Em and the Big Hoom

Em and the Big Hoom: A Novel | Jerry Pinto

The library winter challenge starts tomorrow. This year is humor themed. The rules are simple: read any 5 books in 2 months & you get the special coffee mug & a chance at a card for free movies for a year to B & B (my favorite local theater now that the Alamo closed). I'm planning on reading the pictured books which I found on a display for the challenge.

Aimeesue Hollow Kingdom is one of my faves, because slow apocalypse + crow. There's a murder in my neighborhood with whom I'm very popular because I toss them peanuts when they caw at me. They have me very well trained. š‚ 1y

DGRachel I enjoyed Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs. @Aimeesue I‘m so jealous of your crow friends! 1y

LeahBergen A special coffee mug! š‘¸š‘¸ 1y

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vivastory @DGRachel I really liked her previous book & not to be morbid but it was a nf that had a real life impact as I made my end of life wishes explicitly clear to my loved ones. 1y

vivastory @LeahBergen They had one last year when they did a horror challenge & I didn't participate & I regretted it. It's like a book nerd trophy, lol 1y

vivastory @aimeesue Many years ago there were several in my neighborhood where the residents only parking options were on street. It was always a challenge to find a spot that wasn't underneath a tree š¬ (edited) 1y

Aimeesue @DGRachel You can get crow friends for peanuts! They also like bacon flavored dog training treats, lol š‚ 1y

Aimeesue @vivastory Oh no, crow friends! Not there! 1y

Branwen What a cool challenge! 1y

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AkashPhoenix

Em and the Big Hoom: A Novel | Jerry Pinto

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Book#14 Octoberfest

One of the most amazing reads in quite a while. It portrays the story of family with the Mother, Em, who suffers from Manic Depression, the father aka The Big Hoom, sister - Susan and the unnamed son whose the storyteller. A story engulfed in pain but doesn't demand any pity and lifts you up with the dark comedy of the jovial, carefree & suicidal mother Em. One of the best books coming out of Indian Authors and a Must Read!

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AkashPhoenix

Em and the Big Hoom: A Novel | Jerry Pinto

ā€Do what your heart tells you. It doesn‘t matter if you make a mistake. The only things we regret are the things we did not do.‘

-Em | Em and the Big Hoom

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GlassAsDiamonds

Em and the Big Hoom: A Novel | Jerry Pinto

Complete fan girl-ing for Jerry Pinto but omg Paul McVeigh packs a punch and I‘m massively regretting not buying his book (and back in the spectacular Durban Hall - best calm morning venue!). @Tanisha_A - I‘ll be in Charles Spencer‘s talk in the Mughal Tent then Markus Zusak in Samvad if you‘re around!!! šššš

BiblioLitten I really enjoyed reading the tagged book. JLFš’•š’• 5y

GlassAsDiamonds @BiblioLitten oohh - Read his Murder in Mahim!! If you need help with the random Hindi words, let me know, I‘ve got a DIY glossary but it is *such* a tour de force! (I‘ve tried to have it added to the @Litsy database a half dozen times but to no avail. Still, read it, it‘s won quite a few awards and is simply brilliant!!) 5y

BiblioLitten Murder in Mahim sounds good. Added it to my #mounttbr š 5y

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GlassAsDiamonds @BiblioLitten you won‘t regret it! ššš 5y

Litsy @GlassAsDiamonds Sorry for the trouble. We're working on fixing the Add a Book to Litsy feature and will be sure to announce on here once it's fixed. Thanks for your patience! 5y

GlassAsDiamonds @Litsy thanks! (I‘ve also suggested this one to the Litsy Librarians twice in the last three months but... nothing! The author is prolific and highly acclaimed, not sure how else to get the Librarians to add it!!) 5y

GlassAsDiamonds @Litsy .... still not in the database, what‘s going on with this?? It‘s an award wining book by an award winning, well known author that was also shortlisted for a number of Indian literary prizes but I still can‘t get it added to the Litsy database or add it myself...???? š¤”š¤”š¤”š¤” 5y

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mrp27

Em and the Big Hoom: A Novel | Jerry Pinto

#fallintoreading

I may have bought this book just for the #colorful cover.

vkois88, Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Jee_HookedOnBookz Love the cover!! 5y

readordierachel Understandable! 5y

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks š’—ā¯¤ļø¸š’—ā¯¤ļø¸ 5y

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batsy I've been curious about this one! Will look out for your review :) 5y

mrp27 @batsy I hope it's a good one! 5y

mrp27 @readordierachel @Jee_HookedOnBookz š¤— 5y

vkois88 Sometimes it's okay to judge a book by its cover š 5y

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ChaitanyaSethi

Em and the Big Hoom: A Novel | Jerry Pinto

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Jerry Pinto's Em and the Big Hoom is a cute, idiosyncratic story of life with an eccentric, manic depressive matriarch. We get an idea of who she is but that seems about it. None of the other characters are given as much depth and description.
I give props to the author for bringing mental health to the forefront but I am not confident if the story will stick with me for a long time.
#books #reader #reading #mentalhealth #depression #indian

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mrp27

Em and the Big Hoom: A Novel | Jerry Pinto

#readingresolutions #colorful

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Wodehouse

Em and the Big Hoom: A Novel | Jerry Pinto

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There aren‘t too many books which talk about mental illness. This one deals with Bipolar Disorder from the point of view of the caregivers. Written with a sense of humour, a love story is deftly woven into the telling. I feel saying anymore will be a spoiler so suffice it to say that this book is a must read. There are tears and there is laughter and it leaves you wanting to know some more.

Purrfectpages

Em and the Big Hoom: A Novel | Jerry Pinto

I've read Goodbye, Vitamjn and Rabbit Cake, but the other two books are still on my TBR. #strangetitles #awesomeautumnbooks

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No_One These are pretty strange titles, alright! š„ 7y

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magictoyshop

Em and the Big Hoom: A Novel | Jerry Pinto

I read one article and add 5 books to my TBR list. It's quite amazing. #crime #crimefiction #india

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book.jedi

Em and the Big Hoom: A Novel | Jerry Pinto

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"I didn't go to bookshops to buy. That's a little bourgeois. I went because they were civilized places. It made me happy there were people who sat down and wrote and wrote and wrote and ther were other people who devoted their lives to making those words into books. It was lovely. Like standing in the middle of civilization." ā¯¤

Been a long time since I came across a book so good like this one. Jerry Pinto, I'm in love with your words. :')

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