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"The helpful thought for which you look is written somewhere in a book" - Edward Gorey Trying to capture the essence of the books I read, in a review format. To note what I like about the book and what I don't like. These are combinations of automated te


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    The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2021 1:28


    This episode is also available as a blog post: https://thebooktoldmethat.wordpress.com/2021/01/12/the-graveyard-book-by-neil-gaiman/

    Prem Kabootar by Manav Kaul

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2021 1:17


    This episode is also available as a blog post: https://thebooktoldmethat.wordpress.com/2020/10/07/prem-kabootar-by-manav-kaul/

    A Contract with God by Will Eisner

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2021 2:30


    This episode is also available as a blog post: https://thebooktoldmethat.wordpress.com/2020/04/15/a-contract-with-god-by-will-eisner/

    Letters from a Stoic by Seneca, Translated by Robin Campbell

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2021 4:53


    This episode is also available as a blog post: https://thebooktoldmethat.wordpress.com/2020/04/15/letters-from-a-stoic-by-seneca-translated-by-robin-campbell/

    The Goat Thief by Perumal Murugan, N Kalyan Raman (Translator)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2021 2:25


    This episode is also available as a blog post: https://thebooktoldmethat.wordpress.com/2020/03/25/the-goat-thief-by-perumal-murugan/

    Dear Girls by Ali Wong

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2021 2:00


    This episode is also available as a blog post: https://thebooktoldmethat.wordpress.com/2020/05/11/dear-girls-by-ali-wong/

    Alan M. Turing by Sara Turing

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2021 1:44


    This episode is also available as a blog post: https://thebooktoldmethat.wordpress.com/2020/04/07/alan-m-turing-by-sara-turing/

    Maybe you should talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2021 3:06


    This episode is also available as a blog post: https://thebooktoldmethat.wordpress.com/2020/05/13/maybe-you-should-talk-to-someone-by-lori-gottlieb/

    An American Marriage by Tayari Jones

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2021 2:51


    This episode is also available as a blog post: https://thebooktoldmethat.wordpress.com/2020/05/16/an-american-marriage-by-tayari-jones/

    How to win an Indian Election by Shivam Shankar Singh

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2021 5:21


    This episode is also available as a blog post: https://thebooktoldmethat.wordpress.com/2020/07/05/how-to-win-an-indian-election-by-shivam-shankar-singh/

    The Secret Life of Cows by Rosamund Young

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2021 2:08


    This episode is also available as a blog post: https://thebooktoldmethat.wordpress.com/2020/06/06/the-secret-life-of-cows-by-rosamund-young/

    The Palace of Illusions by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2021 2:03


    This episode is also available as a blog post: https://thebooktoldmethat.wordpress.com/2020/07/18/the-palace-of-illusions-by-chitra-banerjee-divakaruni/

    Poonachi or the story of a black goat by Perumal Murugan

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2021 4:06


    This episode is also available as a blog post: https://thebooktoldmethat.wordpress.com/2019/08/05/poonachi-or-the-story-of-the-black-goat-perumal-murugan/

    The Overdue Life of Amy Byler by Kelly Harms

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2021 2:03


    This episode is also available as a blog post: https://thebooktoldmethat.wordpress.com/2020/11/11/the-overdue-life-of-amy-byler-by-kelly-harms/

    Tell a thousand lies by Rasana Atreya

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2021 2:48


    This episode is also available as a blog post: https://thebooktoldmethat.wordpress.com/2020/08/23/tell-a-thousand-lies-by-rasana-atreya/

    Amma by Perumal Murugan, Tranlated by Nandini Murali and Kavitha Muralidharan

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2021 1:55


    This episode is also available as a blog post: https://thebooktoldmethat.wordpress.com/2020/09/06/amma-by-perumal-murugan/

    Penpal by Dathan Auerbach

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2021 1:50


    This episode is also available as a blog post: https://thebooktoldmethat.wordpress.com/2020/09/14/penpal-by-dathan-auerbach/

    A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2021 2:29


    This episode is also available as a blog post: https://thebooktoldmethat.wordpress.com/2020/10/21/a-room-of-ones-own-by-virginia-woolf/

    The Green Mile by Stephen King

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2021 2:27


    This episode is also available as a blog post: https://thebooktoldmethat.wordpress.com/2020/09/17/the-green-mile-by-stephen-king/

    I Will Teach You To Be Rich by Ramit Sethi

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2021 2:16


    This episode is also available as a blog post: https://thebooktoldmethat.wordpress.com/2020/04/11/i-will-teach-you-to-be-rich-by-ramit-sethi/

    Serious Men by Manu Joseph

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2021 4:39


    This episode is also available as a blog post: https://thebooktoldmethat.wordpress.com/2020/03/20/serious-men-by-manu-joseph/

    Double Indemnity by James M. Cain

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2021 1:31


    This episode is also available as a blog post: https://thebooktoldmethat.wordpress.com/2020/11/18/double-indemnity-by/

    Ghachar Ghochar by Vivek Shanbhag, Translated by Srinath Perur

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2021 2:38


    This episode is also available as a blog post: https://thebooktoldmethat.wordpress.com/2020/04/21/ghachar-ghochar-by-vivek-shanbhag-translated-by-srinath-perur/

    Nine Pints by Rose George

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2021 2:13


    This episode is also available as a blog post: https://thebooktoldmethat.wordpress.com/2020/05/05/nine-pints-by-rose-george/

    Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2021 2:31


    This episode is also available as a blog post: https://thebooktoldmethat.wordpress.com/2019/08/01/fangirl-rainbow-rowell/

    One Part Woman by Perumal Murugan, Aniruddhan Vasudevan (Translator)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2021 2:04


    This episode is also available as a blog post: https://thebooktoldmethat.wordpress.com/2019/04/25/one-part-woman-perumal-murugan-aniruddhan-vasudevan-translator/

    Why She Wrote by Lauren Burke, Hannah K. Chapman, Illustrated by Kaley Bales

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2021 1:55


    This episode is also available as a blog post: https://thebooktoldmethat.wordpress.com/2020/11/29/why-she-wrote-by-lauren-burke-hannah-k-chapman-illustrated-by-kaley-bales/

    Skim by Mariko Tamaki and Jillian Tamaki

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2021 1:53


    This episode is also available as a blog post: https://thebooktoldmethat.wordpress.com/2021/01/07/skim-by-mariko-tamaki-and-jillian-tamaki/

    I've never been (un)happier by Shaheen Bhatt

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2021 1:58


    This episode is also available as a blog post: https://thebooktoldmethat.wordpress.com/2018/10/22/ive-never-been-unhappier-by-shaheen-bhatt/

    Everything is F*cked: A book about Hope by Mark Manson

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2021 2:58


    This episode is also available as a blog post: https://thebooktoldmethat.wordpress.com/2020/10/14/everything-is-fcked-a-book-about-hope-by-mark-manson/

    Becoming by Michelle Obama

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2021 2:07


    This episode is also available as a blog post: https://thebooktoldmethat.wordpress.com/2019/03/05/becoming-michelle-obama/

    The Hilarious World of Depression by John Moe

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2021 2:04


    This episode is also available as a blog post: https://thebooktoldmethat.wordpress.com/2020/08/23/the-hilarious-world-of-depression-by-john-moe/

    Estuary by Perumal Murugan, Translated by Nandini Krishnan

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2021 3:10


    This episode is also available as a blog post: https://thebooktoldmethat.wordpress.com/2020/12/11/estuary-by-perumal-murugan-translated-by-nandini-krishnan/

    Art Matters by Neil Gaiman, Illustrated by Chris Riddell

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2021 1:11


    This episode is also available as a blog post: https://thebooktoldmethat.wordpress.com/2020/11/25/art-matters-by-neil-gaiman-illustrated-by-chris-riddell/

    In The Beginning, There Was a Murder by P.C. James

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2021 2:30


    This episode is also available as a blog post: https://thebooktoldmethat.wordpress.com/2021/02/11/in-the-beginning-there-was-a-murder-by-p-c-james/

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