Mishma's Updates en-US Sat, 11 Jan 2025 07:57:09 -0800 60 Mishma's Updates 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg Review7202035553 Sat, 11 Jan 2025 07:57:09 -0800 <![CDATA[Mishma added 'Poonachi: Or the Story of a Black Goat']]> /review/show/7202035553 Poonachi by Perumal Murugan Mishma gave 4 stars to Poonachi: Or the Story of a Black Goat (Kindle Edition) by Perumal Murugan
bookshelves: south-asian, literary-fiction, translation, novellas, asian-authors
Don't mind me, just sobbing over a goat ]]>
UserChallenge60364149 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 12:52:18 -0800 <![CDATA[ Mishma has challenged herself to read 50 books in 2025. ]]> /user/show/10326079-mishma 11627
She has read 2 books toward her goal of 50 books.
 
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Review7097006579 Fri, 27 Dec 2024 17:33:31 -0800 <![CDATA[Mishma added 'Leaving the Atocha Station']]> /review/show/7097006579 Leaving the Atocha Station by Ben Lerner Mishma gave 4 stars to Leaving the Atocha Station (Paperback) by Ben Lerner
bookshelves: wishlist, literary-fiction
he's just like me ]]>
Review6053086225 Thu, 26 Dec 2024 08:55:49 -0800 <![CDATA[Mishma added 'World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments']]> /review/show/6053086225 World of Wonders by Aimee Nezhukumatathil Mishma has read World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments (Hardcover) by Aimee Nezhukumatathil
bookshelves: essay-collections, audiobook, non-fiction, south-asian
i love aimee's poetry and was excited to read these but god those nature analogies were so far fetched and obtuse I could not get through this ]]>
ReadStatus8793450307 Thu, 26 Dec 2024 08:51:37 -0800 <![CDATA[Mishma has read 'The Reluctant Fundamentalist']]> /review/show/7120803148 The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid Mishma has read The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid
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Review6125382607 Fri, 29 Nov 2024 17:21:21 -0800 <![CDATA[Mishma added 'When We Cease to Understand the World']]> /review/show/6125382607 When We Cease to Understand the World by Benjamín Labatut Mishma gave 4 stars to When We Cease to Understand the World (Kindle Edition) by Benjamín Labatut
bookshelves: non-fiction, literary-fiction, read-for-class, wishlist
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Review6061944430 Fri, 29 Nov 2024 17:20:22 -0800 <![CDATA[Mishma added 'Minor Detail']]> /review/show/6061944430 Minor Detail by Adania Shibli Mishma gave 4 stars to Minor Detail (Paperback) by Adania Shibli
bookshelves: literary-fiction, novellas
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Review6901434685 Fri, 04 Oct 2024 11:36:55 -0700 <![CDATA[Mishma added 'Woodcutters']]> /review/show/6901434685 Woodcutters by Thomas Bernhard Mishma gave 4 stars to Woodcutters (Paperback) by Thomas Bernhard
bookshelves: literary-fiction, favourites, read-for-class
surprised myself by how much i loved this ]]>
Review6097232421 Fri, 06 Sep 2024 13:36:22 -0700 <![CDATA[Mishma added 'A Fragile Enchantment']]> /review/show/6097232421 A Fragile Enchantment by Allison Saft Mishma gave 4 stars to A Fragile Enchantment (Hardcover) by Allison Saft
bookshelves: audiobook, fantasy, young-adult
the ending was so corny but i can never not love an allison saft book ]]>
Review6745108410 Mon, 12 Aug 2024 13:41:31 -0700 <![CDATA[Mishma added 'Flowerheart']]> /review/show/6745108410 Flowerheart by Catherine Bakewell Mishma gave 3 stars to Flowerheart (Hardcover) by Catherine Bakewell
bookshelves: audiobook, fantasy, young-adult
the metaphor of artmaking as magic and the toll it takes on an artist was really interesting and I enjoyed the studio ghibli vibes but the plot and the resolution was very underwhelming ]]>