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BLACK MOTHS OR MOUSTACHES

Gauri was the only girl child to her parents and was blind when she was born. After 12 long and happy years of childhood, she gained sight one day. In her words, it was “the mysterious event,” but it was every bit as usual as her story goes. Irrespective of her inability to see, Gauri had a childhood of a million colors. She had two elder brothers who loved her unconditionally, but there was always a physical barrier between them. Their realities felt so different, though they had a similar childhood. The brothers were in a separate world of their imaginations, along with toy cars, bikes, and guns. That was a place where Gauri had no importance, still, she could be seen stumbling behind her brothers. For Gauri, the world was what she imagined. The disparity in their world did not bother her, as her inability to see also made her not see those differences.  The world that she imagined was a beautiful and happy one. It had everyone and everything she dearly loved: her parents, her ...

1Q84 - A review on Haruki Murakami.

  In 1Q84, Professor Ebisuno uses the whirlpool in a river as a metaphor to explain the situation he and Tengo (protagonist) found themselves in. Professor Ebisuno is the guardian of a teenage girl who envisioned a story that captivated him. But that story lacked a professional touch for it to get published. So the protagonist Tengo works as a ghostwriter to finish that book, which eventually gets published and critically acclaimed. That book becomes the center of the whirlpool, which uncovers the dark past involving that soft-spoken teenage girl. The whirlpool which started as a mere disturbance in the current, eventually starts to pull everyone that was involved in its creation. There is nothing much left for the characters to do except face the dire consequences. This whirlpool will slowly reveal the ugly truth that was hidden beneath the river, these truths can only harm all those who become aware of it. This is just a part of the story among all the other crazy stuffs that is ...