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Floresj
The Magnificent Ruins | Nayantara Roy
Mehso-so

Good family drama book. I just felt that the love triangle was over dramatized. Lots of characters and back stories to keep the plot moving, but some parts didn‘t hit perfectly for me. Loved the setting, vibrancy of Kolkata.

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IndianBookworm
The Palace of Illusions | Chitra Divakaruni
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Panpan

Retelling of the world's longest epic poem known to mankind, Mahabharata, from Draupadi's POV, the wife of 5 Pandavas. I have always loved Mahabharata and so just expected a LOT from this book. And just breaks my heart to say that I was quite disappointed. I do not get the hype for it. A strong no for someone getting to know the Indian culture or the epic. Please go for the English translation of the original epic.
1/5🌟

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marleed
The Far Field | Madhuri Vijay
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Pickpick

I‘m 20 years into my fascination of movies and books set in India. (It started when my 12yo daughter and I discovered Netflix Bollywood dvds.). I‘m humbled by the culture, history, and religions so unknown to me. Reading Shalini discover Kashmir was interesting and heartbreaking. Heartbreaking because we are not all built with the intestinal fortitude to become the person we truly want to be.

Apr #DoubleSpin Category: Across an Ocean

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! Also, have you ever watched Bride and Prejudice? It was a fun Bollywood twist on the story that my sister and I really enjoyed. 6d
ErikasMindfulShelf I loved this book. 6d
Amiable What a gorgeous photo! 5d
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marleed @TheAromaofBooks I will check it out! 5d
marleed @ErikasMindfulShelf I‘m so glad I finally pushed it from my TBR and read it! 5d
marleed @Amiable Thank you! 5d
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TalesandTexts
The Mahabharata | Bibek Debroy
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Pickpick

Vol 8 starts at the end of the war. Yudhishthira finds out, to his horror that Karna was his elder brother & resents his mother for the lie. The Stree parva focuses on the sorrow, desperation & mourning of the widows of both armies & is absolutely heartbreaking.

A distraught Yudhishthira is crowned as king & then goes to consult Bhishma on all matters Kingship. This sets the stage for conversations about Raja Dharma, Apad Dharma & Moksha Dharma.

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Imagen_leigh
The Covenant of Water | Abraham Verghese
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Bailedbailed

I‘ve been trying to read this for almost a month now. I just can‘t finish it. It‘s not that it wasn‘t a good storyline, it just wasn‘t thrilling/captivating enough for me. I might come back to it later in life, but for now this is where I‘m gonna stop and move on to something more enjoyable.

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IndianBookworm
The Far Field | Madhuri Vijay
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Mehso-so

After Kalyani's mother dies, she sets out for a Himalayan village in Kashmir. Certain that her mother's death is connected to the decade-old disappearance of Bashir Ahmed, a charming Kashmiri salesman, Kalyani decides to confront him.
The characters didn't stay with me, but there were some moments, some scenes that did. The writing was good. I also loved the character development and how plot unfolded. Was a little underwhelming though.
3.5/5🌟

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Itchyfeetreader
The Covenant of Water | Abraham Verghese
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Pickpick

Gosh this is a quite remarkable read. It contains some things that I don‘t like - age differences in relationships inc a child bride (of its time but still not what I want to read about) and an almost distant story telling with very abrupt changes in main character and focus. It was a spiralling family saga - at its heart about love for each other and love for home even as both things change and evolve. The love for the land comes clear ⬇️

Itchyfeetreader But also about secrets and change. I loved the difference between the huge political upheavals and what it means to this growing community. A book to savour for me - and at the end of march my first 5* read ! 1mo
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Blueberry
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Eggs Brilliant 💎 1mo
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BookNAround
The Covenant of Water | Abraham Verghese
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Pickpick

Three generations and more than seventy years following a Malayali Christian family in Kerala, this is a magnificent and epic story. Full review at https://booknaround.blogspot.com/2024/08/review-covenant-of-water-by-abraham.htm...

Bookwormjillk Love this book 1mo
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Lunakay
A River Sutra | Gita Mehta
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 💙🤍📚 1mo
Eggs Beautiful 💙💙 1mo
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