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	Contemporary Dystopian Fiction for Young Adults: Brave New Teenagers by Balaka Basu (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Katherine R. Broad (Editor), Carrie Hintz (Editor) 3.65 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2012 — 10 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
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	Ruminations, Peregrinations, and Regenerations: A Critical Approach to Doctor Who by Christopher J. Hansen, Michelle Cordone (Contributor), Lee Barron (Contributor) 4.25 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2010	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
	The Harry Potter Generation: Essays on Growing Up with the Series by Emily Lauer (Editor), Balaka Basu (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 3.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2019 — 2 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
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There are very few movies based on the Partition of India. There are loads of films about the India-Pakistan rivalry, but not nearly enough about the human consequences of Partition. So when I watched Main Vaapas Ayunga, I was moved to tears. The movie stayed with me. I wanted to read more about Partition. My maternal family came to India as refugees from Mymensingh in erstwhile East Pakistan in 1

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Arundhati Roy's lucid writing kept me hooked till the end. This book is more about Arundhati than Mrs Mary Roy. Lots of things that remained unsolved for me in The God of Small Things, gets resolved here. I can clearly see the connection. My only gru ...more
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