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anushareflects
Tales from Firozsha Baag | Rohinton Mistry
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Rohinton Mistry‘s first book, a interwoven set of short stories that explore the everyday lives of people in one apartment complex called Firozsha Baag has Mistry‘s signature style of delving into the mundane lives of normal people and making something beautiful and poignant out of it. A tremendously talented writer, manages to evoke intricacies of human characteristics and relationships beautifully. I love his novels more but this was great too.

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suvata
The Bombay Prince | Sujata Massey
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4.5 Stars • 3rd in the series • Perveen Mistry, a pioneering female lawyer in 1920s Bombay, investigates the will of the wealthy Solicitor family patriarch. Uncovering potential forgery and family secrets, she navigates cultural and legal challenges to resolve the inheritance dispute, all while facing personal and professional obstacles in a society dominated by British rule and traditional norms.

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Susanita
The Bombay Prince | Sujata Massey
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I enjoyed this third installment of the Perveen Mistry series, even if the ending was a little too tidy. I accidentally downloaded the next one from Libby, so I will at least start it there even though I have a hard copy.

It turns out I was a little hasty consolidating all my #serieslove2024 into one collage, so for various reasons I‘ve separated the mysteries from the rest again for now.

TheSpineView 👍🤩📚 6mo
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kassandrik
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Apparently, my Rakuten Kobo Elipsa checks geolocation and without any info message, it declines access to Helsinki City Library from Riga, Latvia :/ Luckily, I found the way to connect my e-reader to VPN network in Finland and I was able to borrow the book as I was craving for more Indian stories besides so close to my heart “A Suitable Boy“ ❤️

Dilara Wow, glad you were tech-savvy enough to find a workaround. I know libraries all over the world have been the targets of cyber attacks and have to be cautious, but I didn't think they'd deny access from outside the country to someone with a legit account...
Enjoy your Indian stories! 😁
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kassandrik @Dilara, actually, that's some weird Kobo's behaviour, because I could borrow the book from the Helsinki Digital library in my Libby mobile app, but e-reader ignored my library card until I could get into Finnish network :/ doesn't make sense at all to me, because, as you said, I am still a very much legit library member 😀 (edited) 8mo
Dilara @kassandrik Very strange! Glad you accessed the book in the end 😁 8mo
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FedeLumachi
Shantaram | Gregory Roberts
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TOP. Veramente un libro che merita un film. Particolare come lettura e storia, sicuramente molto romanzata ma un gran libro appassionante. Hanno poi fatto il secondo ma non ha nulla a che vedere con questo

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danx
Shantaram: A Novel | Gregory David Roberts
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I‘m glad it‘s over! Which is sad to say of one I generally enjoyed. 933 pages was a bit much & would‘ve worked as two books. There is a lot in here. Adventure, danger, love, loss, laughs. Things I didn‘t like were the ego, much of the dialogue, philosophy without ever finding self, too many questionable decisions & unbelievably timed turns. First 2/3 enjoyable and I‘m glad I‘ve read it after occupying a thick chunk of shelf space for a few years.

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BarbaraBB
Narcopolis | Jeet Thayil
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This is a difficult book it‘s about opium dens in Bombay and sometimes I felt like the author was writing this book while visiting one. I had a hard time keeping up with him and was not sure if I had to follow the main characters or just let it come over me, this portrait of Bombay. I‘m still not sure about what I read, but I appreciate what the author did. Not necessarily recommended though. #booker

Cinfhen I love a Bombay setting but I think I‘m passing on this one 1y
BarbaraBB @Cinfhen I was thinking of your current India love ❤️ but I think you‘re right to pass. 1y
Cinfhen 💕💕💕💕 1y
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BarbaraBB
Narcopolis | Jeet Thayil
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#WeeklyForecast 22/23

I have already started my #GuiltyPleasure read for #TitlesAndTunes… couldn‘t wait any longer! Next will be Narcopolis and The Scapegoat for #Roll100!

Tamra I‘ve not heard of The Scapegoat! Must investigate. 🧐 1y
BarbaraBB @Tamra It‘s supposed to be good. And it‘s DuMaurier of course 🩶 1y
Tamra @BarbaraBB I‘m very tempted to watch the film. 1y
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squirrelbrain Have a great week! 😘 1y
Cinfhen Ohhh, I haven‘t seen that DuMaurier title before either @Tamra 1y
Vansa I LOVE The scapegoat. Excellent book. Btw, I would recommend throwing Narcopolis into the bin😂Jeet Thayil is unreadable and completely full of himself 😂 1y
Tamra @Cinfhen I confess, I‘m watching the film now while multitasking! 🤭 1y
Cinfhen Haha, how awesome is that @Tamra 1y
BarbaraBB @Tamra Really? That is awesome! I hope it‘s good! Let me know If you want! 1y
BarbaraBB @Vansa I have heard that more often about Narcopolis. I‘ll give it a try but won‘t try too much if I don‘t like it! 1y
sarahbarnes This looks like a fun reading week! 1y
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DebinHawaii
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It was a long work week getting settled in a new job (so much peopling!) so I treated myself to brunch delivery this morning. My favorite Mexican Street Avocado Toast & an Iced Dirty Chai Oatmilk Latte. 😋

About 60 pages into this one for #diversecozy & really enjoying it so far! Also #SeriesLove2023

TheSpineView Looks good! 2y
KadaGul @DebinHawaii I have this book 📖 to my reading list on #Libby. It 👀 interesting. 2y
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Texreader I hope the new job is going well & needless to say, that toast looks scrumptious 2y
LeahBergen Oh, peopling! 😬 2y
Andrew65 Looks a good combo. Hope the job is going well. 2y
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Bookwormjillk
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I loved the characters and setting of this mystery. I‘ll definitely read more in this series thanks to #DiverseCozy