Eating Wasps

A very powerful book which moved me.Anita Nair has become one of my favourite authors of recent years , and I love the fact that she is one of the rare few who can effortlessly churn up a variety of g...

One-word review: Poignant. Originally reviewed on www.themusingquill.com ...And thus begins the story of Sreelakshmi that's bound to stay with me forever...This is the story of Sreelakshmi. But it i...

This was my first book by Anita Nair, and I'm amazed by her writing. I loved a good suspense novel, and Eating Wasps was one brilliant story with topics that'll leave a mark on your heart and will sta...

Loved it loved it loved it...Though it is the lives of many women I loved the narrator best and on finishing realised she is based on a famous Malayali writer of yesteryears.. I think many characters ...

This is a grim and gripping book, showcasing the reality in terms of what all troubles most women have to face in their regular life.Its like a series of short stories 'chalk'ed along by connecting th...

When a story lifts off the pages of a book and teleport us to another place, another time and in another’s mind, it is a story no more. It becomes an experience. When words weave the experiences of ...

The story is told from the POV of Urvashi, who is a journalist past her prime, Sreelaksmi, a ghost who was a writer in her life, and various girls/women whom they both encounter.Each chapter is divide...

If books chose a word to represent themselves, Eating Wasp would choose Poignant. Because it leaves you restless and sad, akin to a traumatic experience where you feel a little shaken, gasping while y...

Anita Nair is a remarkable writer and a compelling storyteller. In her latest novel, ‘Eating Wasps’ she charts the tale of Sreelakshmi, a thirty – five year old writer who takes her own life and...

Originally posted in The Liquid SunsetA book like this is intended to reach most human beings. A book like this can cloud your heart with the darkness that is seeping through its pages and engulf you ...