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Smitha Murthy

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Bangalore, India

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http://www.smithamurthy.com

Member Since

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: 4.18 · 38 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) 4.24 avg rating — 34 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 it was amazing Cursed Daughters by Oyinkan Braithwaite (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
Probably one of the most talented writers of our time. Her debut novel didn't disappoint. And neither does this one. Compelling and so readable. ...more
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Smitha Murthy rated a book it was ok The Garden of Evening Mists by Tan Twan Eng	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
Probably, my least-liked of Tan Twan Eng's books. This was ponderous and confusing. Tried so hard to be poetic but it ended up being rather pretentious because you can't care for any of the characters. Eng adopts a confusing narrative style here and ...more
Jan 02, 2026 11:20PM · 1 like · like · see review
Smitha Murthy rated a book it was amazing A Beautiful World. by James Norbury	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
My second read from James Norbury! Both were gifted! As with the other book, the illustrations are gorgeous. No profound quotes but simple, livable ones. Beautiful.
Dec 29, 2025 01:55AM · 4 likes · like · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of A Beautiful World. by James Norbury. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — A Beautiful World. by James Norbury <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Smitha Murthy rated a book it was ok The Housemaid (The Housemaid, #1) by Freida McFadden (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
Ok. I pick up a much-hyped book. And I am not very impressed. The writing here was a bit flat and Millie the sort of character you couldn't care less about. I get why this was such a hit. But honestly, it doesn't really explain why Andrew is abusive ...more
Dec 29, 2025 12:57AM · 4 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 Housemaid by Freida McFadden. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — The Housemaid by Freida McFadden <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Smitha Murthy rated a book really liked it The God of the Woods by Liz Moore (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
It had been such a while since I had read a crime thriller. This wasn't a regular murder mystery, which is what enticed me. I kept turning the pages and finished this in 24 hours. I liked all the side plots, actually. These stories were what elevated ...more
Dec 27, 2025 08:47AM · 4 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 God of the Woods by Liz Moore. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — The God of the Woods by Liz Moore <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Smitha Murthy rated a book it was amazing The House of Doors by Tan Twan Eng	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
An imaginative book that portrays Maugham in Penang. So many layers. So much beauty and pain. This is an author I have come to love.
Dec 25, 2025 10:26PM · 6 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 House of Doors by Tan Twan Eng. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — The House of Doors by Tan Twan Eng <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Smitha Murthy rated a book it was amazing James by Percival Everett	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
An astounding work of brilliance. I hadn't read the original classic, so I didn't have anything to compare with. The pace is fast. The prose arresting. And the book flew. It took me just a day. But an utterly engrossing day. ...more
Dec 25, 2025 10:22PM · 4 likes · like · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of James by Percival Everett. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — James by Percival Everett <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Smitha Murthy rated a book really liked it Woman at Point Zero by Nawal El Saadawi	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
This book hurts. If you are a woman, it resonates. This is not a pleasant read. It's dark and heavy. And then you realize. Isn't that a woman's life? ...more
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Smitha Murthy rated a book liked it For Thy Great Pain Have Mercy on My Little Pain by Victoria Mackenzie	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 not sure what to make of this book. It seemed odd. Yet readable. Strange but revealing. I will never remember the title, I am sure!
Dec 13, 2025 09:13AM · 1 like · like · see review
Smitha Murthy rated a book did not like it The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny by Kiran Desai	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 dazed. What did I just read? I feel my loneliness curling into my toes, a ghost hound that screams mourning and there's dear Aunt Mina Foi urging me to sell the ruby necklace I don't have and my partner Bunny has gone for a run but doesn't want ...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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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

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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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