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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...

Monika Satote
Sep 13, 20212 min read


Book Review: Birthday Girls by Haruki Murakami is "Not-so-Murakami" Book!
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...

Monika Satote
Aug 28, 20211 min read


Queer Literature: The Henna Wars By Adiba Jaigirdar : South Asian Representation
Nishat sees one of her family friends' daughters, Sunny getting engaged and how happy everyone around is, especially her parents. They...

Monika Satote
Aug 28, 20212 min read


A Man Called Ove by Fedrick Backman
When we look at some people & how they behave, it is easy to make a perception about them. And it is difficult to change that, once it is...

Monika Satote
Aug 28, 20212 min read


Japanese Literature : The Woman in the Purple Skirt , a Bizarre & Obsessive Book by Natsuko Imamura
There is a woman whom everyone calls "The woman in the purple skirt." Nobody knows anything about her. She does nothing special. She...

Monika Satote
Aug 28, 20212 min read


Legal Fiction by Chandan Pandey ( Vaidhanik Galp)
Legal Fiction by Chandan Pandey Originally written in Hindi as "Vaidhanik Galp", translated by Bharatbhooshan Tiwari If civilization had...

Monika Satote
Aug 26, 20211 min read


CINDERELLA LIBERATOR : Feminist retelling of a classic story
“ But there isn't actually a most beautiful person in the world, because there are so many kinds of beauty. Some people love roundness...

Monika Satote
Aug 26, 20212 min read


A Different Pond represents Vietnamese Refugees & Immigrants
Written by Bao Phi and illustrated by Thi Bui A different pond is a story of a Vietnamese family living in America. It is about Bao and...

Monika Satote
Aug 25, 20211 min read


When Sci-Fi Meets Literary Fiction : Three Types Of Solitude
3 stories that talk about solitude in a weird, quirky & unique way. That's what happens when a SciFi author writes about solitude? Three...

Monika Satote
Aug 25, 20212 min read


Translated Chinese Poetry That I did not like
Just for the record, I didn't like this book. It's a collection of poems from three Chinese authors: Wang Wei, Li Po, Tu Fu, all...

Monika Satote
Aug 24, 20211 min read


84, Charing cross road
"If you happen to pass by 84 Charing Cross Road, kiss it for me? I owe it so much." ~Helene Hanff 84, Charing Cross Road is a charming,...

Monika Satote
Aug 24, 20212 min read


Champa Flower by Rabindranath Tagore is a lyrical book
Poems by Rabindranath Tagore always amuse me. “Cloud and Waves”, “Fireflies”, “Homecoming”... You name it. It is so fascinating to see...

Monika Satote
Aug 24, 20211 min read


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...

Monika Satote
Aug 22, 20212 min read


Whole: 11 Universal Truths For An Inspired Life By Pamela Puja Kirpalani
WHOLE is an insightful book that completely renewed my lost interest in the self-help genre. With its simplicity and resourceful nature,...

Monika Satote
Aug 18, 20211 min read


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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Jul 8, 20212 min read


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 27, 20212 min read


Elif Shafak's power packed nonfiction : How to stay sane in an age of division
We are stuck in chaos. Everyone has something to say but there are not enough people to listen. The cries of grief, annoyance,...
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Jun 13, 20212 min read


Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami
“What happens when people open their hearts?" ; "They get better.” Toru Watanabe hears a tune of 'Norwegian Wood' and remembers his past...
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Jun 13, 20212 min read


The Little Prince is definitely a book that will stay forever with me
“The Little Prince” is a children’s book which I think is better suitable for adults. This book follows a young prince who goes from one...
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May 16, 20212 min read


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 16, 20212 min read
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