{"id":1768,"date":"2021-07-25T06:44:18","date_gmt":"2021-07-25T06:44:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelotusflowerdiary.com\/?page_id=1768"},"modified":"2021-08-20T14:42:16","modified_gmt":"2021-08-20T14:42:16","slug":"book-reviews","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thelotusflowerdiary.com\/?page_id=1768","title":{"rendered":"Book Reviews"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1768\" class=\"elementor elementor-1768\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"penci-section penci-disSticky penci-structure-10 elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-500ab86 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"500ab86\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-ercol-100 penci-ercol-order-1 penci-sticky-ct  elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f24f008\" data-id=\"f24f008\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d3ca3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-penci-latest-posts\" data-id=\"5d3ca3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;order_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"penci-latest-posts.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"pencilatest_posts_82851\" class=\"penci-latest-posts-sc penci-latest-posts-boxed-1 penci-latest-posts-el penci-el-mixed-s1\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-wrapper-posts-content\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"penci-wrapper-data penci-grid penci-shortcode-render\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"list-post list-boxed-post\">\r\n\t<article id=\"post-3047\" class=\"item hentry\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"thumbnail\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"penci-image-holder penci-lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thelotusflowerdiary.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG202601240922142-585x390.jpg\" href=\"https:\/\/thelotusflowerdiary.com\/?book_review=what-you-are-looking-for-is-in-the-library-by-michiko-aoyama\" title=\"What You Are Looking for Is in the Library by Michiko Aoyama\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"content-list-right\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"inner-content-list-right\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"header-list-style\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"cat\"><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"penci-entry-title entry-title grid-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thelotusflowerdiary.com\/?book_review=what-you-are-looking-for-is-in-the-library-by-michiko-aoyama\">What You Are Looking for Is in the Library by Michiko Aoyama<\/a><\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-hide-tagupdated\">\r\n\t\t\t<span class=\"author-italic author vcard\">by <a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/thelotusflowerdiary.com\/?author=1\">Varunika<\/a><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-03-11T11:38:17+05:30\">March 11, 2026<\/time>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-post-box-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"otherl-date-author author-italic author vcard\">by <a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/thelotusflowerdiary.com\/?author=1\">Varunika<\/a><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"otherl-date\"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2026-03-11T11:38:17+05:30\">March 11, 2026<\/time><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item-content entry-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>What You Are Looking for Is in the Library by Michiko Aoyama, explores the lives of diverse characters who find guidance and clarity through the intervention of a wise librarian, Mrs. Kumachi. 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Chetan Bhagat<\/a><\/h2>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"penci-hide-tagupdated\">\r\n\t\t\t<span class=\"author-italic author vcard\">by <a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/thelotusflowerdiary.com\/?author=1\">Varunika<\/a><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t<time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-10-25T11:47:35+05:30\">October 25, 2025<\/time>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-post-box-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"otherl-date-author author-italic author vcard\">by <a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/thelotusflowerdiary.com\/?author=1\">Varunika<\/a><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"otherl-date\"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2025-10-25T11:47:35+05:30\">October 25, 2025<\/time><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item-content entry-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>As the 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published\" datetime=\"2024-10-12T11:00:25+05:30\">October 12, 2024<\/time>\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-post-box-meta\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"otherl-date-author author-italic author vcard\">by <a class=\"url fn n\" href=\"https:\/\/thelotusflowerdiary.com\/?author=1\">Varunika<\/a><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"otherl-date\"><time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2024-10-12T11:00:25+05:30\">October 12, 2024<\/time><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item-content entry-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Talashnama&nbsp;by Ismail Darbesh is a tumultuous saga of unrequited love, deceitful relationships, the trials and tribulations of being a rural Muslim, set against a dark political background. 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