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message 1: by Sandhya (last edited Feb 02, 2018 05:40PM) (new)

Sandhya Rao | 19 comments Where the Rain is Born: Writings About Kerala

excellent anthology for those who know a bit about kerala

28. 4 books linked by the 4 elements: Book #3 Water


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Sandhya Rao | 19 comments 3 and a Half Murders

35. A book featuring a murder

train read


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Sandhya Rao | 19 comments The Hammer of Thor

21. A book written in first person perspective

i like this series better than the trials of apollo
rick riordan gets full marks for being the god of diversity


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Sandhya Rao | 19 comments The Ship of the Dead

42. A book that takes place on, in, or underwater

that's the last in the series says riordan. going to miss it.


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Sandhya Rao | 19 comments Love in the Times of Insurgency

47. A book where the main character (or author) is of a different ethnic origin, religion, or sexual identity than your own

the first naga novel. written by an assamese.
favours assimilation.


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Sandhya Rao | 19 comments 16. A narrative nonfiction
Serious

boring


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Sandhya Rao | 19 comments 5. A book about or inspired by real events

The Upstairs Wife: An Intimate History of Pakistan

riveting. must read for indians.


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Sandhya Rao | 19 comments 36. A book published in the last 3 years (2016, 2017, 2018) by an author you haven't read before
The Free Voice: On Democracy, Culture and the Nation

absolute must-read


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Sandhya Rao | 19 comments 46. 4 books linked by the 4 elements: Book #4 Air
When Breath Becomes Air

moving.


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Sandhya Rao | 19 comments 22. A book you have high expectations or hope for
The Sense of an Ending

unsettling. short but intense.


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Sandhya Rao | 19 comments 13. A book with a plot centered around a secret (forbidden love, spies, secret societies, etc)

this is my sense of irony kicking in.... ;)The Trial


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Sandhya Rao | 19 comments 15. A book with a unique format/writing structure Zafarnama

valuable


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Sandhya Rao | 19 comments 2. A book from the first 10 books added to your To Be Read listConsider Phlebas

sprawling. more plot less science and tech.


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Sandhya Rao | 19 comments Lethal White

52. A book published in 2018

enjoyed the romantic subplot more than the main


message 16: by Sandhya (last edited Oct 30, 2018 06:39PM) (new)

Sandhya Rao | 19 comments Ready Player One

38. A science book or a science fiction book

why i enjoyed it, i do not know


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Sandhya Rao | 19 comments East of Hounslow

18. A book with a location in the title

light crap with a message. looking forward to the next.


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Sandhya Rao | 19 comments Strip Jack

35. A book featuring a murder

so-so. cute for a murder mystery.


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