A man climbs a guava tree to escape life. Life climbs up after him.
Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard is funny, chaotic, and gently sharp — a satire about sainthood, spectacle, and the impossibility of being left alone.
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This book doesn’t ask for agreement. It demands attention.
Written in 1930, Pen Yen Adimaiyanaal questions marriage, religion, and obedience — sharply, unapologetically.
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This isn’t a spy novel about gadgets or glamour. It’s about waiting — and fear.
Eye of the Needle is tight, cold, and relentlessly controlled, driven by silence more than action.
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This isn’t about one man refusing to sell his flat. It’s about what a city does to people.
Last Man in Tower is sharp, uncomfortable, and quietly ruthless about money, morality, & collective guilt.
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Not a thriller. Not a mystery. Just pure charm.
Arsène Lupin, Gentleman Burglar is crime as clever theatre — light, witty, and effortlessly stylish.
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Poonachi shows how power, cruelty, care, and survival work at the margins, without sentiment or spectacle.
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Killing Time in Delhi is fast, messy, and all vibes: privilege, dead bodies, bad decisions, and a protagonist wildly unqualified for danger.
Quick, chaotic, style over substance.
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Salvation of a Saint isn’t just a murder mystery — it’s about how far devotion can go before it turns destructive.
Quiet, precise, and unsettling in the way only Keigo Higashino can manage.
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This isn’t a patriotic novel. It’s a warning.
Reading The Home and the World felt unsettling in the best way — about nationalism, desire, and how easily ideals slip into obsession.
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Re-reading To Kill a Mockingbird and struck by how much of its power comes from restraint.
No grand speeches. Just empathy, quiet courage, and the hard work of seeing others clearly.
Some books don’t get outdated. They get sharper.
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My first read of 2026 was White Nights.
I expected romance. I found a story about chosen loneliness, imagination, and living in the in-between.
Wrote a quiet reflection on what stayed with me.
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At what point does “self-discovery” become an excuse? That question stayed with me while reading Adultery. Wrote a blunt review on where it works — and where it slips.
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The Silent Raga is a quiet novel about art, confinement, and the cost of choosing yourself.
It doesn’t raise its voice — it stays with you, like music heard from another room.
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The Chola Tigers isn’t subtle history — it’s historical fiction as an action movie.
Big battles, naval warfare, clear heroes, and a bold “what if” built around Somnath.
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