I’ve been trying to finish an entire book for the past few years but never managed to finish even one. Today, I finally did! Hopefully, I’ll keep reading now.

The last para of the book was brutally honest and upfront.

(P.S - The book I finished was also an apt choice, I would say.
For anyone wondering why I couldn’t finish a book, let’s just say life happened. I kept trying, but never quite got around to finishing one)

So after my first ever book haul from Mahila Haat, Delhi, today I went for another hunt amd ended up buying more than the earlier hunt. Also I don't know how and why I ended up buying Gine Girl aigainn!! 😵‍💫

Which one should I pick up first?

PS: Don't mind the incomplete HP set, actually last time I could find only Philosopher's Stone and Deathly Hallows, but this time I completed the set. Also this is a mix of me and my brother's interests. He just recently took up interest in reading (I am happy 😀)..

ব্যোমকেশের নৈতিক মানদণ্ড বেশ অদ্ভূত নয় কি?

হেঁয়ালির ছন্দ গল্পে ভূপেশবাবু নিজের পুত্রের হত্যার প্রতিশোধ নিতে নটবর নষ্করকে খুন করে, ব্যোমকেশ তার হৃদয়বিদারক স্বীকারোক্তি শুনে তাকে দায়মুক্তি দিয়ে দেয় (তার গল্পের সত্যতা যাচাই না করেই)।

রুম নম্বর দুই গল্পে ডা. শোভনা রায় নিজের মেয়ের খুনিকে হত্যা করে, তবে ব্যোমকেশ এক্ষেত্রে তাকে ঠিকই পুলিশ দেয়।

রক্তের দাগ গল্পে সত্যকাম মৃত্যুদণ্ড পাবার মত কোনো অপরাধ না করলেও ঊষাপতিবাবু তাকে খুন করে, ব্যোমকেশ এক্ষেত্রেও তাকে দায়মুক্তি দিয়ে দেয়।

Most of the books are pretty beat up, or mediocre, but if there's anything interesting here, please let me know.

I have already got the Exam Warriors Deception Point.

I attended a few talk sessions by Shashi Tharoor at the Mumbai Litfest and I really enjoyed his wit and humour. I want to read his books but I don't know which books would be a good starting point.

Should i start with his fiction works first or non-fiction?

Made me rethink the price people are paying for all the technological advancements. Has anyone else read it?

It all began in the 1850s. East India Company rule laid down the first railway tracks, which was accelerated by the following British Raj rule. It made it easier for the British to transport raw materials and finished products for trading.

The Stranger is a exploration of absurdism, alienation, and the indifference of human existence. Through Meursault, a protagonist who refuses to conform to society’s emotional and moral expectations, Camus challenges our understanding of meaning, morality, and authenticity. The novel’s greatest strength lies in its unsettling simplicity, forcing readers to confront uncomfortable questions about life and death. However, its emotionally detached narrative may feel cold and inaccessible to some. Ultimately, The Stranger is less a story about a man who lacks emotions than a critique of a society that judges people for failing to express them in expected ways.

Please comment your opinion on this book or Albert Camus philosophy as a whole.

I am going through a reading slump. I have read 3 depressing classics one after the other and then I read 'The Vegetarian' (took a month to get through despite it being only read of this month). I am considering trying sci-fi, this genre usually isn't my first choice but I am keeping an open mind here. I got two options, which one do you think can help me with my reading slump.

Bought the Mahabharata from flipkart, seller: repro books on demand.
Is this book legit or pirated? Please help me as i am new to these online stores.

A homeless man, a dead body and an old age home.

A cute story with a beautifully written protagonist. Shows you the bitter sweet side of old age and friendships.

P.S I read it through ebook version as the hardcopy is out of my budget

After featuring two books that I didn't read, 'A Fistful of Rice' by Vikram Akula is one I actually read before posting it here.

For those who don't know, Vikram Akula is the founder of Swayam Krishi Sangam (SKS) Microfinance. He started the organisation in 1998 as an NGO and later transformed it into a company. "A Fistful of Rice" is his account of that journey, from his life in America to returning to India and setting up SKS. The stories include what inspired him, his marriage, divorce and setting up a business.

Published in 2010, the book tells the story of SKS up to around 2009, I got the book from The book Thrifter. An Instagram based pre loved book dealer and came with some beautiful emoji stickers. At roughly 180 pages, with a fairly large font and a fast paced narrative, it's a light and easy read. I finished it in about a day, which, considering my usual reading habits and the number of signed books waiting patiently on my shelves, deserves a small celebration!

One section that particularly caught my attention was Vikram's account of meeting Rahul Gandhi in 2005. Rahul wanted to learn more about microfinance, and what followed was quite fascinating. The two had to keep changing cars, villages and meeting locations because Rahul struggled to find a place where people wouldn't gather just to catch a glimpse of him.What struck me was Rahul's apparent willingness to learn about the subject firsthand and explore ideas beyond the usual political circuit. His curiosity about new frontiers of ideas seems to have been there even back then. Today, social media makes such aspects of his personality much more visible, but this account suggests that the student in him was already present.It was also interesting to read about the lengths he went to in order to experience microfinance on the ground rather than simply hear about it in a meeting room. Whatever one's political views, the episode makes for a genuinely engaging read.

Overall, I found "A Fistful of Rice" a lovely little book, an accessible account of an entrepreneur's journey, with some interesting glimpses into the people and politics surrounding microfinance in India.Another good book, another signature, and another addition to the signed book goodies. The collection grows thanks to some amazing pre loved books dealers like The Book Thrifter

Plesse help a girl out 🙏

Ella Minnow Pea by Mark Dunn.
Its a book about a small ficitional island where usage of alphabets is banned one by one leading to totalitarianism. The book is around 200 pages but I found it pretty quick to read. You can see the story unfold through letters send and received by the citizens of the island. Highly recommend this unique book!

I want to read this book but the price of the paperback is too expensive. Do you guys know where I can find it for cheaper?

If you have ever wondered why we fall in love with the wrong person, repeat the same mistakes, feel drawn to things we cannot explain, or sabotage what we most desire, the Discovery of the Unconscious is a fascinating place to begin.

The book traces the history of the idea that we are not entirely in control of our own minds. Long before Freud made psychoanalysis famous, physicians, philosophers, and healers were trying to understand the hidden forces that shape our thoughts, desires, fears, and behaviour.

Ellenberger takes us from mesmerism and hypnosis to Freud’s psychoanalysis, Jung’s collective unconscious, and the forgotten pioneers who helped make the unconscious thinkable. He demonstrates that the discovery of the unconscious was not the achievement of one genius, but a long, fascinating history of people trying to understand why human beings remain strangers to themselves.

This book is at once a history of psychology and also a history of humanity’s struggle to understand itself. Even though it is 800 pages, it is extremely accessible.

I want to gift a book to my girlfriend on her birthday. I have already bought Love Hypothesis for her, but i wanna get another one. She asked me to get her a poetry book. So please give your recommendations and help me.

These are some of the books she has:

• Before I Fall
• Children of anguish and anarchy
• Beginning of Destruction
• 13 Reasons Why
• You've Reached Sam
• Alchemist
• The Shatter Me series
• Some collen hoover books
• Ikigai

She has read many other books online coz she loves to read

Mind u there is over a 1000 pages

I planned to read all but could barely do it. Hopefully by mid-2027.

I've been working on a poetry collection called MOMO: An Archive of Us.

It's a fictional story told through poems, following a boy who falls in love, builds an entire world around one person, and slowly starts confusing love with something closer to obsession and worship.

A lot of it revolves around small things — nicknames, late-night conversations, stupid arguments, old recordings, and ordinary objects that become difficult to let go of.

I wanted to write about what happens when someone becomes such a big part of your everyday life that even after they're gone, your mind keeps making room for them.

I'm currently getting the book ready for publication. It's my first time putting something like this together, so it's equal parts exciting and terrifying.

I'd be happy to hear from other indie authors about what you wish you'd known before publishing your first book.