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Lunakay
A River Sutra | Gita Mehta
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 💙🤍📚 3d
Eggs Beautiful 💙💙 3d
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Rachel.Rencher
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Pickpick

What an incredible book. I appreciate that Boo dignifies and humanizes a population that is largely discarded by society, much like the trash they scavenge and sell. Boo lived in a Mumbai slum for 3 years, yet the story isn't about her at all. It wasn't a story of a white lady being inspired or changed by poverty, but it was an honest look at the Caste system and the families who rise above by any means necessary.

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Rachel.Rencher
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Good morning from my porch! I love spring break. ☀️
This book has been on my TBR for a looong time. I think I heard the author on an NPR broadcast years ago, so I'm excited to start it today.

PaperbackPirate My friend just made me buy this because she loved it so much! I hope you like it too! 2w
Rachel.Rencher @PaperbackPirate I finished it yesterday & loved it! It was very absorbing. 2w
PaperbackPirate That‘s awesome! My turn next…📚📚📚 1w
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konlitsy
The Binding Vine | Shashi Deshpande
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The Binding Vine explores the lives of women from diverse backgrounds, emphasizing their struggles and resilience. Narrated by Urmi, the protagonist, it weaves together stories of trauma, including a young girl‘s violent assault and the abuse suffered by Urmi‘s mother-in-law. The novel offers a profound reflection on the experiences of women in a patriarchal society, making it a significant gem in Indian English literature. 💎📚🇮🇳

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Lunakay
A River Sutra | Gita Mehta
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The river theme gives me a similar vibe😅
#similar cover
#coverstories

@Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Eggs Well done 👏🏻👏🏻 3w
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Texreader
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Mehso-so

A judge who went to Oxford was educated enough to raise his standing but not enough to be considered white by the Brits. Now retired his granddaughter Sai comes to live with him, where she falls in love with Gyan, a Nepalese who—treated horribly in this Indian border town—decided to join the insurgency. The judge‘s cook‘s son, meanwhile, becomes a an “illegal” in NYC, where life is equally miserable. This is their story. It‘s a slow-moving, ⬇️

Texreader confusing, l-o-n-g book. It‘s an award winner so I‘m certain it‘s good to some folks. It wasn‘t bad but it wasn‘t for me. #Nepal #foodandlit @Catsandbooks 3w
Catsandbooks 👍🏼🇳🇵 3w
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TreenaReads
A Fine Balance | Rohinton Mistry
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Often compared to the work of Charles Dickens, this skillfully crafted Canadian classic explores the ruthless brutality of class and caste in India. Sweeping, yet intimate, this emotionally overwhelming story is worth the heartache.

#ohcanada #iamcanadian #classics #fiction #bigbooks

Ruthiella This was just featured on https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0klm71j and they also mentioned Dickens. It is amazing but also so very sad. 4w
TreenaReads @Ruthiella YES! YES! YES! I loved everything they said. Thanks for passing the link along💕 4w
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Soubhiville ❤️❤️❤️ 1mo
Catsandbooks So sweet! ❤️ 1mo
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Texreader
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Yay! A quote about food for #foodandlit and perfect for Valentine‘s Day with a little romance. #Nepal

This is a terrible audiobook (the narrator is quite good though) so I‘ve moved to the ebook. The book bounces around between countless characters and through time and seemingly at random. I was in a constant state of confusion. Reading the ebook is so much better.

Catsandbooks ❤️🇳🇵🥟 1mo
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JillR
A Burning | Megha Majumdar
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Mehso-so

The premise was strong, and intriguing. Jivan comments on Facebook then finds herself arrested for playing a part in a terror attack. Her former teacher is being pulled into nationalist politics, Jivan‘s student Lovely could possibly help her, but no one is asking. There‘s a lot being said here, yet at the same time I felt a strange disconnect from the three main characters, and from how their stories interconnected. Overall, mixed feelings.

squirrelbrain Great review! I haven‘t read this, and I‘m not drawn to it now…. 1mo
JillR @squirrelbrain a book group friend gave it 5 stars, totally loved it, so I went in with high hopes, but many elements just didn‘t work for me. However I‘ve since read a few reviews and it seems to have been universally highly rated, so I think it‘s a me thing! 1mo
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