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Wild Dark Shore ★★★★★
Haunting, sad, and full of yearning. We live in a world that's beset with woes of climate change
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The Black Wolf ★★★☆☆
I'm conflicted about this one. Louise Penny's writing remains impressive at creating the right mood and
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The Devils ★★★★★
Gory and action-packed. The book is steeped in an alterative fantasy Europe with hints of its own sordid history of
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My Seditious Heart: Collected Non-fiction ★★★★★
A quintessential read for Indians. In her inimitable prose, Arundhati Roy lays bare the Indian government's (BJP and
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Did I Say You Could Go ★★★★☆
Wacky and infuriating, but it keeps you reading. Told from the perspective of four characters, it gives you an insight
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The Compound ★★★★☆
I don't watch reality shows, but this book, based on one, reads like one. Consumerism, late-stage capitalism, and
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The Essex Serpent ★★★★☆
Read it more for the mood and for the sadness of dashed fears, unrequited love, loss of purpose, and abject
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The Astral Library ★★☆☆☆
I couldn’t relate to Kate Quinn going from writing about strong women in historical fiction novels set in times
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Small Great Things ★★★★☆
Good intentions and says all the right things but a little too exposition-y. It ends a bit too perfectly. But
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The Poppy Fields ★★★★☆
Erlick's second novel (for me) tackles grief more directly. Centered around three characters who are forced by circumstances
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Girl on Girl: How Pop Culture Turned a Generation of Women Against Themselves ★★★★★
Gilbert covers a lot of ground exploring incidences of women's exploitation in music, entertainment, reality TV, and even
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Little Fires Everywhere ★★★★★
Brilliantly written, it explores the frustrations yet the deep love mothers have for their daughters. I also love how Ng
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The Dream Hotel ★★★★★
Minority Report meets an authoritarian government that seems just too real to be considered a dystopian future. The real story
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The Stardust Grail ★★★☆☆
A tad all over the place in terms of the narrative. It’s definitely ambitious in its world building and
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The Seep ★★★☆☆
Notable Highlights
When connected with the aliens through water or bodily fluids, it was impossible to feel anything except expansive
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The Daughter of Time ★★★★★
An excellent and logical solving of a historical mystery from a hospital bed helped by an enthusiastic research assistant. And
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Apple in China: The Capture of the World's Greatest Company ★★★★★
A sharp, unsettling look at Apple’s deep entanglement with China—how a quest for scale, speed, and perfection reshaped both. What began as symbiosis now feels like mutual dependence, ethical strain, and a future boxed in by rising authoritarianism. Click to Read More
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Atmosphere: A Love Story ★★★★☆
A tad sentimental with either little too perfect characters but charming. It got better in the last quarter.
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