Fiction
1984
George Orwell
A dystopian nightmare where war is peace and freedom is slavery.
The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger
Life of a teenager with angst, alienation and superficiality.
The Metamorphisis
Franz Kafka
Worst nightmare for a family with single breadwinner.
Siddhartha
Hermann Hesse
A story of discovering one’s own enlightenment.
Purple Hibiscus
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
A rich family may not mean a happy life.
The Palace of Illusions
Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
Mahabharata from Panchaali’s eyes
Twenty Two Goblins
Arthur W. Ryder
Classic Indian folklore told in a simplistic manner.
The Midnight Library
Matt Haig
Sometimes you think of your choices.
The Graveyard Book
Neil Gaiman
Interesting story of the dead among us.
The Nightingale
Kristin Hannah
The war from the women’s eyes and their heroism.