#Book Review: Teen Couple Have Fun Outdoors by Aravind Jayan

“I knew something was wrong when Sreenath wouldn’t come down to see the new car.” The book’s opening provides the reader a sense of unease as well as excitement. The short book Teen Couple Have Fun Outsides explores the unsettling subject of sex tapes and pornography and how it impacts an Indian middle-class family. The story of Teen Couple Have Fun Outsides is narrated from the viewpoint of the unidentified 20-year-old narrator, who becomes entangled in the family strife and his feelings toward various facets of Indian society. He also discusses his reaction to his brother, who was included in …

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#Book Review: More Days at Morisaki Bookshop by Satashi Yagisawa

More Days at Morisaki Bookshop is the second episode of the Day at Morisaki Bookshop series. This book was enjoyable to read because it was about books. Set in Tokyo’s Jimbocho Book Town, the novel digs into the daily transactions of Morisaki, a popular bookshop that sells used books, as well as the lives of the key protagonists Takako, her uncle Satoru, her aunt Momoko, and others whose lives are intertwined by this bookshop. It depicts a moving narrative of love, relationships with loved ones, and the importance of bookstores and books to those who seek sanctuary in them. This …

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