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The Nakano Thrift Shop by Hiromi Kawakami
Book Review : The Nakano Thrift Shop by Hiromi Kawakami

Nakano thrift shop is a quaint shop that sells second hand goods. The …

Ravana by Abhimanyu Singh Sisodia
Ravana by Abhimanyu Singh Sisodia – Roar of the Demon King

The story of Ravana, the demon king, his rise to power as one of the strongest conquerors …

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The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yoko Ogawa – Friendship, Numbers and Memories

An unlikely friendship develops between a housekeeper, her employer, a Mathematics Professor who has …

Book Review : The Wind Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami
Book Review : The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami

A cat disappears. A marriage trembles with secrets. Phone calls from an unknown woman, visits from psychic…

Book Review : The Devotion of Suspect X by Keigo Higashino
Book Review : The Devotion of Suspect X by Keigo Higashino

A single mom and her child are under the radar because of a murder. If the truth …

Book Review: A fine balance by Rohinton Mistry
Book Review: A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry

Four people from different backgrounds cross paths, what happens…

Book Review: Em and the Big Hoom
Book Review: Em and the Big Hoom by Jerry Pinto

This is the story of Em noted down by her son through fragments of her…

The Man with Compound Eyes
Book Review : The Man with Compound Eyes by Wu-Ming Yi

Atile’i is a second son, who must be sacrificed to the Sea God the day he turns fifteen according to the rules of his home island, Wayo Wayo. The story is about …

The Palace of Illusions by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
Book Review: The Palace of Illusions by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

This is the story of Draupadi, the wife of the Pandavas who struggles in a man’s world to ascertain her likes and dislikes, resulting in few successes and many …