The book does bring attention to society’s superficial nature, and how one is regarded by how well one follows the “rules of normalcy”. But other than being a rather listless commentary on that, this book achieves little else.
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Audiobook Review: Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata
By amodini
Posted in 2023, audiobook, Blackstone Audio, books, contemporary, culture and society, social issues, women |
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Audiobook Review : The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton
By amodini
Posted in 2.5_star_rating, 2021, audiobook, books, culture and society, feminist, historical, literature, romance, social issues, women |
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The Age Of Innocence, almost a social commentary of the 1920s, starts off well, but grew tiresome and stretched towards the end.
Read the rest of this entry »Book Review : Born A Crime by Trevor Noah
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Posted in 2020, 3.5_star_rating, books, memoir, non-fiction, recommended, social issues, Uplifting books |
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Title : Born A Crime Author : Trevor Noah Genre : Non-fiction; Memoir Publisher : One World Pages : 304 Rating : 3.5/5 I borrowed Born A Crime by Trevor Noah from the library because I do watch Trevor Noah’s show on Comedy Central, I have seen his stand-up comedy and heard about his background. […]
Read the rest of this entry »Book Review : The Widows of Malabar Hill by Sujata Massey
By amodini
Posted in 2021, 4_star_rating, books, historical, india, must read, recommended, social issues, south-asian, suspense, women |
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Title : The Widows of Malabar Hill Author : Sujata Massey Genre : Mystery Publisher : Soho Crime Pages : 432 Rating : 4/5 Young Perveen Mistry has just joined her father’s law firm. Although she has her law degree Perveen cannot practice in the courtroom because of the current laws preventing women from being […]
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