{"id":11548,"date":"2017-12-10T19:00:36","date_gmt":"2017-12-10T13:30:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.wordpress.com\/?p=11548"},"modified":"2017-12-10T19:00:36","modified_gmt":"2017-12-10T13:30:36","slug":"coffee-and-ordinary-life-by-mitali-meelan-book-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.com\/index.php\/2017\/12\/10\/coffee-and-ordinary-life-by-mitali-meelan-book-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Coffee and Ordinary Life by Mitali Meelan (Book Review)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/images.gr-assets.com\/books\/1511383002l\/36643477.jpg\" alt=\"Coffee and Ordinary Life\" width=\"256\" height=\"394\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/36643477-coffee-and-ordinary-life\">Add this book on Goodreads<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/gp\/product\/B077P94B2V\/ref=x_gr_w_bb?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=x_gr_w_bb_in-21&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=3626&amp;creative=24790\">Buy this book on Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Genre:<\/strong>\u00a0Poetry<\/li>\n<li><strong>Release Date:<\/strong>\u00a0November 28, 2017<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pages:<\/strong>\u00a080<\/li>\n<li><strong>Format:<\/strong>\u00a0Kindle<\/li>\n<li><strong>My Rating: <\/strong>3\u00a0stars<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color:#000080;\"><strong>Goodreads Synopsis<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\"><em>Some relations<br \/>\nare like an old sweater;<br \/>\noften too worn out<br \/>\nto be revived,<br \/>\nbut too precious<br \/>\nto be replaced.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This book is a collection of simple, heartfelt and inspiring poetry, conversations and musings that celebrate ordinary life with all its imperfections, sorrows and little joys. It explores the themes of love, life, grief, depression, self-actualization and personal growth through the lens of an introvert who uses writing as a preferred way of communicating with mankind. The vignettes are divided into sections of loving, losing, hurting, surviving, conquering, on living today and on writing. Coffee, the ultimate companion, represents the breaks we take from experiencing life to write about it.<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color:#000080;\"><strong>My Review<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Coffee and Ordinary Life by Mitali Meelan is a small collection of poetry by the author. It is a very short read and well-suited to read before bed or when you just want to relax.<\/p>\n<p>In the foreword, which I really liked, the author gives an insight on about this books, what coffee represents for her and the full meaning of the name of the book. I liked her take on coffee as a companion and a metaphor.<\/p>\n<p>There are very short poems. All of them are about different emotions. Some of them are quite meaningful and some of them felt like I already know and were too short. There were some that were very relatable. Overall, this book is an enjoyable read.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re a fan of Rupi Kaur&#8217;s Milk and Honey or just want to read a nice book, I recommend this.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Thanks to the author for a review copy of this book. All opinions are honest and unbiased.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Add this book on Goodreads Buy this book on Amazon Genre:\u00a0Poetry Release Date:\u00a0November 28, 2017 Pages:\u00a080 Format:\u00a0Kindle My Rating: 3\u00a0stars<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.com\/index.php\/2017\/12\/10\/coffee-and-ordinary-life-by-mitali-meelan-book-review\/#more-11548\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading &#10142; <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Coffee and Ordinary Life by Mitali Meelan (Book Review)<\/span><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[28,85,352,353],"class_list":["post-11548","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-book-reviews","tag-anthology","tag-book-review","tag-poetry","tag-poetry-book"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":11802,"url":"https:\/\/travellingthroughwords.com\/index.php\/2018\/07\/04\/unlocked-silences-by-mukhpreet-khurana-book-review\/","url_meta":{"origin":11548,"position":0},"title":"Unlocked Silences by Mukhpreet Khurana (Book Review)","date":"July 4, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Add the book on Goodreads Buy on Amazon Genre:\u00a0Poetry Publisher:\u00a0Notion Press Format:\u00a0Paperback Pages:\u00a0174 Publication Date: April 30, 2018 Source:\u00a0Review Copy My Rating:\u00a04\u00a0stars Goodreads Synopsis Unlocked Silences is a collection of abstracts, poems and excerpts written on tissue papers over a couple of years. 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