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Dark Matter by Blake Crouch
Year - 2016
Pages - 342
Genre - Sci-fi, Fiction, Multiverse, Thriller, Mystery

So the book begins with a simple question -
What if you had lived a different life?

Jason Dessen is a normal man with a normal life until one night, everything is taken away from him, and he wakes up in a reality that is not his own. From there, the story becomes a fast-paced journey through alternate realities, choices and consequences.

“𝘐𝘵'𝘴 𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘧𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦, 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘸𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘺 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦, 𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧𝘧 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘢 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥.”

But beneath the science and suspense, this is not just a thriller. It is a deeply emotional story about identity, regret and the lives we didn’t choose. Every Jason from all the worlds begins to come for the love which couldn’t get in their own life. And how would Jason save his love from himself?

“𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶’𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶’𝘳𝘦 𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘲𝘶𝘦. 𝘈𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘶𝘢𝘭. 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘯𝘰 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘦𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶. 𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺’𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮.”

Psychologically, the book explores a powerful idea, are we defined by our choices or by the paths we never took? Every version of life looks tempting that is not yours…until you realise what you had to lose to get there.

The pacing is intense, almost breathless. I felt like I just gobbled it up. Generally, the love and emotional elements we see are less or missing in sci-fi novels, but the author has done a remarkable job here as well.

There is a series based on this amazing novel. Have you watched it? A gripping, thought-provoking, and emotional read.
Highly recommended.

#books #scifi #thriller #mystery #Bookstagram

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If monsoon had a bookshelf… what would be on it?

Drop your recommendations.

I'd love to hear your recommendations.

Do you love monsoon?

#rain #bookstagramreels #booklover #Bookstagram #bookrecommendation

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White Nights by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Year - 1848
Pages - 82
Genre - Classic, Russian Literature, Romance, Fiction

So the story feels like a subtle conversation that happens when the world is asleep into the white nights when hazy mists and moonlight mingle and thoughts linger.

It follows a lonely dreamer who spends his nights wandering the streets, lost in his own thoughts, until he meets a girl who briefly changes everything. As the Dreamer says, “𝘖𝘩, 𝘕𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘬𝘢! 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸, 𝘸𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘴 𝘸𝘦 𝘥𝘰."

But this is not really a love story. The dreamer lives more in his mind than in reality. And for a moment, reality feels kind to him. While telling about himself the Dreamer says “-𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘺 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘵 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘴, 𝘰𝘳 𝘐 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘦*𝘵𝘩.”

Dostoevsky has marvellously explored the themes of loneliness, unchecked imaginations and fragile hope of being seen. How we create worlds inside ourselves, and how even a short connection can feel like a lifetime.

There is a softness in this story. A quiet sadness that lingers even after it ends. Well sometimes people don’t fall in love with each other. They fall in love with the feeling of not being alone.

I really felt the story from the deepest of my heart. Nastenka loves someone else. And when she leaves, our Dreamer still says, “𝘖𝘩, 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳, 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳! 𝘔𝘢𝘺 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘬𝘺 𝘣𝘦 𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳, 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘵 𝘴𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘣𝘦 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘦, 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘣𝘦 𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘨𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘭𝘺, 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵!”

A short read, but emotionally heavy. It ends with a question- “𝘔𝘺 𝘎𝘰𝘥! 𝘈 𝘸𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘵𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘴! 𝘐𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘰 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦?"

Have you read this one? Feel free to comment and let me know your precious thoughts.

#dostoevsky #literature #whitenights #loneliness #classics

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Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë
Year - 1847
Pages - 333
Genre - Gothic, Romance, Revenge , Tragedy

So the day has come when the journey has come to an end. And in this long excursion, the children, the adults, the devils, and the ghosts I met will remain with me forever.

First, let me speak a little about the novel. Catherine Earnshaw, a charming and fierce girl of the Yorkshire moors, and Heathcliff, a gypsy boy adopted by Catherine's father, form a bond in their young age that grows wild and cataclysmic.

When Catherine says - "If all else perished, and he remained, I should still continue to be; and if all else remained, and he were annihilated, the universe would turn to a mighty stranger: I should not seem a part of it."

And she says - "Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same."

But Heathcliff listens only some of these words. And Catherine marries someone else. From there, a tempest of hate, obsession, and unfulfilled love rises that devour everyone.

Even the little children's fates trample--
"...for in one he ran a chance of being squeezed and kissed to de*th, and in the other of being flung into the fire, or dashed against the wall; and the poor thing remained perfectly quiet wherever I chose to put him."

Emily has written it so amazingly. A wonderful classic. I found it difficult to understand the Yorkshire dialect but that was also fun learning.

The depth she has given to her characters is outstanding. One thing I especially like to talk about is this: generally, we tend to like a character the moment we start a novel. We keep looking for at least one character we can sympathize with or find something likable in him/her or someone we can relate to. But here in this novel they are quite different. I liked Cathy, though. Chapter 27 really broke my heart.

In my opinion, it's a novel where characters are written to be understood, not to be judged or liked or disliked.
A story where we get to see all the forms love can take, from which neither the living nor the souls below earth can escape.

Highly recommended.
Have you read it? I'd love to know your thoughts.

#classics #wutheringheights #Bookstagram #reader #booklover

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When you read the book and is eagerly looking forward to watching the movie, you drag unwitting participants to partake in your endeavour🤩
Well, I loved the movie and that is all that matters!
Amaze! Amaze! Amaze!😍

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Kafka On the Shore by Haruki Murakami
Pages - 467
Year - 2002
Genre - Magical Realism, Japanese, Contemporary Fiction, Fantasy

So, this is the first Murakami book I have read. It feels less like a story and more like a dream you are trying to understand after waking up.

The story follows two parallel journeys: Kafka, a boy running away from a strange prophecy and in search for his mother and sister, and Nakata, an old man who can talk to cats but cannot read. I loved Nakata’s character deeply.

Their paths move separately, yet feel mysteriously connected. The novel is about memory, loneliness, identity, and the subconscious. Things happen without explanation. People disappear. Time bends. Strange things appear. Rainstorms of fish. And yet, everything feels emotionally true.

The book explores something subtle..like the fears we don’t name and the desires we don’t understand.

Reading it feels like walking through fog, sometimes even smoke. You may not see clearly, but you feel everything. It's like a vibrat and vivid light, don't look it from close...look it from a distance and you'll see all the beauty of the prose.

It is a book you experience, not something you fully understand. I thoroughly enjoyed it. It is beautiful, emotional, and filled with magical elements that feel strangely real.

Highly recommended if you are okay with not having all the answers.

Have you read this masterpiece?

#murakami
#booksta #bookrecommendation #bookstagram #bookcarousel

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I opened the Greatest Works of Edgar Allan Poe, and the first page lay in front of me was this. A window to the vast world I'd be wandering into. One filled with the darkest corners the heart, obsession, and gothic shadows in the human world...

Very excited to read it.

What do you melancholy is?

#psychology #books #bookishreel #gothic #classicliterature

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Reading Wuthering Heights has been a beautiful experience, but the Yorkshire dialect is quite challenging.
Sometimes I had to read the same line many times or I had to take help from internet to understand it.

Did anyone else feel the same while reading?

#wutheringheights #classics #novel #bookstagram #reader

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The Immortals of Meluha by Amish Tripathi
Year - 2010
Pages - 436
Genre - Mythological fiction

So this one is the first book in the Shiva Trilogy. The book imagines a very interesting question -
What if Lord Shiva was not born a god, but became one through his actions?

So the story follows Shiva, a tribal leader who arrives in the land of Meluha, a mysterious event that makes many believe he is the Neelkanth, the one destined to destroy evil. As he explores this new world, Shiva is drawn into its conflicts and begins questioning what good and evil truly mean..

At first, the book seems like a grand mythological adventure filled with battles, kingdoms and ancient traditions.

But underneath, it explores ideas of duty, justice, good and evil and what it really means to be a hero.

What makes the story engaging is the way mythology is mixed with logic and human emotions.

The main character here is not perfect. He doubts, he questions, and he struggles with responsibility.
The world-building is detailed and cinematic, and the pace makes it very easy to read.

This book is not just about mythology.
It is about leadership, choices, and how ordinary actions can slowly shape a legend.

Highly recommended if you enjoy mythology retold in a modern way.

I had started reading novels with this book. I am so happy for it. It will always be close to my heart.

Stay tuned for the 2nd book of the Trilogy.

#books #bookstagram
#bookrecommendation #readersofinstagram #mythology

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Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
Pages - 476
Year - 2021
Genre - Science fiction, space, adventure

So, the book starts with a man waking up alone in a spaceship, with no memory of who he is or why he is there. Slowly, he realises that he is on a mission to save earth.

At first, it feels like pure science and calculations. But gradually, it becomes a story about survival, friendship, and hope.

The science in this book is detailed, and yes, there is a lot of it and I really loved that. It is explained in a simple and engaging way. Even if you are not from a science background, you can still enjoy it. I loved the concept of astrophage. It is so amazing.

Other than outer things, the story explores fear, responsibility, and loneliness. It shows how an ordinary person reacts when the weight of the entire world is on his shoulders.

What touched me most is how friendship grows in the most unexpected situation. It reminds us that intelligence alone is not enough. We also need trust and empathy.

The book is full of humour. Some conversations are genuinely very funny.

This is not just a space adventure. It is a story about courage, problem-solving, and human connection.

Highly recommended if you enjoy science fiction with heart.

Amaze! Amaze! Amaze!

Have you read this one? Or are you excited for the movie?

#books #reader #scifi #bookstagram #projecthailmary

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Pride & Prejudice
By Jane Austen
Pages - 400
Year - 1813
Genre - Literary Fiction, Romance

At first glance, this looks like a simple love story set in old England. But it is so much more than that. Elizabeth and Darcy, two different personalities are not separated by fate but by perception they have for one another.

Pride can be defined as self-protection or self-importance and prejudice is quick judgment based on the initial impressions and previous rumours about something or someone.

So, both characters misread each other because their minds are already decided. It seems they saw what they expected to see.

The novel explores how first impressions shape behaviour, how social pressure influences attraction and how emotional maturity begins with self-awareness. Darcy had to confront his superiority and Elizabeth, her bias.

Love here is not a sudden passion. But it grows as the characters grow in their understanding of themselves.

I loved the detailed descriptions. It's not just about tea, tension and unspoken feelings. The depth of her prose is outstanding.

Both pride and prejudice are not historical problems. They still exist within us. They are as true as day and night. That is why this novel still feels so relevant.

Highly recommended.

Have you read this one. I'd love to discuss with you.

#classicliterature #bookcarousel #reader #bookstagram #janeausten

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Of Love and Other Demons
- by Gabriel García Márquez
Year - 1994
Pages - 160
Genre - Magical Realism, fiction, romantic tragedy, classic

Set in the 18th century world where superstition, religion and power decide how people should live and love.

So the story begins with a young girl believed to be possessed after a rabid dog bite and she is locked away in a convent for “treatment”.

What follows is not just a story of illness, but of misunderstanding, control and a forbidden emotional connection that slowly grows in silence.

This book feels like a quiet and unsettling love story shaped by fear, belief and society.
But the book is not really about romance. It is about obsession, faith, authority and how easily love is labelled as something dangerous.

The writing is calm and poetic, yet deeply disturbing underneath. The story also felt like a gothic fiction because of convents, exorcisms, decay, confinement and moral darkness.

It shows how society punishes what it does not understand. And how the same act can bring different consequences for different classes of people.

This is not a comforting book. But it felt honest.
And yes it echoes with you long after you stop turning pages.

Highly recommended.

Have you read it?

#bookcarousel #books #bookstagram #reader #bookrecommendation

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