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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...

  Reading for me is like Breathing. I can’t live without it and need it more on the days I reach certain heights. I inhale it deeply on days I want to calm my inner thoughts and exhale slowly on days I want calmness around me. Reading for me is a continuous process. On days when I am not reading the ink on paper, I am scrolling through articles on the web, or captions on posts. On some days I read people, their actions & gestures. Somedays, I even try to read about nature, leaves & flowers, insects & birds, rains & storms, it just never stops. And when I read this much, without an end, I often forget when my personality merges with the characters, how I melt into grieving characters or humans, and how I dance around in happiness with them. Sometimes late at night I often wonder- ‘Who Am I’, Am I an amalgamation of tens of thousands of people and characters I have read over the years or am I a complete individual personality like no other ever? And then I think ab...