Midnight in Chernobyl
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Midnight in Chernobyl

–Adam Higginbotham ★★★★★ 4/5 In some unfrequented section of the upper levels of the library of the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, where one can find the hardbound final year

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The Uncommon Appeal of Clouds

–Alexander McCall Smith ★★★★★ 3.5/5 After the last couple of disappointing reads, I ended up seeking the comfort of the familiar to bookend my reading for 2019— and I was

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Lot Stories
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Lot

Bryan Washington ☆☆☆☆☆ 2.5/5 Bryan Washington’s debut short story collection Lot, has received rave reviews from the New York Times, NPR and other reputed publications and even from beloved former

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Nine Pints

Rose George ☆☆☆☆☆ 2.5/5 Rose George notes in the acknowledgements of Nine Pints that a book about Blood evolved from a desire to write about periods in depth. This nugget

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Dark Integers and other Stories

Greg Egan ☆☆☆☆☆ 2.5/5 This recommendation for a top notch SciFi short story collection was anything but. After a promising introduction by the author, the entire collection was a let

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Quichotte

Salman Rushdie ★★★★★ 3.5/5 My first Salman Rushdie book. The consistent element of fantasy in his books, (inferred from their descriptions) had created an impregnable barrier between his books and

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Billion Dollar Whale

Tom Wright and Bradley Hope ☆☆☆☆☆ 4/5 Revolted and outraged are the feelings I’m left with after reading this well written book chronicling the brazen multi billion dollar heist better

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Where’d you go, Bernadette

Maria Semple ☆☆☆☆☆ 3.5/5 I was looking for a fun book and this NPR recommendation was on the money—funny and quirky. The first thing you notice about the book is

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Six months, three days, five others

Charlie Jane Anders ☆☆☆☆☆ 3.5/5 I cannot recall where on the internet I stumbled upon this recommendation in my quest for a good collection of Sci-Fi shorts. And good it

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Machines Like Me

Ian McEwan ☆☆☆☆☆ 3/5 I’ve read most books by Ian McEwan and loved all of them—until now. And what a fall from grace for someone who’s been on my favorites

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Rules of Civility

Amor Towles ★★★★★ 3.5/5 I picked this up on the reputation Mr Towles built with his fantastic A Gentleman in Moscow, to keep me company during treatment. The book does

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Rosie Project
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The Rosie Project

Graeme Simsion ★★★★★ 3.5/5 Heart tugging and engrossing rom-com that lives up to its billing for the genre. The protagonist, Don, is a character very much in the mold of

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