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Dandelion Is Dead

by Rosie Storey

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Aug 19, 2025 05:53AM

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Tagore Never Ate Here

by V. Ramaswamy

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Mili Das said: " Finally a satisfying read of this year's. You know it is rare when you can say about a book I am satisfied with the book, it filled me, yups. It's a thriller, it has unputdownable suspense in every chapter, it has hook point, easy to relate character Finally a satisfying read of this year's. You know it is rare when you can say about a book I am satisfied with the book, it filled me, yups. It's a thriller, it has unputdownable suspense in every chapter, it has hook point, easy to relate characters, a story that is so grounded with historical backdrops, it has an eerie, chilling ambiance from start to end without mentioning any ghost stories, perfect! So perfect blend.

The book takes you to opposite side of the border, Bangladesh, in a sleepy town Sundarpur, one day a woman came and claimed the wealth of the zamindar of Sundarpur. She, Mushkan Zubeiri explained her legit acclamation of being the granddaughter-in-law of zamindar Bose. She got all the willed properties and started a business, she opened a restaurant, sorry, she called it a guesthouse, customers are guests and awestruck by her culinary skills.

How come a Zubeiri became the granddaughter-in-law of Bose zamindar? You need to read the book to get the answer and here author provided great historical background.

There's a woman who cooked food like spilling charm, villagers think she is witch, she is farming all veggies and crocodile in the backyard, there's an young grave digger who dugg graves in advance, he can sniff the death is coming to visit someone's house, there's a man worked with police, he has every news about everyone in town, people called him BBC, there's a schoolmaster who knows each one's ancestors and history of 100 years, this is Sundarpur, readers are welcome here.

Everyone is in charm of the woman, police, and politicians all are her friends and suddenly a mysterious man Noore Chhafa arrived at Sundarpur to enquire about the famous restaurant and the mischievous proprietor.

It's a brilliant blend of magical realism, thriller and breathtaking suspense, the lines are blurred between reality and mysteries.

Absolutely fascinated by the book. V Ramaswamy did splendid work in translation but he couldn't overcome the south indian accent problem, tid bid mistakes kept appearing in book.

To proofreader -
How could you miss them
Mushkan - Muskan
Ramakantkamar - Ramakant kumar ...more "

Aug 23, 2025 09:28AM · see review

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Invisible Man

by Ralph Ellison

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After 28: What Remains? by Hrishikesh Barhate

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The police claimed she was complicit, that she had helped his father hide the money, that she had known about the fraud. It didn't matter that she had never worked at the company, had never had access to the accounts, had known nothing ...more

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Mili’s Quotes

“But you will never be exclusive to my heart. Married life needs dedication; it needs effort to thrive. I don’t think I can spare so much time for it.”
― Harrshada Deshpande, Megh: A heartwarming love story of a genius

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“We are far more likely to notice things that arouse emotions – be they positive or negative. Emotions attach significance to events. As a result, we are wired to remember things that bring good or painful emotions.”
― Vlad Beliavsky, The Pyramid Mind

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“She believed in love but not matrimony; she believed in education but not degrees.”
― Harrshada Deshpande, Megh: A heartwarming love story of a genius

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“Had I been provided with a choice, I would have chosen to stay. I didn’t know we were poor, and I didn’t feel any of the desperation that dictated our lives. I just remember being loved, safe, and happy. In retrospect, I realize this is a credit to the efforts of my mother and my surrogate family rather than a credit to the island. Nevertheless, leaving Jamaica still felt like a betrayal. I didn’t know then that when you leave someone or something behind not by choice, you never trade your allegiance to them. I assimilated well enough to call America home many years ago, but my longing for Jamaica never fully went away. Assimilation, though necessary, comes with a price. It created an unwelcome wedge between me and my homeland.”
― Jayma Anne Montgomery, AlieNation: The Imitated Life

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“When you do some action for the very first time, you use your conscious mind. You pay attention, exert self-control, and spend much mental resource overall. But if you perform this action repeatedly and over a prolonged period of time, it can then turn into a habit. It becomes so ingrained in your mind that you don’t need to think of how to do it any more. You just do it. You don’t have to consciously recall how to carry out any of these tasks. If you want to walk, you just walk and don’t think of how to move your legs. When you get into your car, you don’t remind yourself how to start the car, how to use the indicators or how to pull over.”
― Vlad Beliavsky, The Pyramid Mind

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