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What is love, actually?

Novels taught me how to love - from Jane Austen to John Green. But then, Gone Girl came right out of syllabus making me question, what is love, actually?

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Franz Kafka’s Metamorphosis

Franz Kafka's Metamorphosis is a 20th century masterpiece that chronicles the decay of a travelling salesman as he transforms into a hideous insect.

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Ashwin Sanghi’s Keepers of Kalachakra

Can you ever think of a combination of quantum physics, buddhism and radical philosophies? Read Ashwin Sanghi's Keepers of Kalachakra!

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Tess Gerritsen’s The Spy Coast

Tess Gerritsen's The Spy Coast is an espionage thriller right off the quiet town of Purity filled with retired CIA agents. A guaranteed page turner!

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Paulo Coelho’s Veronica Decides to Die

Paulo Coelho's Veronica decides to die is a beautiful expression of life. It talks about battling the mid-life existential crisis and rising above the tide.

The Mysterious Affair at Styles

#ReadChristie2024 - 1920s | The Mysterious Affair at Styles is an alluring whodunit that gave to the world, Hercule Poirot and to all of us, the Queen of Crime!

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Ramayana for All

Ramayana is a magnificent epic etched forever in all our hearts. There is a unique Ramayana that exists to fulfil each one of our purposes. Find yours today!

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Gwyn Bennett’s Secrets in the Blood

Gwyn Bennett's Secrets in the Blood is a steady-paced police procedural thriller set in the British Channel Islands. What secrets are buried in there?

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Igniting the Emotions – Books that made me feel

Books are a strong trigger for emotions. Find out about exciting reads that can "Ignite Your Emotions" and make way for an unforgettable experience.

Reflections

Thirukkural’s Praise of God: Kadavul Vazhthu

Thirukkural begins with a 'Praise to God' as its inaugral chapter. Find out how it talks about God and devotion while maintaining its secular ideals!

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Christie and 1920s

# Read Christie 2024 - The 'Roaring Twenties' was characterized by the Golden Age of Detective Fiction and leading from the front was - Dame Agatha Christie!

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Angela Henry’s A Perfect Affair

Angela Henry forages into the extra-marital arena, exploring the consequences of an affair in her new book, A Perfect Affair - A Guaranteed page turner!

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O V Vijayan’s Legends of Khasak

The renowned masterpiece - OV Vijayan’s Legends of Khasak sneaks a peak inside the rustic Kerela as streaks of modernity taint the rustic Indian conscience.

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Agatha Christie’s The Burden

Agatha Christie's The Burden is a story of consequences that puts forward a pertinent food for thought - Can love smother the life out of a person?

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Reading Thirukkural: History, Structure and Composition

Reading Thirukkural explores Thiruvalluvar's philosphical treatise on ethical and moral values. Read on to find about it's history, structure and composition.

Reflections

Reading Thirukkural: An Introduction

Reading Thirukkural explores Thiruvalluvar's world-renowned Tamil classical text penned more than 2000 years ago. Join me on this journey of reflections!

Reflections

What is the purpose of life?

Thinking Aloud with Paulo Coelho's Veronica Decides to Die. Reflecting on our reason for existence, I wonder what drives our soul to become alive?

Reading Challenges

Read Christie 2024

Read Christie 2024: Through the Decades is a fun and exciting reading challenge by @officialAgathaChristie. Join me in the world curated by the Queen of Crime!

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Paulo Coelho’s Eleven Minutes

Eleven Minutes is what it takes to experience pleasure. But what about love? Discover Maria's search for love in Paulo Coelho's Eleven Minutes.

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David Pearson’s The Ferry Port Mystery

David Pearson's The Ferry Port Mystery is a detailed and straightforward police procedural novel that follows an exiled woman cop solving a double murder.

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The Mysterious Affair at Styles

Christie and 1920s

Thirukkural’s Praise of God: Kadavul Vazhthu

Book Reviews

Book Lists

Reflections

Reading Challenges

What is love, actually?

Franz Kafka’s Metamorphosis

Ashwin Sanghi’s Keepers of Kalachakra

Tess Gerritsen’s The Spy Coast

Paulo Coelho’s Veronica Decides to Die

The Mysterious Affair at Styles

Ramayana for All

Gwyn Bennett’s Secrets in the Blood

Igniting the Emotions – Books that made me feel

Thirukkural’s Praise of God: Kadavul Vazhthu

Christie and 1920s

Angela Henry’s A Perfect Affair

O V Vijayan’s Legends of Khasak

Agatha Christie’s The Burden

Reading Thirukkural: History, Structure and Composition

Reading Thirukkural: An Introduction

What is the purpose of life?

Read Christie 2024

Paulo Coelho’s Eleven Minutes

David Pearson’s The Ferry Port Mystery

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