Normal People by Sally Rooney: An unusual love theme ★★★
“All these years, they’ve been like two little plants sharing the same plot of soil, growing around one another, contorting to make room, taking certain unlikely positions.” – Sally RooneyTweet The...
View ArticleA Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman: A tale of loss, a tale of life ★★★★★
“You only need one ray of light to chase all the shadows away.” – Fredrik BackmanTweet Ove is a 59 year old man who is disappointed about everything around him. He has taken upon himself to make sure...
View ArticlePachinko by Min Jin Lee: A great epic ★★★★
The story starts with a seventeen-year-old girl Sunja, who was smitten by Koh Hansu, a young dynamic, Korean from Jeju island. But, he was already married and had three daughters in Osaka. Madly in...
View Article6 Bulky Books From My Shelf
Do you judge books by their volume? Some prefer to read a lengthy book. And, some can’t go beyond a few hundred when it comes to choosing a book. I used to be the first kind but given the amount of...
View ArticleGhachar Ghochar by Vivek Shanbhag : Review ★★★★.5
Ghachar Ghochar is a short novella translated from Kannada (regional language in India) by Srinath Perur. It is a profound take on inescapable and complex familial relationships. Our good for nothing...
View ArticleConvenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata: ★★★.5
A convenience store is a retail store generally opened for long hours containing grocery and household supplies. Keiko Furukura is a 36-year-old working in Hiromachi Station Smile Mart. She is...
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