My Mother's Delightful Deaths by Carla Haslbauer
Carla Haslbauer’s hilarious debut picture book is about a mother who’s an opera singer. So here, her daughter sees her changing roles,...
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Monika Satote
- Dec 20, 2021
- 2 min
The Panda, The Cat and The Dreadful Teddy
The Internet is full of toxic positivity, and so is the real life, and that annoys me. Spreading 'good vibes' and ‘positivity' is a...
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Monika Satote
- Dec 19, 2021
- 3 min
What We Carry by Maya Shanbhag Lang : A Must Read Memoir
I have seen my mother being perfect, always there for us when needed. I had very little chance to spend time with her as a kid and...
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Monika Satote
- Dec 16, 2021
- 2 min
Undertow by Jahnavi Barua : Book Review
Sometimes I feel, we are all stuck. Everything seems stagnant. But we stay. We stay in relationships, at some places, attached to a few...
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Monika Satote
- Dec 15, 2021
- 2 min
While the birds still sing by Ruskin Bond | Natraj Books
I love it when the books we need in our lives find the way to us at the right time. Ruskin Bond’s “While the birds still sing” is such a...
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Monika Satote
- Nov 2, 2021
- 2 min
Notes on Grief by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
In the COVID'19 pandemic, Adichie lost her father, which pushed her into despair that she had never encountered before. Her father was in...
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Monika Satote
- Nov 2, 2021
- 3 min
The Stranger in the Lifeboat by Mitch Albom : Book Review
Every day, I juggle my choices. I am confused about what to make out of many things. Having to take so many decisions destroys the...
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Monika Satote
- Oct 25, 2021
- 1 min
Tales from my heart by Ruskin Bond
If you are looking for a light and breezy book, this is it.
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Monika Satote
- Sep 23, 2021
- 1 min
The Lost Soul by Olga Tokarczuk is a book that you need in your life
‘’If someone could look down on us from above, they’d see that the world is full of people running about in a hurry, sweating and very...
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Monika Satote
- Sep 13, 2021
- 2 min
Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto : On Grief, love and loss
TW: Death of loved ones, loss, grief Grief is a strange thing. It affects you. It consumes you. It destroys you. At the same time, it...
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Monika Satote
- Sep 13, 2021
- 2 min
Dirty Women by Madhumita Bhattacharya will make you feel uncomfortable : Much more than a thriller
4-YO Tara disappears from the house, leaving no clue to trace. She is the daughter of Drishti Sengupta, an unapologetic singer from...
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Monika Satote
- Sep 13, 2021
- 2 min
What Would The Aunties Say by Anchal Seda : A Fun Guide for Brown Girls
What is the most unsolicited advice you have received from those nosy neighbors, aunties and relatives? And, I would also love to know...
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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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- 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
- 1 min
Birthday Girl by Haruki Murakami
The choices we make shape our lives, in many ways. The things we wished for, give us hope and courage to achieve those. I think the risks...
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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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- Mar 28, 2021
- 2 min
Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus : A dating bible or an outdated approach on dating?
Long back, the title of this book caught my eyes, but I just forgot about it. Recently, while I was randomly scrolling through my...
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- Mar 28, 2021
- 2 min
A Read For Readers : I would rather be reading by Anne Bogels
One of the best things that happened to me in 2020 is getting back to reading. It has become my lifestyle. If I rewind my year, it would...
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