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[Aditya]

Disgrace by J.M. Coetzee.

First time reading a Nobel Prize winner (besides Dylan). Excellent character study of a flawed man. 4/5

My Review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Nathan]

I read a lot in these past two weeks = )

1. Cut Short Good Comedy/Thriller/Short Cases
2. The Karachi Deception Still think Raazi is a better spy thriller than this.
3. The Summer of Dead Toys
4. Speak
5. Stuck in Neutral Cerebral Palsy
6. The Curator Was Disappointed. Expected a lot more.
7. Deathtrap Awesome Play. Loved it.

[Rosh ~catching up slowly~]

The Blue Bar by Damyanti Biswas

A gritty crime noir set in Mumbai. Relished it.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[The Cruciverbalistic Bookworm]

Dombey and Son

One of Charles Dickens' underrated gems!

[Luffy Sempai]

Noble wrote: "Dombey and Son

One of Charles Dickens' underrated gems!"

Dickens is so verbose, props to you for 'getting' him! :)

[The Cruciverbalistic Bookworm]

Luffy wrote: "Noble wrote: "Dombey and Son

One of Charles Dickens' underrated gems!"

Dickens is so verbose, props to you for 'getting' him! :)"

Thank you, Luffy! I love his satire!

[Amruta]

Where the crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

A story of grit and determination of a clever young girl. A bit slow in the beginning but gets interesting as you turn the pages. Overall an interesting read.

[Savita]

Amruta wrote: "Where the crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

A story of grit and determination of a clever young girl. A bit slow in the beginning but gets interesting as you turn the pages. Overall an interesting read."

Sounds good .

[Gorab, TheGunman]

Amruta wrote: "Where the crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

A story of grit and determination of a clever young girl. A bit slow in the beginning but gets interesting as you turn the pages. Overall an interesting read."

I am also reading this since 4-5 days now. Lovely book this is! I'm currently 220 pages in.

[Rosh ~catching up slowly~]

The Book of Everlasting Things by Indian historian-turned-writer Aanchal Malhotra

Very good for a debut work. Needed some finetuning in the editing process but an informative and emotional read nonetheless.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Aditya]

Too Loud a Solitude by Bohumil Hrabal. Hated it. 1/5

My Review https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Em Lost In Books, EmLo is my Name, PIFM is my Game]

The Places I've Cried in Public and Sweep of the Heart were my first two reads oc the year. I love both authors but i find these to be mediocre.

[Em Lost In Books, EmLo is my Name, PIFM is my Game]

Rosh wrote: "Keeper of Enchanted Rooms by Charlie N. Holmberg

A fun historical fantasy. Though a tad slow, I enjoyed the story and..."

Added to my tbr.

[Rosh ~catching up slowly~]

The Ingenious and the Colour of Life by J.Y. Sam

An amazing indie YA Fantasy.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Luffy Sempai]

Don't know where to post this really... but I am concerned about fellow member Leena Aluru's disappearance from GR and Facebook. I have been advised against posting on FB. Does anyone know what happened to her? RVSP.

[Austin]

Luffy wrote: "Don't know where to post this really... but I am concerned about fellow member Leena Aluru's disappearance from GR and Facebook. I have been advised against posting on FB. Does anyone know what hap..."

Leena is not active on GR since Sept. 2022 it seems. I don't know about FB as I am not friends with her there. Another person, Shirin, has also disappeared. She used to play 7 letter scrabbles, remember?

[Luffy Sempai]

Austin wrote: "Luffy wrote: "Don't know where to post this really... but I am concerned about fellow member Leena Aluru's disappearance from GR and Facebook. I have been advised against posting on FB. Does anyone..."

Sherin? Yeah, I remember. Hope they are well. Actually I thought Sherin was a guy's name. But thanks for replying.

[Austin]

Luffy wrote: "Austin wrote: "Luffy wrote: "Don't know where to post this really... but I am concerned about fellow member Leena Aluru's disappearance from GR and Facebook. I have been advised against posting on ..."

It's a female name I believe and it sounds feminine to me. Maybe it's an epicene name like Jackie, Ashley, Joyce etc

[Austin]

Anyway the person concerned here is a female.

[Luffy Sempai]

Austin wrote: "Anyway the person concerned here is a female."

Thanks at least for making my vocabulary grow ;)

[Savita]

Yes, Leena has disappeared recently from the scene . She was was to read Crime and Punishment with me , but after making a few remarks , she totally disappeared . I have been wondering since then . She was such an active and pleasant member .
Shirin was last seen on the Nightingale thread . I don't think she completed the book , because her remarks suddenly dried up .
Maybe real life became too demanding and engaging . Maybe they will return after a gap . I hope so .

[Bookworm (have loads of catching up to do)]

Luffy wrote: "Don't know where to post this really... but I am concerned about fellow member Leena Aluru's disappearance from GR and Facebook. I have been advised against posting on FB. Does anyone know what hap..."

Same. I had pinged her on GRs then and she was quite busy and so much was happening on family front, so she mentioned few things.

I pinged her recently to check up on her. But no response this time.
I'll try and reachout to her other than GRs.

Will keep you guys posted.

[Luffy Sempai]

Would be awesome if you kept us posted; thanks a lot!

[Bookworm (have loads of catching up to do)]

Guys, got in touch with Leena. She's fine and doing good.
Life just got busier for her and she was unable to read.

She says she's thankful for us that we have been remembering her. She said she'll try and atleast drop in and say Hi to us every now and then!

So, no worries, guys! It's all good! :D

[Austin]

Luffy wrote: "Austin wrote: "Anyway the person concerned here is a female."

Thanks at least for making my vocabulary grow ;)"

Haha.

[Austin]

Bookworm wrote: "Guys, got in touch with Leena. She's fine and doing good.
Life just got busier for her and she was unable to read.

She says she's thankful for us that we have been remembering her. She said she'l..."

Wow. Glad to know. I am surprised such a voracious reader like Leena completely stopped reading!

[Luffy Sempai]

Bookworm wrote: "Guys, got in touch with Leena. She's fine and doing good.
Life just got busier for her and she was unable to read.

She says she's thankful for us that we have been remembering her. She said she'l..."

That's wonderful news! Seems strange to me, but I can only respect and accept her decision not to post. Thanks, Bookworm!

[Austin]

Leena used to be a regular in Character Antakshari. After her disappearance, the game fell into abeyance.

[Savita]

Bookworm wrote: "Guys, got in touch with Leena. She's fine and doing good.
Life just got busier for her and she was unable to read.

She says she's thankful for us that we have been remembering her. She said she'l..."

Thanks for posting , BW ! So glad to hear that all is well with Leena ! Looking forward to hearing from her . She was such an accommodating , cheerful and active member , it would be wonderful if , someday , she is able to join back for Group / Buddy reads . 😊

[Bookworm (have loads of catching up to do)]

Yeah...she did say she'll try to post stuff and say Hi from now on. :D

[Savita]

Oh , lovely !

[Rosh ~catching up slowly~]

The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka

After a long time, I found a Booker Prize winner that I actually liked.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Rosh ~catching up slowly~]

Ibnebatuti । इब्नेबतूती by Divya Prakash Dubey

Enjoyed a Hindi book after a long, long time. :)

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Rosh ~catching up slowly~]

Em Lost In Books wrote: "Rosh wrote: "Keeper of Enchanted Rooms by Charlie N. Holmberg

A fun historical fantasy. Though a tad slow, I enjoyed ..."

Hope you enjoy it, Em! Sorry for the delayed reply., No notification! Just saw your comment.

[Rosh ~catching up slowly~]

Don't miss out on this amazing memoir by an Indian woman doctor practising in rural Haryana.
The Reluctant Doctor: Stilettos to Stethoscope-: True Stories from inside a Clinic by Balesh Jindal

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Austin]

I am currently reading The Naked Face by Sidney Sheldon

[Rosh ~catching up slowly~]

Austin wrote: "I am currently reading The Naked Face by Sidney Sheldon

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Not one of my favourites from him. But hope you enjoy it better.

[Austin]

It's ok so far. Hope it gets better.

[Leena]

Luffy wrote: "Don't know where to post this really... but I am concerned about fellow member Leena Aluru's disappearance from GR and Facebook. I have been advised against posting on FB. Does anyone know what hap..."

Luffy, thank you for the concern and thansk Bookworm.for actullay getting tin touch with me. Id promised 1st Jan as my touchbase date, but i couldn't. Things have been quite topsybturvy for me, especially since my move back to India. I've not managed to read anything significant, "read freeze mode" if such a word exisits. Not that i didnt read anything, the panic set made me.read a lot more, so all that ive read is just one big glob- merged together.

However, the world spins around and ive read a couple of decent books
1. The Silent Girls i.loved it and waiting for the sequel on Scribd.
2. Josh and Gemma the Second Time Around
Book1 received a lot of flak from many women. For me, it was just a really sad story wirh a reallh sad heroine. Thjs one is brillaint, i couldn't put it down.
3. The Sparkling One. This is part 1 of a trilogy- not bad 3.5🌟

Currntly reading The House Across the Lake
Great going as of now.

TBR These Silent Woods

Once again, thank you all. I really missed this group.

[Nathan]

Welcome Back = )

[Leena]

Nathan wrote: "Welcome Back = )"

Thank you

[Bookworm (have loads of catching up to do)]

Leena wrote: "Luffy wrote: "Don't know where to post this really... but I am concerned about fellow member Leena Aluru's disappearance from GR and Facebook. I have been advised against posting on FB. Does anyone..."

Look who's back!!!
Hope everything is getting better for you now.

We missed having you around. :D

Looking forward to bookish discussions with you in coming months. :) :)

[Leena]

Absolutely @ Bookworm. I seem to have missed a lot of great reads and a lot of backlog to catch up on.

[Luffy Sempai]

Leena wrote: "Luffy, thank you for the concern and thansk Bookworm.for actullay getting tin touch with me. Id promised 1st Jan as my touchbase date, but i couldn't. Things have been quite topsybturvy for me, especially since my move back to India. I've not managed to read anything significant, "read freeze mode" if such a word exisits. Not that i didnt read anything, the panic set made me.read a lot more, so all that ive read is just one big glob- merged together."

Glad that you have posted again, Leena. I'm also glad that you have shared a bit of your personal situation. I hope you will post again and again, but maybe that is being an ingrate. It's enough to hear from you. Wish you good continuation and Happy Reading.

[Em Lost In Books, EmLo is my Name, PIFM is my Game]

Welcome back, Leena!

[Austin]

Glad to have you back Leena. Shall we start character Antakshari? :-)

[Leena]

Luffy, hopefully, U'll not get rid of me this time. second wind et al

[Leena]

Austin, yes let's.

[Austin]

Leena wrote: "Austin, yes let's."

Yaay! BTW, I hope you are alright. We were all worried about you. You didn't participate in the Secret Santa event as well.

[Aditya]

White Jazz by James Ellroy. Pitch black noir that has its moments but is the weakest part of the L.A. Quartet and overdoes the staccato prose. 3.5/5

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...