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Smitha Murthy

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Bangalore, India

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April 2010

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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 Kate & Frida by Kim Fay (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 novel that still packs these old-world values of compassion and kindness. Some of the pop culture references went over my head but I didn't care. Friendship and books.I can't go wrong with those. ...more
May 12, 2026 10:51AM · 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 Kate & Frida by Kim Fay. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Kate & Frida by Kim Fay <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Smitha Murthy rated a book did not like it Listen for the Lie by Amy Tintera (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
Gave me a headache. And that's not a lie. How did this book get an endorsement from Stephen King? The mystery is laughable and the protagonist one I would have wanted to shut up myself. No one is likable apart from Granny. Please give me a migraine p ...more
May 10, 2026 04:09AM · 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 Listen for the Lie by Amy Tintera. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Listen for the Lie by Amy Tintera <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Smitha Murthy rated a book it was ok Margo's Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe (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 should really read the blurbs before reading a book. Sigh. Little did I know that I was getting into a whole novel that revolves around Only Fans. I have come back, much enlightened. Honestly, this read like a YA novel that slowly becomes stale. Ev ...more
May 06, 2026 02:21AM · 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 Margo's Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Margo's Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Smitha Murthy rated a book it was amazing Life, and Death, and Giants by Ron Rindo (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
Such an unconventional book. Yet so absorbing. I finished this in a weekend. Worth the read and makes you just think about life a bit more.
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Smitha Murthy rated a book it was amazing Theo of Golden by Allen Levi (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 didn't realize this was Christian fiction until I came to Goodreads. But it doesn't matter. This is a book about impossible characters and kindness You believe in both. And for the time being, that's enough. ...more
May 01, 2026 08:22AM · 3 likes · like · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Theo of Golden by Allen Levi. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Theo of Golden by Allen Levi <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Smitha Murthy rated a book liked it The Pillars of the Earth (Kingsbridge, #1) by Ken Follett (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 seem to have lost my ability to read a mammoth book. What are they called? Chunkers or clunkers or something? I picked this up because Ken Follett is known for writing pacy stories. And that this book is. It's pacy. It kept me hooked for at least 6 ...more
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Smitha Murthy rated a book really liked it Honey in the Wound by Jiyoung Han (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 relevant novel that deserves a place on our bookshelves. I just felt rather undone by the sadness of the book, though. Probably should have read it in a happier frame of mind
Apr 18, 2026 09:08AM · 3 likes · like · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Honey in the Wound by Jiyoung Han. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Honey in the Wound by Jiyoung Han <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Smitha Murthy rated a book it was amazing The Correspondent by Virginia Evans (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
Such a sweet, sweet book. You fall in love and can't stop loving it. ...more
Apr 14, 2026 09:40AM · 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 The Correspondent by Virginia Evans. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — The Correspondent by Virginia Evans <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Smitha Murthy rated a book it was amazing The Mercy Step by Marcia Hutchinson	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 an outstanding book! Has one of the most original voices as the narrator. You can't help but fall in love with Mercy. Hopeful, courageous, and redeeming. ...more
Apr 11, 2026 06:41AM · 3 likes · like · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of The Mercy Step by Marcia Hutchinson. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — The Mercy Step by Marcia Hutchinson <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Smitha Murthy rated a book liked it Paradiso 17 by Hannah Lillith Assadi	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
So much, so much to love about this book. Sparse dialog. A lot of inner reveals. A protagonist you can't quite decide you like or dislike. And melancholy. Just that it was too melancholic. Yes, even for me. It can drag a bit with the winding prose. B ...more
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“Lead a life of wonder and not wondering”
― Smitha Murthy

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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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“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

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“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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