Books Read in August 2023!
Hi Readers! August seems like the longest month ever, but in the best possible way. I achieved a lot of milestones and generally had a happy month. My favourite colleague did leave the workplace, which was the saddest moment during the month, but we have the kind of friendship...
Indian Mythological Retelling: The Sati Series by Koral Dasgupta
Hi Readers! Here is one post with five book reviews! The Sati Series by Koral Dasgupta comprises of five books based on the five Pachkanyas; Ahalya, Kunti, Draupadi, Mandodari and Tara. These books are supposed to be a retelling with a modernist perspective that shine these women in a...
Marathi Book Recommendation: Asahi by Priya Tendulkar
~~MARATHI VERSION~~ बुक्स्टाग्रामवर पद्मजा आणि अवंती यांनी 2017 मध्ये #DiscoveringIndiaReadathon सुरु केले. त्यात या वर्षी मी पहिल्यांदा सहभागी झाले. चार प्रोम्पट्सपैकी मी दोन प्रोम्पट्सवर दोन पुस्तके वाचली. म्हंटलं पुस्तक मराठीत वाचलंय तर बुक रिव्ह्यू पण मराठीत लिहायचा प्रयत्न तरी करायला पाहिजे. असे म्हटले तरी तुम्हाला मराठी आणि इंग्रजी दोन्हीचं...
The Pachinko Parlour – A Mellow Book About Identity (Women in Translation Month)
Hi Readers! I am back with the fourth book and its review for Women in Translation Month! I didn’t like this much at all, though I can understand why it appealed to a few readers. I was attracted to this book because I had loved Pachinko by Min Jin...
Women in Translation Month Book Recommendations!
Hi Readers! You have seen a few book reviews this month for the books I read for Women in Translation month. I won’t be able to read all the books that I have on my TBR for this. So, I thought of sharing my TBR with all of you....
Diary of a Void by Emi Yagi (Women in Translation Month)
Hi Reader! I read the third book for Women in Translation Month. Yes, I agree that I am kind of on a roll this month. I read Diary of a Void by Emi Yagi, translated from the Japanese by David Boyd and Lucy North and narrated by Nancy Wu....
Book Recommendation: Almond by Sohn Won-pyung (Women in Translation Month)
Hi Readers! August is going wonderfully so far. Health has never been better. Hustling happily at work. Read five books this month already and loved three of them! Insert evil eye emoji, because after so much bad stuff, I think it’s better to be the kind of person who...
Book Recommendation: That Long Silence by Shashi Deshpande
Hi Readers! In August, I am participating in two reading challenges. There’s the Women in Translation Month for which I already read I Who Have Never Know Men by Jacqueline Harpman. And now for Discovering India Readathon hosted by Padmaja (thebookishtales) and Avani (thequirkyblubookshelf), I have read That Long...
Book Recommendation: I Who Have Never Known Men (Women in Translation Month)
Hi Readers! Happy August to all the Swifties! I am being super quick and happy with my reading this month. I read a book and here is its review all in two days’ time! For August’s Women in Translation Month I read I Who Have Never Known Men by...
Books Read in July 2023!
Hi Readers! You all know that July was not my best reading month. It was not a good month in any way, for that matter. But, it somehow redeemed itself towards the end. I read THREE books across 1036 PAGES in July. For the longest time, I thought it...