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Too Good To Be True by Prajakta Koli
Too Good to Be True by Prajakta Koli (aka mostlysane) is a debut novel partly set in a cozy Mumbai bookstore.

Monika Satote
Jun 292 min read


The Answer is No by Fredrick Backman
The perfect example of the difference between solitude and loneliness. Lucas is a very happy person. And by happy, I mean really happy....

Monika Satote
Jun 231 min read


The Cat Who Saved The Library
Tabby the cat is back and how! But let me just scream this into the universe that it’s not the cat that saves the books (like in Part 1 )...

Monika Satote
Jun 221 min read


HUNCHBACK - A Disastrous book that made to booker longlist , thank God it didn't win...
Respect where it’s due: representation matters. And this book does offer that a bit but it also seems more inclined towards shocking the...

Monika Satote
Jun 212 min read


The Mountains Sing by Nguyen Phan Que Mai
When you read a story that’s both beautiful and brave, you feel compelled to share it with the world , and that’s exactly what I’m doing...

Monika Satote
Jun 202 min read


Korean Literature: Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop By Hwang Bo-reum
Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop is a warm, comforting space tucked between pages, one that quietly speaks to every reader who has...

Monika Satote
Jun 201 min read


What you are looking for is in the library by Michiko Aoyama
Michiko Aoyama’s What You Are Looking For is in the Library completely melted my heart. Each of its five chapters follows a different...

Monika Satote
Jun 201 min read


Books and People #1 : On Rereading, meeting people and the change
Do you reread books? I love to reread books. unfortunately, it is not always possible to go back to my favourite texts considering time...

Monika Satote
Jun 192 min read


Plot Twist by Victoria Walters: Debate on Romance Novels
Romance novels often spark debate, with many readers feeling dismissed or underestimated for their choice of genre. I used to hold the...

Monika Satote
Jun 191 min read


The Ballad of the Jew Town by Samyuktha Nair
I finished this book in just two sittings. While many call it a love story between two Jewish youngsters from different communities, to...

Monika Satote
Jun 152 min read


Once Upon a Curfew by Srishti Chaudhary - Book Review
Once Upon a Curfew by Srishti Chaudhary is one of those books that brings a wave of nostalgia, set in a rooted Indian backdrop I hadn’t...

Monika Satote
Jun 131 min read


The Cat Who Saved Books - Book Review
At the end of this book, there’s a small moment that really stuck with me. A girl mentions she’s struggling to read One Hundred Years of...

Monika Satote
Jun 112 min read


The Panda, The Cat and The Dreadful Teddy
The Internet is full of toxic positivity, and so is the real life, and that annoys me. Spreading 'good vibes' and ‘positivity' is a...

Monika Satote
Dec 20, 20212 min read


Undertow by Jahnavi Barua : Book Review
Sometimes I feel, we are all stuck. Everything seems stagnant. But we stay. We stay in relationships, at some places, attached to a few...

Monika Satote
Dec 16, 20212 min read


While the birds still sing by Ruskin Bond | Natraj Books
I love it when the books we need in our lives find the way to us at the right time. Ruskin Bond’s “While the birds still sing” is such a...

Monika Satote
Dec 15, 20212 min read


Notes on Grief by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
In the COVID'19 pandemic, Adichie lost her father, which pushed her into despair that she had never encountered before. Her father was in...

Monika Satote
Nov 2, 20212 min read


The Lost Soul by Olga Tokarczuk is a book that you need in your life
‘’If someone could look down on us from above, they’d see that the world is full of people running about in a hurry, sweating and very...

Monika Satote
Sep 23, 20211 min read


Dirty Women by Madhumita Bhattacharya will make you feel uncomfortable : Much more than a thriller
4-YO Tara disappears from the house, leaving no clue to trace. She is the daughter of Drishti Sengupta, an unapologetic singer from...

Monika Satote
Sep 13, 20212 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


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
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