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  Reading List 2021: Through the Eyes of a Forgotten Bibliophile by Avileena Dutta “ A first reading is something special, like first love.” –Graham Greene. It surely was, for me. When I first laid my hands on the evergreen literary masterpiece, Harry Potter, I fell in love with reading. And consequently, I delved deeper and deeper into the world of reading, finding solace, inspiration, and entertainment inside it. Although I wrote my first poem in grade two and have been a reader ever since I remember existing, it was when I read Harry Potter I truly found myself entering through the doors that led to a world of magic, letters, and meanings; the world of bibliophiles. But it all came to a screeching halt three years later, as I started to focus on boards, the pandemic, doing other things. And gradually and knowingly, I forgot about books. The role they played in my life, their magic, their importance. My shelves remained lonely, coated in dust and longing, while I moved on with my lif

  Ratings : ⭐⭐⭐.5  "𝓐 𝓹𝓻𝓪𝔂𝓮𝓻 𝔀𝓲𝓽𝓱𝓸𝓾𝓽 𝓪 𝓭𝓮𝓮𝓭 𝓲𝓼 𝓪𝓷 𝓪𝓻𝓻𝓸𝔀 𝔀𝓲𝓽𝓱𝓸𝓾𝓽 𝓪 𝓫𝓸𝔀-𝓼𝓽𝓻𝓲𝓷𝓰; 𝓐 𝓭𝓮𝓮𝓭 𝔀𝓲𝓽𝓱𝓸𝓾𝓽 𝓪 𝓹𝓻𝓪𝔂𝓮𝓻 𝓲𝓼 𝓪 𝓫𝓸𝔀-𝓼𝓽𝓻𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝔀𝓲𝓽𝓱𝓸𝓾𝓽 𝓪𝓷 𝓪𝓻𝓻𝓸𝔀." ~𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓐𝓻𝓬𝓱𝓮𝓻, 𝓟𝓪𝓾𝓵𝓸 𝓒𝓸𝓮𝓵𝓱𝓸 The Archer is the story of Tetsuya and a young boy who searches Tetsuya to ask him some questions. I found it a spiritually fulfilling read.  Although when I started this one, I assumed it's a novel but it's just a small book with a few characters and some life changing advices that are simple to read but complex to grasp.  It's really a short story and I finished it in under an hour without any breaks. But it should also be noted that it's different from other Paulo Coelho novels. I personally didn't expect it to be this way but I enjoyed it nevertheless. The Archer by Paulo Coelho is a profound and mind-blowing book. It's best recommended for the readers of Mikhail Naimy and Khalil

Circe By Madeline Miller Ratings : ⭐⭐⭐⭐ "There is one thing Gods and mortals share. When we are young, we think ourselves the first to have each feeling in the world." ~Madeline Miller Circe is a Greek mythology written by Madeline Miller, author of The Songs of Achilles which was not only a n international bestseller but also won her many awards.  It was no surprise that Circe is the International No. 1 Bestseller - Shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2019. It also won Goodreads Choice Award for Best Fantasy. This novel details the life of Circie- the daughter of Helios , the Titan Sun God and Perses, the nymph. Growing up, she feels like an outsider because unlike her siblings, she is very plain, fragile and doesn't have power. But everything changed when she realizes that she indeed has power. The reason I've always loved the greek Gods is because of their power and pride. It encompassed all that and more. The magic, power, pride, madness, grief and l