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The note reads - "Happy Birthday Aamil! Wishing you a wonderful year ahead. P.S. Don't you dare 'Hmm' me again."

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August 30, 2014 by AamilTheCamel 2 Comments

Thirty-second book reviewed as part of the 130 Challenge. This book was suggested to me by my dear friend, Pavitra Vijayaraghavan. But like most novels that sound emotional and perhaps draining, I decided to let this one be for as long as I could. But I was constantly reminded to read it by Pavitra. I still managed somehow to avoid it, but no more. On 29th of August, I received a small note from her wishing me a wonderful year ahead (31st of August is […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: #CBR6, 130 challenge, Death, failure, Fiction, Julian Barnes, Relationships, Review, sense of an ending, sorrow

AamilTheCamel's CBR6 Review No:32 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: #CBR6, 130 challenge, Death, failure, Fiction, Julian Barnes, Relationships, Review, sense of an ending, sorrow ·
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