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Smitha Murthy

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Bangalore, India

Website

http://www.smithamurthy.com

Member Since

April 2010

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https://www.goodreads.com/soulmuser

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My mission: Spread kindness and compassion.

Promote mental health awareness. Create more conversations around emotional abuse and trauma.

Support feminism.

Allow vulnerability.

Be kind. Be compassionate.

Always.

PS: My "reviews" here are just my feelings around a book, and do not reflect on the quality of the book. They are meant to help me recollect what I felt about a book and not guide you toward the buying of the book. Please support authors.

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Average rating: 4.15 · 39 ratings · 10 reviews · 2 distinct works

	Worlds Apart: 2 friends, 2 journeys, and 10 life lessons - a true story by Dorothee Lang (Goodreads Author), Smitha Murthy (Goodreads Author) 4.20 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 2012 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	mo(nu)ment by BluePrintReview, Kari Edwards, Smitha Murthy (Goodreads Author) 3.67 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2006	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Smitha Murthy rated a book really liked it Kin by Tayari Jones (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Powerful and moving. There were some parts that an Indian reader may not be too familiar with but that is a minor blip. Outstanding writing and pulsating prose. Who can write a better friendship story?
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Smitha Murthy rated a book really liked it Tree. Table. Book. by Lois Lowry (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
A sweet, sweet book on friendship, ageing, and letting go. I had read a book by Lois Lowry about ten years ago, and coming back to her again after a decade made for pleasant reading.
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Smitha Murthy rated a book really liked it Zen Socks by Jon J. Muth	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Such a sweet, sweet picture book! I loved this, and the ending!
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Smitha Murthy rated a book it was ok Female Friends by Fay Weldon	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
What a promising beginning! And then it just sunk! I love books on friendship and this was a chance find at the bookstore. But I was really confused by all the lovers floating around and the children who seem to be shared, too. Must have created quite ...more
Mar 09, 2026 10:03AM · 2 likes · like · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Female Friends by Fay Weldon. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Female Friends by Fay Weldon <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Smitha Murthy rated a book it was ok Cleopatra by Saara El-Arifi (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I was really floundering in this book. The problem is the author assumes the reader knows everything about Cleopatra. Well, this Dumbo didn't. And I was confused throughout Cleopatra's voice is annoying and grating and the story just ran out of steam f ...more
Mar 07, 2026 12:21AM · 1 like · like · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Cleopatra by Saara El-Arifi. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Cleopatra by Saara El-Arifi <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Smitha Murthy rated a book it was ok A Lesson Before Dying by Ernest J. Gaines	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I know this is one of the books I should have LOVED, but this was a book I struggled with. Not because of the pacing, which flows fast enough, but because the characters appeared rather distant. I wanted to feel for Jefferson, but found him irritatin ...more
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Smitha Murthy rated a book liked it My Past Is a Foreign Country by Zeba Talkhani (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
A book that could be so good but turned out to be the author narrating her life. That's it. A narration. She doesn't go into depth at any stage and seems content to just say "I went there. I did this." I lost interest because this book seemed to be pu ...more
Feb 28, 2026 11:33PM · 1 like · like · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of My Past Is a Foreign Country by Zeba Talkhani. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — My Past Is a Foreign Country by Zeba Talkhani <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Smitha Murthy rated a book really liked it Olive by Emma Gannon (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
A fun read that delved into an interesting subject: that of women who choose to be child-free. The book can meander towards the end and I really wish that we didn't have everything neatly wrapped-up. But for what is worth, this is a nice weekend read ...more
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Smitha Murthy rated a book it was ok This Place is Still Beautiful by Tian XiXi	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
It's hard to like a book that has its premise a rather tame "shocking incident." That was the hard part. And the two narrators are so annoying. ...more
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Smitha Murthy rated a book liked it Girls of Riyadh by Rajaa Alsanea	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I am a bit confused about this book. It was easy to read, and for someone who hasn't read much literature from Saudi Arabia, an interesting read. I thought the book does a good job of giving readers a peek into Saudi culture, stereotyped or not. But ...more
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“Lead a life of wonder and not wondering”
― Smitha Murthy

tags: inspirational, inspirational-life, inspirational-quotes

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“The more I work on happiness- the more I realize that you can’t seek happiness, you can’t find happiness- you simply have to remember to be happy.”
― Smitha Murthy

tags: happiness

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Smitha’s Quotes

“I took a deep breath and listened to the old brag of my heart. I am, I am, I am.”
― Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar

tags: breath, existence

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“For my part, I prefer my heart to be broken. It is so lovely, dawn-kaleidoscopic within the crack.”
― D.H. Lawrence

tags: broken-heart, d-h-lawrence, love, pomegranate

2216 likes

“We are all born mad. Some remain so.”
― Samuel Beckett

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“It has long been known to me that certain objects want you as much as you want them. These are the ones that become important, the objects that you hold dear. The others fade from your life entirely. You wanted them, but they did not want you in return.”
― Sheila Heti, How Should a Person Be?

tags: consumerism

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“It isn't what we say or think that defines us, but what we do.”
― Jane Austen, Sense and Sensibility

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