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satyajit reviewed The Bandit Queens by Parini Shroff
"Five years ago, Geeta lost her no-good husband. As in, she actually lost him—he walked …
Review of 'Bandit Queens' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
satyajit rated Crying in H Mart: 5 stars
Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner
In this exquisite story of family, food, grief, and endurance, Michelle Zauner proves herself far more than a dazzling singer, …
satyajit rated The Coddling of the American Mind: 3 stars
The Coddling of the American Mind by Greg Lukianoff, Jonathan Haidt
"Something is going wrong on many college campuses in the last few years. Rates of anxiety, depression, and suicide are …
satyajit rated Love to Loathe You: 4 stars
satyajit rated State of Terror: 4 stars
Louise Penny, Hillary Rodham Clinton: State of Terror (Hardcover, 2021, Simon & Schuster)
State of Terror by Louise Penny, Hillary Rodham Clinton
Simon & Schuster and St. Martin’s Press are proud to publish a novel written by Hillary Rodham Clinton and Louise …
satyajit rated Collecting: 4 stars
Collecting by Werner Muensterberger (A Harvest book)
satyajit reviewed The Maid by Nita Prose
I am your maid. I know about your secrets. Your dirty laundry. But what do …
Review of 'The Maid' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
Wild tone vacillations, the writing style did not appeal to me. I can see what Nita Prose was trying to get with the character, but she did not do it well.
satyajit rated The Cabin at the End of the World: 4 stars
The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay
"The Bram Stoker Award-winning author of A Head Full of Ghosts gives a new twist to the home invasion horror …
In this exhilarating novel, two friends--often in love, but never lovers--come together as creative partners …
Review of 'Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
It was a thematically resonant experience, reading this book while watching Mythic Quest.
Fourteen-year-old Mona isn’t like the wizards charged with defending the city. She can’t control lightning …
Review of "A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking" on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
Like a Dreamworks/Disney movie-in-waiting. Fun popcorn read.
satyajit reviewed Cruel Summer by Ed Brubaker
Review of 'Cruel Summer' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
The best crime comic in the US industry is David and Maria Lapham's Stray Bullets. Occasionally, Brubaker and Philips come pretty damn close.
satyajit reviewed Siren Queen by Nghi Vo
It was magic. In every world, it was a kind of magic. "No maids, no …
Review of 'Siren Queen' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
I wish the story meandered a little less. Great build-up and mood, but not much happened.