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Book Mail! . The Secrets We Kept by Lara Prescott by @penguinukbooks (Thank you!) . It’s about Banned Books and I might actually pick it up next! I’ve shared part of the blurb below and the rest in the comments section. . 👁‍🗨What do you think? Interesting enough to consider adding to your tbr? . It’s the dawn of the Cold War, and words have been weaponized. In Moscow, Olga Ivinskaya is arrested. She is the muse of Boris Pasternak, the Soviet Union’s most famous living writer. The State is aware that Pasternak is working on a novel, titled Doctor Zhivago, that criticizes the October Revolution, and seeking to acquire intel and pressure the author, sends his lover to the Gulag. Meanwhile, in Washington, the newly formed CIA has begun smuggling books banned by the USSR back into the Motherland; to show Soviet citizens how their government is keeping great literature from them, and how true freedom can only thrive within a democracy. . #BetterReadsChallenge 83/365 (link in bio) . #bookstagram

I didn't go to bookshops to buy. That's a little bourgeois. I went because they were civilized places. It made me happy there were people who sat down and wrote and wrote and wrote and there were other people who devoted their lives to making those words into books. It was lovely. Like standing in the middle of civilization. Jerry Pinto, Em and The Big Hoom . 👁‍🗨What was the last book you bought? And have you already read it? . #BetterReadsChallenge 82/365 (link in bio) . #bookstagram

In Madinah for the weekend with my dad and my non @sumaiyya.books sisters’ family. 😋 . Hope you’re having a cosy weekend! . 👁‍🗨Share you’re idea of the perfect weekend and I’ll share my favorite on stories tomorrow. 🙌🏼 . #BetterReadsChallenge 81/365 (link in bio) . #bookstagram

Want a SHOUTOUT!? Play the game! . Time for #ThisOrThatThursday . Rule in simple: ▪️Answer the 15 This or That style questions in the comments. . I will choose 4 accounts I like and feature them on my IGstories next Thursday. . #BetterReadsChallenge 80/365 (link in bio)

I started and read through this book in one evening. A very intriguing list of reminders from @salma.farook about life’s little things. It might serve as a nice coffee table book to keep and browse randomly. A very mini #theguywiththebookreview for this one. Here’s the summary of What You Sould Already Knows by Dr Salma Farook. ➖ We live life like automatons, moving with reckless inattentiveness through the preset motions. We have lost touch with our inner selves, the self that has all the answers, that is imbued with the natural balance of joy and productivity. What have we forgotten? What have we lost to this mechanical lifestyle? . The secrets to joy, aren’t secrets at all. They aren’t being whispered. You are just not listening loudly enough to the wisdom of your inner voice. . This book is a reminder to listen. It is a detailed exploration of elements such as personal qualities, interpersonal skills and healthy habits that make up the path to intuitive happiness and productivity. ➖ Link to buy the book is in my IGstories. Might help, try! . #BetterReadsChallenge 79/365 (link in bio) . #bookstagram

What if you found out you might die in 2 and a half hours? What if you also knew the only way to not die is to convince others watching you broadcast live online to vote for you and against the 7 others in the same situation? . #theguywiththebookreview presents The Passengers by John Marrs . 8 passengers are stuck in their driverless cars and are on course to collide head on with each other, the cars are autonomous and a hacker is controlling them. . A jury is also involved to try get votes for passengers of their choosing. What follows is an intense 2 and a half hours of twists and turns (Bad pun, I know 😋) . The pace is exactly how a thriller is expected to be with almost all characters having some or the other thing shady about them. . But I have to admit my timing of picking this book was not right, I was traveling and then when I returned home I got caught up with work and couldn’t read more than a few chapters in one go. That did affect the experience a bit but overall very enjoyable! . This book is in the same universe as The One by John and as a huge fan of the book it was quite exciting! . Thank you @penguinukbooks for the review copy! . #BetterReadsChallenge 78/365 (link in bio) . #bookstagram

I don’t know where to start, the coffee? The breakfast on my plate? The lighting? Or the book!? . Coffee - Absolutely amazing! Breakfast - I licked everything off of the plate! Lighting - I mean, just look at it! Book - Last 50 pages of The Passengers and as expected a twist that made me go 🤭😱🤓 . 👁‍🗨Do you read thrillers? I’m growing fond of the genre with every thriller I read! . Coffee, Breakfast and ‘lighting’ by @rootsbyparlour at @form_hotel . #BetterReadsChallenge 77/365 (link in bio) . #bookstagram

The past couple of days have been quiet heavy on the hearts of all of us around the world. The only thing we as Muslims can do once someone passes is pray for the departed. . Thank you for everyone who has messaged me, I haven’t personally been affected in the traditional sense but this horrendous attack feels more than just personal now. . I came across a twitter thread listing the people lost on Friday, it goes without saying that I read the whole thread with a heavy heart. I will link the thread in my stories for you to see. Go through every single one of them. 51 isn’t just a number anymore, it represents 51 families who have been affected and 51 families that would have been.

Book mail! . Thank you @sumaiyya.books for the surprise! . I’m almost at the end of The Passengers (Which is SO GOOD!!) and I got this from Sumaiyya. Now I’m in a dilemma to either stick to my tbr pile or pick this up instead 😫 . 👁‍🗨How’s reading going on for you guys? Have you read any book where the central character is an animal? . #BetterReadsChallenge 75/365 . #bookstagram

🎉INTERNATIONAL GIVEAWAY🎊 Bookstagram Harry Potter Santa is back! . Winner will get: One illustrated edition of Harry Potter (any one of the three pictured here - winner will chose which one they want) (Bookdepository OR Amazon India for Indian followers) . Rules: 1. FOLLOW @theguywiththebook 2. LIKE this photo 3. TAG 3 friends in one comment (One Entry). You can do this up to 3 times (Three entries) - Giveaway ends On 22nd March - Winner will be selected by me and announced on this post on 25th March 2019. Winner must claim the prize in 24 hrs, failing to do so will result in me picking another winner. Giveaway accounts will not be entered. Book will be ordered from Book Depository so please make sure they ship to where you live. If the winner lives in India I will order from Amazon India. Giveaway is not affiliated with @instagram. By entering you are confirming you are over 16 or have your guardians permission to enter. . #bookstagram

Want a SHOUTOUT!? Play the game! . Time for #ThisOrThatThursday . Rule in simple: ▪️Answer the 15 This or That style questions in the comments. . I will choose 4 accounts I like and feature them on my IGstories by Sunday. . Picture Credit: @mohammed.esk. . Featuring bookmail @saskia.vogel’s Permission from @littlebrown . #BetterReadsChallenge 73/365 (link in bio)

My speed of reading books has become higher than my speed of reviewing books and honestly this is the best book related problem to have! . Only issue is a couple of weeks later I fear I won’t be able to express my thoughts as well as I would after a few days. . 👁‍🗨What reading related problem do you not mind having? 😬 . Picture Credit 📸 @mohammed.esk . #BetterReadsChallenge 71/365 . #bookstagram

It all seems to come down to the love of the written word that led to this little gem of a book by Jhumpa Lahiri. . #theguywiththebookreview presents In Other Words . This part memoir/part inside look into the world of learning a new language was a fast yet powerful read. . With In Other Words Lahiri sets off on a Journey to Italy where she tries to master the language and write a book in Italian about the struggles of doing so. . It’s written in Italian and I read the translated version (which very interestingly was not translated by Jhumpa) She does explain why and it was a fascinating insight! . Filled with metaphors, In Other Words is very personal and direct. I can’t point out why but this book does give a lot of life lessons and you can tell Jhumpa isn’t trying to be preachy and in places seems to acknowledge the privilege of having the option of setting on a journey to learn in a time when we barely are able to, for the things we love to do. . This picture is part of my first collaboration with the immensely talented Photographer @mohammed.esk . #BetterReadsChallenge 71/365 . #bookstagram

Me: Books? . You: Books books books, Books? . Them: Books, books!! . Everybody: Books, books, B....ooooooooo.....ks!!!! . 👁‍🗨QOTD: Books books books books books?? . #BetterReadsChallenge 70/365 . #bookstagram

Only a few books have the power to keep returning to our minds every now and then and these are two which often do. . Interestingly both are what you could call ‘important’ and maybe even ‘must reads’. . I plan to reread this this year once I feel like I’ve read enough to deserve a tbr break. . 👁‍🗨What’s a book you would like to reread? . #BetterReadsChallenge 69/365 . #bookstagram

Reading slowed down last week but I’m back on track today! These are the 13 books I’ve read in 2019 (missing Silent Patient) . 👁‍🗨Are there any topics you think more books need to be written about? If you were a writer, what topic would you write a book on? . #BetterReadsChallenge 68/365 . #bookstagram

I'd rather take coffee than compliments just now. - Louisa May Alcott, Little Women . @thecoffeeclubme did just that and made sure I know what ‘too much coffee’ really feels like! . I did finish 2 and a half cups though, and shoutout to the person sitting next to me waiting to see if somebody is joining me or I’m actually going to drink all of them 🤣 . Anyways, back to my reading update: I’m about a 100 pages in in The Passengers by John Marrs and all I want to say is 🤓😳😱 . #BetterReadsChallenge 68/365 . #bookstagram

“Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return.” Leonardo da Vinci . Reached home at 8 in the morning and my exhaustion over the last 5 days of travel made sure I slept all day long, woke up finally at 7 in the evening. . I have no idea where to take this caption but I just wanted to wish Lady Gatsby @gatsbysaysmeow and all the women in the world a very #HappyInternationalWomensDay Best wishes and Happy Flying, ladies! . #BetterReadsChallenge 67/365 . #bookstagram

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