Book Review : A Bird On My Windowsill
Book Name: A Bird On My Windowsill
Author: Manav Kaul
Publisher: Penguin (Ebury Press)
Genre: Travel Writing
Format: Paperback
Print length: 200 pages
Rating: 4/5
“Why do things seem beautiful when we think about them as the past? Is the present only helpful in collecting memories? Can we only find happiness by looking at the past?”
Do you also spend time rejuvenating the past rather than finding joys in the present? This book is going to change your perspective of looking at life.
A bird on my windowsill by Manav Kaul is a bundle of emotions, love, joy, sorrow, and a journey
in itself.
Blurb on Amazon
In Manav’s world, memories are like little birds perched upon the windowsill of time. In his world there are no boundaries between thoughts and reality. In his world the past and the present form a mirror that disintegrates into the memory of a single day…
Known for writing silences and articulating dreams, in this book Manav sifts through the past, delves into the present and talks about all the creative impulses, writing, directing theatre and acting that have made him who he is. Through his poetry and prose, he creates vignettes of his life, a long-lost love, his interactions with people as he travels, his favourite authors and their writings, almost as if he’s trying to weave a world for the reader as well.
Beautifully symbolic, this book is a rich tapestry of thoughts and feelings, of todays and tomorrows, of being alone and seeking loneliness.
Review
It is an introspective journey woven as poetry, memoir, and intellectual musings. Readers will explore vivid themes through the author's journey. The themes include belongingness, introspection, contemplation, love, care, loss, sorrow, joy, happiness, and every other emotion you can think of would be available in this little bundle of peace and calmness.
The author's writing style is thought-provoking and evocative. Readers would be immersed in the river of emotions while reading this book and might find themselves in the context they read. The author brought past and present journeys to blur the impacts between realities and thought. This book would inspire young minds, as it talks about the author's journey in shaping and making him what he is today, from theater, writing, acting, and meeting like-minded people in his life.
While reading, readers would understand the significance of the book's title, "A Bird On My Windowsill," which the author uses as a metaphor to imply memories. With time, memories fly, and so does the bird. Readers who have a habit of annotating the book will find this book a treat to their reading experience as it would be challenging to decide which page should not get annotated. Every bit of this book is worth cherishing and remembering. At times, it might bore readers when the context goes too personal to the author's account, but the journey this book takes the readers is fulfilling.
Moreover, through this book, the author offers emotions of a place rather than the scenic beauty that makes it a distinct work. Also, artists and readers following their passion or wish to follow would extract inspiration from Kaul's journey. He mentioned his mother told him, "You do not have any luck line, son; you have many struggles lying ahead. Your life requires much hard work. But there is one good thing. The good thing is that you have laborer's hands." But he chose his dreams and the career he wished for and received all the honor and fame he deserved.
So, the overall experience of reading this book is a journey in itself that would take readers into introspection and a deeper understanding of everyday experiences and joy.
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