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Bookstore Locations(Online and Offline)

Broadly divided as follows Mangalore Bangalore Online Mangalore Bookmark, Near Post Office, Hampankatta Decent Collection of books, not very impressive and not very expansive.  Would recommend only for the most mainstream purchases and for stationery purchase. Bookmark, Bharath Mall, Lalbagh Good collection of books Would recommend for a quick book pickup Sapna Book House, Mischief mall, Hampankatta One of Mangalore's Best places for Book Hunting Super expansive and through collection. Also best recommended for academic books and reference books Great selection of Toys, games, action figures, show pieces etc. 10/10 would recommend School Book Company, Opposite Mischief Mall, Hampankatta Not many good novels for sale. Best place for stationery shopping, especially notebooks School Book Company, Car Street If there was a heaven for academic shopping, it would be this place. Even the most obscure author(academic) can be found here. The novel c...

Pawan - The Flying Accountant by Sorabh Pant

The first book of the year is done, here goes the review The book is set in a dystopian present day India with occasional flashbacks. The political landscape is in shambles and India has 4 Prime Ministers. Our protagonist is a superhuman Pawan who is of questionable demigod status. The story revolves around how Pawan, a humanoid monkey, with superior intelligence, superhuman strength and resilience and near invincibility. The story deals with his life after finding out his abilities and after a certain someone finds out his abilities Sorabh Pant has a brilliant job of crafting the universe of the Flying Accountant. The whole novel is peppered with Sorabh's signature snarky dialogues and sass. The world of Pawan is believable, to the level that one may almost confuse reality with fiction. The occasional flashback and the lore provided is not just funny, but to some extent can also be considered a possible truth, under the right conditions, needless to say. ...