geetswrites.

literature & lemon tea enthusiast • reviews, recommendations and other stray thoughts

[geetswrites]

do-over / may'23.

welcome to my tumblr! it's been years since i was last here; it's time for a fresh start and a reintroduction.

hi, i'm geets. i'm from india and i'm currently studying literature, creative writing and media studies at university. i read (lots of fiction + some poetry + some literary theory), i research and sometimes i try to write.

i'm aiming to make this blog a space for book reviews and recommendations, life updates, thoughts on art, films, history, etc. hopefully, this time that materialises.

you can also find me and my books over on storygraph, goodreads and instagram.

my asks are always open for introductions, opinions, recommendations — everything. come say hi, i'd love to make friends :)

[0126p]

another view of my desk at 6 am :-)

[emerald-studies]

Don’t tell people your plans,

show them your results.

[notebookist]

went to the used & rare bookstore downtown to buy one book for my friend, and came back with all of these beauties. i cannot be trusted around old books.

[procrastinationlikeapro]

16.04.18 One third of Sociology done, feeling very productive

[juliaxyn]

Learn something new every day, and you’ll soon be a decade ahead of everyone else.

[enfleures]

time is flying by so fast, it’s a little overwhelming

[givemearmstopraywith]

verso books has made books on palestine, mass protests, and student rebellions free to download on their website

[galina]

Just finished: The Amendments, Niamh Mulvey. I was sent an advance review copy by picador. It took me a while to warm up to this one, but in the end I really enjoyed the way Mulvey delivers complex difficult emotions using straightforward language, not wallowing in grief but also not flinching away from some of the hardest conversations around birth, death and religion. And I do have a soft spot for Irish writers, and multi-generational stories

[ohk4te]

would ya just look at that light—

[why-the-heck-not]

the saturday-sunday night diabolical "life is falling apart"- to do list followed by a mad scramble

[gymncpdie]

Thrifted books recently ♡

[mangotalkies]

28.05: planning a three month long break; using a mug that's been lying on my shelf unused since forever; making some progress on my reading; creating my portfolio

i have about three months before my masters begins, and i want to use it extensively to learn subjects that i don't get to study academically or professionally. i'm also planning to learn sanskrit. i don't have a lot of confidence for it, but i'm gonna try anyway.

self study requires so much discipline. being a designer, my graduation in the design field didn't require me to "study" as much. in fact, i've not had a written exam in like 6 years. i did have a lot of presentations, case studies and juries though, which seems worse to me. but i think that's a classic case of the grass being greener on the other side.

my neurodivergent brain created a massive list of hobbies to pursue, subjects to learn and books to read. i'm really excited for the next three months though, it's all about how i plan and prioritise the things i want to do. (i won't, it's gonna be a chaotic hot mess but let's humour my enthusiasm).

[lexdiscipula-deactivated2024021]

Guys. I bought this table top from Ikea yesterday. Some of u would know I had a wood color before. Now it’s white and MUCH bigger and I love it. My apartment doesn’t get much light in the winter and I think it makes my space more bright and I’m obsessed. I know it’s a little thing but I love it and I’m so happy! I wanna study 24/7 now😌

[josephines-thoughts]

4.01.2023

University starts again for me today. I really have a lot to do because the final exams are in a month.

So there's nothing better than going to the library after my seminars and studying while it's raining heavily outside.

[hopebooks]

my mom’s organic chemistry textbook from 1997

[marscia]

December