Queer Literature: The Henna Wars By Adiba Jaigirdar : South Asian Representation
Nishat sees one of her family friends' daughters, Sunny getting engaged and how happy everyone around is, especially her parents. They...
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Monika Satote
- Aug 28, 2021
- 2 min
A Man Called Ove by Fedrick Backman
When we look at some people & how they behave, it is easy to make a perception about them. And it is difficult to change that, once it is...
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Monika Satote
- Aug 28, 2021
- 2 min
Japanese Literature : The Woman in the Purple Skirt , a Bizarre & Obsessive Book by Natsuko Imamura
There is a woman whom everyone calls "The woman in the purple skirt." Nobody knows anything about her. She does nothing special. She...
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Monika Satote
- Aug 26, 2021
- 1 min
Legal Fiction by Chandan Pandey ( Vaidhanik Galp)
Legal Fiction by Chandan Pandey Originally written in Hindi as "Vaidhanik Galp", translated by Bharatbhooshan Tiwari If civilization had...
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Monika Satote
- Aug 26, 2021
- 2 min
CINDERELLA LIBERATOR : Feminist retelling of a classic story
“ But there isn't actually a most beautiful person in the world, because there are so many kinds of beauty. Some people love roundness...
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Monika Satote
- Aug 25, 2021
- 1 min
A Different Pond represents Vietnamese Refugees & Immigrants
Written by Bao Phi and illustrated by Thi Bui A different pond is a story of a Vietnamese family living in America. It is about Bao and...
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Monika Satote
- Aug 25, 2021
- 2 min
When Sci-Fi Meets Literary Fiction : Three Types Of Solitude
3 stories that talk about solitude in a weird, quirky & unique way. That's what happens when a SciFi author writes about solitude? Three...
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Monika Satote
- Aug 24, 2021
- 1 min
Translated Chinese Poetry That I did not like
Just for the record, I didn't like this book. It's a collection of poems from three Chinese authors: Wang Wei, Li Po, Tu Fu, all...
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Monika Satote
- Aug 24, 2021
- 2 min
84, Charing cross road
"If you happen to pass by 84 Charing Cross Road, kiss it for me? I owe it so much." ~Helene Hanff 84, Charing Cross Road is a charming,...
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Monika Satote
- Aug 24, 2021
- 1 min
Champa Flower by Rabindranath Tagore is a lyrical book
Poems by Rabindranath Tagore always amuse me. “Cloud and Waves”, “Fireflies”, “Homecoming”... You name it. It is so fascinating to see...
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Monika Satote
- Aug 22, 2021
- 2 min
Other Words For Home by Jasmine Warga is an Important Book on the Lives of Refugees and Immigrants
"Other words for Home" started for me as a book set in Syria. I thought I knew what I was getting into i.e. living in a country where the...
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Monika Satote
- Aug 18, 2021
- 1 min
Whole: 11 Universal Truths For An Inspired Life By Pamela Puja Kirpalani
WHOLE is an insightful book that completely renewed my lost interest in the self-help genre. With its simplicity and resourceful nature,...
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- Jul 8, 2021
- 2 min
The Star Tree is a beautiful book about memories and simple pleasures
I have a love-hate relationship with cities. The volume of opportunities cities give is huge but the noise, the fast-paced setting makes...
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- Jun 27, 2021
- 2 min
The Terrible Horrible Very Bad Good News By Meghna Pant
The Terrible Horrible Very Bad Good News By Meghna Pant is a fun, entertaining and important book.
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- Jun 13, 2021
- 2 min
Elif Shafak's power packed nonfiction : How to stay sane in an age of division
We are stuck in chaos. Everyone has something to say but there are not enough people to listen. The cries of grief, annoyance,...
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- Jun 13, 2021
- 2 min
Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami
“What happens when people open their hearts?" ; "They get better.” Toru Watanabe hears a tune of 'Norwegian Wood' and remembers his past...
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- May 16, 2021
- 2 min
The Little Prince is definitely a book that will stay forever with me
“The Little Prince” is a children’s book which I think is better suitable for adults. This book follows a young prince who goes from one...
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- May 16, 2021
- 2 min
The Legend of Kuldhara by Malathi Ramachandran : A tale of abandoned village of Rajasthan
Imagine having to leave your home overnight with your entire tribe with no direction of where to go. But you have to disappear in the...
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- May 8, 2021
- 2 min
Whereabouts by Jhumpa Lahiri : Solitude, Thoughts, People and her
A mid-age woman with a fairly successful academic career lives alone in a lovely neighborhood of an unnamed city. This woman has a quiet...
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- Apr 27, 2021
- 1 min
The Gopi Diaries: Finding Love| Sudha Murty |Sandhya Prabhat|HarperCollins Kids Books
It may sound exaggerating when I say this is the sweetest and most innocent book I have read in recent times. This book is a part of the...
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