The Painful, Painful, Awkward But Surprisingly Positive People’s Newspaper By Read It And Weep Book Club Issue 2: 17th May 2021 Jab Tak Hai Jaan: A Review In Rhyme Written By: Yash & Aditya Chopra (Yes, The DDLJ Aditya Chopra) Reviewed By: Alien Rose Introduction To This Week (Jab Tak Hai Jaan - For As Long As I Live) By Mr Dite जब तक है जान Some people may have heard of Shah Rukh Khan, For never was a story of more woe, And in his voice is Jab Tak Hai Jaan. Than that of this book club and our po- A sweet, yet ruthless prose of truth, etry meeting last week! About the love you find while in your youth. Caged birds sang, blood ran in the streets, people pined for lost loves, narwhals fought Cthulhu, mothers watched children grow up and mice What does one love in a lover ? wrote petitions. It was tragic, beautiful, comforting, epic, mundane and That is what this poem discovers. very silly. Who knew one small group of people’s tastes could be so Is it their laugh, their smile, their youthful style, … diverse The years, the love of the times worthwhile ? What can they not forget, when a lover is long gone ? What do they hate, when they don’t appear in the dawn ? How can one truly hate a flame ? But how can they suffer the shame ? Explaining A Few Things: A Perspective What do they remember, what do they love best ? And what do they miss in their endless unrest ? Written By: Pablo Neruda A lover that flew on the wings of hate, Perspective By: Parking Shopper Was it really all up to fate ? I would say that the poem is a representation of war. It shows us the pain, Find out now, In Jab Tak Hai Jaan, the death, and the loss of war. It describes a wonderful world. A beautiful, A story set in London and Hindustan. bountiful land, ravaged by humanity, by senseless wars. Wars that could If you’re interested, it’s on Amazon Prime, have been prevented. Wars that had killed millions, for what? Virtually And I’m very sorry to make this rhyme. nobody gained anything from such a traumatic experience. Book Recommendations Our Favourite Poems Me Before You by Jojo Moyes Mr Dite: A quadriplegic millionaire. A cheerful girl-next-door. And the story that The Mouse’s Petition by Anna Lætitia Barbauld brings them together, but pushes them apart. A tale of cruelty, love, betrayal and fate. One that will surely bring out the dreaded… emotions. Girl In Red: Walking Away by C. Day-Lewis ● Alien Rose A Random Human Bean: Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte Caged Bird by Maya Angelou For all the people out there who like angst and friends-to-lovers, this is for you. A heartbreaking tale of love and loss, the story of pining and yearning, Parking Shopper: mixed in with obsession and grief. This one is sure to kill you all inside. Explaining A Few Things by Pablo Neruda ● Alien Rose Alien Rose: जब तक है जान (Jab Tak Hai Jaan - For As Long As I Live) by Yash & Aditya Chopra i do not exist & furrat the stoat: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykwqXuMPsoc For more information and more content, please visit our website at https://anahitalabh.wixsite.com/read-it-and-weep. Or, scan the QR code. The Painful, Painful, Awkward But Surprisingly Positive People’s Newspaper By Read It And Weep Book Club Issue 2: 17th May 2021 “Relationships”:The Comic Strip By: I Do Not Exist & Furrat The Stoat *no capitals please For more information and more content, please visit our website at https://anahitalabh.wixsite.com/read-it-and-weep. Or, scan the QR code. The Painful, Painful, Awkward But Surprisingly Positive People’s Newspaper By Read It And Weep Book Club Issue 2: 17th May 2021 Poetry Art By A Random Human Bean For more information and more content, please visit our website at https://anahitalabh.wixsite.com/read-it-and-weep. Or, scan the QR code. .