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A Wild Sheep Chase by Haruki Murakami
Don't get too comfortable committing yourself to just one type of sensibility. There's fiction, spirituality, and even a modern outlook...
Ayesha Dhurue
Aug 28, 20221 min read


The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes
Only a few memories in life want to be remembered. And the remaining seeps into our consciousness; partly forgotten and without much...
Ayesha Dhurue
Aug 20, 20221 min read


Don Quixote by Cervantes
The truth is, before reading this book, I used to think about chivalry and its unwavering hope through a vague lens. You still see the...
Ayesha Dhurue
Aug 19, 20221 min read


Orlando by Virginia Woolf
Don’t we all occupy stretches of time that are finite yet inerasable and profound? So do we, then, accept the many possibilities of...
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Aug 19, 20222 min read


Lord Arthur Savile's Crime by Oscar Wilde
This isn't an ordinary short story; one that conveys a sentiment that's crystal clear or even imaginable. Lord Arthur Savile's Crime by...
Ayesha Dhurue
Aug 12, 20221 min read


1Q84 by Haruki Murakami
Murakami's fiction is never subtle. 1Q84 even more so. The truth about reading this novel, and not understanding it at first glance, is...
Ayesha Dhurue
Aug 5, 20221 min read


The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe
The Tell-Tale Heart starts off in a bizarre yet gratifying manner. And as the story progresses, in a brief second, you'll find yourself...
Ayesha Dhurue
Aug 5, 20221 min read


The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand
The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand is the sanest book about the insanity of nothingness. And what humans are capable of accomplishing to fight...
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Aug 4, 20221 min read


To The Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf
Reading To The Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf is like learning how characters blend with each other and their surroundings. And yet the...
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Aug 3, 20221 min read


The Night is Darkening Round Me by Emily Bronte
When what one feels is unbearably bitter, one writes to express the chaos with sweet words to the world. This is what I felt after...
Ayesha Dhurue
Aug 2, 20221 min read
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