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Book Review: Days at the Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi Yagisawa (Translated by Eric Ozawa)

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Imagine your uncle owning a second-hand bookshop, and you having access to all the books. It's like practically living in the midst of books, doesn't it sound like heaven? Some books make you feel at home, even though they lack suspense or mystery in their stories. Well, "Days at the Morisaki Bookshop" is one such book for me. Despite its lack of a suspenseful plot, I thoroughly enjoyed reading it. The Book is all about Love, Family Bonding, Finding comfort in books and New Beginnings.. Let's delve into the book. Set in Jimbocho, Tokyo; it revolves around the Morisaki Bookshop nestled in a neighborhood full of bookstores, specializing in old secondhand books. The female protagonist, 'Takako', starts living on the first floor of the building that houses the bookstore after her uncle offers her the place in exchange for a little help with the bookstore. 'Satoru', the male protagonist and brother of Takako's mother, inherit

Book Review : The Mars Conspiracy by Dr. Razi

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Have you ever thought about the origin of human life? Have you considered the possibility that we might not be the only planet with life in the universe? Or questioned the ancient rituals surrounding Egyptian pharaohs and their mysterious burial practices? Well, if these questions bug your curious mind, then this book is definitely for you. "The Mars Conspiracy" by Dr. Razi is a thriller based on the traces of life on Mars planet, aliens visiting Earth, crop circles found in different parts of the world, Egyptian mummies, and a rebel Pharaoh whose name was erased from history until they find the tomb of his son, Tutankhaten, and match the DNA of both mummies. Sounds exciting, right? Now let's talk about the book. The story starts in the present timeline with the sighting of a weird creature in the remote town of Jharkhand near Ranchi. That's where the major part of the book is set. A private space center is set up for a special Mars mission to