the Amazon. Loved it. My review is here. #EvaIbbotson #ChildrensLiterature vishytheknight.wordpress.com/2026/04/13/b...

Just finished reading Eva Ibbotson's 'The Star of Kazan'. Beautiful book! Loved it! My review is here – #EvaIbbotson #ChildrensLiterature vishytheknight.wordpress.com/2026/04/09/b...

Just finished reading Peter Høeg's 'The Woman and the Ape'. Very unusual story. My review is here. #PeterHoeg #DanishLiterature vishytheknight.wordpress.com/2026/04/05/b...

Just finished reading Peter Høeg's 'The History of Danish Dreams'. Very interesting, experimental, inventive book. My review is here. #PeterHoeg #DanishLiterature vishytheknight.wordpress.com/2026/04/03/b...

Just finished reading Peter Høeg's 'Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow'. Loved it. Learnt a lot about Greenland and Greenlanders. My review is here. #PeterHoeg #DanishLiterature vishytheknight.wordpress.com/2026/03/27/b...

Just finished reading David Frith's 'Bodyline Autopsy'. The finest book on cricket that I've ever read. My review is here. #DavidFrith #BodylineAutopsy #BodylineSeries #DonBradman #DouglasJardine #HaroldLarwood #StanMcCabe #GubbyAllen #CricketHistory vishytheknight.wordpress.com/2026/03/21/b...

Just finished reading 'The Daily Telegraph Book of Cricket' edited by Nick Hoult. Beautiful cricket anthology. 411 pages of pure pleasure! Finally got to read E.W.Swanton's essays! My review is here. #Telegraph #NickHoult #Swanton #Cricket vishytheknight.wordpress.com/2026/03/12/b...

Just finished reading the second volume of the Wisden Collection edited by Jonathan Rice. Loved it! My review is here. #WisdenAnthology #JonathanRice #Cricket vishytheknight.wordpress.com/2026/03/06/b...

Just finished reading this Wisden anthology edited by Graeme Wright. 270 pages of pure pleasure! If you are a cricket fan and love cricket history, I highly recommend it. My review is here. #Wisden #WisdenCricketersAlmanack #GraemeWright vishytheknight.wordpress.com/2026/02/28/b...

On the Ramblings today, my last review for #ReadIndies, and it's a chunkster - a stunning book about the composition of #thewasteland from @faberbooks.bsky.social - more here: kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2026/02/27/i...

Just finished reading Edmund Blunden's classic book, 'Cricket Country'. It is a beautiful love letter to cricket. My review is here. #EdmundBlunden #CricketCountry #CricketClassics vishytheknight.wordpress.com/2026/02/20/b...

Just finished reading 'The Magic of Reality' by Richard Dawkins. Enjoyed reading it very much. Made me think of Bill Bryson's 'A Short History of Nearly Everything'. My review is here. #RichardDawkins #ScienceBooks vishytheknight.wordpress.com/2026/02/14/b...

Just finished reading 'Amrita' by Banana Yoshimoto. This is my final Yoshimoto. Have read all of her books in English translation now. Feeling very sad... My review is here. #JanuaryInJapan #BananaYoshimoto #JapaneseLiterature vishytheknight.wordpress.com/2026/02/04/b...

Just finished reading Agatha Christie's 'And Then There Were None'. One of my all-time favourite Christies. Many readers have rated this as Christie's greatest book. My review is here. #AgathaChristie #ClassicMysteries vishytheknight.wordpress.com/2026/01/07/b...

Just finished reading Agatha Christie's 'Endless Night'. Beautiful, dark, heartbreaking story. One of my favourite Christies ever. My review is here. #AgathaChristie #EndlessNight #ClassicMysteries vishytheknight.wordpress.com/2026/01/05/b...

Just finished reading another Agatha Christie book, a Miss Marple mystery, 'A Murder is Announced'. My first read of the year. My review is here. #AgathaChristie #MissMarple #CladsicMysteries vishytheknight.wordpress.com/2026/01/03/b...

Just wrote about my reading adventures this year. You can find it here 😊 Happy New Year 2026 😊 Hope it is filled with love, joy, beauty, and light 😊 vishytheknight.wordpress.com/2025/12/31/2...

Just finished reading Agatha Christie's last novel, 'Sleeping Murder'. It is a Miss Marple mystery. Loved it! My review is here. #AgathaChristie #MissMarple vishytheknight.wordpress.com/2025/12/29/b...

Just read another Agatha Christie, 'Five Little Pigs'. Poirot tries to solve a 16-year old case, where the trail has run cold. But he manages to get a list of suspects 😊 My review is here. #AgathaChristie #HerculePoirot vishytheknight.wordpress.com/2025/12/27/b...

Just finished reading Agatha Christie's 'Peril at End House'. Reading Christie after a long time. The revelation at the end was amazing and unbelievable! I didn't see that coming! My review is here. #AgathaChristie #ClassicMysteries vishytheknight.wordpress.com/2025/12/20/b...

Just finished reading Kalki's biography by Sundha. The Tamil version is called 'Ponniyin Pudhalvar'. The English translation is called 'Kalki Krishnamurthy : His Life and Times'. It was very fascinating! #Kalki #Sundha #Biography vishytheknight.wordpress.com/2025/12/14/b...

Just finished reading the 5th part of Kalki's 'Ponniyin Selvan'. Feeling very happy! It is the longest book I've ever read! There were many happy endings, but the final scene was sad and heartbreaking. #Kalki #PonniyinSelvan #TamilClassics vishytheknight.wordpress.com/2025/11/30/b...

Just finished reading the fourth part of Kalki's 'Ponniyin Selvan'. Here is my review. Am on the final stretch now 😊 Hoping to start the last part tomorrow. Very excited! #Kalki #PonniyinSelvan #TamilClassics vishytheknight.wordpress.com/2025/11/19/b...

Just finished reading the third part of Kalki's epic historical novel, 'Ponniyin Selvan' ('Ponni's Son'). Loving it so far. Discovered some interesting history while reading it. My review is here. #PonniyinSelvan #Kalki #TamilClassics #TamilLiterature vishytheknight.wordpress.com/2025/11/14/b...

Just finished reading the second part of Kalki's 'Ponniyin Selvan'. Very happy to make the acquaintance of the shy, introverted, but also kickass boatwoman Poonguzhali. My review is here. #Kalki #TamilClassics #TamilLiterature #PonniyinSelvan vishytheknight.wordpress.com/2025/11/10/b...

Just finished reading the first part of Kalki's epic historical novel, 'Ponniyin Selvan' ('Ponni's Son'). I read it last when I was in school. Enjoyed reading it again. My review is here. #Kalki #TamilClassics #TamilHistoricalNovels vishytheknight.wordpress.com/2025/10/30/b...

Just finished reading 'Amirtham' by T. Janakiraman. It is his first book. Like his other books, it is about a woman who rebels and tries to live life her own way. My review is here. #Janakiraman #TamilLiterature #TamilClassics vishytheknight.wordpress.com/2025/10/02/b...

Just finished reading 'Marappasu' / 'Wooden Cow' by T. Janakiraman. It is about a woman who refuses to be constrained by the rules of society, refuses to be owned by anyone, and does everything to be free. Loved it. My review is here. #TamilClassics vishytheknight.wordpress.com/2025/09/25/b...

Read my third straight T.Janakiraman book. This time it was a collection of short stories. My review is here. #Janakiraman #ShortStories #TamilLiterature vishytheknight.wordpress.com/2025/09/20/b...

Read another book by T.Janakiraman, 'Amma Vandhaal' ('Mother has arrived'). The main theme is about two rebellious women who break social constraints. Enjoyed reading it. My review is here. #Janakiraman #TamilLiterature #TamilClassics vishytheknight.wordpress.com/2025/09/17/b...

Just finished reading the Tamil classic novel, 'Moga Mull' ('Thorn of Desire') by T. Janakiraman. It is an older woman – younger man love story. It is also a love letter to music. Loved the book. My review is here. #Janakiraman #TamilLiterature vishytheknight.wordpress.com/2025/09/11/b...

Finished watching the K-Drama 'Descendants of the Sun' yesterday. It had a star cast and I enjoyed watching it. Loved the humour, the banter, the romance, the bromance 😊 Wrote something about it here 😊 #SongHyeKyo #KimJiWon #SongJoongKi #JinGoo vishytheknight.wordpress.com/2025/08/06/s...

Watched a K-Drama after a long time. It was called 'Encounter'. It starred the wonderful Song Hye-kyo and Park Bo Gum. I wrote something about it here 😊 #Encounter #SongHyeKyo #ParkBoGum vishytheknight.wordpress.com/2025/07/28/s...

Just finished reading Brian Dillon's 'Suppose a Sentence'. My review is here. #BrianDillon #SupposeASentence #Essays vishytheknight.wordpress.com/2025/07/16/b...

Read Mihail Sebastian's beautiful play, 'The Holiday Game' recently. Translated by Marina Sofia (@marinasofia.bsky.social) Loved it! One of my favourite books of the year. My review is here. #MihailSebastian #RomanianTheatre vishytheknight.wordpress.com/2025/07/08/b...

Read Manu Larcenet's graphic novel adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's 'The Road' today. The artwork was incredibly beautiful. Loved it. My review is here. #TheRoad #CormacMcCarthy #ManuLarcenet vishytheknight.wordpress.com/2025/06/20/b...

Just finished reading the first part of the 'One Thousand and One Nights'. Have wanted to read the complete edition for a long time. Scheherazade is a wonderful storyteller! My review is here. #Scheherazade #ArabicClassics #OneThousandAndOneNights vishytheknight.wordpress.com/2025/05/28/b...

Just finished reading 'The Mahabharata' (the Amar Chitra Katha comics adaptation). It was 1300 pages long. I loved it. My review is here. #TheMahabharata #AmarChitraKatha vishytheknight.wordpress.com/2025/05/14/b...

Just finished reading the second part of Philip Pullman's trilogy, 'The Subtle Knife'. Enjoyed reading it. My review is here. #PhilipPullman #TheSubtleKnife #HisDarkMaterials vishytheknight.wordpress.com/2025/04/30/b...

Just finished reading 'The Golden Compass', the first part of Philip Pullman's 'His Dark Materials' trilogy. Enjoyed reading it. My review is here. #TheGoldenCompass #HisDarkMaterials #PhilipPullman #FantasyClassics vishytheknight.wordpress.com/2025/04/24/b...

Just finished reading the 3rd part of The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King. Feeling happy that I've been able to read it finally. Feeling sad that the epic adventure is over... My review is here. #Tolkien #AlanLee #TheReturnOfTheKing vishytheknight.wordpress.com/2025/04/20/b...

Just finished reading the 2nd part of 'The Lord of the Rings', 'The Two Towers'. It had some of my favourite scenes in the story. Loved Treebeard the Ent, one of my favourite characters. My review is here. #Tolkien #AlanLee #LordOfTheRings #TheTwoTowers vishytheknight.wordpress.com/2025/04/13/b...

Just read the first part of Tolkien's 'The Lord of the Rings', 'The Fellowship of the Ring'. Had wanted to read it for a long time. Very happy that I finally got to read it. My review is here. #Tolkien #AlanLee #LordOfTheRings #FellowshipOfTheRing vishytheknight.wordpress.com/2025/04/10/b...

Just re-read Tolkien's 'The Hobbit' after a long time and then watched the movie adaptation for the first time. Loved them both. My thoughts. #Tolkien #TheHobbit #AlanLee #Tranduil #LeePace vishytheknight.wordpress.com/2025/04/05/b...

Just finished reading Faiqa Mansab's new book, 'The Sufi Storyteller'. Loved it! Interesting literary mystery, insightful analysis of storytelling, beautiful love letter to food. My review is here. #FaiqaMansab #TheSufiStoryteller vishytheknight.wordpress.com/2025/03/31/b...