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Book: Deewar Mein Ek Khirkee Rahati Thee Author: Vinod Kumar Shukla Genre: Magical Realism, Fiction Published in: 1997 Awards: Won the Sahitya Akademi Award for the best Hindi work in 1999 Page Count: 250 pages Other works by the author: Mahavidyalaya, Naukar ki Kameez, Sab kuch hona bacha rahega, Kavita se lambi Kavita, Kabhi k bad Abhi, etc Book Review:   By logic, I should write this review in Hindi because I read the book in Hindi. Still, by emotions, I am better at expressing myself in English than in Hindi and this book deserves an emotional review because it bought out all of mine while reading. What is it like, to live a life so full of dreams and hope that there’s no vacancy for complaints? What’s it like to give out so much love that all it brings back is peace? Vinod Kumar Shukla’s book is plotless, boring, and bland, yet the imprint it makes, the emotions I felt, the magic I lived, and the cocoon of love it formed around my heart. Oh!! Be ready to hear that out. The boo...

Book: The Stationery Shop of Tehran Author: Marjan Kamali Genre: Historical Fiction, Romance, War Published by:  Simon & Schuster in 2019 Page Count: 305 Other books by the Author: Together Tea (2013), The Lion Women of Tehran (2024) Book Review: This book is going to stay with me forever, Roya, Bahman, Badri, Ali, Walter, and Zari, all of these characters are someone I knew in past life, so close, so bonded, I don’t know if I would be able to talk about Iran, war, tragedy, or lost love without reminiscing this story and these characters. It is a perfect book about love, loss, hope, betrayal, kindness, past, and how that past haunts your present, which remains stuck to you like a strand of hair, you keep shrugging it off when it touches you anywhere but when you look for it, it’s not there. Roya and Zari are the daughters of a government clerk and a liberal father, who constantly remind his daughters that they are made for bigger things in life. In 1953 Iran, when Mossadegh is ...

Book: Days at Morisaki Bookshop and More Days at Morisaki Bookshop Author: Satoshi Yagisawa Translated by: Eric Ozawa Published by: Harper Collins in 2023 & 2024 respectively Genre: Literary Fiction,  Page Count: 160 & 176 respectively Originally Published in: 2009 Book Review: Book I- Days at Morisaki Bookshop A short, sweet, and tender book will make you feel cozy after finishing it. A 25-year-old girl Takako when got cheated by her boyfriend, went to stay at her uncle's place. Her uncle owned a bookshop named 'Morisaki Bookshop' (fictional bookshop) in Jimbocho (real-life book town) for second-hand books, he had a place on the upper floor of that shop, where Takako started living. Initially, Takako was irritated by her uncle's hyperactive nature and persistence in reading books, but languidly, Takako gave in to books and reading. Her transition from a few days ago to now was shocking for even her, but as a reader, I know it's not unreal.  The book explore...

Book Series: Sati Series Book Names: Ahalya, Kunti, Draupadi, Mandodari, and Tara (in that order) Author: Koral Dasgupta Genre: Mythology, Retellings, Fiction Published by: Pan MacMillian in 2020, 2021,2022, 2023, 2024. Other Books by the Author: Summer Holidays, Rasia: The Dance of Desire, Fall Winter Chronicles, and Power of a Common Man: connecting with consumers the SRK way.  Book Review- Sati Series I: AHALYA This book is the first in the forthcoming Sati Series by the author. This 200-page book is a true resemblance of empowerment and strength, it talks about the power of women, her helplessness, her desires, and Sati’s journey of becoming an example of infidelity from being an epitome of purity. Ahalya is the daughter of Brahma, and she is sent to earth as a form of perfection. But her curiosity and desire for love led her to the point where her husband Gautam cursed her for involving in a physical relationship & satiating her carnal desires with another man. but as much...

Book: Summer of Then Author: Rupleena Bose Genre: Coming-of-Age, Novel Published By: Penguin in May 2024 Page Count: 360 Book Review: Summer of Then by Rupleena Bose is a debut novel that strikes up your reading pose in just a few pages and lets you switch only after you finish it. Reading this book felt like a cool breeze, that makes you shiver enough to make the hair of your arms bristle but not cold enough for you to wrap yourself in a blanket. Rupleena has exceptionally written about the dilemma, guilt, shame, and hope a young woman in her late twenties experiences. The constant urge to settle down on one path yet constantly negotiating between family, career, and marriage, all the while being in search of her individuality. "I understand that everyone allots pain to a woman's destiny. It was like women doing their time. It made women ruthless about the ones living without pain." This coming-of-age novel set in India of 2010, revolves around a twenty-six-year-old woma...

Book: Day One Author: Abigail Dean Genre: Thriller, Crime, Mystery, Adult Fiction Published By: Harper Collins in March 2024 Page Count: 384 Other Books by the Author: Girl A (published in 2021) Book Review:  In the United States of America, gun violence is unfortunately a widespread occurrence, it has been declared a humanitarian crisis and yet the government is lagging in implementing strict measures. The reason for gun violence is majorly the difference between Law Enforcement and Communities (according to Google). Day One is fiction, thriller, and riveting, it hits the right marks, provokes a thought in its reader, most probably a sensitive issue for many, and lastly, it is as hooking as a thriller can be. The story is set in a small town- Stonesmere, where traditions go on for generations, neighbors know all about everyone’s family, a celebration is for all to celebrate, a tragedy for all to contain, and when a town like this faces a massive public attack, the losses, the tr...