What a beautiful book—or rather, how beautifully it is written! I must confess, I’ve fallen in love with Leo Tolstoy and would love to date him—not in the modern sense, but just to sit, talk, and listen to him endlessly. The plot is simple: a young girl, Masha, falls in love with an older man,… Read More Transient Love, Lasting Words : Reflections on Family Happiness
So many of my friends had recommended this book. It had always been on my to-read list, lingering there for years. Recently, another friend mentioned it again, and while browsing a bookstore, I finally picked it up. I finished it in less than seven days. That doesn’t prove I’m a fast reader—it simply shows how… Read More A Thousand Splendid Suns: A Story of Resilience and Hope
No Longer Human It’s the story of Oba Yozo, a man who feels deeply disconnected from the world around him—drifting through life with a constant sense of being a misfit. He reflects relentlessly on humanity and his inability to understand people. The book is structured as Yozo’s personal notebooks, divided into three parts. Notebook One:This… Read More Stranger to the World: My Reflections on No Longer Human
While listening to Yuval Noah Harari’s interview, The Book of My Life with Yuval Noah Harari, I became curious about the concept of biological dramas that he frequently mentioned. This led me to further exploration and reading to gain a deeper understanding. Below are my key takeaways. Yuval Noah Harari discusses “biological dramas” in contrast… Read More Biological Dramas
This book is an absolute delight—everything I have ever dreamed of: a bookshop, books, coffee, and a sense of community. It is a treat for the imagination, offering an escape from our fast-paced world, where success is often measured by how busy and productive we are. Before we know it, we start measuring ourselves by… Read More Welcome to the Hyunam-Dong Bookshop
Urvi goes experimenting 