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Beartown Will Rip Your Heart Out
Bang-bang. Bang. Bang-bang-bang-bang. The sound can be heard at all hours of the day in Beartown. It’s a hockey town, after all. A town...
Ananya Ak
Jul 29, 20212 min read
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A Simple Plan Was A Nerve-Wracking, Spine-Tingling Read
About the book Hank, his brother Jacob, and Jacob’s friend Lou stumble upon a crashed plane, the pilot dead and a duffel bag full of...
Ananya Ak
Jul 8, 20212 min read
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Daura Is A Unique, Refreshing Tale
Daura was the first book I read in this particular format – that of interviews (I can’t describe it, exactly – I’m sure there’s a name...
Ananya Ak
Jul 5, 20213 min read
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The Housekeeper and the Professor is a Wholesome Love Letter to Math
I’ve always loved math. I enjoyed the predictability of numbers, and I loved the challenge of finding meaning in those elusive alphabets...
Ananya Ak
Jun 27, 20213 min read
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The Little Prince is Poignant and Deep
Grown-ups are odd. When you tell them about a book you discovered, they never ask you the essential details. They never ask: “How does it...
Ananya Ak
Jun 24, 20213 min read
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On Dealing With Social Media Shaming (A Story)
A Disclaimer: Please don’t take every word I’ve written here (especially the ‘never minds’) as truth. Some of what I’ve written has been...
Ananya Ak
Jun 22, 20214 min read
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Why Shaming Doesn't Work (And What To Do Instead)
In my previous post, I spoke about shaming and preaching, and why it’s not okay to shame others; to force them into sharing your beliefs...
Ananya Ak
Jun 13, 20214 min read
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On Shaming, Assuming and Preaching
On shaming, assuming, and preaching “It is criminal not to raise your voice” is clear shaming. “YOU might be privileged, but I cannot...
Ananya Ak
Jun 10, 20212 min read
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Penance Was Draining - But I Loved It
About the book Ten-year-olds Sae, Maki, Akiko and Yuka were playing in their schoolyard with their friend Emily when a man none of them...
Ananya Ak
May 25, 20214 min read
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The Girl Who Drank The Moon Fell Just Short of Awesome
-- In Which A Story Begins -- Yes, of course there is a witch in the woods. She has been around for many, many years. She used to demand...
Ananya Ak
May 23, 20213 min read
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How to set boundaries: A super-short guide
(To know what boundaries are and why they’re important, check out my previous post!) Before I begin, I want to acknowledge something:...
Ananya Ak
May 20, 20214 min read
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What are Boundaries and Why are they Important?
DISCLAIMER: I have used ‘you’ quite liberally in this post. I do this because the word is powerful. It helps us all reflect on our...
Ananya Ak
May 17, 20213 min read
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What is Empathy, Really?
Empathy The word has become a buzzword. Everyone knows it exists and lots of people use it as a weapon against other people who’ve been...
Ananya Ak
May 11, 20212 min read
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On a Truck Alone to McMahon is a Travelogue of a Woman With Gumption
Sometimes, articulating my thoughts comes out as a random jumble of words. Writing letters to the authors helps, I've found. So...here...
Ananya Ak
May 7, 20214 min read
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A Heartfelt Letter to the Author of The Mountains Sing
As I read The Mountains Sing, lots of words came to me to describe its beauty. But they all somehow overwhelmed me. By the time I sat to...
Ananya Ak
Apr 30, 20214 min read
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Confessions is the Perfect Edge-of-Seat Thriller For a Quick Adrenaline Rush
Confessions is a uniquely written book, much like most of the books I’ve been reading these days. So my review will be a...
Ananya Ak
Apr 15, 20214 min read
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The Travelling Cat Chronicles is Wholesome and Heartbreaking and Amazing, all in One
As a firm dog-lover and someone who’s largely indifferent to cats, I didn’t think a story about the relationship between a cat and his...
Ananya Ak
Apr 12, 20213 min read
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Malice: A spine-tingling thriller
Malice (n): the desire to harm someone; ill will What is malice, really? Hatred? Love turned sour? Just plain dislike? Theoretically, I...
Ananya Ak
Apr 9, 20213 min read
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My First (of hopefully many) Birding Trips – Lava-Neora Valley-Latpanchar
WARNING: If you've already read my series of posts on my Instagram page (which means you follow me. I love you), this is the same, but in...
Ananya Ak
Mar 29, 202112 min read
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Piranesi: A Tribute to the Book
Piranesi was such a unique, fun book to read that I’d be remiss if I didn’t write my review in a style different to my usual. So…here...
Ananya Ak
Mar 23, 20213 min read
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