Tasnima Yasmin

Tasnima Yasmin

Avid reader. Aspiring writer. Book blogger. Lazy Daisy.

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In ‘Fentoscience,’ delve into the captivating world of Professor Bagdenborg’s exploration, where scientific rigor collides with imaginative brilliance. Discover groundbreaking revelations that challenge conventional boundaries, blurring the distinction between reality and fiction. Prepare for an enlightening voyage into the unknown.

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Numair Atif Choudhury’s “Taxi Wallah and Other Stories” unveils Dhaka’s intricacies, navigating the city’s class divisions. Through raw, succinct narratives, Choudhury paints vivid portraits of characters grappling with societal inequalities, exposing the poignant struggles that often go unnoticed in the bustling metropolis.

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Step into Avery’s world in “Late Blight in the Koʻolaus,” where his mental health journey intertwines with life’s unpredictable turns. As he faces the challenges of a sober home, the narrative becomes deeply personal, urging readers to empathize and contemplate. Jordan P. Barnes weaves a must-read tapestry, rich with Hawaiian imagery and global relevance, encouraging us to reflect on our own understanding of mental health.

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In “Wide Canvas” by Anil Annaiah, simplicity takes center stage, echoing the timeless adage that it is the pinnacle of sophistication. This book’s elegant prose captivates, as the author’s thoughts are etched onto its pages, ready to sprout seeds of inspiration within readers’ minds. With a blend of simplicity and sophistication, Annaiah’s work becomes a fertile ground where ideas find root and flourish.

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A best-seller as soon as it was released and noted as a ‘must read’ by Jay Shetty, this book is a way to a whole new outlook towards life, facing challenges, and getting in touch with the inner energy and power of our mind that will help us to achieve greater control. The theme of the book revolves around the individual mind and its myriad possibilities, capacity, and abilities.

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Drawing from the discussions made with Filipino domestic helpers in Dubai, Maid in Dubai is another addition to the broad arena of expatriate literature in English from the Gulf. The tagline of the novel, ‘Dusting Sand. Changing a Life’ reiterates the idea of earning riches in the Gulf which is a dream destination for many from the South Asian and far East Asian countries.

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Lakshman is not only the epitome of goodness manifested in the form of a supportive brother but also an honest, trustworthy, and inspiring individual who is a gem of a person and someone that has played the foil character for Ram, although he is equally dedicated to the cause of humility through being a disciple and follower of his older brother Ram.

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Darkly humorous, distinctly witty, and terribly sarcastic, The Ardent Swarm is a fictional novel translated from French by Lara Vergnaud. In this novel, Yamen Manai weaves a tale of awe and thrill against the backdrop of the socio-political upheavals and transition in a region that has been synonymous with instability and unpredictability in its public policies.

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Originally written in Malayalam and translated to English by Nisha Susan, Qabar is a one-of-a-kind reading experience. Phenomenal and evocative, this novel thrives through subtlety in a state of multiple paradoxes. This is particularly true of the constant tussle in the novel between the real and the imaginary. Deeply rooted in contemporary Indian society, the novel is set in Kerala and abounds in the frequent references to iridescent myths of the only man who returned alive from Kashi and the levitating twins.

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The storyline revolves around the character of Nanki and her husband Dhruv who reside with Nanki’s maternal grandfather, Nanu, in urban India.
Set in the days of the Covid-19 pandemic, 3…2…1… Jump is a tale of resilience that is bound to attract attention and inspire readers who will resonate with the awful times that we have been through together as the human race in the recent past.

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Real Unreal Cosmos is not fantastical. It does not play with imaginary ideas. It opens up the facts behind some myths and the logic behind certain kinds of reasoning to drive home the point that humans are not as powerful and as ever-lasting, as they think themselves to be.
This makes the reading experience thoroughly humbling and deeply informative. The book has a seamless mix of science, philosophy, myth, and logical reasoning.

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Inspired by the long tradition of Oriental mysticism and philosophical monotheism, The Prophet is Lebanese-American writer Kahlil Gibran’s magnum opus. He was also an artist and a poet who gained international repute through the depth of his creations that rattle the soul and evoke spiritual awakening.
The Prophet is crisp yet profound with terse and compact anecdotal sayings. At the core of this book is wisdom that is enriching because of a deep understanding of life and human nature

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In The MultiRealm: When Brahma Prays, the Multi-realm is portrayed as a conglomeration of several realms or worlds which are populated by many types of beings. These beings comprise of beings who are both mortal and immortal. They include Gods, demi-Gods, some reincarnated humans, resurrected humans, mythological legends, some energies, some powers, and some intangible forces which are hard to describe or categorize as God but are higher-order God-like entities.

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Despite featuring a double murder mystery, the book is called half death and that raises a lot of questions in the mind of the reader and also serves as yet another reason to pick this book. The plot revolves around the sudden discovery of the murder of BPO employee Ankita whose deeply bruised dead body is found in the flat that comprises the base for four friends Ankita, Aniket, Suganya, and Jayesh.

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