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Me Before You by Jojo Moyes
Old-fashioned friendship-turned-romance with a bittersweet ending.
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Ninay Desai
Apr 18
3 min read
BETWEEN THE BOOKENDS
An Officer and A Spy by Robert Harris
A gripping, impeccably-crafted and poignant historical espionage novel about the Dreyfus Affair.
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Ninay Desai
Mar 14
4 min read
The Evolution of Everything by Matt Ridley
Interesting in the beginning but let down by the clumsy cherry-picking of data.
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Ninay Desai
Jan 17
4 min read
A Stain on the Silence by Andrew Taylor
Stuck in the no-man's land between being plot-driven and character-driven, this isn't Taylor's best work by far.
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Ninay Desai
Dec 6, 2024
2 min read
A Slow Fire Burning by Paula Hawkins
A slow burn murder mystery brimming with a host of unlikeable characters with reasons to kill.
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Ninay Desai
Oct 25, 2024
3 min read
10 Minutes 38 Seconds in this Strange World by Elif Shafak
Breaks your heart, then mends it in the glorious tradition of bitter-sweet stories.
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Ninay Desai
Sep 27, 2024
3 min read
The Lake of Dreams by Kim Edwards
The discovery of a packet of letters sets Lucy on a trail to unravel the mystery surrounding the life of an unacknowledged female ancestor.
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Ninay Desai
Aug 30, 2024
3 min read
Major Pettigrew's Last Stand by Helen Simonson
A heart-warming golden romance drizzled with a sauce of social satire.
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Ninay Desai
Jul 19, 2024
3 min read
Less by Andrew Sean Greer
Follows in the footsteps of Eat, Pray, Love without the well-defined goals!
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Ninay Desai
Jun 7, 2024
3 min read
Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid
Fresh and pacy on the outside, thought-provoking and wise on the inside. This is a coming of age story with a difference.
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Ninay Desai
Apr 26, 2024
3 min read
Dollars and Sense by Dan Ariely and Jeff Kreisler
A humourous take on how we think about money matters and why it matters.
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Ninay Desai
Apr 5, 2024
4 min read
The Scent of Death by Andrew Taylor
A slow-burning historical crime novel set during the American Revolution that will have you turning pages late into the night.
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Ninay Desai
Mar 8, 2024
4 min read
Book Recommendations to Overcome a Reading Slump
Want to read more but your current book is a snoozefest? Find your next read here.
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Ninay Desai
Feb 9, 2024
4 min read
Beautiful World, Where are you by Sally Rooney
Lyrical and seasoned with intellectual and philosophical ideas but sorely lacking in genuine conflict.
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Ninay Desai
Jan 19, 2024
6 min read
The Best Books I Read this Year
I've had a tough time picking my favourites from the year gone by. I hope you find your favourite in the list.
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Ninay Desai
Dec 22, 2023
3 min read
Leaders Eat Last by Simon Sinek
Our biology, culture, and values shape effective leadership. Sinek illustrates how true leadership can turn the tables on tough times.
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Ninay Desai
Nov 24, 2023
4 min read
The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
Read this novel for the narrator. #Goenzo
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Ninay Desai
Nov 10, 2023
4 min read
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
If you're looking for an uplifting and easy read, you're in the right place. A bit predictable but engaging, nonetheless.
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Ninay Desai
Oct 13, 2023
4 min read
She who became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan
This historical fantasy novel about a peasant girl's battle to survive and persevere on the path to greatness is an absolute triumph.
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Ninay Desai
Sep 22, 2023
6 min read
Everything I never told you by Celeste Ng
A moving debut novel about the things we hide to keep the peace in our families while half-hoping that someone will see through the charade.
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Ninay Desai
Sep 1, 2023
4 min read
Orienting - An Indian in Japan by Pallavi Aiyar
Combining her admiration for Japanese culture with the critical eye of a journalist, Aiyar writes an ode to her years in Japan.
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Ninay Desai
Aug 11, 2023
4 min read
The Devil and the Dark Water by Stuart Turton
A cursed ship. An eight-month long voyage. Several people with reasons to loathe each other. And ominous signs of the Devil's presence.
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Ninay Desai
Jul 28, 2023
4 min read
The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams
A quick read about the unlikely bond between a teenager and an elderly widower, catalyzed by eight books.
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Ninay Desai
Jul 7, 2023
3 min read
Talking to My Daughter about the Economy by Yanis Varoufakis
A book that lifts the dust covers draped over concepts like colonialism, labour markets and debt to show us how they changed the world.
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Ninay Desai
Jun 23, 2023
4 min read
The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz
A struggling writer steals the plot of a dead writer's unpublished novel and makes it big. What could possibly go wrong?
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Ninay Desai
Jun 2, 2023
3 min read
A Death in the Himalayas by Udayan Mukherjee
An English activist is murdered in a sleepy hamlet in the hills. And the murderer is not the only one with a secret worth killing for.
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Ninay Desai
May 19, 2023
3 min read
Origin Story by David Christian
A panoramic look at everything that has happened since the birth of the universe and our place in it.
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Ninay Desai
May 5, 2023
3 min read
A Man called Ove by Fredrik Backman
A heart-warming book about a curmudgeon of a man who finds love and a sense of belonging after believing he'd lost it all.
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Ninay Desai
Apr 21, 2023
3 min read
In Five Years by Rebecca Serle
An interesting premise pulled down by a somewhat predictable plot and lack-lustre characterisation.
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Ninay Desai
Apr 6, 2023
3 min read
The Truth about the Harry Quebert Affair by Joel Dicker
A writer writing about another writer except that there is murder, mystery and history in the mix.
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Ninay Desai
Apr 6, 2023
4 min read
Six Weeks to Live by Catherine McKenzie
Jennifer has cancer but that's not her real killer. She has six weeks to figure out who poisoned her.
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Ninay Desai
Apr 6, 2023
3 min read
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