The Samurai Detectives (The Samurai Detectives, #1)

by Shōtarō Ikenami

★★★★★

Not sure what I was expecting but I didn't enjoy it. Daijiro seemed like the central character but there was little to no development of him throughout the first part. The mysteries were okay I guess. And what's about these 19yo girls gushing over the 60yo Kohei!

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The Mystery of the Yellow Room (Joseph Rouletabille #1)

by Gaston Leroux

★★★★★

It's ironic that the book that introduced me to this masterpiece has faded in comparison. Joseph Rouletabille is certainly one of the most likeable protagonists I've encountered in recent reading. He has real depth as a character. Having just finished a Kosuke Kindaichi novel before this, I found myself decidedly preferring Rouletabille's characterization. The plot is great—imaginative and passionate, hallmarks of Leroux's storytelling. Overall, a pleasant and satisfying read.

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The Honjin Murders (Detective Kosuke Kindaichi, #1)

by Seishi Yokomizo

★★★★★

Couldn't find the words to describe my feelings... sometimes a book just leaves you speechless.

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The Vegetarian

by Han Kang

★★★★★

I DNFed it at around page 30 not because the writing was bad but because I just couldn't endure what was happening. I just don't have that much guts in me.

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Of Mice and Men

by John Steinbeck

★★★★★

I don't know what to write honestly. When I finish a book I often try to put myself in the shoes of one of the characters and try to think about what I would've done in that situation. I wore George's shoes and honestly, I don't know.

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The Stranger

by Albert Camus

★★★★★

Couldn't find the words to describe my feelings... sometimes a book just leaves you speechless.

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কালীগুণীন ও ছয় রহস্য

by Soumik De

★★★★★

Couldn't find the words to describe my feelings... sometimes a book just leaves you speechless.

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কেরালায় কিস্তিমাত (মিতিনমাসি, #3)

by Suchitra Bhattacharya

★★★★★

Couldn't find the words to describe my feelings... sometimes a book just leaves you speechless.

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ট্রেজার আইল্যান্ড

by Robert Louis Stevenson

★★★★★

Couldn't find the words to describe my feelings... sometimes a book just leaves you speechless.

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টেরাকোটা টালমাটাল

by প্রবীরেন্দ্র চট্টোপাধ্যায়

★★★★★

Couldn't find the words to describe my feelings... sometimes a book just leaves you speechless.

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রাজধানীতে তুলকালাম

by প্রবীরেন্দ্র চট্টোপাধ্যায়

★★★★★

Couldn't find the words to describe my feelings... sometimes a book just leaves you speechless.

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সিগন্যাল মুন

by Kate Quinn

★★★★★

Couldn't find the words to describe my feelings... sometimes a book just leaves you speechless.

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দ্য রেড ফিঙ্গার

by Keigo Higashino

★★★★★

Couldn't find the words to describe my feelings... sometimes a book just leaves you speechless.

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Different Seasons

by Stephen King

★★★★★

Couldn't find the words to describe my feelings... sometimes a book just leaves you speechless.

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কারমিল্লা

by J. Sheridan Le Fanu

★★★★★

Couldn't find the words to describe my feelings... sometimes a book just leaves you speechless.

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If Tomorrow Comes

by Sidney Sheldon

★★★★★

Couldn't find the words to describe my feelings... sometimes a book just leaves you speechless.

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The Devotion of Suspect X

by Keigo Higashino

★★★★★

Couldn't find the words to describe my feelings... sometimes a book just leaves you speechless.

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তিন গোয়েন্দা ভলিউম ১/১ (তিন গোয়েন্দা, #১,২,৩)

by Rakib Hassan

★★★★★

Couldn't find the words to describe my feelings... sometimes a book just leaves you speechless.

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তিন গোয়েন্দা ভলিউম ১/২ (তিন গোয়েন্দা, #৪,৫,৬)

by Rakib Hassan

★★★★★

Couldn't find the words to describe my feelings... sometimes a book just leaves you speechless.

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Malice (Detective Kaga, #1)

by Keigo Higashino

★★★★★

Couldn't find the words to describe my feelings... sometimes a book just leaves you speechless.

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পথের পাঁচালী (অপুর পাঁচালী #1)

by Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay

★★★★★

Couldn't find the words to describe my feelings... sometimes a book just leaves you speechless.

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অশনি-সংকেত

by Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay

★★★★★

Couldn't find the words to describe my feelings... sometimes a book just leaves you speechless.

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দেনা-পাওনা

by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay

★★★★★

Couldn't find the words to describe my feelings... sometimes a book just leaves you speechless.

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পদ্মানদীর মাঝি

by Manik Bandopadhyay

★★★★★

Couldn't find the words to describe my feelings... sometimes a book just leaves you speechless.

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সপ্তপদী

by Tarashankar Bandyopadhyay

★★★★★

Couldn't find the words to describe my feelings... sometimes a book just leaves you speechless.

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কবি

by Tarashankar Bandyopadhyay

★★★★★

Couldn't find the words to describe my feelings... sometimes a book just leaves you speechless.

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দুর্গেশনন্দিনী

by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay

★★★★★

Couldn't find the words to describe my feelings... sometimes a book just leaves you speechless.

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বাংলাসাহিত্যের সেরা গল্প

by Ahmad Mostofa Kamal

★★★★★

Couldn't find the words to describe my feelings... sometimes a book just leaves you speechless.

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পুতুলনাচের ইতিকথা

by Manik Bandopadhyay

★★★★★

Couldn't find the words to describe my feelings... sometimes a book just leaves you speechless.

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হীরামানিক জ্বলে

by Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay

★★★★★

Couldn't find the words to describe my feelings... sometimes a book just leaves you speechless.

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দ্য উইলোস

by Algernon Blackwood

★★★★★

Couldn't find the words to describe my feelings... sometimes a book just leaves you speechless.

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দ্য লেজেন্ড অফ স্লিপি হলো

by Washington Irving

★★★★★

Couldn't find the words to describe my feelings... sometimes a book just leaves you speechless.

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মরিয়ার্টি

by Anthony Horowitz

★★★★★

Couldn't find the words to describe my feelings... sometimes a book just leaves you speechless.

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দ্য হাউজ অব সিল্ক

by Anthony Horowitz

★★★★★

Couldn't find the words to describe my feelings... sometimes a book just leaves you speechless.

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ঘুণপোকা

by Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay

★★★★★

Couldn't find the words to describe my feelings... sometimes a book just leaves you speechless.

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অপরাজিত

by Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay

★★★★★

Couldn't find the words to describe my feelings... sometimes a book just leaves you speechless.

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পূর্বক্ষণ

by Ivan Turgenev

★★★★★

Couldn't find the words to describe my feelings... sometimes a book just leaves you speechless.

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All Quiet on the Western Front

by Erich Maria Remarque

★★★★★

Couldn't find the words to describe my feelings... sometimes a book just leaves you speechless.

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দ্য প্লেগ

by Albert Camus

★★★★★

Couldn't find the words to describe my feelings... sometimes a book just leaves you speechless.

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None of This Is True

by Lisa Jewell

★★★★★

Couldn't find the words to describe my feelings... sometimes a book just leaves you speechless.

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হাজার বছর ধরে

by জহির রায়হান

★★★★★

Couldn't find the words to describe my feelings... sometimes a book just leaves you speechless.

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নূপুর

by Nihar Ranjan Gupta

★★★★★

Couldn't find the words to describe my feelings... sometimes a book just leaves you speechless.

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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

by Lewis Carroll

★★★★★

Couldn't find the words to describe my feelings... sometimes a book just leaves you speechless.

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A Christmas Carol

by Charles Dickens

★★★★★

Couldn't find the words to describe my feelings... sometimes a book just leaves you speechless.

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যকের ধন

by Hemendra Kumar Roy

★★★★★

Couldn't find the words to describe my feelings... sometimes a book just leaves you speechless.

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খগম

by Satyajit Ray

★★★★★

Couldn't find the words to describe my feelings... sometimes a book just leaves you speechless.

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অদ্ভুত লাইব্রেরি

by Haruki Murakami

★★★★★

Couldn't find the words to describe my feelings... sometimes a book just leaves you speechless.

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আগুনপাখি

by Hasan Azizul Huq

★★★★★

Couldn't find the words to describe my feelings... sometimes a book just leaves you speechless.

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Newcomer

by Keigo Higashino

★★★★★

Couldn't find the words to describe my feelings... sometimes a book just leaves you speechless.

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নিরীহ

by Fyodor Dostoevsky

★★★★★

Couldn't find the words to describe my feelings... sometimes a book just leaves you speechless.

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ক্রীতদাসের হাসি

by Shawkat Osman

★★★★★

Couldn't find the words to describe my feelings... sometimes a book just leaves you speechless.

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অরণ্যের দিনরাত্রি

by Sunil Gangopadhyay

★★★★★

Couldn't find the words to describe my feelings... sometimes a book just leaves you speechless.

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হারবার্ট

by Nabarun Bhattacharya

★★★★★

Couldn't find the words to describe my feelings... sometimes a book just leaves you speechless.

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গল্প সমগ্র

by Abu Ishaque

★★★★★

Couldn't find the words to describe my feelings... sometimes a book just leaves you speechless.

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Salvation of a Saint

by Keigo Higashino

★★★★★

Couldn't find the words to describe my feelings... sometimes a book just leaves you speechless.

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Around the World in Eighty Days

by Jules Verne

★★★★★

Around the World in Eighty Days is just as fun as it was when I read it as a kid. A stellar cast of characters, detailed descriptions of the places being visited, and the breakneck pace of the story make it a certified classic. This translation by William Butcher is undoubtedly one of the best.

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Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and Other Stories: Annotated Edition (Alma Classics Evergreens)

by Robert Louis Stevenson

★★★★★

Honestly, I picked up this book jist to read the title story, and as far as that is concerned, a solid 4 out of 5 read. Seems a bit drawn out near the end but very, very well written. Maybe someday I'll read the rest of the stories in the book as well.

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The Miracles of the Namiya General Store

by Keigo Higashino

★★★★★

Couldn't find the words to describe my feelings... sometimes a book just leaves you speechless.

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White Nights

by Fyodor Dostoevsky

★★★★★

Couldn't find the words to describe my feelings... sometimes a book just leaves you speechless.

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খোঁড়া ভৈরবীর মাঠ

by Avik Sarkar

★★★★★

Couldn't find the words to describe my feelings... sometimes a book just leaves you speechless.

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Crime and Punishment

by Fyodor Dostoevsky

★★★★★

Couldn't find the words to describe my feelings... sometimes a book just leaves you speechless.

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Crime and Punishment

by Fyodor Dostoevsky

★★★★★

Couldn't find the words to describe my feelings... sometimes a book just leaves you speechless.

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The Kite Runner

by Khaled Hosseini

★★★★★

Undoubtedly a very well written book. Up until chapter 22, I enjoyed a lot and read fast but from chapter 23, I started to struggle. I wish it didn't drag as long as it did. That's my only complain.

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A Gentle Creature and Other Stories: White Nights; A Gentle Creature; The Dream of a Ridiculous Man

by Fyodor Dostoevsky

★★★★★

Some of the best short stories out there You may have seen White Nights mentioned a lot on BookToks recently. While one of the best short stories out there, it's certainly not Dostoyevsky's best work. It's still a very good story, and I come back to the story of the dreamer time and time again simply because it's written so beautifully. A Gentle Creature is another great story, and I read it long ago in my native language. I've since read it a few different times, and it felt equally good. The Dream of a Ridiculous Man is the story is the one I have the least experience with. Nice story with a beautiful ending.

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The Metamorphosis

by Franz Kafka

★★★★★

Couldn't find the words to describe my feelings... sometimes a book just leaves you speechless.

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ইছামতী

by Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay

★★★★★

বিভূতিভূষণ বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায় আমার অন্যতম প্রিয় লেখক। তাঁর কালজয়ী উপন্যাস ইছামতী অনেক দিন ধরেই আমার বইয়ের তাকে ছিল, কিন্তু সম্পূর্ণ পড়ার সুযোগ হলো এই সম্প্রতি। লেখকের অন্যান্য লেখার মতোই এটি একটি অসাধারণ সৃষ্টি। এই উপন্যাসে আমি খুঁজে পেয়েছি চমৎকার সব চরিত্র—তাদের সুখ, দুঃখ, সংগ্রাম আর পারস্পরিক সম্পর্কের এক গভীর বুনন। বিশেষ করে, নরহরি ও তার পরিবারের জীবনযাত্রা, তাদের সরলতা আর প্রকৃতির সঙ্গে তাদের একাত্মতা আমাকে গভীরভাবে প্রভাবিত করেছে। বিভূতিভূষণের অনবদ্য লেখনী ইছামতী নদীকে শুধু একটি ভৌগোলিক অবস্থান হিসেবে নয়, বরং উপন্যাসের একটি গুরুত্বপূর্ণ চরিত্র হিসেবে ফুটিয়ে তুলেছে। লেখক যেভাবে নদীর গতিপথের সাথে মানুষের জীবনের উত্থান-পতনকে মিশিয়ে দিয়েছেন, তা এক কথায় অতুলনীয়। এটি কেবল একটি গল্প নয়, বরং এটি একটি জীবন দর্শন, যা পাঠকের মনে গভীর ছাপ ফেলে যায়। বিভূতিভূষণের লেখনীর এই জাদুই বইটিকে করে তুলেছে এক অবশ্যপাঠ্য ক্লাসিক।

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The Death of Ivan Ilyich and Other Stories

by Leo Tolstoy

★★★★★

This collection of novellas translated by Nicolas Pasternak Slater is a first class reading experience While I can't comment on the accuracy of the translation without knowing Russian, the prose is fluid and engaging, making the book a genuine pleasure from start to finish. There are six stories/novellas in this book and I more or less liked all of them. 1. The Two Old Men - a solid 4/5 story. Profound, it had a good message and I liked the characters. 2. How Much Land Does a Man Need? - a 3/5 story. Short, it was deep but I didn't like the characters that much. 3. The Forged Coupon - another 4/5 story with a lot of surprises. Absolutely loved it. 4. Master and Workman - the weakest of the bunch, a 2/5 story at best. I read up to the fifth chapter, got bored and then skipped it. 5. Alyosha Pot - somewhere between 3.5/5 and 4/5 story. Short, sad but enjoyable. 6. The Death of Ivan Ilyich - the absolute best. Easily a 5/5 story. I could literally what death feels like. My favorite quote from the book - "He wept for his helplessness, and his terrible loneliness, and people’s cruelty, and God’s cruelty, and God’s absence."

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The Phantom of the Opera

by Gaston Leroux

★★★★★

I loved how despite having many decorous characters around the Phantom held the center stage throughout. I loved how the story is told as reports/memoirs/notes and so on. This is my first Leroux book and I'm looking forward to reading more of him. I read the translation by Mireille Ribière and I enjoyed it very much. Except for a tiny mistranslation in the Epilogue everything was top notch. You can find further information about all the available translations here - https://fdelopera.tumblr.com/phantom-...

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NOS4R2

by Joe Hill

★★★★★

DNFed it. This is certainly a great book but just not for me. The story while started out good started to feel drawn out after 200 pages. The characters are not likable at all. Mostly dumb, unintelligent and predictable. The only character that I liked was the librarian and the waitress at that gas station.

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The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

by Robert Louis Stevenson

★★★★★

Couldn't find the words to describe my feelings... sometimes a book just leaves you speechless.

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চাঁদের পাহাড়

by Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay

★★★★★

Couldn't find the words to describe my feelings... sometimes a book just leaves you speechless.

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দ্য বার্ডস

by Daphne du Maurier

★★★★★

Couldn't find the words to describe my feelings... sometimes a book just leaves you speechless.

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রেবেকা

by Daphne du Maurier

★★★★★

Couldn't find the words to describe my feelings... sometimes a book just leaves you speechless.

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আরণ্যক

by Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay

★★★★★

Couldn't find the words to describe my feelings... sometimes a book just leaves you speechless.

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ময়ূরাক্ষী (হিমু, #1)

by Humayun Ahmed

★★★★★

Couldn't find the words to describe my feelings... sometimes a book just leaves you speechless.

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দরজার ওপাশে (হিমু, #2)

by Humayun Ahmed

★★★★★

Couldn't find the words to describe my feelings... sometimes a book just leaves you speechless.

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হিমুর মধ্যদুপুর (হিমু, #17)

by Humayun Ahmed

★★★★★

Couldn't find the words to describe my feelings... sometimes a book just leaves you speechless.

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এবং হিমু ... (হিমু, #5)

by Humayun Ahmed

★★★★★

Couldn't find the words to describe my feelings... sometimes a book just leaves you speechless.

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পারুল ও তিনটি কুকুর

by Humayun Ahmed

★★★★★

Couldn't find the words to describe my feelings... sometimes a book just leaves you speechless.

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পিশাচিনী

by Muhammed Zafar Iqbal

★★★★★

Couldn't find the words to describe my feelings... sometimes a book just leaves you speechless.

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ও

by Muhammed Zafar Iqbal

★★★★★

Couldn't find the words to describe my feelings... sometimes a book just leaves you speechless.

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নিশিকন্যা

by Muhammed Zafar Iqbal

★★★★★

Couldn't find the words to describe my feelings... sometimes a book just leaves you speechless.

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আমার প্রিয় ভৌতিক গল্প

by Humayun Ahmed

★★★★★

Couldn't find the words to describe my feelings... sometimes a book just leaves you speechless.

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গৌরের কবচ

by Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay

★★★★★

Couldn't find the words to describe my feelings... sometimes a book just leaves you speechless.

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Coraline

by Neil Gaiman

★★★★★

Couldn't find the words to describe my feelings... sometimes a book just leaves you speechless.

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The Graveyard Book

by Neil Gaiman

★★★★★

Couldn't find the words to describe my feelings... sometimes a book just leaves you speechless.

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শেষ বিকেলের মেয়ে

by জহির রায়হান

★★★★★

Couldn't find the words to describe my feelings... sometimes a book just leaves you speechless.

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The Alchemist

by Paulo Coelho

★★★★★

Couldn't find the words to describe my feelings... sometimes a book just leaves you speechless.

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Matilda

by Roald Dahl

★★★★★

Couldn't find the words to describe my feelings... sometimes a book just leaves you speechless.

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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

by Roald Dahl

★★★★★

Couldn't find the words to describe my feelings... sometimes a book just leaves you speechless.

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অনীশ (মিসির আলি, #8)

by Humayun Ahmed

★★★★★

Couldn't find the words to describe my feelings... sometimes a book just leaves you speechless.

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তন্দ্রাবিলাস (মিসির আলি, #11)

by Humayun Ahmed

★★★★★

Couldn't find the words to describe my feelings... sometimes a book just leaves you speechless.

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আমিই মিসির আলি (মিসির আলি, #12)

by Humayun Ahmed

★★★★★

Couldn't find the words to describe my feelings... sometimes a book just leaves you speechless.

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বাঘবন্দি মিসির আলি (মিসির আলি, #13)

by Humayun Ahmed

★★★★★

Couldn't find the words to describe my feelings... sometimes a book just leaves you speechless.

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হরতন ইশকাপন (মিসির আলি, #15)

by Humayun Ahmed

★★★★★

Couldn't find the words to describe my feelings... sometimes a book just leaves you speechless.

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মিসির আলির চশমা (মিসির আলি, #16)

by Humayun Ahmed

★★★★★

Couldn't find the words to describe my feelings... sometimes a book just leaves you speechless.

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Couldn't find the words to describe my feelings... sometimes a book just leaves you speechless.

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Couldn't find the words to describe my feelings... sometimes a book just leaves you speechless.

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Couldn't find the words to describe my feelings... sometimes a book just leaves you speechless.

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